I`m looking into doing drop shipping to get a little extra cash. There are so many products available to sell I just don`t know what items to sell. There are many automotive parts and tools that would be a obvious choice. I did`nt see any performance parts like cams or heads but there are air intakes for later cars and some basic parts. There is also kids toys and related stuff, clothing, electronics, ect.

Has anyone here dome this before and is there anything I should look out for? Thanks.

I havn't done it myself, but from what I know, make sure you do a lot of research first. How are you going to sell the stuff? Advertising is very, very expensive, and if you dont advertise a lot, you wont sell enough to make any money...there is a lot of work to it, and a lot of hassles. You're gonna be the one responsible if something doesnt make it to your customer, you cant blame it on someone else. Maybe someone else has more info.

From what I understand, if there is a problem with the shipment, the buyer contacts customer service, not me. I would be just a middle man. I have thought about the costs of listing the stuff on ebay and yes it could get pricey.

give me a while and I'll share what I know........it won't take long:D :D

give me a while and I'll share what I know........it won't take long:D :D


are you doing it now ?

If I were going to do something on the side right now I think I would try buying old cars and selling the stripped parts on E-bay.

thats a good idea if you have the money to buy the cars in the first place which I don`t.

They had lots of the same parts from certain years that were put on all cars they don't have to be a collector car to get collector parts from em.
Surley you can find junk for a couple hundred.

yes I know alot of parts interchange for several years but for one, I don`t have a garage to strip them and even if I did, that isn`t omething I want to get into. Without getting into my personal financial situation, I don`t have the money to get started in something like that anyway. The drop shipping would allow me to put a few hours a night into it and not cost me a bunch of money to get started. Hell, if I had a garage I would just work on bikes on the side but I can`t even do that without a place to do it.

I'm not an expert on this by any means...but, I can't imagine that there is a business out there that you can 1.) easily get into, 2.) makes a lot of money, and 3.) doesn't take any up front investment, 4.) that is legitimate. (Sorry, had to throw #4 in.)

Don't mean to rain on your parade, but if your in a business that "promises" to make a lot of money with little investment, then you are the front man for some investor that is making all the real dough.

On a more positive note: If you can work on bikes, then put together a little business plan, sell it to the local banks, and rent a garage to work on them. Find the garage space first that you think you can afford, then backward calculate the amount of bikes to fix to cover the rent plus profit, and write your plan around that.

read this
http://onlinebusiness.about.com/od/startingup/a/dropshipping.htm

Zeke, I don`t expect to make a million, just a little extra money I can put aside so I can save for another car. The company I found is www.doba.com. I read all about them and it seems legit and somewhat hassle free. another guy I know told me about them and he is trying to get something going himself.

Greg, I checked out your link and it`s very interesting info. I`m not sure I`m going to do it but it sounds like something I can do with little effort.

I do wrench on bikes for a living but I`m in no position to start my own shop and I really don`t have the desire to do so either. I`m contect with just dealing with the bikes and not so much the customers and ordering parts and answering a bunch of questions only to have the guy go elsewhere. Once I get some bills under control we`re going house hunting and then I can do some side work in my own garage but untill then, I`m looking for a way to put aside alittle extra cash.

Sorry, didn't mean to be so negative. I understand now your plan is a piece of a bigger plan. Good luck!

Sorry, didn't mean to be so negative. I understand now your plan is a piece of a bigger plan. Good luck!

No problem, did`nt think you were being negative. Still not sure if i want to do it though. We`ll see. Thanks.

Like others, I have my doubts about this. Have you been watching late nite infomercials?

Have you been watching late nite infomercials?


No, I heard about this from a friend, like i said.

Anthony,

Having my own business has taught me that if it looks to good to be true, it probably is. A lot of the automotive aftermarket is trying to crack down on this type of stuff as it turns off "real" retailers.

After you figure the amount of time you will spend, you would probably be better off just working a few hours ot each night, if it is available.