People who have just started to find dropshippers for the products they want to sell online may come across the term “wholesale dropshipper” and wonder what exactly that means.

Well, the process begins with a manufacturer. This company makes a certain product line and will wholesale those products to legitimate businesses who are looking to resell these items. For some products, like salon and spa products, or medical items, the manufacturer or wholesaler will only sell them to those who have a brick-and-mortar location, or a retail site. Some companies will even require that you own a salon or a medical practice in order to sell their products! This type of information is important to recognize when you are beginning to find products to sell online.

So… you find a manufacturing/wholesale company that you would like to work with, but you cannot possibly fufill their wholesale requirements and hold that kind of inventory on your own… you need a dropshipper! A wholesale dropshipper is a manufacturing or wholesaling company that will hold the products for you, allow you to resell them online, and then ship them directly to your customers, thus making your online business inventory-less. These companies will generally give you the wholesale price that is offered to those who buy in bulk!

This sounds like a dream come true… right?

While there is a lot of hype about wholesale dropshippers, I am sorry to say that these companies are fairly rare. Due to the nature of dropshipping and the extra costs/work it requires of the supplier, there tend to be many differences in pricing between wholesaling and dropshipping. However, the best way to find these wholesale dropshippers, aside from using Wholesale Match of course, is to attend trade shows where you can negotiate personally with wholesale manufacturers.

Understanding the many types of suppliers out there will make you a more dropshipper-savvy business owner. Once you decide what products you would like to sell, go ahead and get started with us at Wholesale Match, and we will venture into the great unknown to find you true dropshippers.

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