eBay

tristen1230 · ‎03-21-2013

I am looking to start selling stuff on E-bay as a business. I am wondering if anyone could direct me to a good guide and a list of Dropshippers. Thanks you.

pierrelebel · ‎03-22-2013

"Any good Dropshipper company?"

For a Canadian? NO.

aqyera · ‎03-22-2013

Pierre, the whole point of "dropshipper" is that it does not matter where you are, and if you are Canadian, Romanian or live in Arctica, as long as you have internet connection. How many did you try ? I did not try any but know few people, some of them Canadians, who are living very good lives off dropshipping working 2-4hrs per day.

aqyera · ‎03-22-2013

And obviously, these folks don't tell me their sources, although I never bothered to ask 🙂 Not my cup of tea.

pjcdn2005 · ‎03-22-2013

What exactly is your cup of tea aqyera....what do you sell on ebay?

inuk_the_polar_bear · ‎03-22-2013

I saw the title of this thread and wanted to get here to see what Pierre had to say. I don't think y'all appreciate his "no".

I have been quoting Pierre for years: "Sell what you know and know what you sell".

Ya take a hobby and turn it into a business. Yer already in business and add some lines. You sell one widget, reinvest, sell more, reinvest. Kinda like starting a business.

Starting with "How do I find a dropshipper"? Not a plan I would ever endorse.

aqyera · ‎03-22-2013

What exactly is your cup of tea aqyera....what do you sell on ebay?

LOL, thanks for taking the interest.

Dropshipping is hard, margins too low, competition too high. Everybody and their dog wants to dropship, because they only want to commit the time, but not capital. Actually, most people don't want to commit the time either, they just naively believe the hype that dropshipping means easy money. Army of failed dropshippers created another hype that dropshipping does not work and mesmerized crowds keep repeating the mantra.

Best dropshippers are those who don't advertise the "dropshipping" to public. Just access any business and ask them if they would be willing to give you commission on sales you bring and turn it into dropshipping. Ask 100 businesses, and maybe find 1 who will not throw you out of his office or hang up on you. Then work few months for close to free while you work out your own system before you start seeing some real payout. After all that sacrifice, go to forums and tell all the strangers who your source is and how to do it properly.

LOL. Seriously, guys

bb_cool_stuff · ‎03-22-2013

There is a Source in every mall.

Happened to have bought my first computer there.

nuvistors · ‎03-22-2013

Pierre, the whole point of "dropshipper" is that it does not matter where you are, and if you are Canadian, Romanian or live in Arctica, as long as you have internet connection. How many did you try ? I did not try any but know few people, some of them Canadians, who are living very good lives off dropshipping working 2-4hrs per day.

What happens when you get an ebay buyer and the dropshipper does not have the item ?

If you (as the seller ) cannot fulfill your contract with the buyer you deserve a negative feedback. Too many of them an you will be ab ex-ebay seller.

aqyera · ‎03-22-2013

What happens when you get an ebay buyer and the dropshipper does not have the item ?

Inventory management that monitors every item movement rate directly at the stocking source, if item stock level hits the minimum, it's automatically unlisted.

This is probably not something that run-of-the-mill dropshippers would offer, otherwise dropshipping would not have such a bad name, so serious dropshipper has to purchase a solution or hire someone to create it for them.

mpmckinnon · ‎01-07-2016

I know this is an old thread but things sure have improved for Canadian drop shippers since the OP! There's tons of options and some are authorized eBay dealers with auto-updated inventory and whatnot. I do quite well with it, although I don't use the auction tools.

pierrelebel · ‎01-07-2016

"Any good Dropshipper company?"

My answer remains the same today as it was three years ago: NO... until I can see evidence to the contrary

Evidence: access to an eBay seller profile showing thousands of transactions yearly with decent feedback.

lucitabby · ‎01-07-2016

What Pierre says.

No is still the best answer.

One of the many issues with drop shipping is if the potential buyer has questions, the seller is usually unable to answer since he/she does not have the item.

tobyshitzu · ‎01-07-2016

If you really do quite well with it, why would you pop in here to post a site that would invite competitors? Being "ebay dropshipping" with those sites is just being an ebay listing submitter, anyone could do the same thing with the only differentiation possible being lowering price until margin hit zero. hmmm

mpmckinnon · ‎01-07-2016

Actually, I found the thread while searching for new Canadian drop shippers to add to the listing. I don't personally drop ship on ebay, I manage sites that drop ship directly. There are many ways to drop ship, you see. You'll find the Canadian market is much less saturated than the American one, including here on eBay, but most people just parrot what they've heard about the US.

However, if it's not for you, that's just fine too. Have a wonderful day!

pierrelebel · ‎01-07-2016

" but most people just parrot what they've heard about the US. "

I do not.

However I would like to see evidence that there is such successful market for Canadian sellers on eBay.

Eighteen years later I have yet to see any such evidence. Many claims... of course... anyone can make a claim. But I would like to check one (only one) Canadian seller using Canadian dropshipping (minimum 1,000 transactions a year - at $10 profit per transaction that would not even produce a living wage; one can make $22,000+ flipping burgers).

Show me, if you can.

gifts_of_elegance · ‎01-08-2016

inuk_the_polar_bear wrote:

Ya take a hobby and turn it into a business. Yer already in business and add some lines. You sell one widget, reinvest, sell more, reinvest. Kinda like starting a business.

Starting with "How do I find a dropshipper"? Not a plan I would ever endorse.

Exactly how to build a business. We all have stuff we can do without, sell it and buy stuff you would like to sell. Forget about paying yourself, just keep re-investing, eventually your inventory will be substantial and it will be debt free. I still re-invest atleast 40% of my gross income. Thats how you build a solid foundation.

People who try to avoid doing too much work, or who want instant gratification, only build "air castles" that will tumble.