That commercial...sell items on ebay...make money?

its called dropshipping. its usually not that good for earning big profits you might even lose money.

the reason i would be a lil skeptical about dropshipping is

1)you arent getting wholesale price. the dropshipper is doing most the work for you(packaging, shipping, etc) and that is costing them more than just selling it in bulk to a retailer to do all that stuff. they gotta make money somehow and they do it buy charging you more than wholesale for the product.

2)you and alot of people on ebay are using it, since you arent buying in bulk you arent getting cheaper rates(the more you buy the cheaper the price per unit). so if you are selling it on ebay and im selling the same thing from the same source on ebay then we are competing against each other and are on an even field. so how are we going to profit?

3)ordering dropshipping theres no guarantees that the supplier has the product in stock so when you sell something then you might have a customer waiting weeks to get their item. needless to say this will hurt your business with negative feedbacks. remember the dropshipper dont care about your profits they care about their own.

however the advantages of a dropshipper if you somehow manage to make a profit out of the competitive ebay market are

1)packaging, shipping, and store is taken care of for you.

2)no cost upfront you order what you sold off ebay. the money the ebay person gave you pays for the product the rest you pocket. compared to buying wholesale you need money 1st to buy the product.

3)you can have more variety in what you sell.

i personally would try to save up money and buy items from a wholesaler and store it in an extra room or a garage of where you live(if possible). you'll see better profits.

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The dropshippers I have researched are all are scams. I'm very suspicious of any operation that wants me to pay for the "privilege" of selling their products. Most of the time the price they give to members is higher than the price that the item sells for on ebay. If they made their money from selling the products they would gladly let you sell them for no monthly fee. They are making their money off of the people who pay for the membership.

To research for yourself, do a web search on dropshippers. Note the item they want to you to sell and the price. Then search for the item on e-bay. Thus far a haven't seen anything I could sell for a profit of more than a few cents per item.

To make money you would be better off looking for a wholesaler. On these deals you have to factor in shipping costs, as you will be shipping the item. I've seen a few good ones, but it requires an investment. You have to purchase a lot of several items and sell them. You have to take the loss if you can't get rid of it at a profit.

It is true that you can sell online without storing merchandise since a fullfillment center will mail your customers their products with your business name on it.

However, the membership required to join one of those clubs that will store and ship products for you can be pretty expensive. Also, Ebay is absolutely saturated with products from places such as SMC (specialty merchandise corporation) so it becomes much more difficult to sell their products through this medium.

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