it's better to have one. when you register with some distributor to be a reseller, they'll usually ask for your company details and some even ask for your $$$ information and stuff.

i know this cos i've approached quite a few.

my company is reseller status under some distributor, however we don't do bulk or anything cos if you consider all the factors together - quite often it's hardly even worth the effort.

sometimes, you try to bring in some goods to sell in the local market - but after some negotiations, end up seeing that the MoQ is ridiculous, the transportation fees are ridiculous, and worse is that you can't mark-up much to make a decent profit.

with huge capital + container = you need to keep stock. so you might need to rent a space IF your stock is beyond your storage capacity.

and another problem with keeping stock is that price tend to go downwards, this is true especially for computer parts.

so you better make sure you can sell off as soon as possible, or else the dropping price would hurt your profit margin. once the market price = your cost + delivery, gone case already - you're basically doing business and using your time for little profit. and from this point onwards, it's a losing business.

shouldn't be a problem. i'm SOHO too, just not selling hardware atm.

about looking for disti, reseller, dealer - you can put on your siggy, more effective coverage.

i've dealt with some distis for quite a few years, seems like they treat my Enterprise and another Sdn Bhd (that i handled) the same way.

but of course, Sdn Bhd generally seem more credible.

company. not shop. i don't run a shop.