Note: Many sites are geared for retail on-line sales, so they have items at higher prices than you will be paying through us, or, they may be offering things for retail sale that they do not offer for wholesale accounts. If in doubt, check with us.

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"How Do I Begin To Start On This Stuff???" you might ask… Well, check the menu option "How To Get Started" and we will recommend vendors whose products we've found to be good ways to do just that. We even divide the choices down by specific retailer category, depending on the type of store you have. When you are viewing the "How To Get Started" page, click the name of any vendor listed, it will transport you to that vendor's site.

Alchemy: goth/heavy metal jewelry and accessory items known worldwide by the guy who invented the Sex Pistols lapel pin. They also have the Poker line of band-logo jewelry. $150 Initial Minimum. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

ArtBeats: fine art, nostalgia, vintage B&W photography all in shrink-wrap posters and matted prints of all sizes and price points. If you have had success with some of the more high-toned art from other poster lines (Import Images) here is the next step to take. Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Monet, Waterhouse, O'Keefe, Mutter, various ad and movie posters, much more. Initial minimum=$250, reorders $150. Register for a password to enter their site. They have online ordering.

Bandit Brand: Outlaw-inspired apparel for both guys and gals (mostly gals) from the same designer who brought you West Coast Choppers. Shirts are priced for the slightly higher-end boutique market ($18 wholesale), are 100% American made. Minimum= at least 4 per any style. CODs accepted

Bico Designs: cool jewelry with skate/surf/tribal themes--pendants, chains, rings for both sexes, made from pewter, brass, silver plate, resins and other natural materials. Click here for a PDF catalog. Minimum initial order, $500; reorders, $100.

Black Ball Corp.: everything and anything you need if your store is a throwback to the 60s and 70s--but with plenty of contemporary goods too: beaded curtains, incense, incense burners, ashtrays, fuzzy dice, lighters, tin signs, flags, wallets, belts and other leather goods, buckles, flasks, posters, other printed goods, security cans, shot glasses, cigarette cases, and tons more groovy gear. Initial minimum=$50. No reorder minimum.

Castalia Publishing: Educational posters for musicians and students. Reference chords, charts, tunings, settings, etc for guitar, bass, keyboard, sax, midi, and more print items to help one become a better player. Minimum order: $50. For a wholesale order form click here.

Chaser: Apparel and other licensed items for SST bands like Black Flag, Descendents, Husker Du, plus Anthill bands (ACDC, Pink Floyd), Radiohead, TRex, Specials, Coca-Cola, World Wildlife Fund, Nat?l Geographic and more. No Minimum.

Cinderblock: apparel for Misfits, Green Day, No FX, Weezer, Shins, Killers, Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, Death Cab For Cutie, AFI, Vines, Pixies, Ministry, and much more. Minimum: $200. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

COFFIN CASE/BLACKKROSS: Guitar cases and other accessories in the "shape of your future". No minimum, but keep in mind the cases aren't cheap!

Crystal Tara: all-over art prints for juniors apparel and accessories like handbags, pillowcases. Minimum: $100 - styles required orders in ratio.

Crave Trendware: watches emblazoned with band logos--Green Day, Skid Row, Cannibal Corpse...in fact, a lot of metal you find on shirts from JSR. Each watch available in several different styles--bikechain, leather, swatch-style, etc. Online ordering available. Minimum = $150.

David Carey Originals Inc.: featuring Hawaiian-style button down shirts and neckties with licenses like Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, GM--Chevys, Corvettes, Cadillacs, guitars, flames other cool art at a reasonable price. Will work with Gen Ys who want to wear them open, layered over a t-shirt, or baby boomers wishing hid their Coors tumors. Their minimum is $150 and 6 per design.

Easyriders: the apparel line for bikers and biker-gals based on the long-popular magazine of the same name. T-shirts, ladies tops, jackets and accessories. A lot of items feature the art of the late David Mann. Initial minimum=$500, no minimum after that.

Emily The Strange: Tee shirts, underwear, sleepwear, loungewear for junior/tween girls featuring the goth icon Emily. Minimum per style is one prepack of 6 pcs, $250 total.

Enmon Accessories: backpacks, messenger bags, wallets, belts, buckles and more. Properties include Elvis, Sun Records, and game licenses like Xbox and Halo. Minimum: $300 initially, $100 for reorders. They accept Credit Cards but no CODs.

Frame USA: now that you've bought as many as half-a-dozen poster lines from us, do you have customers nagging you for something to hang them with? Here's the company to use--huge selection of frames--ready made or sectional (allowing you to custom frame any size poster). All kinds of materials--wood or metal, and in a kalidescope of colors, with pricing to fit any budget. Minimum=$100, orders $50-$100 accepted with $10 service charge. They have online ordering.

GearInk : T-Shirts depicting the greatest blues and jazz artists of all time: Miles, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Billie Holiday, Sonny Boy Williamson, Dizzy Gillespie, Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Louis Armstrong, Monk, BB King, Mingus, Django, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Ray Charles, and more. Min: 2 per style-any size, $100 total.

Goodie Two-Sleeves: a humor/one liner brand of shirts for guys, girls, kids, toddlers and infants--the whole family. Family friendly but cool just the same. They also sell magnets, buttons, keychains with same verbiage. Please note this is a retail site, so wholesale prices will be about half what is shown. Minimum is $250 to start, $200 for reorders.

Grateful Graphics: Grateful Dead merchandise, shirts, hats, sticker, novelties. No minimum. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

Guistar Picks: collectible but fully functional guitar picks that feature images of artists like Hendrix, Elvis, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Eddie Money, Alice Cooper and more, plus authentic thumbprints from the stars themselves. The print acts as an extra grip surface to help player hold the pick while playing. You can also package these items in collectibles they sell: Pendants, Keychains, Zipper pulls. Many options to package and sell this line. Call for more details.

Hot Properties: magnets, buttons, stickers, keychains etc. on licenses ranging from Southpark, Simpsons, David & Goliath, many more... plus rude-crude humor T-shirts. Min. order=$100, 3 pcs per item.

HQ Apparel: Absolutely the best hats we've seen for the price. These are non-licensed but popularly-themed headwear ranging from baseball and trucker caps to bucket hats, visors, driver's caps and more. Themes from fishing to music, religion to college humor. Minimum: $150/6 per design

ICETECH USA: Truly innovative electronics/audio products ranging from solar battery/charger that'll power any cellphone, PDA, iPod, etc.; a 2.5" cube-shaped speaker that'll fill a room with sound; an MP3 player with built-in FM transmission so you can listen to your tunes via the nearest FM radio and much more. Many of these are small, personal electronics items that are low-ticket enough to sell in any store, not just high-end dealers.

Impact Merchandise: This line has shirts, buttons, patches, stickers, posters and other items for a wealth of classic punk bands from the mid 70s to early 90s--Ramones, GG Allin, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Dead Milkmen, DKs, UK Subs, Buzzcocks, Blondie, much more. There's also lots of classic rock designs from Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, ACDC, Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, Siouxsie & Banshees and others. Min. order= $100

Import Images / Classico--(a division of Culturenik):: posters, both standard and mural (40"x60")sized featuring classic rock (Led Zeppelin, Marley, Elvis, Metallica, etc), movies ("Reservoir Dogs", "Rocky", Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne, more), fine art (Van Gogh, Dali) and photography. They do same subjects in 8x10 postercards (suitable and available with frames if desired), small and mid-sized prints, puzzles, journals and magnets too. NOTE: click on the name “Import Images” at start of this paragraph to link to their site. Plus you can view even more product (particularly smaller print items like postcards, 11x14 prints, mugs, magnets) by clicking the Classico link. You may combine the two companies to meet minimum. Minimum starting order: $200, Reorders: $150.

JSR: apparel for ACDC, Pink Floyd, Dead Kennedys, KMFDM, and outstanding selection of metal and grindcore bands like Cannibal Corpse, Iced Earth, SOD, Mercyful Fate, Dimmu Borgir, much more. Many generic printed shirts like peace signs, iron crosses, Che, muscle cars, humor are also available at only $5.00 each. No minimum

Kachina: over 150 styles of designer-quality sunglasses at a fraction of the cost. Display packages and starter kits available too. Like Zippos (see Trevco), it doesn't matter what kind of store you have, you can sell sunglasses and custom tailor selection to fit your situation. An impulse item sure to make you money. Minimum= $300, 1 dozen per style. Most styles in several colors which can be assorted per dozen. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

Legends of Rock: related to Grateful Graphics but operating independently (like Headline & Signatures), their first releases feature Jimi Hendrix merchandise--hoodies, womens apparel, guitar picks, hats, bandanas. NO minimum.

Live Nation Merchandise / Headline Entertainment: Largest licensee in the business does apparel for Kiss, System of a Down, Ozzy, Pantera, Motley Crue, Sex Pistols, Beatles, John Lennon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, U2, Madonna, Judas Priest, Incubus, Poison, Def Leppard, The Who, ZZ Top, Rob Zombie and more. Headline Entertainment, who distributes Live Nation, have some of their own lines too?video game properties, movies, animation, beverage licenses on shirts, plus other licensed accessory items. When you order any of these two lines in any combination there is NO minimum order required. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

LPG: Flag posters (30x40 dimensions) on most popular current and classic bands. Beatles, Pink Floyd, Him, ICP, Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Misfits. Also Alchemy, Luis Royo, Victoria Frances and other cool art, and a line of leather belts, wristbands etc. many with band logos. Minimum is $65.

MATRIX/TABOO: same and similar designs to what used to be GI Apparel... music oriented shirts feat. multiple brands of guitars, drums, basses... with other subjects to come. This multiple brand/logo approach (entirely legal) appeals to many who may own or want to own a Fender, a Gibson, and a Washburn... and ask any guitarist if they are loyal to only one brand (they're not). These shirts are for them. Minimum: no total minimum, but please order 3 per size of any design.

Merchdirect.com: T-shirts and other items from the likes of Kottonmouth Kings, Cream, Santana, Queen, Taking Back Sunday, Cypress Hill, Elvis Costello, John Lennon, DRI , and more. Arguably some of the best looking art we've seen on licensed items. Click here for complete PDF catalog. Minimum=$100.

Mic Check: for musicians or anyone else who want a quick efficient way to clean, decontaminate, sterilize microphones or mouthpieces on musical instruments, or anything else, more thoroughly than the usual "Wet Ones". Mint scented, larger than the standard handy-wipe and 15% higher concentration of Ethyl Alcohol to ensure germs die a horrible nasty death. How do you know that mic wasn't used by someone like GG Allin or Amy Winehouse? Minimum order is $350--which gets you 100 ten-packs, potential 65% margin. NOTE: Use Coupon Code "WCAMV" when you order on their site, and you will get automatic 10% discount. Check out the introductory video when you visit their site.

musictoday.com / Phish Dry Goods: one company selling merchandise for both Dave Matthews Band and Phish, arguably the primier jam bands of the last 10 years. These are acutally retail sites, so don't order from these sites as you see them--ask us first, or use the "Order" tab above. Some items may be retail only. Initial minimum: $100.

NACO USA: (Note: For summer wholesale catalog click here or for winter catalog click here) Mexico's coolest attitude fashion line now available in the US. Favored by many stars, both Latino and Anglo, a cut above your usual shirts-with-funny-sayings. By the way, Naco is slang en espanol for "white trash", "slacker" or something akin. Flexible minimum although they do recommend $500 to adequately represent the whole brand in your store.

NMR / Aquarius Posters: this company sells posters and other print matter with poster licenses ranging from bands like ACDC, Queen, the Stones, Run DMC, to humor and cartoon properties like Family Guy, Southpark. Plus: film/TV/Video properties (Saw, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday 13th, 24, Vivid) and the Alchemy artwork. They offer a guaranteed sale/free rack program--ask us for details. But they also offer an extensive lineup of calendars each year, postcards, art prints, playing card decks and jigsaw puzzles featuring many of the same licenses and more. Minimum: $150.

Net Sales: stickers, patches on band logos, pinup girls, other cool art. Minimum: $125, usually 6 per item...however, they do allow full 100% returns.

Novelli Creations: band logos on keychains, rings, pendants, other jewelry. Metallica, Pantera, Slipknot, Tool, more. Minimum: $100. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

Object: merchandise for New Order/Joy Division, Coil, FatBoy Slim, others. Minimum is $100. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

Pike Apparel: branded apparel worn by the likes of Evanescence, Papa Roach, Trivium, Five Finger Death Punch, Buckcherry and many more. Original gothic imagery on soft cotton blanks, in adult and juniors. P-O-P material available if needed. No Minimum. Shipping usually within 48 hrs.

Poster Pop: stickers and apparel from famous graphic artists like Kozik, The Pizz, Shag, Marco Almera, Olivia, and more. Minimum is $100.

PosterService: Poster distributor is also publisher of Belushi Animal House posters, RetroSpoofs, ChildHoods, the "I Am.." series (used by Rebok feat. Jay Z, Iverson, Yao Ming, more), many college humor classics. Minimum=$100. They have online ordering. Note: this line is sister companies with Frame USA and you can combine orders. They also offer plaquing service if you want prints plaque-mounted.

Rainbow Rider: Huge selection of jewelry--necklaces, bracelets, rings, more-- from beads, bones, glass, hemp, plus hacky-sacks, hats, to other "hippie" and new age type items. Minimum $125, but we'll help anyone get started. Minimum usually 6 per SKU.

Rock N Roll Gangstar: a rock n roll apparel brand (mostly tshirts, but bandanas, hats also ) worn by the likes of Ratt, Motorhead, Poison, LA Guns, Guns N Roses, Motorhead and more. No mininimum required.

Rocky Mountain Slides: high quality ceramic and glass guitar slides in various lengths, colors and thickness grades to get the tone you're after whether you're playing blues, Hawaiian music or flat out rock'n'roll. Tone bars for pedal- and lap-steel players also available. Signature models from Alex Gomez, Brian Stoltz, Marshall Lawrence and Big Bill Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters' son). Header card/polybag packaging? No minimum, but it's recommended to get a dozen assorted to get best possible selection for your customers. Click here for a price list/order form highlighting their best sellers. Note: This spreadsheet will have two tabs--the first show the various slides, the second focuses in on tone bars for steel, dobro, etc.

Scorpio Posters: this line has the latest posters for Scarface, various Rap and Hiphop stars, gangsters, girls, contemporary rock/alternative bands and much more. In addition to standard posters, they carry door posters, murals and mini posters too. Minimum is $50, 3 per title. Ask us about their returns policy.

Signatures Network: this company has changed its name to "Live Nation Merchandise", see above under that heading.

Swag Inc: shirts, other apparel from punk and metal bands like Venom, RevCocks, Suicidal Tendencies, Damned, Ministry, MC5, TRex, Germs, many more. No minimum. Note: this site's prices are retail, so please do not order on the site--contact us

Trevco/Trevco Trends: apparel for Superman, Batman, Beatles, Betty Boop, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and many one-liners/humor t-shirts. AND: Trevco is a full-fledged Zippo Lighters distributor. Minimum: $150. Wholesale ordering available via their site.

Tunes Company: remember the classic artwork you used to see on concert posters? This line takes that artwork and puts it on high quality t-shirts. Art ranging from 50s Jazz to 80s New Wave, with heavy emphasis on the 60s & 70s psychedelic era look great on these garments for both men & women. Other items using old LPs and LP covers to create coasters, notebooks, more. Minimum= $100.00.

T*USA: This line has t-shirts heavy on the music themes (guitars, drums, bass, band instruments) , for the entire family. Note: prices on site are retail, contact us for wholesale costs. Minimum is 6 per any design, $100 total.

Vatra: buckles, cigarette cases, watches, pouches, billfolds, wristbands, other knicknacks. Minimum opening order=$100.

Zan Headgear: scores of styles of headwraps, bandannas, doo-rags, and other biker related merchandise like goggles, shades, knives, watches. Minimum $50. Note: prices shown on their site are retail. Wholesale is 50% off retail.