Do You Know The Dirty Truth About Dropshipping?

Ok, Confused yet, if So Let's Break it down. Here's a detailed set up for a typical dropshipper that does his business on Ebay.

The dropshipper (Ebay Seller) lists his item for auction on Ebay. Assuming for the moment the item sells, the buyer then pays for the item to the Ebay Seller. The Ebay Seller then once he receives confirmation of payment then calls up his source (the dropshipping company) places his order for the item and the parent company company ships the item direct the the Ebay Buyer. Whatever the difference in the price is, and hopefully that is a profit the Ebay Seller gets to keep. Below is a simple Diagram that explains the process.


Sounds like a great working model right? After all as long as you sell the item for more then it costs you make a profit right? Well true in part but the problem is it never seems to work out that way.

1. Most of the time, once the Ebay Seller figures in the listing and Paypal Fees, plus the cost to re-list unsold items his profit margin in many cases is all but gone.
2. He never is truly buying the item at Wholesale. Most dropshippers are really only selling you item marginally below retail so in the end it's the Ebay Seller that loses out.

Here's the Number One Reason Why Dropshipping Sucks

Buying Power

Resale (buying and re-selling for a profit) is all about buying power. Guess what if your an Ebay Seller and using dropshipping to try and buy and sell you have none. Zero! Because you are usually just buying one of an item and the so you give up your buying power. That's the number One Rule to buying and Selling for a profit and don't let anyone tell you otherwise, buying in bulk is where you get the deals.

A huge established retailer, like Wal-Mart for example, has extraordinary buying power. They don't just buy one iPod at a time, they buy thousands...

Let's look at the numbers using a gold widget as an example...

Let's say a wholesaler's cost on a gold widget is $10.

The Wholesaler sells the golden widgets to a famous store like walmart for say $11.50 a piece (cost +$1.50) with a quantity of 10,000 pieces. The wholesaler will profit around $15,000 on this sale.

The diagram below helps to illustrate this.



But You are not a huge famous department store your just an Ebay Seller trying to make a go at buying and selling. In most cases you just want one Golden Widget for $11.50. But here's the cold hard truth. You will never get the golden widget for that. The wholesaler would not only just profit just $1.50 on a single widget, but he probably would have to break a case just to do so. NO SERIOUS COMPANY is going to do that.



That is why Dropshipping is not true Wholesale. With dropshipping you can buy just one Golden Widget. But you can expect to pay at least 25% more for the product.

That would bring the Ebay Sellers cost up to $14.75 in our example.

But it get worse, most times the dropshipping company will charge a handling fee of $2 or so and the next thing you know the Ebay Seller is buying the supposed item for Wholesale at $ 16.75. This is why many Ebay Sellers getting started that buy into the Dropshipping Hype complain that they could have bought the item cheaper for retail.

It doesn't end here either...

Click Here to Learn the Number TWO Reason Why Dropshipping Sucks

Ok, enough of that long drawn out explanation behind dropshipping let's get to the nitty gritty.

The truth is you can make serious money

online buying and selling. So if you really want to have access to a steady stream of products you can sell on eBay or anywhere else (including your own website) then the guide, Better Sources is the answer.

First what Better Sources is not. Better Sources is definitely not a Wholesale a list of wholesalers. let me repeat that, It is NOT a list of Wholesalers.

Rather the guide is a complete manual for finding profitable products you can sell anywhere. If you are simply looking for wholesalers list then let me save you trouble for finding the best one go to Worldwide Brands. Their OneSource product is $299 for a lifetime membership and it is by far and away the top wholesale sourcing tool on the internet.

However, if you are looking to get started selling products on eBay right away and want as little overhead investment as possible (in other words you don't have $5000 to start with) then the guide Better Sources is the way to go. I guarantee it.

Here's what is contained inside the guide. A short, sweet and to the point manual that not only tells you where to find products, but it gets you in the right mindset and gives you real-world examples.



This guide is not like anything else available.

It was developed using my unique insider's perspective from eleven years in the industry and several years of experience as a top eBay seller.

Better Sources will eliminate the problems that will plague your business if you were to use drop shipping.

It will redirect your thinking and open your eyes to the profits that can be made right away without the need for drop shipping or even buying wholesale!

You will learn exactly where to look to find the right products to sell for huge profits!

You will learn to eliminate any risk for financial loss!

Click here to Learn More About Better Sources and How it Can Change the Way You Sell on Ebay Forever

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