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Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
Old 12-28-2009, 04:17 PM Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Hello All!

**i'm a complete newbie to making money online, so please excuse me. **

I have just spent the past hour browsing the forum to see if my question could be answered before wasting anyone's time and asking it. But it appears that anything that was close to my question was not current or up to date [in the year 2009 ]

I am interested in selling on ebay, but I have a number of questions. If anyone can answer anything, it will help. Thank you in advance.

First off:
1. I've heard that ebay seller/paypal fees are ridiculous, does this majorly affect any profit that could be made from selling on ebay?

2.Also, If i did sell items on ebay, the issue of acquiring these items has also come to mind. Is it wiser to dropship these items, or actually physically have them before placing them on ebay?

3. I have googled [and searched on here] for a few good sites but nothing much came up, without any catches. Does anyone know of any good wholesale drop shippers, with a good reputation? [i'd be willing to pay a small fee to access their inventory, if necessary.]

4. Or would it be smarter to just start up my own small online business and dropship my items directly to the customers as they purchase it?

once again, ANY help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Old 12-28-2009, 04:58 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Hello All!

I have just spent the past hour browsing the forum to see if my question could be answered before wasting anyone's time and asking it. But it appears that anything that was close to my question was not current or up to date [in the year 2009 ]
Good advice doesn't go "out of date"

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First off:
1. I've heard that ebay seller/paypal fees are ridiculous, does this majorly affect any profit that could be made from selling on ebay?
It certainly will if you do NOT allow for charges in your markup calculations

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2.Also, If i did sell items on ebay, the issue of acquiring these items has also come to mind. Is it wiser to dropship these items, or actually physically have them before placing them on ebay?
Depends on what your are intending to sell and if you have the resources and capabilities for storage and distribution. You will also need the initial finance to purchase stock.

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3. I have googled [and searched on here] for a few good sites but nothing much came up, without any catches. Does anyone know of any good wholesale drop shippers, with a good reputation? [i'd be willing to pay a small fee to access their inventory, if necessary.]
Again it depends on what you hope to sell.
There are lots of suppliers of nick nacks and bric-a-brac but not many for Chieftain tanks and Jumbo jets!

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4. Or would it be smarter to just start up my own small online business and dropship my items directly to the customers as they purchase it?
Once again it depends! Do you have the skills to promote the site yourself or the finance to pay someone to promote and market it?
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Old 12-28-2009, 05:29 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Good advice doesn't go "out of date"
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It certainly will if you do NOT allow for charges in your markup calculations
Do you mean plan it in advance?

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Depends on what your are intending to sell and if you have the resources and capabilities for storage and distribution. You will also need the initial finance to purchase stock.

Again it depends on what you hope to sell.
There are lots of suppliers of nick nacks and bric-a-brac but not many for Chieftain tanks and Jumbo jets!

I do not have the resources to store and distribute a boatload of items, only maybe a handful at a time, from within the means of my own home...
and I plan on selling anything that can be sold. I am not really trying to limit myself to just one particualar 'niche' as they say. I've seen almost anything sold on ebay, and i know that there are a variety of dropshippers for a variety of things. ..Thats why i don't mind ANY dropshipper that is recommended


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Once again it depends! Do you have the skills to promote the site yourself or the finance to pay someone to promote and market it?
I plan to promote and market the site myself, thats not a problem, or If i have to hire someone, then thats not a problem ether. Thanks!
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Old 12-28-2009, 06:02 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Do you mean plan it in advance?
Well erm obviously, How else would you work out your selling price?

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I plan on selling anything that can be sold. I am not really trying to limit myself to just one particualar 'niche' as they say.
So you don't really have a plan then, just an idea that selling "things" might be a way to "earn money"

I would suggest that reading this thread may be a good idea.
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Old 12-28-2009, 06:33 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Old 01-03-2010, 02:39 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Here are two good lists of wholesalers and dropshippers.
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Old 01-03-2010, 07:39 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Hi, i have been buying selling things online for a few years now and I have few good articles about it http://www.wizit.co.nz/cms/BuySellOnline.aspx there are information about drop shipping ebay importing etc etc.
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Old 03-15-2010, 01:34 PM Re: Ebay, dropshipping, and E-commerce? Expert Advice needed ASAP!
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Ebay is the best and safest method from my experience !
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