Two Different Businesses Sharing a Van
A garage-door dealer is usually running two businesses at once. One is repair: a customer calls because a remote stopped working, and the dealer needs a handset today. The other is new build: a contractor has a garage to commission and needs a set of remotes plus the programming kit.
These two have different demand patterns, different price sensitivity, and different failure costs — and they should not share a stock policy.
Comparing the Two
| Parameter | Wholesale to a dealer | Dropship from the factory | Direct import |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who buys from you | Another dealer or a retailer | The end customer | The end customer |
| Margin layer | One | Two | Two, but you own the import |
| Stock you carry | Yes | Usually none | Yes |
| You handle | Stock, credit, delivery | Nothing — the supplier ships direct | Freight, clearance, classification, compliance |
| Customer relationship | With the dealer | With the supplier | With you |
| Best at | Volume, steady reorder | Low volume, no stock risk | High volume, steady demand |
Why the Split Matters for Purchasing
Repair demand is fast, unpredictable and brand-specific. It rewards breadth: the dealer needs a handset for the door in front of them, and it might be a model they have not sold in a year. New-build demand is planned, quoted in advance and brand-specific, and it rewards depth on the models actually specified in the area.
Purchasing accordingly means two different SKU lists and two different depth profiles. A dealer buying one blended list will over-stock for new build and under-stock for repair, which is the worst of both.
How Repair and New Build Differ in Specification
- Repair — the code system matters more than the band, because the existing receiver decides. A dealer needs handsets covering several rolling-code families in the local band, plus a cloner for the fixed-code remainder.
- New build — the band and the receiver brand are both known at quotation time, so a single model can be specified, and the same model can be ordered for the next project.
Repair stock buys breadth of code system. New-build stock buys depth on a known model. Two lists, two policies, one van.
Request a Quotation — Replacement and New-Build Stock Split
Send the brands and models you meet most in your market. We reply with the band, the code system and the exact part numbers before you order. MOQ 100 pcs per SKU.
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Catalogue references for the specification above: 893MAX compatible garage door remote and Tuya WiFi 2CH 433MHz universal gate receiver. All are MOQ 100 pcs per SKU, with a 7-15 day lead time and one free sample per SKU ($30 DHL, buyer pays). They are supplied on our own PCBA and housing tooling.
Where to Order
- Garage Door Remotes — 315MHz / 433MHz / 868MHz by market
- RF Remote Controls — multi-band cloners and keyfob remotes
- Locksmith Tools — duplicators, shells and blanks
Terms
MOQ 100 pcs per SKU. One free sample per SKU ($30 DHL, buyer pays). Lead time 7-15 days. Payment T/T 30/70. Prices EXW Xiamen. 100% functional test on every unit; a third-party QC report at AQL 5% is available on request. CE-RED, RoHS and FCC Part 15 documentation; RCM available.