David Miltner:  

Well, for the past ten years since we all met up in Sherman, TX. In 1998 I started my own business something I knew because I have been associated with it almost my life. The Sporting Goods Industry ie Athletic products. I loved it speaking with people in the same field and selling to people all over the US. It was a small company, but I sold a variety of items even if I was a small company. Most of myclients were referalls from Sport Life out of South Carolina. I made a lot of friends and new customers too. In 2003 I met a beautiful person on the internet and went to see if this person was real or a makeup artist. She wasn't, but she didn't know if I could be trusted. So, I had to build that trust something she had never had in her life. When the twin towers in NY happened my business was about to take off. Then the bottom dropped out of the entire industry no one was buying and my business I had to buy it 6 months in advance to get the best pricing and free frt. I had perchased a load of batting tees and I do mean a load of them.When the established wholesalers were selling theirs for 45% mark-up I was sticking to the normal 33% markup. The Sport Life Dealers all wanted a great discount and my pricing was what they wanted to see. At one ...Expand for more