Ways How to Find Wholesale Suppliers

Shippers mostly find suppliers and work with them. But before finding the best suppliers, it’s important that they can distinguish legitimate retail stores and suppliers that pose as wholesale suppliers. Real wholesalers buy directly from manufacturers and they can offer significantly better prices.

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​​Spotting Fake Drop Shipping Wholesale Suppliers
It depends on your search but there’s great possibility that you’ll come across “fake” wholesalers. It’s really unfortunate that most legitimate wholesalers are poor when it comes to marketing and are difficult to find, which results to wholesalers that are non-genuine. These are usually middle men frequently appearing in searches you’re making.
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They demand for on-going fees
Real wholesalers will not charge customers of monthly fees just to provide the privilege of ordering and doing business with them. If suppliers ask monthly service fee or membership, they’re not legit.

They sell publicly
You’re required to apply for your own wholesale account to get real wholesale pricing, prove that your business legitimate and get approval before you place an order. Any wholesaler that will offer products the public with “wholesale prices” are just retailers that offer items at an inflated pricing.
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Here are some of the legit drop shipping fees you may encounter:
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Per-Order Fees
Some drop shippers charge per-order fees for drop shopping ranging from $2 to $5, depending on the complexity and size of items to be shipped. This is an industry standard because cost of shipping and packing for individual order are higher than bulk order shipping.
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Minimum Order Sizes
Some wholesalers have initial minimum order size which is normally the lowest amount you’re going to purchase on your very first order. They are doing this to filter out merchants that are window shopping.
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Finding Wholesale Suppliers
Now that you already know how to spot the fake from the real ones, you can now search for legit suppliers. You can use different strategies to find wholesale suppliers. Below are effective methods you can follow:
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Contact the Manufacturer
This is one of the best ways to find legitimate and real wholesale suppliers. If you already know what products you would like to sell, contact the manufacturer and ask for the complete list of their wholesale distributors. You can call these wholesalers and see if they do drop shipping and ask how you can set up an account.
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Search through Google
You can also find high-quality wholesale suppliers through Google. But just be careful and keep these few rules in mind:

• Search Extensively
• Don’t Judge by their Websites
• Use Modifier

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Order from the Competition
If you find it difficult to locate a supplier, you can use this trick of ordering from the competition. Search for a competitor and place only small orders with them. Upon receiving your package, find out the original shipper by search the return address in Google.

Attend Trade Shows
Trade shows can be a means for you to connect with major wholesalers and manufacturers. You can make you contacts and research for your products and wholesale suppliers.
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Directories
You can rely on a supplier directory. This is a reliable database of wholesale suppliers that are organized by niche, market or product. These directories employ screening processes to ensure that listed suppliers are legit wholesalers. Supplier directories are helpful for you to quickly browse large number of genuine suppliers in just one place.

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