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How can you have a problem with shipping "a ton of product" if you haven't sold a single unit?
Get out of your delusion and do this - create a landing page, put the product mockup on it, and get sales (refund them afterward. If you can do that (get sales), buy the product in bulk, sell it, and then start worrying about having to "ship tons of products".
Now, I'll be happy if you prove me wrong but realistically, you would buy a ton of crappy products, struggle to sell them for months, and then try to find a way to get rid of them while minimizing losses.
EDIT: Sorry for being harsh (a bit moody today), but my suggestion still stands. Don't buy a lot of inventory without being 100% sure that you will have buyers. Build a product landing page using either supplier's photos, hire someone on Fiverr to create them, or buy just 1-3 product samples. Make it look like a real product page, send traffic to it, and get actual purchases. If you do get purchases, simply refund people, tell them that it was a part of a test campaign, and they're welcome to join your email list. Shipping can be tricky, especially if the products are large or heavy, but if you haven't validated your product/s (gotten sales), there's no need to worry about that yet (you will figure it out if you have a proven demand). You will just look up at various shipping service provider sites, tell them about your products, and average monthly volume, and compare the quotes. The hardest thing, without a doubt, will be marketing and selling your products.
Get out of your delusion and do this - create a landing page, put the product mockup on it, and get sales (refund them afterward. If you can do that (get sales), buy the product in bulk, sell it, and then start worrying about having to "ship tons of products".
Now, I'll be happy if you prove me wrong but realistically, you would buy a ton of crappy products, struggle to sell them for months, and then try to find a way to get rid of them while minimizing losses.
EDIT: Sorry for being harsh (a bit moody today), but my suggestion still stands. Don't buy a lot of inventory without being 100% sure that you will have buyers. Build a product landing page using either supplier's photos, hire someone on Fiverr to create them, or buy just 1-3 product samples. Make it look like a real product page, send traffic to it, and get actual purchases. If you do get purchases, simply refund people, tell them that it was a part of a test campaign, and they're welcome to join your email list. Shipping can be tricky, especially if the products are large or heavy, but if you haven't validated your product/s (gotten sales), there's no need to worry about that yet (you will figure it out if you have a proven demand). You will just look up at various shipping service provider sites, tell them about your products, and average monthly volume, and compare the quotes. The hardest thing, without a doubt, will be marketing and selling your products.
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