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.

Don't forget to check our FREE Wholesale Search Engine. Just type dropshipper or drop shipper (try it both ways) in the search box plus the product name (example drop ship tools) and you will get dozens of results.

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.

Trademark Commerce is one of the few general dropshippers I recommend. What makes them different is that they actually stock the products they sell and their prices are close to the best wholesale price you can find as they buy large lots of liquidated name brand products. However, skip their program that offers you a pre-loaded website. Those types of websites are a waste of time and money and it is very difficult for Google to find you.  And if Google can’t find you… buyers won’t find you either.

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.

Brook Distributors will drop ship computer media products.

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.