Working with a drop ship wholesaler is a great way to make money. You can put your sales and marketing skills to use, while relying on your wholesaler to handle things like inventory and shipping. This leads to more sales and increased profits, which is something every business wants. Drop ship wholesalers can be a tremendous boon to your business, and to your bottom line.
Unfortunately, not all wholesalers are equal. Like with most things in life, there are some good ones and there are some bad ones. Knowing what to avoid when looking for a wholesaler is nearly as important as knowing what to look for.
One thing to avoid in a wholesaler is a supplier that requires a minimum order. Suppliers that require minimum orders are better suited to larger retail establishments, and not really ideal for the drop ship business. In fact, very few drop ship wholesalers will every demand that you have a specific volume of orders to work with them.
You may also be wary of wholesalers that require you to pay them in order to get access to their product lines. This is a common practice of some suppliers who are only out to prey on naïve or unsuspecting drop ship business owners. Chances are good that, if a supplier’s products don’t stand on their own, the supplier may feel the need to charge for access to the line.
You also want a wholesaler who won’t refuse to coordinate delivery time with the seller. If a supplier won’t provide you with delivery time, it may indicate that they have a problem getting their product delivered in a timely manner. Remember that it is your reputation that your customer is looking at, and a late product delivery reflects on you, not on your supplier. Make sure you know the supplier’s dropshipping policies ahead of time, before you ever begin to sell their product.
Finally, you should avoid a wholesaler who won’t provide information about their business. For example, if they can’t provide information about their business license, or won’t provide you with a street address for their company, it is possibly they’re not even a wholesaler at all, but rather a scam artist who is intend on separating you from your money. This means that, even if you find the wholesaler online, you should get a phone number and address where the company can be contacted.
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