| Any eBay seller worth their salt is always in search of | | | | Dropshippers present a unique solution to this problem. |
| a good source of products. The idea is to buy a large | | | | A dropshipping company provides the eBay seller with |
| amount of a product, known as a lot, at wholesale | | | | wholesale lots of any size from one item to one |
| prices and then turn it around and sell each item | | | | thousand to sell on eBay. They have a large selection |
| individually on eBay for a profit. This method has | | | | of products, often over one million, offered at below |
| historically been the powersellers top source of | | | | wholesale prices. One of the great benefits of working |
| inventory. However, for the average eBay business | | | | with a wholesale dropshipper is that you only have to |
| buying large bulk lots has its drawbacks. Factors such | | | | pay for the product after it has already sold and there |
| as availability, storage and price are major factors that | | | | is no need to find a place to store massive inventory. |
| make a dropshipper a much better choice than for | | | | When an auction ends, you simply provide the shipping |
| consistent eBay profits | | | | information to the dropshipping company and they |
| Wholesale Lots From Foreign Importers: A Dangerous | | | | send the product directly to the customer's doorstep. |
| Gamble | | | | All of the interaction with the dropshipper is done online |
| Finding wholesale lots is the first difficulty that | | | | in your native language. Most legitimate wholesale lot |
| prospective eBay sellers must overcome. The most | | | | dropshippers are located in the United States and |
| common source for eBay sellers is the foreign | | | | many are registered with the better business bureau |
| importer. Foreign importers sell inventory to eBay | | | | which protects you from the threat of fraud. |
| sellers at a large discount, but there are some hidden | | | | Clearly in the world of eBay selling, dropshipping |
| problems. The first is the language barrier. If you do not | | | | presents a distinct advantage over selling wholesale |
| speak the same language as the seller, you are out of | | | | lots from foreign importers. When selecting your |
| luck. These companies are also often unreliable and | | | | dropshipper it is key that you look companies offering |
| frequently go out of business. Shipping these products | | | | a free trial to test out the service. This will give you |
| to the customer can be quite frustrating since you | | | | time to sell some of the dropshipper's products to find |
| need to wait for the items to arrive before you ship it | | | | out if they will work well with your online business. It is |
| to your winning bidder. Unless you know the importer | | | | our recommendation that you try several dropshipping |
| personally you can't truly know if you are going to be | | | | trials before you decide on the company that you will |
| the victim of fraud from which you business may | | | | build a permanent relationship with. With a strong |
| never recover. | | | | dropshipping company as a resource, you will have |
| Dropshippers Solve The eBay Wholesale Lot Dilemma | | | | overcome the first hurdle to eBay business success. |