| This is probably the question I hear asked more often | | | | together a genuine list of wholesalers who will deal |
| than any other. "Where can I get items to sell on | | | | with small businesses. Just search Google for the |
| eBay?" In its simplest form the answer is that products | | | | name and you will find their details. I must warn you it |
| are all around you. There is of course more than that | | | | isn't cheap however, but is reliable. |
| to sourcing supplies however. | | | | The cheap option to get started is to drop ship |
| If you are a new seller the best way to start your | | | | products. Drop shipping is where you don't physically |
| selling career is to list items you no longer require that | | | | stock the goods you sell them and then order and pay |
| you have at home. Once you have exhausted that | | | | for the product to be sent by the drop shipper on your |
| supply and have decided to carry on as a seller there | | | | behalf. You pocket the difference between what you |
| are many other options for finding stock. | | | | charge the customer and what you pay the drop |
| Before I tell you what to look for I would like to share | | | | shipper. |
| with you something that should be avoided. You will | | | | Once again it is difficult to locate reliable drop shippers |
| find listed on eBay the promise of riches from | | | | so here you have two choices. Use the resources |
| wholesale supplier lists, and secret sources revealed! I | | | | from Worldwide Brands or approach small local |
| would avoid these at all costs as they usually are not | | | | manufacturers to set up an exclusive agreement |
| worth their money. | | | | where you can sell their products for them. Let's say |
| To find reliable stock you have many options at your | | | | you have a local builder of chicken coop's he may not |
| fingertips. The first is to locate a wholesaler who will | | | | have tapped into the powers of selling on eBay. This is |
| deal with a small supplier. You can do this online, | | | | where you can come in and offer to sell his products |
| however your best results are likely to come from | | | | for him. |
| looking through trade magazines and Yellow Pages. | | | | Other ways to find products are more hit and miss. |
| Whilst there are many who claim wholesale status on | | | | They include searching classified adverts for items, or |
| the Internet they are often not good on prices as they | | | | going to yard sales for instance. Alternatively you could |
| themselves have bought from a genuine wholesale in | | | | post 'wanted adverts' for items that you know will sell |
| the first place! | | | | and make a profit. |
| As time goes on more and more genuine wholesalers | | | | Whatever you decide to do there is an unlimited |
| are finding their way onto the Internet so you may | | | | amount of stock to be found it's all about persistence |
| strike lucky. | | | | and eventually you will uncover the supplies that you |
| There is a company Worldwide Brands who have put | | | | need. Happy sourcing! |