You keep ownership of your inventory until it sells. We market it, sell it, ship it and pay you every one to two weeks. No upfront cost, no fixed expenses, no marketing budget.
Before the model, the problem it solves. This is what every manufacturer we speak to eventually runs into.
Not one. Renfert, Ivoclar, Bego, Up3D, Amann Girrbach, Roland, VHF, ZirkonZahn, Mestra — every single one of them holds inventory inside the United States.
If you have 20 distributors, not one of them will tie up cash on your product hoping it sells. That turns every order into a double sale: first you sell the distributor, then the distributor sells the dentist.
They buy only what is in stock. They do not wait for your production window or your ocean freight. Which means the financial load lands squarely on your back.
You have exactly three ways to carry that load.
Same problem. Three answers. Only one of them costs you nothing.
| Logistics warehouse | Your own U.S. warehouse | US Dental Depot consignment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed annual cost | Storage fees if stock sits | $150K minimum, never recovered | $0 - no fixed costs |
| Shipping speed | A couple of days | Whatever you build | Same day, nationwide |
| Someone actively selling | No - product just sits | Only staff you hire and pay | 600 cold calls a day |
| Sales training | None | Yours to build and fund | 10X Academy, Cardone Ventures coaching |
| Dental website | No professional website | You build and fund it | Established dental site, 60,000+ visitors/mo |
| Marketing | None | 100% your expense | Adwords, SEO, landing pages - free |
| Returns & exchanges | Not accepted | Your problem | Handled seamlessly |
| Customer service | No Level 1 support | You staff it | Level 1 included, in-house 10X tech team |
| Dental specialisation | Not specialised in dental | Depends who you hire | Dental only, 17 years |
| Replenishment size | By the pallet, whatever the size | Your call | Small quantities accepted |
| Factory promotions | Not possible | Yours to run alone | Run them with us any time |
| You can still sell direct | No sales channel | Yes | Yes - 10% on the invoice |
A consignment is an inventory arrangement in which the manufacturer ships goods to a distributor and retains ownership until the goods are sold, against a special price list arranged at landed cost. As goods sell, the distributor pays bi-weekly at that landed cost.
This covers the total delivered value of the item to the warehouse, so the manufacturer is reimbursed for every expense of making the product available for sale. You are never out of pocket on freight or duty.
The whole model, explained end to end.
Consignment Vendors - Full Business Model Presentation
Our web sales under consignment, and your own direct sales — same shelves.
Three things that make this different from every other route into the U.S.
No opening order, no buy-in, no cash tied up before you start.
Our incentive and yours are the same one.
After 180 days you may request pullbacks or swaps.
ZERO COST · ZERO RISK · ZERO STRESS
You are not spending — you are recovering 100% of your money with profit. You are investing in growth, visibility and velocity, with zero marketing expense.
You send the products. We do the legwork, the heavy lifting and the scaling.
Aggressive campaigns across Google, social media, email and top e-commerce platforms — free to you.
A high-energy, 10X-trained sales team making calls, building relationships and closing deals.
Full support in English, Spanish and Tagalog, removing friction for your buyers.
Same-day shipping from our 16,000 sq ft warehouse, automated inventory management, zero stockouts.
Your products showcased instantly across major digital platforms for maximum visibility.
Other dealers buy directly from your stock at their negotiated pricing, from the same inventory.
Consigning to us does not close your own channels. It opens them.
Serve your own customers without additional hassle. You sell, we fulfil.
We support your other distributors under a consignment-based replenishment structure.
No upfront costs. No hidden risks. Full transparency — pricing rules, logistics fees, shipping timelines and responsibilities are clear from day one.
You receive your full landed cost, exactly as agreed in your price list.
Once you are paid, we handle fulfilment. You are charged 10% of your selling price plus pick & pack — minimal, and lower than Amazon FBA. Shipping is either on your account or charged at our UPS cost.
You get paid landed cost, as a regular order. Shipping is charged to the distributor, plus 3% if they pay by credit card.
When: you get paid when your items are sold — full payment every week or two weeks for everything sold. There is no delay. The moment inventory sells, you get paid. For international transfers we suggest spacing payments so each is above $500, because of wire costs.
A secure login shows your stock and every credit, the moment we touch it.
How Vendors Check Their Statement and Inventory Status
From first conversation to first payment.
Give us your landed dealer cost in the U.S. and your desired retail price. We run a quick market check and come back to you.
We perform a market analysis, then together we agree pricing and positioning.
Sign a clear partnership contract, agree a minimum inventory based on your replenishment lead times, and send the full product list in Excel with HQ pictures.
You ship Incoterms DDP only. We receive and stock your products in our Florida warehouse.
You get a secure login to track inventory and sales. Every time we touch your stock to serve an order, you see the credit on your account.
Full payment every week or two weeks for all items sold.
The service level your brand is buying into. These are our typical metrics.
The six that come up every time.
If your only concern is the value of a single machine, remember that once we sell it you recover 100% of your investment plus profit. The only real “investment” is time on the shelf. And if that is still a concern, you should seriously reconsider taking the American market — every brand that succeeded here had to take this exact step: place inventory, trust the system, and let the market respond. There is no other way in.
You do not get salespeople allocated only to your company, nor everyday access to them or their individual reports. Instead our entire sales force is permanently trained on your products. You connect with them in a factory training session online. That session is recorded and uploaded to our learning platform, so every member of sales and support can study it.
We train continuously with Cardone Ventures professionals — rebuttals, objection handling, closings and scripted presentations. You get as many online training sessions as your company needs. Every class is hosted on our 10X Academy platform with structured exams to measure retention, and we assign teaching responsibility to the right personnel.
You get paid when your items sell. If we make the sale you receive your full agreed landed cost. If you make the sale you are charged 10% of your selling price plus pick and pack — lower than Amazon FBA. If another distributor buys online at distributor pricing, you are paid landed cost as a regular order.
New products need time to gain traction in the U.S. dental market — the minimum runway is 9 months. During the ramp we give you web positioning free, plus cold calls, comparative landing pages and Google Adwords, also free. We review at 90 days and then monthly. After 180 days you may request pullbacks or swaps, though we usually recommend waiting the full 9 months. We will also recommend cutting low-movement SKUs and increasing high-movement ones.
Branding is the factory’s responsibility — we can collaborate but those costs are yours. Brand-specific landing pages are offered as a service at a reasonable cost. Everything else listed on this page — SEO, Adwords, comparative landing pages, cold calling — is free to you.
Tell us about your products and we will come back to you with a market read and a proposal. Or book a meeting directly with Marcos.
We have your details. We will run a quick market read on your products and come back to you by email.
