Hi everyone, I hope you had a great weekend. I have all kinds of people ask me if they should go with Doba or Simplx. So today I am going to tell you why you shouldn’t deal with these companies. Buying from a real wholesale distributor will be much different than buying from a company that says they are a wholesale distributor but they are not. Lots of companies pose as wholesale distributors, but they are just a middleman stealing profit from you. You have to go right to the source of what you want to sell.
Companies like Doba and Simplx are middlemen. They both charge high membership fees. They both offer garbage merchandise for too much money. They also sell products from several thousand manufacturers. Real wholesale distributors don’t usually carry all kinds of products like this. The way Doba and Simplx work are; You buy from Doba or Simplx, They buy from the wholesale distributor. And the wholesale distributor gets it from the manufacturer. In some cases they buy from a retailer, who bought it from the wholesale distributor, who they bought from the manufacturer. That puts you 4th or 5th down the line before you touch the product. That’s not a real wholesale distributor, like they claim to be.
You should be 2nd or 3rd in line if you are buying from a real source. Your first source to a direct connection with the product is the manufacturer. This would make you second to touch the product and no middlemen. It would go from the manufacturer to you. This is the best way to make maximum profit. But most manufacturers don’t deal with home businesses, so they have authorized wholesale distributors. The wholesale distributors are the ones you will most likely be working with to get product. That would make you 3rd in line. It would go from the manufacturer, to the wholesale distributor, to you. This is the only way to buy wholesale goods without middlemen.
Real wholesale distributors don’t have any monthly membership fees. They don’t offer thousands of products at your fingertips. They are real authorized wholesale distributors. Most authorized wholesale distributors only specialize in a few name brands. For instance, if you wanted to buy Sony and General Electric products, you may have to find 2 different wholesale distributors. It’s a lot of work, but you don’t deal with middlemen by doing things this way. The sure way to spot a middleman; they are the ones offering thousands of products for sale. Real wholesale distributors have signed contracts with the manufacturer, that promises not to work or buy from the competition. So the wholesale distributor that sells Sony, may not offer General Electric because the manufacturer won’t allow them to. This is another reason why a real wholesale distributor won’t sell thousands of products. It makes a lot of sense that the manufacturer won’t allow their wholesale distributors to work with their competition.
Most wholesale distributors are finding that drop shipping is a good way to make extra money. In the past few years drop shipping has become very popular with wholesale distributors. More home businesses are all over the world now than in past years. Home businesses thrive from wholesale distributors that offer drop shipping as well as bulk orders. Wholesale distributors all around the world have opened their eyes to the possibilities of drop shipping for home businesses. Chances are, if you have a favorite wholesale distributor, they will drop ship for you as well. If they don’t drop ship yet, wait a little while. They will find that a majority of their competition is already drop shipping. Some wholesale distributors will be forced to drop ship to compete with the competition. Other wholesale distributors won’t be allowed to drop ship per the manufacturers orders. Hopefully that will change someday as well.
Clothing and footwear are especially affected by strict manufacturer rules. Most of the wholesale distributors for clothing, are given strict orders not to work with home businesses. There are all kinds of licensing laws that prevent the home business owner from getting this merchandise at wholesale prices. There are tons of products that are under strict rules from the manufacturer, not to work with home businesses. If you are looking into a certain product under strict manufacturer rules like this; I would recommend looking for something else to sell. Or look into up-and-coming products that don’t have strict manufacturer rules and licenses yet.
Be very careful when you are looking for a real wholesale distributor. Thousands of companies all over the world pose as wholesale distributors, but they are just middlemen. For instance fake drop shippers and wholesale distributors flood search engines, so you will only find them. There is a great chance of only finding fake wholesale distributors and fake drop shippers if you are looking for them with a search engine. Real wholesale distributors don’t have to pay someone to flood search engines all day to get business. They are already well established businesses and don’t really need to advertise.
Don’t generalize when you are looking for a real wholesale distributor. I hate when someone asks if I know any good wholesalers…My first question is, what do you want to sell? Most people reply with I don’t know, or I am not sure. Well do some research people. Find out what products you want to sell. By looking for a general wholesale distributor or drop shipper that sells everything, is another good way to run into a middleman claiming to be a wholesale distributor.
Figure out what products you want to sell and then contact the wholesale distributors that sell them. The best way to find real wholesale distributors is by calling the manufacturer. If have said this in the past, but let me repeat my self here. Call the manufacturers of the products you want to sell. Then ask them for a list of their wholesale distributors. If the manufacturer will work with you directly, this is even better, but rare. Remember, most manufacturers don’t work with home businesses. And some manufacturers don’t let their wholesale distributors work with home businesses because of licensing agreements. Just find a product that you will have easy access to. If you want to sell a product that is not allowed to be sold wholesale to home businesses, then find another product to sell. Finding a wholesale distributor or drop shipper is very time consuming. But this is the only way to find them without running into a middleman company posing to be a wholesale distributor.
One other way to find a real wholesale distributor is a source company. These are companies who look for real wholesale distributors and drop shippers that will work with you. These companies tend to charge a higher fee for their services. But the information is way more useful than some wholesale list or fake middleman company. They actually have teams of people who constantly search for real wholesale distributors and drop shippers that work with home businesses. This saves you tons of time doing research looking for wholesale distributors. My favorite source company is World Wide Brands. They are the only wholesale and drop ship source company recommended by ebay. They are very well trusted by me and i recommend them to all. World Wide Brands will save you hours, days, and even weeks of doing research finding wholesale distributors that will work with home businesses.
Don’t be sucked into that middleman company posing as a real wholesale distributor. Stop paying high monthly fees for a fake wholesale distributor. Stop buying overpriced goods you can’t make a profit from. If anyone has a question whether a company is a real wholesale distributor, just ask me. I would love to help you not get scammed into the fake wholesale distributor world. I am sick of seeing people ripped off by these companies posing to be something they are not.
Sorry to repeat some of this information everyone. But I have received numerous emails asking about the information I have talked about today. Thanks for reading my blog. See you all tomorrow.
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