If youve never heard of drop shipping, then prepare to be impressed it sounds like every eBay sellers dream. With drop shipping, you dont have to keep any stock at all. You simply list auctions for what your drop shipper sells, without actually seeing it yourself.

Each time something sells, you let them understand , and they deliver it for you directly to the customer. Theyll charge you a near-wholesale price for the item they delivered, you charge the customer whatever price you agreed, and then you pocket the difference as profit.

The Magic.

Just think of the sheer amount of trouble this takes out of eBay selling. You do not have to find space in your house to keep your stock in, or funds to buy it with. You do not have to take any risk by buying things that might not sell. You do not have to deal with suppliers. You dont even have to pack or post the auctions yourself. Wow! Can you imagine how grand this would be if you could pull it off?

But, as with all things in life, if it sounds too efficient to be true

The Myths.

Drop-shippers do not do deals with just anyone any drop shipper who says theyll take orders from unregistered businesses is likely to be a scammer. They might not send out anything at all to your customers, or you might send out very poor quality merchandise that they will then return to you for a refund.

Also, beware of companies that claim they will put you in contact with drop shippers for a fee they are inevitably rip-offs. At the finish of the day, the best way to find drop shipping businesses is to contact them in the real world, not by typing drop shipping into a search engine.

Doing it for Real.

If you want to contruct a profit with drop-shippers, be prepared for it to be quite a small one: youre not going to build sales on eBay at a big mark-up from drop shipping prices. You will also have to accept that you can not inspect stock before it gets sent out, and some of your descriptions might not be as grand as they could be.

You should also be prepared for a few frustrating experiences with your drop shipper, as they might not share the identical customer service values as you. The first measure you will realise that they never sent something to one of your buyers is when you hear about it from the buyer a week later.

If you can accept all these things, though, and find a reputable drop shipper, then theres funds to be made. Good luck!

If youd like to give up a little more profit and control over your eBay business to save the trouble of doing everything yourself, then you might be interested in eBay consignment centers. You may sell your items at an eBay consignment center by just leaving them there. Stay tuned to these emails for more.