Question by or s: Dropshipping wholesale suppliers?
I am looking to start dropshipping on ebay but i need suppliers first, does anyone know any?
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Answer by ModyBlue
Some drop ship wholesale suppliers might have restrictions about listing products on ebay…it is not often but it does happen with some products. This is done when the supplier worries listing items on eBay might hurt the brand for some specialty items or cut into other reseller profits. Also, some suppliers have MAP (minimum allowed price) and fear people will list sub-MAP price levels when posting to ebay so just check with your supplier about MAP or eBay issues to see if there are any problems you need to be aware of when creating your account.
Go to http://inventorysource.com/ You can create a free account and view over 40 or so suppliers and they add new ones each month. You can view the products and catalogs and use the Supplier Info section of your account to create accounts at the drop ship supplier directly. They are not a middle man site…they act like your IT Department and help you create accounts with the suppliers on your own. Plus, they can format the data for you in any format. They have an automation service for eBay ProStores and can provide custom files in eBay Turbo Lister or File Exchange and update your data in these formats from the supplier catalogs every day so you have the correct price, quantity, status and new product details in a format you need.
To get started with a drop ship program and supplier you need to have a tax id or business reseller ID. You can learn more about that and how to get started with a wholesale supplier for drop ship items here:
http://www.dropship-community.com/content/view/348/46/
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