Choosing A Wholesale Dropship Firm? Give Them A 10-Question Quiz - By: Chinavasion

On a China Sourcing mission? You've probably surfed searched and hunted all day and come up with a list of 10 or so potential companies with products you want to source. Unfortunately I've got bad news for you. You're only half done you've still got 10 questions to ask.

However, before you go through their site and get the details of the items you want to stock in your store it might be a good idea to get in contact with the wholesale dropship suppliers, be they a dropshipper from China or an electronics dropshipping firm just to make sure they will treat you and your customers well.

Here are 10 questions you absolutely have to ask your dropship suppliers to make sure they're on the level.

1) Am I required to pay any joining fees/membership fees?
If they're charging you membership fees/joining fees then there's a good chance that this is their way of getting money, not by selling goods and they will probably not give you, or your customers a good service experience.

2) Do you have stock on-hand?
If they don't actually have a warehouse and have the stock on hand themselves they're probably not actually a proper wholesaler and are just buying their products from someone else before passing it onto you. So when you finally do sell the item a whole raft of people have taken a cut out of the profit of the item.

3) How long will it take for you to send the item to my customers?
A problem for dropshippers is that, as you're not the one sending stock, you have little control over how fast an item is delivered. Ask your drop shipping company how long items it takes on average for them to get an item out. If they're using a courier and its anywhere longer than two weeks, they will probably cause you problems with the customers.

4) Do you have a return policy; will you give my customers a warranty?
If anything is faulty, you're wholesale electronic dropship company doesn't have a return policy and you want to maintain a good sales reputation then you'll have to pay for the replacement yourself.

5) Will I get a choice on which form of shipping I use?
Asking the potential wholesale dropshipper if you get a selection of shipping companies to get products to customers is an excellent question if you have a global customer base. Many courier services have areas they don't ship to particularly well and, if a dropshipping company from China, the US or Europe locks you to a certain courier company it can irritate customers who get a less than speedy delivery.

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