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To: Spots who wrote (2141)	8/24/1998 7:40:00 PM
From: Len	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

I guess there's a few ways, Spots. If you own a company which has gotten a sales tax number from your state, that is basically your entry into just about any wholesale vendor I can imagine. At least that's been MY experience. Same with online vendors, too. Of course, if the goods you purchase are for your OWN use, you need to request that they charge you sales tax on that purchase, or you can just report that amount on the sales tax form that you file with the state, as 'items taken for personal use' (or other such moniker). As a practical matter though, it's basically between you and your conscience. Also, if you know someone who owns such a business, you can do it that way. Have them do the buying, or get a copy of their sales tax certificate, and 'buy for them.' Of course, it's still up to you to square the sales tax issue. I have also seen some vendors who let people walk in off the street and pay wholesale, as long as they have cash or credit card. Some charge you sales tax, some don't. Remember, though, since the name brand products generally have razor thin margins, you likely won't find much savings buying those items. But with the items I mentioned in my earlier post, you can often see some good discounts from retail, if you are able to break away from the Madison Avenue stranglehold they have over us with our loyalty to the brand names. By the way, you will sometimes have to explain why you're buying computer products using a business name of Jane's Hot Dog Stand, or some other seemingly incongruous business. You can always be buying for another side business you have, even though you run them both under the same business. But I have only seen that rarely. I guess it has to do with where you live. In my area, the wholesalers, most of whom specialize in exporting to the Latin Americas, are pretty much willing to take anyone's money.