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Hello Folks,  I`ve stumbled onto a gadget using technology that`s been evolving by the week lately, making earlier versions obsolete.  Six months ago these gadgets cost $150.00, now $30.00 because the technology has taken such a big leap.   I can purchase the latest, retail about $70.00 delivered, and ethically sell for $180.00.   It can be sold as an automobile accessory; a hobby shop item, an indoor or outdoor sports accessory.   I can put together a display with my background in advertising and believe a hands on sample would make it irresistable, since no one has seen one or even knew they existed. My question is, do I go retail, one store at a time to see if they fly off the shelf as I think they will, or pitch the product to any number of large chain stores?  Put another way, do chain stores provide a taste per item if it develops into the next big thing? 

Sounds like you have an idea that`s thunderstriking.

Hard to know what to think without knowing what it actually is, but I wish you luck with it.


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M Hall
Website Critique Community
International Society of Curmudgeons

i agree - hard to give specific advice about the proverbial pig in a poke [which is a pig in a bag and you can`t see the pig].

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

......not to be confused with a pig in a blanket, which is bread.