» eBay http://keith-blackburn.com Fri, 21 May 2010 14:12:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Need A Directory Of Wholesale Suppliers? http://keith-blackburn.com/need-a-directory-of-wholesale-suppliers/ http://keith-blackburn.com/need-a-directory-of-wholesale-suppliers/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:17:29 +0000 Keith Blackburn http://keith-blackburn.com/?p=256 If you sell products online, particularly on platforms such as eBay, then you are in an extremely competitive business. To consistently make a profit, it is necessary to establish a relationship with a number of reliable suppliers who are able to provide genuine wholesale products at the lowest price possible. However, a lot of time can be expended in using the search engines to find reliable wholesale suppliers and dropshippers .

To help overcome this problem, some time ago I joined SaleHoo, a global product sourcing community designed to give your business a distinct competitive advantage. The benefits of membership include:

  • Over 8,000 up to date and verified product sources
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  • Have your questions answered by expert eBay Powersellers
  • Information of the latest auction trends
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Discover how joining the SaleHoo community can be of benefit to your business:

Now, I joined SaleHoo about 3 years ago and at that time there was a monthly membership fee; these days you can reap all the benefits of membership for a single lifetime joining fee. What’s even better is that SaleHoo offers an unconditional 56-day money-back guarantee. Click the link below for further information and read about the joining bonuses you will receive:

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Do yourself and your business a favor and reap the benefits of the SaleHoo community now!

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Although I lost money on the transaction, I felt it was worth it to gain experience in setting up the description / sales wording, fielding any buyer questions, packing and shipping in a timely manner and leaving feedback as a seller. I did get positive feedback, which was encouraging. What was not encouraging was that I did not get any bids from the USA. Placing the auction just before Christmas was probably poor timing, but I did expect some interest from the States bearing in mind it was on eBay.com and the auction terms were very buyer friendly. This again raised the fear I have about trying to establish an online marketing presence when you live in a ‘problematic’ region as I do; rightly or wrongly, maybe potential buyers are put off when they see where you live. I think I may address this paticular subject in a future post, but for now I can say that I did get that first eBay sale under my belt.

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