The Myths and Magic of eBay Drop Shipping Vendors
By Jeanne Sheridan
If you've never heard of drop shipping, then prepare to be impressed! It's actually every eBay seller's dream. Why? Because with drop shipping, you don't have to keep any stock at all. You simply list auctions for what your drop shipper sells, without actually physically having, storing, or buying the inventory yourself.
Each time something sells on eBay, you contact your drop-ship vendor and they will deliver the goods directly to your new customer. They'll charge you a near wholesale price for the item they delivered, you charge the customer whatever price you agreed, and then you pocket the difference as profit.
The Magic
Just think of the sheer amount of trouble this takes out of eBay selling. You don't have to find space in your house to keep your stock in, or money to buy it with. You don't have to take any risk by buying things that might not sell. You don't even have to pack or post the products you sell on your auctions yourself. Wow! Can you imagine how good this would be if you could pull it off?
But, as with all things in life, if it sounds too good to be true it just might be...
The Myths
Drop-shippers don't do deals with just anyone. Any drop shipper who says they'll take orders from unregistered businesses is likely to be a scammer. They might not send out anything at all to your customers, or you might be selling very poor quality merchandise unknowingly that your customers will then return to you for a prompt refund.
Also, beware of companies that claim they will put you in contact with drop shippers for a fee. They are inevitably rip-offs. At the end of the day, the best way to find drop shipping companies is to contact them in the real world, not by typing 'drop shipping' into a search engine.
Doing It For Real
If you want to make a profit with drop-shippers, be prepared for it to be quite a small one. You're not going to make sales on eBay at a big mark-up from drop shipping prices. You will also have to accept that you can't inspect stock before it gets sent out and some of your descriptions might not be as good as they could be.
You should also be prepared for a few frustrating experiences with your drop shipper as they might not share the same customer service values as you. For instance, if they fail to send something to one of your buyers, you will certainly hear about it from the buyer a week later.
If you can live with all these minor nuisances, though, and find a reputable drop shipper, then there's definitely money to be made.
About the Author
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