I wanna start selling on ebay. Just would like to know if anyone out there knows of any genuine wholesale companies or dropship companies in the UK? (if u don’t know what dropshipping means here’s the link – http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2006-26%2CGGLJ%3Aen-GB&q=define%3A+dropshipping&meta=)
The reason I say genuine is because there are some ‘wholesalers’ out there that pretend to be wholesalers but they are actually selling at retail prices and making the profit off you. So they’re not worth considering.
Anyone know?
UK only pls, as I don’t plan to sell in US due to me living in UK and costs.
Thanks!
wholesale what?
there is not just a general ‘wholesale store’ you need to find specialist suppliers.
a lot of them will not sell to you without a company registration number and vat number. they will also require you make large orders at once, usually £500 – £1000 min order.
you could try esources.co.uk they list a lot of business to business suppliers – a lot are genuine but don’t forget anyone can advertise there and rip you off so research before you pay out, ask for samples and a visit of the manufacturing premises.
I wouldn’t consider dropshipping either. if the customer complains about something then how do you know what they were sent? was the item of a quality you would have liked to recieve or was it a big ripoff?
also the price you will have to sell at to make profit from dropshipping makes you a lot less attractive than other ebayers selling from their own stock at greatly reduced price.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:09 am
No, I’ve seen people mention them but they’re usually based in US or they have a really limited stock and want people to register (i.e. make them money) to use them.
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February 18th, 2010 at 9:15 am
wholesale what?
there is not just a general ‘wholesale store’ you need to find specialist suppliers.
a lot of them will not sell to you without a company registration number and vat number. they will also require you make large orders at once, usually £500 – £1000 min order.
you could try esources.co.uk they list a lot of business to business suppliers – a lot are genuine but don’t forget anyone can advertise there and rip you off so research before you pay out, ask for samples and a visit of the manufacturing premises.
I wouldn’t consider dropshipping either. if the customer complains about something then how do you know what they were sent? was the item of a quality you would have liked to recieve or was it a big ripoff?
also the price you will have to sell at to make profit from dropshipping makes you a lot less attractive than other ebayers selling from their own stock at greatly reduced price.
References :