| Are You Getting the Product to Your | | | | |
| Customerthe Easy Way or the Hard Way? | | | | Let's be clear: the drop shipper is the |
| | | | wholesaler you are buying from. As they get |
| Here you are, hoping to own an eBay business, | | | | to know you, and your volume of business |
| and earn a full time living with it. You can | | | | increases, don't expect to get the best |
| surely make that dream come true - even | | | | prices. But in time you will. You must |
| without products of your own to sell. Your | | | | establish a relationship with several drop |
| garage is empty, nothing to offer for sale on | | | | shipping companies in order to work with them |
| eBay. Well, eBay provides you with a way to | | | | successfully. In the beginning, most |
| make a good living selling goods at auction, | | | | companies will require you to pay for the |
| and you don't even need a lot of start up | | | | items that your customers order before they |
| capital. | | | | are shipped. You need to fill orders in a |
| | | | timely manner, so you need to pay for the |
| This is made possible by utilizing the | | | | items with a credit card for speedy service. |
| services of drop shippers. Drop shippers send | | | | If you don't have a credit card, forget about |
| merchandise to your customers on your behalf. | | | | Eventually, you will be able to have the |
| This will allow you to offer a wide variety | | | | drop shipper fill your orders, and then bill |
| of stock in your eBay store, without needing | | | | you for them later. |
| to warehouse all of those products! Drop | | | | |
| shipping can be a life saver, if done right. | | | | When setting up your eBay auction, make sure |
| | | | the reserve price is set higher than the |
| All you have to do is prepare your auction, | | | | price that the drop shipper will be charging |
| and sell the product before officially buying | | | | you for the item. The idea, of course, is to |
| it. You then pass the customer's information | | | | earn a profit, but at least try to break even |
| on to the drop shipping company. The drop | | | | until you become more experienced at selling |
| shipper does the rest by shipping the parcel | | | | through drop shippers. |
| direct to the customer, with your name on the | | | | |
| label. The buyer thinks he is receiving it | | | | Having an eBay business using the drop |
| direct from you. The drop shipper will | | | | shipping method, eliminates the financial |
| package, label, and ship the products that | | | | risk involved. The product is always sold |
| you sell, allowing you more time to set up | | | | before you pay the drop shipper for the item. |
| even more auctions, for greater profits. | | | | So your only risk is from the occasional |
| | | | return, or non-payment. This is one of the |
| Of course, there is a price to pay for this | | | | few businesses where you have a chance to |
| great service. You can't expect to make as | | | | make a profit before paying for the products |
| much profit as if you were handling the | | | | sold at auction!by Fred Farahcopyright 2006 |
| shipping yourself. It's equivalent to having | | | | |
| an employee that you pay to do the work. So | | | | Fred Farah is a successful business man |
| your profit markups are harder to attain. | | | | bringing you valuable advice about eBay |
| Depending on the item you are selling, a | | | | Auctions at Best Affiliate Products |
| markup of about 10% should be about right, | | | | |
| but you should do some research to see if the | | | | My goal is to help you succeed, and there's |
| item is selling for a lower price in another | | | | enough good information here to give you a |
| eBay auction, or through other online | | | | running head-start setting up an online |
| sources. | | | | business using eBay Auctions. |