Ask me anything about dropshipping on ebay
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PapyrusMan
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He sells a course. It's in there.
password01
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Getting the VAT invoice..? Downloading from Amazon. Ensure you are only buying from Amazon as it really simplifies VAT. You can go to your orders page and download the invoice.
NosokOrg
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Could you pls provide instructions, what to do in case :
- I have few providers ( Retailers) which located in US,EU,China
- While I register on Ebay, I should provide my location and my items locations too ( same plase as my location).
- What I Should answer my customers in case, if they seen my location - NY for example and finally get postage from LV or from china?
I should register few accounts for each my supplier country or what the best way ?
Thank you, for your answer.
- I have few providers ( Retailers) which located in US,EU,China
- While I register on Ebay, I should provide my location and my items locations too ( same plase as my location).
- What I Should answer my customers in case, if they seen my location - NY for example and finally get postage from LV or from china?
I should register few accounts for each my supplier country or what the best way ?
Thank you, for your answer.
password01
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I'm pretty sure that you can specify the item location as per each listing...
NosokOrg
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Maybe this feature available only in long-term-registered accounts, because when I have try it last time, location was setting the same as my account location, and during creating listing there was required question about shipping method and it was impossible to choose any another country - to ship from.
Ok, for example, I will create US account, but my listings will be from another countries, customers will not seem it suspicious?
password01
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Well, just chat with eBay and ask them.
If I have questions like that I will just start an IM chat with eBay and ask them.
password01
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No, i'm pretty sure they don't.
At least, going by this page. < http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/product_sourcing.html >
That said, they probably keep a closer eye on accounts that are known to dropship because there is a much higher chance of problems.
Thanks guys for sharing your ideas, that is very helpful for beginner like i am.. My things going well, have sold more items and got some $$$ profit. wohoo!!! Also learned one really great lesson about communication, i had some problem with costumer about shipping time, i called him directly at home and we agreed for longer shipping time and he said it was not problem, so 10$ skype credits and communication saved my ass. Now i am trying to do more and improve so i have some questions for experienced ones:
1) you said telling costumer that we are out of stock on the items we have listed will cause bad feedback. Can you provide me with a good reason to avoid this kind of misunderstanding when i have to ship something but amazon is out of stock, increased the price or something else.
2) i am having 50 free listings a month which is very low for now, do you recommend me to open an eBay store. i have only got 13 sells yet (16 feedbacks ), and if yes please tell me what is the advantages of having eBay store, from my thoughts it's 200 free listing, some tools and better working space. Does it increase costumer attraction?
Thank you in advance.
1) you said telling costumer that we are out of stock on the items we have listed will cause bad feedback. Can you provide me with a good reason to avoid this kind of misunderstanding when i have to ship something but amazon is out of stock, increased the price or something else.
2) i am having 50 free listings a month which is very low for now, do you recommend me to open an eBay store. i have only got 13 sells yet (16 feedbacks ), and if yes please tell me what is the advantages of having eBay store, from my thoughts it's 200 free listing, some tools and better working space. Does it increase costumer attraction?
Thank you in advance.
password01
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Thanks guys for sharing your ideas, that is very helpful for beginner like i am.. My things going well, have sold more items and got some $$$ profit. wohoo!!! Also learned one really great lesson about communication, i had some problem with costumer about shipping time, i called him directly at home and we agreed for longer shipping time and he said it was not problem, so 10$ skype credits and communication saved my ass. Now i am trying to do more and improve so i have some questions for experienced ones:
1) you said telling costumer that we are out of stock on the items we have listed will cause bad feedback. Can you provide me with a good reason to avoid this kind of misunderstanding when i have to ship something but amazon is out of stock, increased the price or something else.
2) i am having 50 free listings a month which is very low for now, do you recommend me to open an eBay store. i have only got 13 sells yet (16 feedbacks ), and if yes please tell me what is the advantages of having eBay store, from my thoughts it's 200 free listing, some tools and better working space. Does it increase costumer attraction?
Thank you in advance.
Hi good for you that you called the customer. In my limited experience, excellent communication with buyers is most important. But that said, how did you get the customers phone number?
1) - I would always send the item to the user if it is available on Amazon. I would only not send when it is out of stock at Amazon. If the price raises you should just take the loss and learn from it. I wouldn't risk my reputation for something small like that. I would reserve the not sending for when I can't sell the item at all, e.g. out of stock at Amazon.
I know that Euphorix says the problem should come from the buyer side but that is difficult to create. If Amazon goes out of stock, I would just admit to the user that something happened the stock. i.e. it was in a corner at the warehouse and had a leak, therefore the item got wet. Suggest waiting for the item for new stock or suggest selling a similar item.
2) You have that correct, listings is the big advantage. I don't know if having a store increases your presence SERP (Search Engine Result Page).
Thanks for response "PASSWORD01". you are so much helpful.
well if we go to costumer number, some of the costumers provide it in shipping information (but some of them doesn't), by the way i am having good contact with ebay costumer service and when i explain them situation and they check that i really have connection with that costumer they will provide me the number he/she has in profile section.
P.S: I broke records connecting with costumer service Already had hundreds of calls in eBay, amazon, skype, paypal and some gift card sites :X this makes everything more interesting and beautiful. Funny part is when my english sucks
well if we go to costumer number, some of the costumers provide it in shipping information (but some of them doesn't), by the way i am having good contact with ebay costumer service and when i explain them situation and they check that i really have connection with that costumer they will provide me the number he/she has in profile section.
P.S: I broke records connecting with costumer service
Already had hundreds of calls in eBay, amazon, skype, paypal and some gift card sites :X this makes everything more interesting and beautiful. Funny part is when my english sucks Thanks guys for sharing your ideas, that is very helpful for beginner like i am.. My things going well, have sold more items and got some $$$ profit. wohoo!!! Also learned one really great lesson about communication, i had some problem with costumer about shipping time, i called him directly at home and we agreed for longer shipping time and he said it was not problem, so 10$ skype credits and communication saved my ass. Now i am trying to do more and improve so i have some questions for experienced ones:
1) you said telling costumer that we are out of stock on the items we have listed will cause bad feedback. Can you provide me with a good reason to avoid this kind of misunderstanding when i have to ship something but amazon is out of stock, increased the price or something else.
2) i am having 50 free listings a month which is very low for now, do you recommend me to open an eBay store. i have only got 13 sells yet (16 feedbacks ), and if yes please tell me what is the advantages of having eBay store, from my thoughts it's 200 free listing, some tools and better working space. Does it increase costumer attraction?
Thank you in advance.
If the item goes out of stock on amazon or the price rises so much that its not worth taking the hit, i contact the buyer immediately and say unfortunately the courier we are using atm does not deliver in your area we are really sorry about this. Then instead of cancelling the order due to stock reasons you can select the customer asked to cancel or there is a problem with the customers address.
Then your performance level isn't effected.
I have done this about 20 times now with not one complaint seems to work fine
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If the item goes out of stock on amazon or the price rises so much that its not worth taking the hit, i contact the buyer immediately and say unfortunately the courier we are using atm does not deliver in your area we are really sorry about this. Then instead of cancelling the order due to stock reasons you can select the customer asked to cancel or there is a problem with the customers address.
Then your performance level isn't effected.
I have done this about 20 times now with not one complaint seems to work fine
The red above is critical. You need to think about that when you're creating your listing templates
password01
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Good Stuff Euphorix. Do you mean that you need to include as many "Get out of jail" clauses in your listing so that you can reverse the sale if required? What happens if they post negative feedback as a result of this?
Can you ask eBay to remove it?
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Per usual, you're right on point. Plant seeds within your listing that you can call back to when things go sour
In doing so, you become protected: if anybody leaves a negative review you can call eBay and they'll handle it
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Glad to hear that you found this thread valuable
You can find out more about the course here http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...g-course-will-take-you-10-000-m-6-months.html
Definitely recommend you read through the thread. Lot of great reviews
When looking for a new potential product to sell on ebay, are u looking at the competition ? I find plenty of products, which are more expensive on ebay than on amazon, only problem is, there are already tons of people seeling that product with tons of positive reviews.
Find lower priced products that are popular and undercut 99% of competition even if it means taking a slight loss. Do this until you gain enough feedback.