Dealing with Drop-Shippers in Your eBay Business
A drop-shipper is a business that stocks merchandise and sells it to you (the reseller) — but ships the merchandise directly to your customer.

By using a drop-shipper, you transfer the risks of buying merchandise, shipping it, and storing it to another party. You become a stockless retailer with no inventory hanging around — often an economical, cost-effective way to do business.

The following steps outline the standard way to work with most drop-shippers via eBay:

1. Sign up on the drop-shipper's Web site to sell their merchandise on eBay or in your Web store.

Be sure you've checked out their terms before you sign up — to be sure there's no minimum purchase upon signing up.

2. Select the items from their inventory that you wish to sell.

For this example, say the item you select costs $6.99. The supplier gives you descriptive copy and photographs to help make your sales job easier.

3. Post the item online and wait (fidgeting with anticipation) for someone to buy it.

By the way, you'll be selling this item for $19.99 plus shipping.

4. As soon as your buyer pays for the item, e-mail the drop-shipper (or fill out a special secure form on their Web site) and pay for the item with your credit card or PayPal.

5. Relax while the drop-shipper ships the item to your customer for you.

6. If all goes well, the item arrives quickly and safely.

You make a profit and get some positive feedback.



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