How EBay PowerSellers Source Products - A PowerSeller Shares His SecretsPosted by Nick Niesen on November 1st, 2010 If you want to know how to succeed at something, it?s a good idea to talk to someone who already has. Renowned eBay PowerSeller Skip McGrath offers some helpful insights on how you can find product sources for your online business. Once you?ve determined what you?re selling ? where do you go to get the goods? Sourcing with a Pro For traditional wholesale suppliers, like gift and merchandise manufacturers and overstock distributors, McGrath recommends several online sources: ? http://Liquidxs.com helps you find surplus branded merchandise and collectibles ? http://Liquidation.com sells goods by the pallet load ? http://SurplusSourcing.com offers closeout items at steep discounts BEFORE you use any company, research them to make sure they are genuine wholesalers and not middlemen. States McGrath, ?The rule in wholesaling is the closer you can get to the manufacturer of a product, the better your price is going to be.? If you don?t have time to do the research, check out OneSource at http://WorldwideBrands.com for genuine, pre-qualified wholesalers who will work with E-Biz owners, or try the wholesale search engine at http://SkipMcGrath.com. Alternative Sources These marts aren?t open to the public, and neither are the tradeshows that come to your area. So to get in, you?ll need the following: ? A sales tax number or a resale certificate The good news is once you?re registered with these marts, you?ll likely get an invitation and tickets in the mail when tradeshows come to your area ? which saves you the trouble of registering for those. Close to Home Like it? Share it!More by this author |