| Imagine the ease of selling at the click of a button. | | | | - Danger of Selling Out - One thing to remember when |
| Simply find the item, list it, sell it, and collect your cash. | | | | drop shipping is to make sure there is enough product |
| But, is it really that easy? Sure, if you can harness the | | | | stock in order to fulfill your customer's sale. Otherwise, |
| power of drop shipping Unlike other ways of selling on | | | | you may find your self marked down or even kicked |
| eBay, drop shipping has the unique advantage of | | | | off eBay for selling a product you can't deliver. |
| never having to carry one piece of merchandise. | | | | - Drop Shipping Fees - When choosing your drop |
| However, if you're going to learn how to sell products | | | | shipping wholesaler or service, make sure you are |
| on eBay with drop shipping there are a few things you | | | | aware of all their drop shipping fees. Nothing is worse |
| should be aware of before you start. | | | | than selling an item, and giving all your hard earned |
| One of the reasons why drop shipping is so popular | | | | cash over to fees. Finding items with a high enough |
| with new Ebay sellers is because you never have to | | | | margin should allow you to offset these costs. |
| store any items. Selling products on Ebay can be a | | | | - Limited Shipping Options - Make sure your wholesaler |
| risky endeavor. You research how to sell your | | | | or service has shipping options that would satisfy your |
| products on eBay, purchase them, then try to sell them. | | | | target customer's geographical area. If you are selling |
| And like any brick and mortar store, if your consumers | | | | to Canada, be certain that your drop shipper will ship to |
| don't buy your products, you are stuck with | | | | Canada. |
| merchandise that doesn't sell. So to combat this | | | | - Limited Bulk Discounts - Because drop shipping was |
| problem, you lower your prices, and lower them again, | | | | designed to allow you to buy an item one by one, you |
| and again, until you finally give away your product for | | | | might lose out on some bulk discounts. Some services |
| free. | | | | have pre-paid item discounts which help you instead. |
| Drop shipping allows you to safely take a risk with any | | | | Just make sure you shop around before choosing |
| product line, without spending your own money upfront. | | | | your drop shipping service. |
| You are free to try out a product on Ebay, and if the | | | | Despite the drawbacks, my recommendation, if you |
| product fails, you have simply lost listing fees. Add the | | | | are learning how to sell products on eBay, is start with |
| ease of automated shipping and expert product | | | | drop shipping. eBay is quite a complicated marketplace, |
| knowledge, and you have a recipe for success. | | | | and you will need extensive experience before |
| However, there are some items you should be aware | | | | venturing out on your own. |
| of before starting your drop shipping business: | | | | |