Guest Blogger Steven Lutzer provides some insite into sourcing products for your eBay business:
The most important step in building an Ebay business is to have a great supplier. You need a reliable supplier who offers you competitive pricing, timely shipments and quality products that you can sell in the US market. We have seen many businesses fail because they were not able to find and maintain a good supplier. Your customers will not return if you cannot offer a reliable product on a consistent basis. Often the suppliers can offer the best pricing and quality are located overseas.
The most important steps are:
- Search to locate best overseas supplier.
- Contact overseas supplier in a way that gains you credibility.
- Have a roadmap on how to build a successful business based on imported products.
- Research best way to ship products from overseas.
- Set up program to comply with US import requirements
- Obtain the most cost effective way to ship the goods.
- Avoiding low quality suppliers.
- Ordering goods with specific quality requirements
Lutzer Global Inc. is a marketing consulting company that works with entrepreneurs to locate a new supplier overseas and build that relationship. With more than 23 years of experience in international supplier development, we can guide you through the development phase to avoid the pit falls that often new businesses often encounter. Most costly mistakes can be made if you have the correct knowledge at the start. For more details contact:
Lutzer Global Inc.
435 S. Detroit Street
Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90036
435 S. Detroit Street
Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone 323-939-3617
FAX 323-372-3817
FAX 323-372-3817
Shipping is really very important, as I avoided many bid on eBay or any eShops due to too expensive shipping rates, or again worst no provider to my country...
When you have a 10% better price than someone, and 20% highter shipping rates...
Check Compare Shipping Rates. Some countries added on regulaly basis, check RSS feed on it.
You can also use SOAP api for real time checkout process.
Posted by: khrap | February 22, 2007 9:44 AM | Permalink to Comment