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Where Do They Get the Stuff
They Sell??
by Natalie
Williams |
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When I first began researching how people made money
on eBay, I wondered what we all probably wonder... "Where do these
people get all this stuff they sell?" I was under the impression
there was this one big answer, one particular place, where everyone
purchased their merchandise and sold on eBay. I've come to realize
there are many different places and many different ways that people
acquire items to sell. Here are a few:
Use
Traditional Distributors To Sell Online
1. You may already have a physical retail
store somewhere and the items you sell on eBay are the same items
you sell in your store. You are using the same distributors you
normally use. Why is it that we never seem to walk into a Walmart
and think "Where does Walmart get all this stuff they sell?" They
set up accounts with the companies that either manufacture or
distribute the product they sell.
Sell
Your Personal Items Online
2. Sell your personal items from around the
house.
Buy
Used Items Locally To Sell Online
3. Go to yard sales, pawn shops and thrift
stores. Buy inexpensively and sell the items on eBay.
Use
Wholesale Drop Shipper To Sell Online
4. Set up accounts with drop ship companies.
These companies usually sell a lot of different types of products
for usually 10%-25% below retail cost. You can advertise an item for
sell (on eBay, to your friends, an online store, wherever). Once you
sell the item and collect the money for it, THEN you purchase the
item from the drop shipper who in turn will ship the item directly
to your customer. You never have to have inventory in your home.
Normally, your customer won't know it didn't come from you. This is
called "Blind-Drop Shipping".
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Wholesale, Sell Retail Online
5. Buy in bulk from a wholesale or
liquidation company. You would normally pay about 30%-40% below
retail for the merchandise.
Sell
Online Direct From Manufacturer
6. Most wonder where these people are
getting the laptops and good electronics they sell and actually make
a profit. Quality, New merchandise.... Here it is: They have set up
accounts with the manufacturer of distributor of that product. They
became a legal business, obtained licensing, built a credit history
and purchase in bulk. Also, there are a few companies I have listed
that pay you commission on your sales. So say I sell a laptop for
$1400, which is the same price the company sells it to me for... I
don't make a profit from the sell to my customer, but I make $100
commission for selling the laptop. Decide on what product you would
like to sell and then find out who manufactures it. You can usually
find that information right on the packaging of the product. Contact
that company and express that you would like to retail their product
and how would you go about setting up an account. You will need your
business licenses. They will never sell to an individual. If you
have a company telling you they are the manufacturer of a product or
that they are going to sell to you wholesale, but they do not ask
for your license, then they are not telling the truth.
About
the author: Natalie Williams Founder of the Online Sellers
Association http://www.cidicon.com/osa Author of the OSA eZine http://cidicon.com/osa/Newsletters/issues/04-21-03.htm
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