| y"> | | | | business services. goWholesale makes finding great |
| There is just something about waking up in the | | | | deals on wholesale products convenient, efficient and |
| morning, turning on your computer and finding out that | | | | profitable. |
| you just made several hundred dollars overnight while | | | | 7) A seventh is Luxury Brands ( They stock authentic, |
| you slept. That never happened to me in a real job. | | | | high-end luxury branded surplus merchandise. |
| That's why 1.3 million people now make a full- or | | | | 8) An eighth is Andale Suppliers ( Which connects |
| part-time living selling on eBay to the more than 212 | | | | those searching for merchandise with those who sell it! |
| million registered users. | | | | How does Andale Suppliers work? When you sell on |
| As an instructor for eBay University all around the | | | | eBay, finding suppliers (someone supplying |
| country as well as in my own eBay classes I teach, | | | | merchandise) can be a challenge. Using Andale |
| the number one question I get asked is: Where can I | | | | Suppliers, seekers (someone looking for merchandise |
| find even more products to sell? | | | | to sell on eBay) can connect with suppliers and visa |
| The obvious answers are:o Garage saleso Flea | | | | versa. |
| marketso Estate saleso Live auctions | | | | 9) A ninth is ( - the European source for business |
| But here are 13 other not-so-obvious sources you may | | | | surplus. |
| want to investigate. | | | | 10) And tenth, to search for a distributor, check out the |
| 1) The first is eBay itself (reseller.ebay.com). The | | | | directory provided by Wholesale411 ( |
| Reseller Marketplace by eBay is a liquidation site | | | | 11) You might find dropshipping to be a convenient |
| where eBay PowerSellers can acquire inventory for | | | | option for you. That's where a third party holds the |
| resale. | | | | goods for you. You advertise, take orders and the |
| Through the Reseller Marketplace, PowerSellers can | | | | dropshipper sends the items directly to your customer |
| buy excess inventory in discounted lot sizes directly | | | | for you. |
| from manufacturers, liquidators, and wholesalers. Any | | | | The downside is that many dropshippers are scam |
| eBay PowerSeller may access the site at no cost as | | | | artists. But here is a dropshipper that you can actually |
| a benefit of the eBay PowerSeller program. A similar | | | | trust. Rob Cowie and the other officers of this |
| eBay site to check out where any seller can buy in | | | | company both speak and exhibit at the annual eBay |
| bulk to resell is Wholesale Lots [ | | | | Live! convention. Worldwide Brands ( provides a Drop |
| 2) The second is ( In the past three fiscal years, | | | | Ship Source Directory in which you can find |
| Liquidity Services Inc. has conducted 581,000 online | | | | wholesalers that are carefully screened by the |
| transactions generating approximately $391 million in | | | | company that will dropship thousands of products. |
| gross merchandise value. | | | | 12) Another option for you is trade shows. I attended |
| 3) A third is ( has partnerships with many leading | | | | what is billed as the world's largest wholesale trade |
| brand-name companies. Because of these | | | | show. Over 8,000 vendors in four convention centers |
| relationships, they are able to buy products at | | | | in Las Vegas display their wares. The beauty is that |
| significant discounts. Some examples of how they do | | | | you can go to the trade show without a preconceived |
| this are: overproduced products, cancelled order or | | | | idea as to what you want to sell, to talk with these |
| company-specific issues such as company downsizing, | | | | vendors at the show directly, face-to-face. You can |
| moving facilities or just needing to reduce inventory for | | | | see how the attendees are reacting to their offerings. |
| any number of reasons. | | | | And you don't need to buy in large lots. I purchased |
| 4) A fourth is TDW Closeouts ( As their Web site | | | | and reordered jewelry I found there from a vendor in |
| says: Need Merchandise for your eBay Business? We | | | | lots of just 25. For more information, go to |
| are the Premier Supplier of Closeout Merchandise Lots | | | | And for a list of other upcoming trade shows, check |
| to eBay Power Sellers for resale on eBay! | | | | out or |
| 5) A fifth is Government Liquidation ( A direct source | | | | 13) A final option is to get in on government auctions of |
| for U.S. military surplus. Their vast inventory spans over | | | | seized goods at USTreas.gov/auctions/customs. |
| 500 government surplus categories including: military | | | | One of my favorite stories about obtaining |
| vehicles, military apparel, navy boats, scrap metal, | | | | merchandise comes from Joseph T. Sinclair. In his |
| surplus machinery and much more. If you have been | | | | book, eBay Business the Smart Way, he says: |
| searching for authentic U.S. military surplus, army | | | | "I talked with an eBay retailer who bought 3,000 heart |
| surplus or navy surplus, look no more! | | | | rate monitors (for athletes) in Taiwan in a closeout and |
| 6) A sixth is GoWholesale ( Thousands of wholesale | | | | then imported them. I asked him, 'Wasn't that a huge |
| buyers from businesses such as traditional retailers, | | | | number of monitors?' He said, 'yes' but admitted, 'If I |
| retail chains, discount stores, wholesalers, e-tailers, | | | | didn't buy the entire closeout, some other eBay retailer |
| eBay PowerSellers, and dollar stores use goWholesale | | | | would buy the remainder. And I didn't want the |
| and its search network for wholesale goods and | | | | competition on eBay. |