A Question About On line Businesses?

Question

If I were to set up an e-commerce business, would I approach companies directly or would I approach wholesalers/suppliers and intermediaries?

for example, lets say that I wanted to sell sony TVs on my site. Would I approach sony directly or would I approach wholesalers and suppliers that sell sony products?

How does this buying and selling system work?

Answer 1

Most manufacturers won't sell you one or two items.. hence you would need to get an account with a wholesaler, especially if you are selling high value items.

Answer 2

You will be more than likely to be contacting wholesalers and suppliers because big guns like Sony will only distribute to so called reputable businesses.Your job will be to find a distributor who will be willing to supply you.Don't overlook big retailers who also run affiliates.pixmania-pro  is one of the biggest suppliers in Europe of electricals and they also dropship.

Go to

http://www.pixmania-pro.com/gui_web/home...

When you land on the page, there will be a list of countries, pick the country that you are in, once you get onto the main page,scroll down to the bottom and click on dropshipment.

Good luck