Drop Ship Services

jrwhite852 asked:


I want to sell products on Ebay and have them dropshipped directly to customers.

Groshan Fabiola asked:


Drop Ship is a business that doesn’t require any starting capital, stocking of inventory, packaging etc. This job is taken over by the efficient Wholesale dropshipping agents or companies. If you are planning to start drop ship clothing business, you can do it by simply getting in touch with a wholesale dropship clothing agent, likewise if you want to deal in accessories, drop ship accessories supplier will help you. Or for that matter is its about dropshipping handbags, wholesale dropshipping handbag supplier will meet you half way.

There are many reasons why a person would want to use services of wholesale dropshipping agents. For example, if you are planning to operate dropship clothing business, or dropship handbag business or dropship accessories business, or any other type of wholesale dropshipping business, there may be laws in your country that may not allow you to stock inventory at home, or maybe you don’t have the capital to purchase huge bulk orders as you start your business. Running a stockless Internet store is just about the easiest way to do business, and the cheapest and least complicated.

You can build and succeed with your wholesale dropshipping business with very little money. You can sell multiple products without having to buy an inventory. Whether you want to dropship clothing, handbags or dropship accessories, your drop shipping business will definitely succeed, provided you don’t rush into things, and your homework.

Wholesale dropshipping doesn’t fall into the “get rich quick” scheme of things. Drop shipping allows you to run business without having to maintain an inventory. It also allows you to add product lines to your shop without having to put extra inventory on shelves.

Before employing drop ship clothing agent, or drop ship accessories or handbag agents for your wholesale dropshipping business ask them to send you their catalogue. Find out where are the clothes, handbags or accessories made. If the dropship items are priced too low walk an extra mile and find out if they are delivering what they are promising in the catalogue and if the goods are damaged or of lower grade. Is the drop ship handbag or clothes or dropsip accessories’ guy you are hiring, a legitimate businessman? What is the mode of payment that he uses for online orders, and time limit on return policy? Are they always well stocked?

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Kelly Parker asked:


What person would not want to become a millionaire on the internet? Establishing a fruitful internet business is difficult, but auction sites like eBay make selling products a lot easier. The last thing you want is a room or your garage to be filled with leftover, unsold product. You want to avoid swimming blind in the ocean of business sharks. It’s important that you make sure you have a drop ship business, and an online wholesale directory that provides you with reliable suppliers.

When you operate a drop-shipping business, you won’t need to warehouse any of the products you sell. Think about it. You have a great sales presentation that impresses and delights the buyer and earns you a sizable profit. What do you do then? Do you set a paper trail in motion and have the guys at the warehouse dig the item out, parcel it up and send it off?

No sir! We’ll have none of that! It is not a requirement for you. The supplier sends the item to the buyer without dealing with a middle man. You do not even need to place a stamp on the envelope. The only thing for you to do was close the sale. With the Internet, its simple to earn a profit from the comfort of your home.

However, it’s never quite that simple, is it? There are a number of questions that can arise that may make you feel like giving up before you’ve begun. How can you stay on top of the latest trends? Imagine you could gather all the statistical information from sales on eBay? Will the products you promised actually be delivered? How can you know? But how can you be certain than you will not be ripped off by these suppliers who are on the other side of the planet?

And here is where the wholesaler enters the picture. They manage all the details and fine print.

Imagine you could gather all the statistical information from sales on eBay. In that way, you would know where your sales are and what is not selling. This told you about the range of prices the product was selling for, and in which countries it was, or was not, a popular item. You may be able to see the spot in the market where your business could slip in.

Wouldn’t that be terrific? But many people ask where is the time?

That’s where the wholesaler comes in! Also, you will be provided with a list of worldwide, reputable suppliers who will be checked and verified. By following step by step instructions, you can participate in a forum and chat with others who have had the same experiences and can give advice. In addition to that, they have a money back guarantee!

It’s very true! What else is there that they can help you with?

You are not alone! This opportunity is tantamount to having a team of experts surrounding you and coaching you and your business to success. These individuals will be able to help you avoid a lot of mistakes. You can have a big business on a small budget with drop selling and online wholsalers.

And, your size after that is going to be completely up to you!

Let’s be honest here, all of us have been tempted to start an online company - even if we didn’t have the slightest clue as to what we would sell - but the realities of setting up an online business and all the technical aspects that go along with that, the contracts, storage not to mention security have always made it seem like a daunting prospect. A drop sell business makes all these issues non-existent, allowing you to concetrate on becoming a millionaire!.

Rose Li asked:


If you’re on the internet looking at the benefits of wholesale dropship services as a method of supply chain management and you turn one way you see nothing but glowing reviews of how it can increase inventory, boost returns and make you look years younger.(well, maybe not years younger)

But if you turn the other way you hear horror stories about how a particular eBay trader’s seller reputation went down the toilet simply because they had chosen to chance their arm with a particular dropship company.

So what’s the real story? Is dropshipping a blessing or a curse and who should you believe?

Much like cooking the secret of dropshipping successfully, whether it’s electronics you’re dropshipping or clothes, is in where and how you get the source and how much work you put into the preparation.

In fact doing background research into potential wholesale dropship firms is often the difference between a successful partnership and a sunk business.

Here are 10 websites and internet services that will not only save you money when tracking down a wholesale dropship supplier but cost absolutely nothing to use:

1) Whois

You may think that the internet has nothing but anonymous entities it is in fact possible to check out who owns what URLs simply by using one of the many Whois services on the internet. Whois.net is probably the best known and by entering the URL of the dropship wholesalers in the Whois.net search bar you’re able to get the name of the site owner, see how long they’ve been running the business for and also see what other URLs they own.

2) Reseller rating

Resellerrating.com is a website where you can check out user reviews of sites and see what vendors like you think of products and how well they sell.

3) Dropship Forum

A UK based e-commerce forum, dropshipforum.co.uk, has a fantasic section, dropship watch where you can check out to see if anybody else has had any unpleasant experience with a particular China dropshipping company or wholesale dropship company? Another forum which casts it’s net a little wider is:

4) The Wholesale Forums

Thewholesaleforums.co.uk will help you out with more than peer reviews on wholesale dropship sources, there’s a whole raft of usefull information on the site.

5) Rateitall.com

The uber destination for reviews, rateitall.com has reviews of China dropship companies, electronic appliances, phone companies, movies and many many more topics.

See the entire 10-site list at Chinavasion’s blog or visit http://www.chinavasion.com/wholesale-dropship.php for more fantastic dropship advice.

Ben Bardot asked:


Dropshipping, as a form of selling, has existed for a long time. It is however most successfully implemented in the USA but is relatively new to the UK and Europe and other parts of the world.

The main difference between dropshipping and traditional ways of selling or running a business is that with dropshipping you don’t need to buy in bulk and store your goods in the hope of selling. Instead, the products remain with the manufacturer or wholesalers, you do not actually buy until you have sold, that is, you know that you have already made a sale.

This method of selling works both on and offline, and for the “Interpreneur” this is great news! You can literally start your business with very little capital. Also, for those with home computers, you can start a business right from the comfort of your home with no hassles. Best of all it’s RISK free. How does it work?

Dropshipping is very simple. Once you find your source, you simply advertise the goods under your own business name. If you’re online, you can do this via your own website or these days in the popular auction sites like eBay, Amazon and Yahoo. Offline, you can do this via the normal mail order route.

Most manufacturers have a recommended retail price (RRP) but you are free to advertise the product at a price that suits you. With hopefully a low cost price any profit you make belongs to you. The customer normally pays for the postal and insurance costs.

For those selling online, most wholesalers provide you with pictures and descriptions of the product. Some even provide websites!

Once you have made a sale, you then purchase the item from your source and they directly dispatch it to your customers once you’ve provided them with the relevant information.

Most dropshipping companies will not include any of their company information in the packaging. Rather, most offer to include your details on the invoice and depending on the quality of the packaging may charge a small fee, that is if you wish to include

What are the benefits?

The immediate benefits of dropshipping are apparent.

You save on

INVESTMENT COSTS - You start with next to nothing SPACE - You don’t need to have a garage or hire a warehouse to store your products. It’s all stored with your supplier. You can easily work from home TIME - No need to pack your product, your supplier will do that for you. SHIPPING COSTS - No need to do the laborious work of packing and packaging.Your supplier does that for you. “MINIMUM AMOUNTS” REMOVED - You don’t need to buy minimum amounts before receiving payments. Once you make a sale, you make your profit instantly. OWN EMPLOYER - You’re your own boss with nobody to answer to.

This is truly an amazing way of starting your own home based business. You can work full time or part time and make extra money. How much depends on you. You work to fit into your lifestyle

A General Word Of Caution Although, there are some genuine dropship companies out there, beware of the scammers! There a many resellers or middlemen out there posing as wholesalers and charging exorbitantly not only for their goods but they even charge membership fees.

You should never have to pay a recurring fee for placing your orders with real dropship companies.

Also, since packaging and shipping are out of your hands, you should expect to be held accountable should any delays occur or should any defective goods be sent. Thus it’s important that you check your suppliers out before advertising their products.

Not all dropship companies will stand behind their products or offer complete product assurance. From these types, it is best to steer right clear. In fact, we will suggest that before you join any dropship companies, contact them - either by phone or email and see the sort of response you receive - that’s likely to be how they willl respond should you encounter any problems.

General Advice Select a product that is likely to sell and with a nice profit margin. You’ll need to do your own research into the market. The supplier may have impressive products but do and will they sell? Have you got any competition? How much are they charging? Some products sell in high volumes but with low margins and vice versa.

Sell a limited but related range of products rather than trying to sell every item possible.

Select a dropship company with good reputation. The rise in the global market has been accompanied by a rise in scammers, many posing as middlemen and fleecing the unsuspecting person. There are many companies asking for hefty membership fees to join their so-called “turnkey” system. Avoid all such upfront fee-demanding programs.

Be prepared for back orders, returns etc. Although a great deal of hassle has been removed from dropshipping, there are still common problems that most companies face.

Finally, set yourself up as a serious business pro. Avoid spamming and such like. File your Tax Id and register your business.

Where do I go from here?

There are thousands of so-called dropship manuals selling for hundreds of dollars but you need to be careful because several reasons already mentioned. We have trawled through the net and bought several of these lists to check the sort of information they offer and their accuracy. So far we’ve only found one that delivers in all areas, plus it’s also certified by eBay. You can find their link below.

Happy dropshipping!