TrueCreator97
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- Dec 16, 2016
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If I were you and starting on a limited budget, I would find the right product (implying need) on Alibaba and sell on Amazon not eBay but only after getting your manufacturer(s) to improve the products. In 2017, there are simply too many people buying and reselling on eCommerce websites without adding any value to the products they import, thus creating an oversupply of needless junk.
Instead of drop shipping, I would start by selling small amounts of the improved product and scaling to bigger quantities. In my experience, most overseas suppliers will not even consider partnering with you for drop shipping until they see you can consistently move their product, not to mention that it's much cheaper for you to sell on your own at first and it dosent have to be time-consuming if you use Amazon's FBA program.
Keep in mind that all your suppliers overseas are slowly figuring out how to sell directly to customers in North America, thus cutting out the need for retailers like you as they can sell cheaper. This IS still a viable option in 2017, but in order to make it, you must stay one step ahead of your suppliers by always improving your products and being in a needful niche to succeed. Otherwise you'll just end up with a bunch of worthless crap that you can't sell.
Check out the links I posted below.
Hope this helps and a big welcome to the forum!
GOLD - Ask me anything about eCommerce (2015+)
How China And Amazon Are Changing The Future Of Retail
Instead of drop shipping, I would start by selling small amounts of the improved product and scaling to bigger quantities. In my experience, most overseas suppliers will not even consider partnering with you for drop shipping until they see you can consistently move their product, not to mention that it's much cheaper for you to sell on your own at first and it dosent have to be time-consuming if you use Amazon's FBA program.
Keep in mind that all your suppliers overseas are slowly figuring out how to sell directly to customers in North America, thus cutting out the need for retailers like you as they can sell cheaper. This IS still a viable option in 2017, but in order to make it, you must stay one step ahead of your suppliers by always improving your products and being in a needful niche to succeed. Otherwise you'll just end up with a bunch of worthless crap that you can't sell.
Check out the links I posted below.
Hope this helps and a big welcome to the forum!
GOLD - Ask me anything about eCommerce (2015+)
How China And Amazon Are Changing The Future Of Retail