Electronic Equipment & Software

Opteka Inc. manufactures and distributes digital camera accessories such as SLR lenses for digital cameras, batteries, digital photo frames, tripods, flashes and cases.

iFunCity is a wholesale supplier and dropshipper of batteries, cables and accessories for games such as Wii, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and others. They also sell cases and screen protectors for iPhones and iPods. Their individual drop ship prices for some products may be a little high for eBay, but they do work on Amazon or your own website. But they do have a lot of products that I don’t see selling on eBay, so on those you can pretty much charge what you want.

Empire Scientific is a leading supplier of batteries, chargers, and accessories to retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers in the cellular, video, and cordless telephone segments of the consumer electronics industry.

China Vasion is a wholesale distributor for electronics from China. One of the products they carry is an interesting line of surveillance and security cameras.

Deer Park Distributors sells a wide range of retro electronic equipment such as jukeboxes, record players with built-in CD recorders, retro radios and more.  They are looking for experienced eBay sellers for their drop ship program.

Telstar Trading sells a nice line of retro electronic products such as nostalgic radios and telephones along with other unique electronic gifts and gadgets.

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:

Next Success sells a very nice line of computer laptop tables –some with built-in fans and USB ports and some very neat fashion flash drives.

MAT Electronics sells a wide range of consumer electronic parts and accessories.  Example – Zune EB Premium Headphones for $3.50 per pair. They sell on Amazon for over $20.  There is a link on their home page where you can download their wholesale catalog as a PDF file and get immediate access to their wholesale pricing.

Reiko Wireless sells the largest and most complete line of high-fashion cell phone, iPod and iPhone cases on the market. These are some really beautiful products that I have not seen on eBay. Be sure and ask for a printed catalog. They have over 1000 designs. Here are just a few:

Zeikos sells a very nice product range of headphones, electronics, photo accessories, flash drives and Bluetooth devices. They have several products licensed by the NFL with MFL team logos.

Harmony Wireless is a Cellular Accessories Distributor. They sell Face Plates, Carrying Case, Hands Free  Keypads

NEM Wireless Corp. offers a wide scope of cellular accessories including Cases, Housing, Plug-in Saver/ Chargers, Portable Hands Free, Car Kit, Travel Chargers, Twin Chargers, Holders, and Antennas.

Danvar Entertainment Ltd. Is a distributor of music and DVDs, blank media, cases, headphones, and action figures.

C. B. Distributing is a wholesale electronics distributor specializing in personal communications and accessories. They distribute over 5,000 different products in citizen band (CB) & 10 meter radio, marine radio, police scanners, GPS, radar detection, cordless telephone and audio/visual categories and will sell to e-commerce resellers.

Impulse distributes various car stereos and kits. The prices on the website are discounted retail, but you can E-mail them for wholesale information.

I got a call today from one of my readers looking for cell phones to sell. The problem with that is you have to buy in really large quantities to make money. But there is some good money to be made in refurbished cell phones and cell phone accessories -and other accessories for MP3 players and so on.  Here are some wholesale sites that deal in those products.

• Fun Friends Plush Cell Phone Covers
• Electronics Mass sells directly from China -Most of their stuff is OK but beware of representing knockoff as real.
• Totally Cellphones specializes in cell phone accessories.

Bluebird Electronics is a large internet retailer of refurbished electronics but they also have a wholesale division.  They sell Sony, Garmin, apple and other refurbished electronics. You can see the products here at http://www.bluebayelectronics.com.    The wholesale information page is at http://bbewholesale.com/default.aspx

Surplus Giant Inc. is an international distributor of branded closeout products. They offer surplus, and wholesale deals on computers, laptops, iPod, luggage & travel, camera, and electronics accessories. They carry leading manufacturers such as Targus, Kensington, Logitech, Microsoft, Belkin, Lowepro, Samsonite, Wenger (Swiss Army) and others.

Ajoka Micro Surveillance Solutions sells professional Security camera spy gadgets hidden camera investigation equipments micro DVR Professional Wholesale Dropship Manufacturer China Factory

Gamla Enterprises is a wholesale distributors of Digital Cameras, TV’s, Media Players, Photographic and Electronic Equipment. They carry Digital Cameras, APS Cameras, 35mm equipment, Lenses, Binoculars, Flashes, Tripods, Cases and a whole lot more.

Sourcing Map is a large importer of electronics and cameras and accessories and they will ship in small quantities.

Electronic Digital scales are a great niche for eBay sellers. Your biggest market is other eBay sellers who need a postage scale. Other markets are beaders, jewelers, and ammunition reloaders -basically anyone who needs the ability to precisely measure small weights -anywhere from a few grams to a few pounds.  One of the best wholesale sources who works with eBay sellers is Awesome Wholesale in Vincennes, Indiana.  I am not currently selling scales, but I have done business with these folks before and they are great to deal with.  You will have to register to get access to the prices, but this is very simple and only takes a few minutes.

Dicapac is a small manufacturer of excellent quality underwater cases for digital cameras. This is a really well-designed product and very price competitive with the hard cases from the large photo dealers. They are located in China, but they have warehoused product here in the US so you don't have to import.

Buy 4 Less sell overstock and refurbished consumer electronics, digital cameras, and GPS units in small lots --usually 25 to 30 or sometimes less.

888 Digital is a distributor of digital cameras including Nikon as well as other electronics. You will need a sales tax number and have to fill out an application before seeing the prices.

DBL Distributing has long been a source of electronics and accessories for eBay sellers. However they recently announced that they will no longer work with eBay sellers unless you also have a unique website where you list the products.

Gizmo Grabber is a new wholesale site selling a variety of electronic products imported from Asia.

GlobalComm Suppliers is a GSM cell phone distribution company, importing and exporting over 1,300 OEM unlocked cellular phones and accessories monthly. They offer wholesale, dropshipping, and e-commerce solutions.

I have mentioned liquidation.com in several places but it bears mentioning again as this is really one of the best sites to get saleable and profitable merchandise for eBay. They always have a large selection of consumer electronic items. One thing to be careful of on this site is shipping. Before you bid on a pallet of merchandise, be sure and determine the shipping cost to your location.

Skywalker Communications is a large distributor of consumer electronics. Although they have a lot of the popular brand, hot consumer electronic products, this is a very difficult area to compete in, but there is a lot of money to be made in the accessory products, speaker kits, cables and so on. Once you arrive at the site you will have to download and fill out a dealer application to get wholesale pricing.

Seized Electronics --Check this out. They are not a wholesale source, but do provide excellent information on obtaining high-end consumer electronics (Plasma TVs, Home Theater systems, etc...) that have been seized by government and local police. I have used their system and it actually works.

Cutting Edge Products sells a wide variety of safety and security products as well as interesting electronic novelties and gifts. They also feature some great child safety products.

Wholesale Music distributes musical instruments, audio equipment and other electronics.

Dragon Distributing distributes a large variety of all types of consumer electronics. You will have to open an account on the web site to see the prices, but this is an excellent source for most of your electronics needs.

The Refurb Depot is not a wholesaler, but they do sell manufacturer's refurbished electronics products at prices that you can mark up and resell on eBay. Most products come with manufacturer's warranty. This is also a great place to buy a computer or camera for yourself. For example they are currently selling a Canon Powershot s500 for $215.00. They are selling on eBay for between $210 and $299.00.

Sunnyland Software a combination wholesaler and discount retailer. Their prices on Microsoft are not great, but their educational and other products have some really good discounts.

T-Ball is a huge distributor of all types of consumer electronics located in Manhattan. They are very strict about having a resale number and want a credit application filled out before giving you access to their catalog. Hint: Register your business name as a DBA sole proprietorship and then just fill out the credit app personally. This should get you in.

THW claims to be the largest electronics distributor in the U.S. Go to their web site and request a free catalog.

Petra Industries sells a wide variety of electronic accessories and small electronic consumer items such as DVD players. One item that is a hot seller is an FM transmitter for iPod. It broadcasts your iPod music though your home or car FM receiver. You will have to register to see the prices but it only takes a few minutes. They also offer a drop ship program but I haven't checked it out so I don't know if it's worthwhile or not.

Global Printer Services sells refurbished printers that come with a warranty.

Factory Direct Cellular sells a wide range of cellular phone accessories, batteries and kits.

Wholesale Electronics is a large consumer electronics distributor.

Closeout Solutions is the largest supplier of Brand Name Closeout Electronics and Computer's Products! They carry Sony , Logitec, Bellsouth, Samsung, Philips, GE, Monster Cable, RCA, Visioneer, Classic, AOL, Labtec.

Via Trading sells pallets of surplus and overstock clothing, and electronic items from major department stores and Target stores. You can buy consumer electronic surplus and returns at prices as low as ten to fifteen cents on the retail dollar. Just remember to check the shipping costs before buying.

Enzer Electronics reps the Jacob Jensen telephones –the hottest phone set in Europe. When you get to the web site click on the “Reseller” link to get wholesale information.

A&W Surplus is a large liquidator of tools, electronics and general merchandise. They will shortly introduce a wholesale auction format to their web site. They recently had a large shipment of old slot machines for sale.

PC Wholesale is a distributor of popular computers and accessories. They are dealers for Hp and Compaq.

Postal scales are big sellers on eBay (to other eBay sellers). US Balance is the leading importer and distributor of postal scales and other scales used in the jewelry trade.

Ellen's Software sells wholesale and closeout entertainment and educational software. Ellen's is a leading source for children's software sold on eBay. They supply software to computer show vendors, retail stores, flea markets, catalogs, auctions, web sites and other small businesses. They carry over 1000 titles and add new titles weekly.