Selling clothes on a Facebook page
Buy three-pieces and saris wholesale, sell on Facebook Live, deliver by courier.
- Last reviewed: 14 September 2026
- Version 1
Clothes lined up for online orders
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳50,000 – ৳1,50,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 1 – 3 people
- First sale
- 7 – 21 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 3 – 8 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Online · Medium difficulty
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳15,000 – ৳52,500 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳1,200 – ৳3,500 / unit | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳750 – ৳2,300 / unit | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 7 – 21 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 3 – 8 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin -91.7% – 78.6%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- 40–80 pieces for the first lotStarting stock
- A wholesaler in Islampur or BaburhatSupplier
How the work is done
- 1Buy stock at a wholesale market
- 2Photograph and go live
- 3Confirm orders and ship by courier
- 4Reconcile cash from the courier
Seasons
- JanNormal
- FebNormal
- MarHigh
- AprHigh
- MayNormal
- JunNormal
- JulNormal
- AugNormal
- SepNormal
- OctNormal
- NovHigh
- DecHigh
Where it works well
- Strong fitDhaka · পাইকারি বাজার ও কুরিয়ার হাব
- Strong fitNarayanganj · বাবুরহাট কাছে
- PossibleChattogram · রিয়াজউদ্দিন বাজার
Risks and cautions
- MediumWorking capital: Courier cash is held for three to seven days.
- MediumDemand: Returns of 10–25% wipe out the margin.
Sources
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Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · ঢাকা
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50,000 taka online, and the first batch of kurtis gone in 26 days
A kurti label started on Facebook with 50,000 taka sold out its first batch in 26 days, and after roughly a decade online opened a shop at Mirpur 11.5 on 11 May 2025.
- Capital
- ৳50k
- Reasons
- Weak demand, Good quality
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