* note - I am asking questions in a field that I have zero knowledge of. The questions are going to be weird and hard to understand. I beg you patience and encourage you to ask clarifying questions. Also this is boring so if you don't want to help me out I get it and you can skip this.


I am looking at starting a auto detailing business. I am researching what products to use and how to include them in my prices. I am learning that a lot of these products are all the same thing with the same performance. It appears that some companies are buying them from manufactures and slapping their label on it with a hefty upcharge.

I don't have experience buying directly from a manufacturer. Is it worth the effort for me to buy small amounts of a product for my planned one man operation or is it just better to buy in bulk from a company do to the relatively small amounts I will be buying or will some manufactures just sell small amounts to average schmoes? As I write this I think I just answered myself but any input would be awesome.