Where Do They Get the Stuff They Sell??
When I fist 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:
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. 2- Sell your personal items from around the
house. 3- Go to yard sales, pawn shops and thrift stores. Buy
inexpensively and sell the items on eBay. 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". 5- Buy in bulk from a wholesale
or liquidation company. You would normally pay about 30%-40%
below retail for the merchandise. 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.