[muzani]

From what I've heard of the drug trade, this is not a get rich quick scheme. A lot of it climbing the drug lord career ladder, and pays out terribly early on. It's probably analogous to working at a seed stage startup that has sales figured out.

[jfray2k22]

There's definitely an existing product market fit with drugs, but commissions are extremely low for entry level salespeople. Since there's a very low bar to entry, the business isn't defensible though if you are able to build up a consistent client list, you can look for more efficient arbitrage situations. Supply chain logistics can be hit and miss, especially if you're importing internationally. Also, manufacturers have wildly varying levels of quality control and the customers are quite fickle so one bad shipment can tank your customer satisfaction index.

You can avoid some of the supply chain and quality control issues by manufacturing certain products yourself - just like Jobs and Woz in their garage!

Payment terms are tough as well - your suppliers will demand Net-right-this-effin-second, while your customers will often be Net-I-don't-have-it-right-now-will-you-take-a-broken-VCR-instead.