Im finna start drop shipping from Ali Express to Ebay; What do I need to know?

[BrothaZay]

Im not selling bootleg goods so thats a plus. And the delivery time is 2-7 days.

But what more should I know?

Should I get a stealth account?
what about limits?

 

[ignorethis]

You're trying to dropship. shyt is cool but risky.

If you're not selling anything counterfeit or illegal that's a plus, but dropshipping cuts into your margins and kinda puts you at a risk.

I started off dropshipping real cellphones when I was 15

I don't know what shipping service they're gonna use to get 2-7 delivery time, probably EMS, but still 2-7 is an optimistic timeframe

Also it's harder drop ship now that PayPal implements payment holds on a lot for eBay transactions. It used to be you could literally make money with no money to start off with, but now you might actually have to start off investing your own money to purchase the goods, with no guarantee your customers will be satisfied with the product.

 

[BrothaZay]

You're trying to dropship. shyt is cool but risky.

If you're not selling anything counterfeit or illegal that's a plus, but dropshipping cuts into your margins and kinda puts you at a risk.

I started off dropshipping real cellphones when I was 15

I don't know what shipping service they're gonna use to get 2-7 delivery time, probably EMS, but still 2-7 is an optimistic timeframe

Also it's harder drop ship now that PayPal implements payment holds on a lot for eBay transactions. It used to be you could literally make money with no money to start off with, but now you might actually have to start off investing your own money to purchase the goods, with no guarantee your customers will be satisfied with the product.

What do you mean by payment holds?

 

[ignorethis]

What do you mean by payment holds?

Like somebody will pay for for an item, but PayPal won't let you touch or spend that money until the customer receives the item.

 

[BrothaZay]

Like somebody will pay for for an item, but PayPal won't let you touch or spend that money until the customer receives the item.

Even if you have an aged paypal account?

 

[ignorethis]

Even if you have an aged paypal account?

If you have an aged paypal account they might not do it, but they might still do it too.

You gotta test your account and see.

 

[BrothaZay]

If you have an aged paypal account they might not do it, but they might still do it too.

You gotta test your account and see.

Ite thanks.
One more question, they only put holds if you sell off Ebay? or period

 

[ignorethis]

Ite thanks.
One more question, they only put holds if you sell off Ebay? or period

used to be only ebay, but last I remember they were getting even more strict and putting holds on some transactions outside of Ebay

 

[BrothaZay]

used to be only ebay, but last I remember they were getting even more strict and putting holds on some transactions outside of Ebay

Ite preciate it bruh. Hopefully one of my shorties dont mind letting me use they card once I fully explain to them the process

 

[Micky Mikey]

Just make sure after sales tax, PayPal fees, EBay fees, and shipping fee you are still making a profit

 

[BrothaZay]

Just make sure after sales tax, PayPal fees, EBay fees, and shipping fee you are still making a profit

With what Im selling that wont be a problem.
Paypal and ebay limits are my main concern right now.

 

[Micky Mikey]

With what Im selling that wont be a problem.
Paypal and ebay limits are my main concern right now.

Meaning limits in the amount you can sell?

 

[Micky Mikey]

Meaning limits in the amount you can sell?

If so just call eBay and ask them to raise the limit. They'll ask you what are goals are. If they ask if your drop shipping , be honest. You may not want to tell them your dsing from China though. I told them Amazon and Walmart

 

[BrothaZay]

If so just call eBay and ask them to raise the limit. They'll ask you what are goals are. If they ask if your drop shipping , be honest. You may not want to tell them your dsing from China though. I told them Amazon and Walmart

wouldn't they know though when your item is listed as coming from overseas?

 

[Micky Mikey]

wouldn't they know though when your item is listed as coming from overseas?

Yes they would know if they are monitoring your account but I doubt they'll hold it against you. However you want to make the best impression when asking for a higher limit. Perhaps say you'll be dsing from Amazon and Ali baba at the same time.
Also if you are getting product from over there make sure it's legit. Order the product yourself first and see if there are any faults with it. You don't want to sell a product to someone that doesn't work and receive a bad seller rating. That will have a negative impact on your sells