Wholesale Dropshippers
Product supply becomes increasingly important as your business grows. You’ll find that you’ll need at least two sources for each product you sell in order to have a reliable re-stock system. Large amounts of product usually only come from one place: wholesale suppliers. There are two different types of wholesale supply:
- Bulk Lots: This is where you purchase large quantities at regular intervals from the supplier. The goods are sent to you where you store them and package and post them as you make a sale.
- Drop Shipping: You pay for the goods but you never see them. The wholesaler packages and posts the goods straight to your customer for you.
The best way to find wholesalers is to use directories. It’s important to realize that legitimate wholesalers won’t go out of their way to seek business from low-volume sellers (i.e. eBay sellers), and thus, probably won’t optimize their website for generic keywords such as ‘wholesale supplier’ for that reason. They might do business with you if you go to the trouble of contacting them, but they won’t seek you out.
The Best Place To find Ebay Dropshippers
You should start at a drophipping directory such as Salehoo.com. Salehoo contains over 5,300 of the world's best, legitimate suppliers, all pre-screened and categorized so you can find what you want, fast. They have suppliers for every type of product imaginable, from electronics, DVDs, lingerie and clothing right through to plumbing supplies, dehumidifiers and baby strollers. They also have top brand-name products such as: GUCCI, SONY, APPLE, D&G, PANASONIC, NIKE, PRADA, LACOSTE, HP and more! They contain all types of suppliers — wholesalers, manufacturers, dropshippers, liquidators. Whether you're after just a few items or a thousand, we've got suppliers to suit. They constantly update their database means you're not left holding stale information. In this industry suppliers come and go... we have a full-time team of researchers checking and re-checking our information.
What about international shipping?
No problem Salehoo offers a large proportion suppliers that are happy to ship overseas.
What about Low or no minimum order quantities?
Not everyone has the purchasing power of a retail giant, so Salehoo has researched suppliers who are happy to deal in smaller quantities.
What about Low or no minimum order quantities?
- If you are purchasing in bulk, have you got enough room to store your stock? Or do you need to pursue drop shipping?
- What quantities will you need to buy to ensure you not only have a good supply for a month or so, but will meet the wholesale supplier’s demands?
- Buying from a smaller wholesaler might be easier at first as they will be more inclined to need your business. But what happens as your business grows? Often small wholesalers have trouble keeping up in fast-paced sales seasons.
- How long will it take for the product to be restocked?
- How big or heavy is your item? If you are selling furniture or something quite large, then you might find it difficult to manage without a drop shipper.
- Buy one or two of the products first to not only quality test them for yourself, but to see if they sell well on eBay.
You may also find that it is difficult getting wholesalers to open an account for you when you are a new seller. It is a lot easier if your business has been established for some time already before you go seeking a wholesale supplier. Then you can answer with confidence questions such as:
- What other products are you carrying?
- Who are you customers?
- How much inventory do you expect to sell in a month?
- How long has your business been running? And so on.
Just be sure not to inflate how much stock you sell in order to get the wholesaler on board. You’ll only find yourself in deep water when you have too much stock on your hands later on!