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[Jerry Smith]

         I forgot to give this information, to get an EIN, you need to fill 
out these forms with the IRS:

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

         This saves me a lot of hassle with buy and shipping.

Jerry

At 09:12 PM 10/14/2004, you wrote:
>         The way that got the ability to buy at wholesale was to apply for 
> a tax exempt ID. Now I get lots of calls from companies and salesmen. 
> Many come over for the coffee and to play with the shop cat. I get great 
> pricing and get credit with most companies.
>
>Jerry
>
>At 07:33 PM 10/14/2004, you wrote:
>
>>On Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 02:52 PM, Ries Niemi wrote:
>>
>>>Some steel yards are setup to deal with walk-ins, others are not- so 
>>>sometimes to get what you want, you have to buy a minimum order that 
>>>might be larger than you would prefer. A lot of companies want to 
>>>discourage timewasters and itty bitty orders, but if you are persistant, 
>>>you can get what you need.
>>
>><mick_jagger>
>>You can't always get what you want.
>>You can't always get what you want.
>>You can't always get what you want.
>>But if you try sometimes,
>>You can get what you need.
>></mick_jagger>
>>
>>Sorry. Couldn't resist.
>>
>>Ries _is_ right about approaching in a professional, businesslike manner.
>>
>>And it might be surprising how willing to work with small orders a 
>>supplier can become once one or two minimum purchases have been made. You 
>>become a "Customer" instead of just another nuisance call.
>>
>>Of course, if the minimum is 25 tons per item, it might be a good idea to 
>>look around for somebody else. :)
>>
>>If it's 250 bucks minimum per order, that might be manageable even by a 
>>small one-man shop.
>>
>>Around here we're downright blessed to have Summit Equipment and Supply 
>>in Akron. The folks there are well known for being able and willing to 
>>handle any request for just about any metal. If they don't have it, check 
>>back later.
>>
>>330-633-1717 for those of us close enough to use them. I think they'll 
>>ship too.
>>
>>They cater a bit to small shops, crafters, hobbyists, and artists/art 
>>students, but can handle larger orders too. They're not the cheapest 
>>place in the world, but it's a lot easier to buy one piece of, say, 
>>phosphor bronze .020 thick X 2" or some 6AL4V (or is it the other way 
>>around?) Titanium for $5 a pound than to buy a ton of it at $1 a pound.
>>
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