Anyone ever try wholeselling/dropships??

[Greco101]

I'm looking to start an ebay business for a small income since times are extremely rough at the moment.

Lost my car since my mom's identity got stolen and could no longer afford payments on income alone... Then my dads job ended so he stopped paying child support. Having no car makes it impossible to get a job...especially a first job. I've been kinda getting by by buying laptops and such off of craigslist and reselling on ebay but the deals stopped coming.

Basically, if any of you have/had an eBay business, it would be greatly appreciated if you could point me in the right direction.

[Eclecticos]

Well you could try Doba.Com it's geared toward selling on Ebay.
. .Everyone I talked to recommended against using a dropshipping supplier.
After they get there cut, and Ebay charges there fees, and Paypal takes there percentage from every transaction. .You end up with "peanuts".

My best suggestion would be to purchase pallet(s) of clothing or goods from a local wholesale outlet.

[calumc]

http://www.made-in-china.com/
a directory of chinese manufacturers

[XcOM]

simple, by cheap, and sell on ebay, but use suppliers that sell odd goods, REjects or returns that still work still, and sell them on as refurb if they work

[Greco101]

http://www.made-in-china.com/
a directory of chinese manufacturers

I wish it had an example of prices. I wonder how much cheaper it really is... I'd hate to sign up and have newegg still be cheaper then have my SS out there in china. :dead:

[calumc]

if enquired about stuff before. I could get 2GB mp3 players for $12, and this was only a few months ago.
Just set up a seperate email and enquire away!!

[jdbnsn]

There is a sweet little old couple who go to church with my parents. Thier son grossed over 1 million dollars in one year using drop ships and mostly pallates from huge retail stores (Dillards and higher). Problem is, that was several years ago and the market has been swarmed with sellers buying up all the good pallates. Ebay has been consistently jacking up seller fees, and even the post office has been taking advantage of it by greatly inflating shipping costs. The last two DVD's I sold over ebay actually cost me $1 each to give them away. So it's not nearly as easy as it used to be. Garage sales can be a great source os resale items. My ex and I used to go around on saturdays and pick up odds and ends, you can even use seller tools on ebay to see what items are hot and what items aren't selling well. We ended up buying a bunch of tiny figurines (little bears or something) 10 for 2 dollars, each sold for over $30 and the shipping was minimal. That's an option but it's not a get rich quick road or even an income replacement, but if you have the will to deal with all the picture taking, item cleaning, summary writing, packing and box location, trips to the post office, record keeping for who's paid and who hasn't (does get confusing when you close a dozen auctions at once) then you could make some scratch.

[Greco101]

I registered with madeinchina... it's a little strange. It seems to be a huge list of businesses and you have to email each for prices/what they actually have for sale. Seems a little more difficult than it has to be... why not just have your items with prices?

The shopping cart adds companies to email hahaha

[jdbnsn]

I've dealt with them before, but it became complicated.

[Spawn-Inc]

made in china? they actually need a site to tell you whats made in china? the site should be whats NOT made in china.

[Luke122]

made in china? they actually need a site to tell you whats made in china? the site should be whats NOT made in china.

Hahahaha


But seriously,
I've seen a few sites of wholesalers and manufactures looking for people to distribute their products for them, and unless it's a really oddball item, you likely wont make much on them.

My grandmother is doing great with her antique glass collecting and selling on ebay. Shipping is REALLY pricey, and you have to be damn careful with packaging, but she flat rates her shipping, and has some super rare stuff. :D

[Greco101]

made in china? they actually need a site to tell you whats made in china? the site should be whats NOT made in china.

Naturally, it should be made of cardboard and lead.