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Everyone seemed focused on dropshipping from China but there’s a lesser known form where they will source from eBay and sell on their platforms. A lot of my eBa

Everyone seemed focused on dropshipping from China but there’s a lesser known form where they will source from eBay and sell on their platforms. A lot of my eBay sells are obvious drop shippers (asking to ship without a packing slip or anything mentioning eBay). I don’t have a problem with it though, I’ve had zero returns or negative feedback from them.

hanniabu 6y ago
Same with etsy. Create a curated shop of unique items you believe are underpriced.
jariel 6y ago
They source from Walmart and sell on Amazon. Not kidding. $5 arbitrage. Get an Amazon box, then a Walmart box, then the product makers box. 2020.
- dawnerd 6y ago
  Yep I’ve done that but honestly it takes a lot more work than the youtubers make it out to seem. Much easier to just source from garage sales or thrift stores.
  - jariel 6y ago
    ? Sourcing from 'garage sales' means working capital, shipping trickery, limited inventory. Sourcing from 'Walmart' means you just 'click and send' - it's pure arbitrage. No working capital needed.
    - dawnerd 6y ago
      That’s not how most Walmart arbitrage works. People use tools like brickseek, find the clearance or price mistakes, drive to all the stores then send into amazon FBA. If you get a Walmart box inside of an amazon box that’s precisely what happened - although that’s just really weird in itself but whatever. I make way more money being selective than when I have drop shipping a try. It’s really not all that cracked up to be.
      - jariel 6y ago
        My brother arbitrages and does none of that - just arbitrages off list price. There are people that just don't shop around, he can literally charge a little more or around the same price, the key is getting good rankings on Amazon. Many people searching Amazon are just looking for something, they don't care about a few dollars here or there. So as long as his price is reasonable, and he can get ranking ... it works.

hanniabu 6y ago

Same with etsy. Create a curated shop of unique items you believe are underpriced.

jariel 6y ago

They source from Walmart and sell on Amazon. Not kidding. $5 arbitrage. Get an Amazon box, then a Walmart box, then the product makers box. 2020.

dawnerd 6y ago
Yep I’ve done that but honestly it takes a lot more work than the youtubers make it out to seem. Much easier to just source from garage sales or thrift stores.
- jariel 6y ago
  ? Sourcing from 'garage sales' means working capital, shipping trickery, limited inventory. Sourcing from 'Walmart' means you just 'click and send' - it's pure arbitrage. No working capital needed.
  - dawnerd 6y ago
    That’s not how most Walmart arbitrage works. People use tools like brickseek, find the clearance or price mistakes, drive to all the stores then send into amazon FBA. If you get a Walmart box inside of an amazon box that’s precisely what happened - although that’s just really weird in itself but whatever. I make way more money being selective than when I have drop shipping a try. It’s really not all that cracked up to be.
    - jariel 6y ago
      My brother arbitrages and does none of that - just arbitrages off list price. There are people that just don't shop around, he can literally charge a little more or around the same price, the key is getting good rankings on Amazon. Many people searching Amazon are just looking for something, they don't care about a few dollars here or there. So as long as his price is reasonable, and he can get ranking ... it works.