Hey,Terry.
I am new to the forum here.
I don't know your business scale now, but trust me, most of the wholesalers will not provide dropship for you if ur business is big enough.
We assume that you've got 3 orders(pieces) per day, you got a supplier gain profit like 7HK$ for each order,while he or she could make 4 or even 2 HK$ for those retailers sell 20 pcs! They know the caculations here! The retail price of lighters is a huge gap here, 2USD-11USD, you need to tell yourself the price range you plan to sell,and the quality is much the same,according to my own experience.
And I do't agree with poindexter here, purchase in bulk is a bad idea, extremely for guys run their own site and sell items online,I don't doubt about Terry to sell the lighters, but there is a risk.And capital is like a current, you are always making some thing if you keep it going on out there,no need to concern about the money once you start.
So, all you need to do now is to keep looking for your supplier, have a test about the delivery time and method ,change if need to.
I gonna show the some pics of lighters if possible. The price is low enough.