Saturday, February 02, 2008

King Of Rules Of Choosing The Legitimate Wholesaler

No matter you are a eBay seller, drop shipper or sales distributor, your product source is the key of success. In other words, who has lower priced products is the one who will grab more chances to win the game.

There are tons of wholesalers and each of them claims to have the lowest price offer. Confused? You should be, if you are not aware of the tricks of how business is operated and the complexity of computer-world that touts itself about bursting information, technique and scams.

From personal experience and collective knowledge i want tell you a three-step way to identify the legitimate wholesaler.

Step one: choose a candidate list. You don't have to finish this work in a hurry. Do a wide comparison and make a candidate list that meet your requests. Those companies who have significant advantages in scale, price and diversity of product line should earn your consideration.

Step two: check their reputation and credibility. Weed out those obvious cheaters and ones who have negative track history. Always remember when one is too good to be true, it probably is.

Search the company reputation in Google to find reviews and relative information made by other individuals or organizations. Such as look up the wholesaler website history in whois.com, check Google PR value and Alexa traffic rank. Or you can go with relative message boards or forums to ask for decision-make help.

Thoroughly inspect wholesaler's website. Search all the company information. Legitimate company will state their information clearly and fully. Pay attention to the concrete contacts like a fixed line phone number and physical location which allows you to reach them in person. The missing of any one should add to your doubt. Also legitimate wholesalers usually allow secure online payment via Pay Pal or online credit card transactions.

Step three: make contact. Firstly, you can contact via email. Ask detail information about product condition, shipment and return policies if it have any. In most conditions your will get a prompt reply either tell you the information or refer a link of web page. Notice how long it takes to reply and what kind of manner is displayed.

Still feeling suspicious? Then make a phone call or use the live chat function. Talk about your worries and conditions and listen carefully of their response. Be wary of the company that urges you to take their services.

By now you have gathered all the information necessary. Then here is the final step - place a sample order. Don't be too afraid to place your first order, think it as a test. See if the goods are available as they say and will arrive within the estimated time. And most important check the quality according to its statement.





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