Semi Dirty Secrets of Dropshipping
How and where to find wholesale product distributors, dropship and liquidation-closeout product distributors, manufacturers, and general distributors of discounted goods is a subject of some concern among those wanting to run a small. low cost business from home.
There are vast numbers of resources worldwide and tackling them all is daunting, if not impossible task. Fortunately for you, you don’t need to. You can find many wholesale drop ship supply sources by searching either the business section of a good library or simply doing an Internet search.
There are a a few good free directory sites, such as:
That, by the way, is a hot tip. That’s about as good as it gets for free sites.
There are a few other free sites that are pretty good, and I’m sorry, I’ll have to publish the links later because I simply don’t recall off hand. If you don’t know about Wholesale Central already, give it a look. Remember, it is ultimately up to you to verify that any business you use is legitimate.
Personally, I like and use Salehoo. Salehoo is a directory of wholesale, dropship, liquidation and closeout, and manufacturer resources. Salehoo also offers an active forum where you can network. You can take a Salehoo video tour by following the link. We think this is a legitimate wholesale directory, and as I said, I’m a member, and some of my wholesale account are with companies I’ve found through Salehoo. There is some talk about Salehoo being a scam, but we think the scam talk is unjustified.
Salehoo offers some other benefits that free sites don’t, such as member reviews of the sources listed.
Anyway, I thought I’d give you some idea of the kinds of contacts available. In the area of craft and hobby suppliers:
Company A
Products: Accessories, Acrylic, Bisque, Brushes, Gilding, Glazes, Display Product, Furniture.Description: They are wholesalers based in Australia. Distributors for many of the worlds leading ceramic, craft and hobby products including Duncan glazes and tools, laguna clay and porcelain, cress kilns and many others. They also carry a range of craft, doll making, scrapbooking, brushes, tools, gift and hobby supplies. They have a clearance section on their website displaying items from overstock, discontinued items and special promotional offers. They accept a range a order payments including payments by cheque and by the major credit cards.
Company B
Products: Embroidery, Quilting, Jewelery Beading Tools, Clamps for Bears, Dolls, Craft Modeling Tools, Hobby Tweezers, Micro, Cutters, Scissors, Left-Handed Tools, Scissors-Gold Collection.Description: This Australian company provides stainless steel tools. Their suppliers have incorporated over 35 years of manufacturing experience to produce high quality craft and hobby tools and have been involved with surgical instruments, dental instruments, manicure and hollowware.
Company C
Products: Bags - Plastic & Paper, Clocks & Clock Making, Knives & Tools, Styrofoam, Balloons, Containers, Paint Supplies, Sweets & Spices, Bath & Beauty, Crafts & Hobbies, Paper & Stationeries, Wedding Supplies, Beads & Accessories, Dolls & Doll Parts, Paper Mache/Paper Tole, Wicker, Brass, Florist Supplies,…Description: Based in Canada, this company is one of North America’s largest hobby and craft supplier warehouses. As well as being a art and craft supplier they are also an experienced florist. Free shipping in Canada on all orders over $500! Quantity pricing is available on large purchases.
This is just a taste. Check it out for yourself. This is a paid directory. There is once only, lifetime fee this is fully refundable if you are not satisfied. You have 60 days to think it over. Action is free. Take it. Thank you for reading.
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