It is not hard to become a dealer, but very hard to be a dealer

Module price index: Buying low, selling high, pocketing the difference – on the face of it, it does not sound complicated, and can also be quite lucrative if you do not have a large overhead. In the PV sector, too, there are still numerous small companies that operate like this without giving it much thought.

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pv magazine

06 Apr 2018

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Many small wholesalers are not even aware of the risks they are taking. If something goes wrong, personal damage in our economic system is typically very small. Liability – except in cases of gross negligence – is limited to company capital. In the worst case, the company is simply liquidated and then reopened under a different name. …

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