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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for being honest and candid. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Not to discourage you from your pursuit
but I looked into the calling card biz and it seemed almost impossible to turn
a decent profit without having greatly discounted routes and a pretty massive
distribution chain. Not to say that it is impossible, just difficult
without significant investment and many contacts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think you will probably receive quite a
few responses to your most recent post. Some may be very helpful people
but please remember, there are plenty of scammers on the net, even on this
list. Besides the scammers, there are plenty of people that will try to
sell everything under the sun to help you, such as billing, route engines, front
and backends. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please be careful and do your due diligence
in any dealings. You seem like a very honest entrepreneur and I would
hate to see you taken advantage of.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best of luck to you in your ventures!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Thanks,<br>
Steve Totaro<br>
<a href="http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com">http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com</a><br>
KB3OPB<br>
</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Arya<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 27, 2007
11:44 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Commercial
and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [asterisk-biz]
Distributors</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To be honest with you
guys, I'm just starting this bussiness, and I have not printed the cards or
made any $ from it yet.I'll be going live very soon tho. But I have done some
talking to some stores from before to see if they would buy it or not. I think
the only way I can make $ from it by selling a lot of it and I would need a
distributors, the "profit" is low on each card. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 3/27/07, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Steve
Totaro</span></b> <<a href="mailto:stotaro@asteriskhelpdesk.com">stotaro@asteriskhelpdesk.com</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>So do you mind sharing in public what the profit margins
are? Costs? Minimum commitments? Bulk discounts?
Routes? Anything that might give a little insight into what you are
offering rather than "Calling Service".</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Thanks,<br>
Steve Totaro<br>
<a href="http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com" target="_blank">http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com</a><br>
KB3OPB<br>
</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com" target="_blank">asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com" target="_blank">asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com</a>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Arya<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 27, 2007
11:23 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Commercial
and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [asterisk-biz] Distributors</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Well, the thing is, some stores buy it from me, but
some of the stores tell me they only work with distributors, And it would be
very expensive for me to drive to far stores, I was thinking if there are
companies that buy the cards from me and they would ship it to different
stores. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On
3/27/07, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Steve Totaro</span></b> <<a
href="mailto:stotaro@totarotechnologies.com" target="_blank">stotaro@totarotechnologies.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Arya
wrote:<br>
> Hey guys<br>
><br>
> I have a calling service, but I only sell it to a couple of stores<br>
> locally. Are there any distributors that can help me sell calling<br>
> cards in other parts of the country as well? <br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Thank You<br>
<br>
Do you mean to say "only a couple stores are willing to buy it
locally"?<br>
<br>
Please provide more details. If there is profit to be had, there
will<br>
be buyers.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Steve<br>
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