Where can I find good wholesale products located in canada or us? I searched google but I could not find anything good. Does anyone have any experience with a good wholesaler? I have emailed some companys but they will not sell me wholesale because I'm not a retailer. Regards
First question is, what products are you looking for? There are thousands, if not millions of wholesalers in the US alone, not to mention Asia. You really need to establish what products you want to sell and then look for a wholesaler in that market. You will probably find people aren't prepared to revel there suppliers, as like you said it isn't an easy task finding one, certainly not if your just looking on Google. If I were to give you the details of my supplier, you could go ahead and destroy my business. Would anyone really want that? The truth is, you need to do your own research and not expect it handed to you on a plate!
If you're planning on selling, you should form a business and open up a business checking account. At this point, contact the manufacturer of the product you want to sell and ask them for the name of their wholesaler/distributer. Most manufactures do not sell or distribute their items themselves, but will be more than happy to share their wholesalers with legitimate businesses. Chris
I'm more looking for something in canada because I dont want to pay duty. I'm looking for a company that offers a widerange of different products at wholesale prices.
Just like any business; Come up with some ideas Form a business plan Complete the paperwork, licensing and registration, etc for your business Try to do market research to determine what would sell (hopefully) Start small and limit your overhead, if you don't have much seed money. Build your website, creating content, add products Begin linkbuilding
Most manufacturers and wholesale suppliers are limited to a specific niche. Dropshippers, which do not sell at wholesale, will often have a large range of items. You first need to choose a niche, then start contacting manufacturers. I good place to find manufacturers is by looking at your competitors, look up their products, and contact the manufacturers. You could also do a search such as "canada manufacturer" or whatever, you'll probably find all sorts.
Yes, that would be great if you come up with idea. We deal with some clients, and offering them different kind of products from ASIA market. Check my signature for the same. If you can mention products here we may help you to do so.... Thanks
Most wholesale companies specialise in one particular product or market. I'm afraid until you are more specific about what you want to sell, your not going anywhere. As already mentioned, you can contact the manufacturers and ask for a list of the authorized distributors in Canada. However, if your just looking for a "wide range" of products its not possible. Whether your just looking for people to tell you what to sell, where to buy it, and where/ how to sell it I don't know. But what I do know is, if you want to run a business you need to come up with a plan of what products you want to offer and then find a wholesaler of that product. As for actually choosing something to sell, think about what interests you. Whether its art, fishing, video games, music, motorcycles there's sure to be people who have the same interests as you. Then play the role as a consumer, this is in an area of which you have expertise so look for which specialist items people will want. Its really not that hard, just use your imagination!
I don't want to start a business. I just want to buy some wholesale items to sell on ebay.ca I'm looking for dvds, xbox 360, wii, ipods, ps3, brand name clothing, atvs or dirtbikes. Where do all the ebay power sellers get there products? I don't want drop shipping. I have tried calling some suppliers and they tell me I need to have a store. I am looking for a place that will just sell me the products no questions asked.
Here's a reality check. There's hundreds of people doing this better than you probably can. They're doing it better as they have the foundations in place (contacts, feedback profile, customer base, logistics) which take a while to build up. These foundations also allow them to order much larger quantities of items, which will very likely undercut yours. Plus, all the things you mentioned are quite faddy, which is good and bad, but if you don't know the market very well it's bad. I'm not saying it's not possible, I'm just saying that eBay is cutthroat and it's not as easy as to call a number, order a small quantity (less than 100) ipods and expect to make much of a profit on eBay (especially after the extortionate seller fees, paypal fees and fraud). Goodluck if you do have a bash at it and keep me informed ;]
I'll give you a few hints (assuming you've done what I mentioned above toward starting a business). Even though you will likely have competitors larger and more established than you in your respective niche, you can outperform them in customer service, flexibility (being smaller and in complete control of your business - no need to get approvals from your boss), and possibly speed of shipment. You can also come up with imaginative ways to benefit your customer with unique product combinations and features on your website. In my case, I write a hand-written note on each packing list (some just a few words, others a few sentences) which goes a long ways toward enduring the customer. I look at the positive and negative feedback of my competitors on Amazon and review sites. This shows their weaknesses and allows me to improve, build and exploit. Because it is entirely mine, I can move quickly and efficiently as new products come out. This has earned me quite a bit of money being the first to market, while others waited around for approvals and to see how the product was doing. It's nice not having much competition for a while.
Yes, thanks for covering all the major aspects. This is what; a person must have in advance; moving for opening a online business. You must have a proper market research for ebay, products, pricing, other sellers price, shipping cost.... and so on....
I just asked a simple question, " Does anyone have good experience with a wholesaler in Canada" I did not ask how to start a ebay store, how to start a business, or your thoughts on me selling products on ebay. Here's a reality check for you Blitz, Do you know me and what I'm capable of? I know how ebay works I have been selling on it since 2002. I will find a good wholesaler myself. I just though there would be a powerseller on dp that could point out a couple good sites for me to use. Regards Aguila
I've heard enough! For someone who claims to "know how eBay works", you really don't have a clue. If you really knew how eBay works, you wouldn't be looking to sell those products. The competition is so high, you'd be lucky to break even. As for becoming a PowerSeller, in three months of setting up my business I became a PowerSeller. Its really not that hard at all, nor is it a big achievement. The reality is, you have to be a business to buy wholesale. Or what would be the point in retailers if the consumer can just approach a wholesaler. Its also against the law to make a regular profit without registering as a business, as you need to pay income tax. Thats the last of the advice your getting from me, I don't appreciate your rudeness when people are just trying to help you, as you clearly have no experience or knowledge at all. Of Course, you know best Mr. eBay Expert!
You have no clue, wow your a powersell, thats soo hard to achive! I don't want your help LEARN HOW TO READ DUMMY I have no time for people like you.
As you came on DP forums asking for a wholesaler for iPods and PS3's because none of them would deal with you because you don't have company status, I was inclined to think you didn't know much. If you knew how eBay works then why did you ask such a question? If you knew how basic business principles worked why would you come on here, asking eBay powersellers to tell you where they got their products from so you could sell them aswell on eBay? It's laughable. All I said was the facts, there's no need to go posting in other threads of mine trying offend me by calling me a kid (yes, I am a kid, I'd rather be 18 and doing this than 25 and know fuck all about eBay, so the joke is on you, Brad). Please prove me wrong, show me your eBay store in 3 months and tell me how much profit you're making and how wrong I was.
Thanks Tony for actually reading my post, this is what type of site I'm looking for. Ignored... Grow Up Kid, I'm not stupid I went to University for 7 years and been using computers since you where born, Go play World Of Warcraft and shut your lips
I'm sorry but this is too much. You spent seven years at University, yet you can't string a simple sentence together without screwing it up? If you've been using computers 'since I where born', how do you not know what the Caps key does? You're part of the reason why I believe University doesn't make people dumb people clever.