Drop Ship Your Cares Away
I just compiled a short list of some of the best selling items
to try and get wholesale and what the
drop shipping benefits could be. If you haven't locked in on
a hot product yet, you may want to consider this information.
--Selling from a store, or physical location--
Most any product works this way. The key here is buying what
people want. The only way I sell this way is "Warehouse
Clearance" sales and running ads in the paper. Size or object
doesn't matter here because most of your business is going to be
local. The secret is to always appear to be overloaded with
stuff you just need to sell. People love to think they are
"taking advantage" so to speak of your need to move merchandise
quickly! Buying the wholesale/closeouts loads works well for
this condition. Good sellers for me have been:
Electronics Small Appliances Housewares Hardware
--Selling in auctions or from web site--
New merchandise works best but used does well if it is popular
or high ticket in price. Examples are collectibles, antique,
hard to get items. Make sure they are small and easy to package
and ship! Take it from me, when your item can be boxed up and
shipped via UPS or postal with no hassle, your profit will be
much higher. Large items are much harder to package properly and
higher to ship. Sometimes larger items have to be shipped via
other carriers! Of course if you can drop ship your product, you
have won the game! The trick is to play around with a product
you think may sell. When drop shipping, you have these criteria
in your favor: --The item is brand new --You don't buy it until
you've already sold it(make sure it is in good supply from your
drop shipper.) --You don't mess with shipping and handling( I
always hated that part.)
Good drop shipping items are most anything that will sell
(ofcourse!) but you need to make sure you have a nice profit
margin built in on an item. Most all drop shippers will charge
you a service fee for drop shipping an item but is always
cheaper than you handling it yourself! Brand name items are best
but sometimes hard to acquire. With a little research you can
find someone to drop ship brand name products.