Secret Wholesale Forum
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Filed under Sourcing Tips, Wholesale Forum Tips
Is there, in fact, a secret wholesale forum?
You are here because you want to know the wholesale forum secret that will reveal low cost product distributors for:
- goods to sell at flea markets
- on eBay, through Craigslist
- other online classifieds
- and through your own ecommerce sites.
In addition, What you are going to need from the forum is potential access to information about:
- clothing (always a good seller)
- electronics
- legitimate brand name items
- legitimate imitations
- true wholesalers
- drop ship companies
- manufacturer and factory distributors
- small bulk suppliers
- surplus suppliers
- inventory liquidators
- suppliers from Asia
- expertise on eBay
Sidebar: Free Forum Resource
Check out Clubb2b.com. This appears to be a real forum, and it also appears that you may be able to locate a wide variety of wholesale supplier resources. The site heavily promotes esource, which is a United Kingdom based product supplier. Clubb2b offers a service where they find suppliers for you in your niche upon request. As always, you must verify for yourself that the supplier is legitimate. No matter how well intentioned the source, you can never just take someone’s word that that source is legitimate. By the way, I have no affiliation with Clubb2b.com.
A valuable wholesale forum will be much more than a list of suppliers and dos and don’ts. Success in the selling of products also requires understanding what to do with your products and sources in order to make money. In other words, you need to know how to leverage the information you gain to your advantage. This takes practice, and in a useful forum, you will be able to ask questions and get advice from people who are engaged in and succeeding at what you want to be doing.
Keep in mind that this may cost you some money. In Internet marketing, secrets are never traded away cheaply. However, I will tell you what I can for free.
The best real world (off-line) forum for developing contacts in the wholesale industry and among drop ship companies will be the live forum of human exchange that occurs at trade shows and exhibitions. There are simply no two ways about it. That is where and how you develop in the shortest possible time your most reliable contacts. This is also how you stay on the cutting edge of the wholesale industry for your line of products. This, right here, is a profound wholesale forum secret.
To get an idea of just how important this is and to give you product ideas, check out this online trade show directory:
Not all of us can pick up and go to trade shows, however, especially if we are just starting out or may not even have a state sales tax permit, or are just simply trying to figure out if selling physical goods is something we want to do. In that case, your online resources become even more relevant. If you can’t get to trade shows, forums are where your fluid and up-to-date exchange of information among real people takes place. There is a forum that I think is a well kept secret, and only a very few people understand its true value. In my opinion, the Salehoo forum has a great deal to offer.
There may be a few private forums set up by individual marketers that are not broadly publicized, but keep in mind that anyone can set up a forum and that not all forums are public–that is, some are available only through paid memberships. The more exclusive the membership the harder it will probably be to know about it. “Private” does not necessarily mean a “secret.” Also, keep in mind that the terms “private” and “secret” have been co-opted by marketers as a means of causing you to feel that there is something you don’t know about. When you receive email telling you about some secret membership and begging you not to tell, usually the whole point is to get you to tell as many people as possible.
Salehoo has stood the test of time, and though it is one of the better known wholesale directory and forum memberships, don’t let that put you off. In my opinion, it meets the requirements of a good forum, and you will have the opportunity to learn insider tips and secrets and get questions answered almost instantly. I am biased, however, as I am a member.
Now, there are some very solid wholesale, dropship, liquidation and closeout resources online. However, it is probably the case–again, in my opinion–that you will develop your best list by attending the major trade shows because that is where and how you’ll personally meet the manufacturers and distributors and create your network of insider contacts.
The fact of the matter is, if you are trying to figure out whether or not selling goods online (or off) is going to be a viable business for you, you are going to have to do the research. If you are serious about the research, you will need to figure out how much time and money you want to spend on research. Even a thousand dollars is not much if we are serious about long term planning.
So there you have it. My thoughts on the “secret wholesale forum” question.
By the way, here is something extra,
Have you every noticed some eBay sellers seem to sell at rock bottom prices and have you wondered how they can do it and make a profit? There are a number of ways this can occur. First, successful power sellers have the money to buy large, bulk lots of liquidated stock. By large, I mean by the truckload. Thus, someone might bring the per piece price of a dvd player to $25 or $30, or less. Second, the successful sellers have the money to buy large lots of an item from a wholesale distributor such as DBL or WYNIT at a much lower fixed per unit price. A slightly more “blackhat” method is purchasing an item from an authorized dealer at the price the dealer paid. This is usually only possible if you have a close contact with a dealer willing to sell you items under the table. So, for example, if you have such a contact with a licensed Rolex dealer, someone who purchases Rolex watches in bulk at the closely guarded dealer prices, then you would have a source for relatively low cost Rolex watches.
The Salehoo membership and forum provides access to information not normally available to the public. Feel free to sign up for a free newsletter or take a free tour. For a new slant on product sourcing, try the Aid and Trade wholesale supply directory. This is not a forum resource, but you will find access to a fairly comprehensive list of product suppliers.
Just now looked through the thread. Awesome work.
HisMarket.com wholesale Laptop AC Adapter, such as Dell PA-10 PA-12 with Discount price for Christmas Day.
HisMarket.com is a wholesaler of Laptop AC Adapter in US
WHY US?
Cross Mark Co. is a processing manufactory and trading company located in Hong Kong, China. We are well connected with China Manufactoring industry. We provide our customers a direct link to purchase from these manufacturers. We provide top quality items and best prices on our online platform.
Warranty
All of our products come with a warranty plus a money back guarantee service.
Just tried to access www alldiscountz com (left out the dots so url wouldn’t be active) and it set off my spyware alarms.
Thank you for the comment. I’m sure this will be a great resource for our readers! Any chance you could leave us a link to a website or online catalog? We’d be interested in knowing if you provide samples, and approximate the timeframe in placing an order and receiving the product.
Looking for reliable wholesaler of name brand polo’s like Ralph lauren, A&F?
email alldiscountz@gmail.com
I am one of the top people in a line of buyers that deal direct with factories from overseas and I am located in Austin, Texas. This means that in that 2% chance that your items are held in customs, I will have my supplier resend the goods for free!!!
Our specialty is Ralph Laurens, but can also get A&F, Oxford, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria secret, Prada, Paul smith, Hugo boss, and burberry?
We can get polos, jackets, wallets, lingerie, dress shirts, and key chains.
We offer low minimum orders of 20 pieces.
With orders of 25 pieces or more, you can pick sizes and colors.
If you want to know more then please contact us with your needs and I will reply with pricelist. You will not be dissapointed.
email: alldiscountz@gmail.com
Thank you, Kelvin. I really appreciate your comments. I only hope that people who are seeking product sourcing solutions will pay attention.
Salehoo wholesale directory can be a success that can produce decent profits if you have in depth knowledge on specific niche product/products that you intend to make use of to earn a profit.
You notice how the people who cry “scam” never explain themselves? You might think that there only intention is stir up hysteria, fear, and anxiety. What I want to know, why do they fear your success?
Salehoo is the biggest scam….please stay away!!!
Hi. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your differing opinion. I am a member, myself, and as I have said numerous times in my posts, I have seen no evidence of fraud. In addition to wholesalers,drop shippers, liquidation and factory sources, Salehoo does list many retail discount products suppliers. These are the companies you may be referring to as middlemen. Being a retail discount supplier is not in itself a scam. Salehoo does not represent retail discount companies as true wholesalers, though from the perspective of a new comer, that might be a confusing point.
I also personally find value in the forum. I am not a member of World Wide Brands so I can’t compare, but I have visited some of the free wholesale forums, and I’ll take the Salehoo forum any day. Speaking for myself, I always find it informative. However, Salehoo isn’t for everyone, and so I can’t say that all people will find it as helpful and interesting as I do. I have also stated as much in my posts.
The issue regarding updates to the listing has been under discussion but only as a relatively minor thread among all the other threads. I’m impressed with how well Salehoo is able to handle criticism within the membership. Overall, the forum is a very positive environment.
I am a member of Salehoo and it sucks.The forum is ok but no better than any other
dropshipping forum They have not updated there info in years and we have found more scams and middlemen than anything that Salehoo has given a 5 star rating to
If you are a member there then you know this is true we have been talking about this for weeks if your not you should really check your sources before advertising for them
I think I saw in another comment where you said you’d joined? Salehoo has good leads for electronics. Be sure to check out the forum. Also, if you sell electronics or cell phones, you may want to stay away from eBay.
Right. Internet marketers are always throwing the word secret around or claiming something is secret just to get people to buy their stuff. Anyway I’ve been doing small scale ecommerce for awhile. Just selling a few products on simple websites. I’d like to get into cell phones and electronics but I don’t know if I could make money.
Hi. If you click on the blue hyperlink that says “Salehoo,” that will take you to the Salehoo wholesale directory site.
Or, try this link: http://www.proproductsourcing.com/salehoo/
how to wholesale, i want to wholesale but have not fund the wholesale list website, and don’t know how to search buyer.
I’m really sorry, Pokemon isn’t really my area. To tell you the truth, this sounds like something eBay is ideal for. I imagine you’ve already checked, but if not, look for these figures there. If you want to drop me a line through my contact page above, I can check with my one and only Pokemon contact. Can’t make any promises, though.
I am in need of 10 different pokemon figures. I am missing Pupitar, Pineco, Snover, Azelf, Golem, Ralts, Claydol, Aron, Zapdos, and Budew. I was thinking about buying a collection from this LDU Company in China but I really don’t need 288 pokemon figures, and that is the smallest collection that I see them listing on their website http://www.LDUcompany.com
I am trying to find a place to buy just the ten that I need. Has anyone ever bought pokemon characters from this LDU website? Oh yeah, here is a link to the page with all the pokemons http://www.liangdianup.com/pokemons_1.htm
Any ideas please post and let me know :)