Drop Shipping Suppliers

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Purchasing and storing product inventory is a major cost factor for on-line sellers. Dropshipping is a sales process whereby you promote and sell a product but the inventory is held by the wholesaler. When you sell the product, you send your order and payment to the wholesale source (A drop shipping company) who then ships the product directly to your customer.

The advantage to you is that you take no inventory risk. You never have to worry about buying a product that doesn't sell and your cash is not tied up in inventory sitting on a shelf waiting to sell.

There are, however, some disadvantages. Occasionally the drop ship company runs out of inventory and cannot ship the product. If you are selling from a web site you can simply apologize and refund the buyers money. If you are selling on eBay or another auction site this is a very big problem because the buyer might leave negative feedback. A couple of feedbacks that state you could not deliver the product will ruin your reputation as a seller and make it very difficult to build your business. Given this fact it is important you only deal with reliable drop shipping companies. Remember it is your reputation, not theirs, that is on the line.

One additional problem with dropship companies is that they all sell mostly the same products. It is difficult to find suppliers of unique products that drop ship although we have found and included a few.

Below is a list of wholesale sources who will drop ship directly to your customers. Most of the web sites give information about their drop shipping policies --but some do not. If there is no information on the web about drop shipping, simply email the source and ask for this information.

Caution: A few of these companies listed below offer you a premade web site with all of their products or where you can upload their products. This is usually an option. I do not recommend this.

The problem with these shopping web sites are many. First of all, how will you drive traffic to it? Google penalizes sites if they have copy that is identical to other sites --exactly what you get when you buy a pre-made web package hosted on the same server with hundreds of other nearly-identical sites. So your only option unless you already have a customer list is email marketing or pay-per-click services such as Google AdWords or Yahoo Search Marketing. This can get expensive.

Search engines look for content. If you look at the web site where I sell the EZ Cube Photo Light Tents (www.ezauctiontools.com) you will see that I have a lot of free content on the site. The articles and photo tips pages get dozens of hits a day from people searching terms such as "digital photo tips." Most of the drop shipping shopping pre-made web sites don't allow you to add that sort of content.

Another problem is the scope and type of merchandise you can list. If you buy a web site from one of the drop ship companies, most of them only let you list their merchandise. This can make it very hard to build a niche.

Finally you really have no control over the ordering, shipping and other customer service issues you need to control to build a real online business.

I host my web sites with BrightBuilders.com. I recently partnered with them to offer a complete package with excellent support, design assistance, a PayPal-ready shopping cart and they even help you with the marketing submission to search engines. You will have a unique domain name and web site where the search engines can find you. You can simply upload your products and photos and you are in business. You can access the web builder at Skips-website-builder.com

Another source of excellent drop ship information is WorldWide Brands They are the only Directory Publisher of Drop Ship and Wholesale Product Sourcing information on the Internet that is Certified by eBay. Once you join they also have a lot of additional free resources and training material including several free eBooks. I highly recommend this site as one of the best places to find actual manufacturers who will drop ship as opposed to working with aggregators.

All of the companies listed below have a drop shipping program, but the details are often not listed on their web site. If you don't see anything on the web site about drop shipping, email them and ask for the details.

Continents Apart is a national wholesale rep group specializing in drop shipping for home, gift, licensed sports and leisure lifestyle products. There is nothing to join, no fees, no bogus lists to buy and no drop ship or handling fees. Everything is factory or importer direct, NOT from 'distributors'. I have not personally dealt with this company, but one of my readers recommended them. As with any dropshipper, you want to be careful and do a couple of small test buys before you commit a lot of time, work and effort with them.

The Shine Company sells solid wood outdoor furniture and garden accessories. They will either ship to you or drop ship directly to your customer. You will have to register at their website to see the product catalog.

At XSDepot.com, resellers will find name-brand computer related accessories, small electronics, video games and software at low wholesale prices. they also provide a drop shipping service, however I have not tried them and don't know anyone who has, so proceed with caution as you would with any new dropshipper. the best thing to do is buy something for yourself as a trial order to see how fast the service is.

World Wise Imports is a distributor of classic games: Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Go. Publisher of Curses and How to Host a Murder. And they offer a drop shipping program.

Wholesale Case Lots is another liquidator of general merchandise that sells in case sized lots. Many large liquidators only sell by the pallet so Wholesale Case Lots is better for the small seller.

JCH Tools Wholesale Tools, is a wholesale tools supplier who dropships. Again I don’t have any experience with them so I would advise a couple of small trial orders to see how good their service is.

North Pines Wholesale sells 1st quality and irregular t-shirts, tall tees, socks, women's activewear, underwear, and belts. They also dropship.

Hollon Safe is a manufacture of safes. They have a Dropship program for all models of safes including depository safes, gun safes, home safes, and commercial safes.

Complete Medical Supplies, Inc. is a wholesale dropshipper of medical supplies. Everything they sell is non-prescription. One of their hot products is the Up-Lift Power Seat to help elderly people rise out of a chair or sofa.

One of my readers recommended International Gift and Wholesale as a large online dropshipper of a wide variety of products. But I have no personal experience with this company and have not checked them out, so be careful. They are probably fine, but I am always leery of large dropshippers that handle a wide variety of merchandise. So start small. Place a test order or two to see how their service is. And read their terms and conditions carefully so you know what you are getting into. I am not saying this because I think there is something wrong with this particular company –I do this for any large dropshipping operation that deals in a wide variety of merchandise.

Da Vinci Imports is one of the leading wholesale casino and gambling supply distributors in the nation. They also carry wooden wine boxes and board game supplies. Go to the "Customer Login" page and establish yourself as a reseller to buy wholesale. They also dropship.

EDM Wholesale has a free dropshipping service for large items. They are the Midwest's largest variety direct master importer with over 1,000 different SKUs in following categories: - Musical - Tools - Arts and Crafts - Sporting Goods - Airsoft Guns and Knifes - Toys - Pet Supplies - Home and Garden.

I have mentioned Trademark Commerce before, but I keep getting requests for reliable drop shippers and I often refer people to them. Unlike many of the large general dropshippers, Trademark Commerce actually has the actual products in stock in their warehouse. They offer a web site setup deal but I wouldn’t waste my time with that. But they are a good source for eBay or Amazon sellers.

Here is one for my UK Readers. Top 1 Wholesale is a leading wholesaler and drop shipper of consumer electronics products for eBay sellers in the UK. I don’t know that much about them, but one of my UK readers works with them and does very well.

Sunrise Wholesale offers free wholesale dropshipping on their line of over 5,000 wholesale products. Their gift products work well for eBay, website and Amazon sellers. I honestly don’t know much about them, or if they are reliable or not, but an eBay seller I respect says she does very well with them.

California International Sales is a Distributor of new, recondition and refurbished, Panasonic, Casio, Olympus and Polaroid cameras and consumer electronics including home theater systems. And they offer a drop-shipping program for items with a selling price over $50. Here are a few photos of their items:

Aura Perfumes Of Paris is a perfume and fragrance wholesaler who will drop ship name brand perfumes.

Surplussourcing.com is now dropshipping.  Register for an account and contact them for drop shipping details.

Thunderball Marketing is a large distributor of electronic audio, video and photographic equipment. They have been in business since 1985 and will work with eBay sellers. You will have to fill out an application and fax it to them.

The Marshall Distributing Company sells a wide range of facial care, natural cosmetics and natural health products --and they have a drop shipping program (you have to email them to request the drop shipping info).

My Wholesale Source is a newer company that dropships many standard products found on eBay.

The Body Bolster is a very unique exercise device for sore backs. The company will sell in 1 dozen lots or drop ship directly for you. You will have to email them through the web site for wholesale and drop ship information.

Hunting season is here and Green Supply is a large distributor of hunting and camping accessories (except guns). You have to contact them through the web site to set up an account before you can get the wholesale pricing --but their pricing is very good and they will drop ship their more expensive products.

H Motorsports is an automotive drop shipper. Sell accessories, lights, performance items, suspension items, rims, body parts and more. Once you look around the website, click on Wholesale. Fill out the form and let them know you are interested in selling their products on a drop ship basis.

Vitamin Power is a wholesale distributor and drop shipper of vitamins. They are a straightforward distributor --not a MLM company like many others.

Cutting Edge Products sells and drop ships security products, gifts and electronics.

The Enchanted Gift Gallery is a large wholesaler of quality gifts and collectibles.

CWR Electronics.com is a large distributor of marine radio and ham radio equipment and other electronics.

Creative Illuminations have the most wonderful gel candles in all different styles. Very popular because they burn much longer than wax and they're more unusual.

Premier Products International sell Cameras, Car Audio and Accessories, CBs, Police Scanners, Telephones, Health and Beauty, Electronics, Housewares, Office Products, Tools, Toys (including scooters), and more.

Shot Rock are the innovative suppliers of ice shot glass moulds. I have never seen these anywhere else, and they seem very fun. Imagine shot glasses you can throw after you take the shot and watch them shatter. Make them different colors with food dye, the possibilities are endless.

U-Neak-Signs sell serious and seriously funny signs for home and office. Check them out to see what I mean.

Fountainology have wonderful stone fountains, tumbled gem stones and much more.

Salco Distributing is the original As Seen On TV company. They have recently changed their online name to EZ Dropshipper and have started offering a drop shipping program.

Bonica Marketing sells underwater cameras, dive watches and accessories and will drop ship for you.