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