Doba.com – the wholesale marketplace
by on Mar.12, 2010, under Uncategorized
Doba.com is a wholesale marketplace that offers a fusion of wholesale sourcing with an online retail style. The major difference is that Doba.com and businesses that follow this model, offer a dropshipping service to their wholesale clients.
You may not have heard of this sort of wholesale marketplace before, especially one that concentrates on dropshipping. So you might be curious about what the benefits of doing business in this way are.
Unlike a wholesale suppliers list, Doba.com is like a centralized dropshipping resource. They have many different wholesale suppliers participating and you are able to scan through all their items by category, brand and even price. This is the first reason why this sort of model is so easy to use; you can directly compare items from different wholesale sources all in the same place.
In addition, you don’t have to deal with the wholesale sources when you decide that you wish to sell an item. You would simply go through the system and pick the products that you wish to order and send the details directly to Doba.com. Doba then deals with the rest of the sale and organizes to have the wholesale goods sent straight to your customer.
One thing that Doba.com doesn’t do, but other similar models do is supply closeout and liquidation goods. These are very good sellers, as they are items that are sold below wholesale cost, which means that you can turn a better profit. Often liquidations and closeouts do entail a lesser quantity of stock available; however the minimal additional work that you would have to do is certainly offset by the huge profits that you are able to make.
One thing that the Doba model does do very well is provide information to sellers who are new to trading through drop ship sources, or are looking to expand their business into other areas. This is a sure fire way to fast track your success, as its far easier to follow guidelines for successful wholesale trading rather than trying to establish them yourself.
Of course, there are some commonly asked questions that people raise in relation to trading with a centralized wholesale source such as Doba.com, so let’s take time to answer so queries that you may have in regard to sourcing wholesale products.
1) Are the products I am able to buy genuine?
Yes, all the products are from the same suppliers as you see in department stores. They are not fake replicas.
2) Are the products new?
Yes. In addition, some centralized wholesale suppliers offer liquidations and closeouts, and you will be informed of these items’ condition.
3) Is a centralized wholesale supplier just a middleman?
No. They simply offer a service to make it easy for retailers and wholesale suppliers to connect with each other.
4) Are these the cheapest wholesale prices I can get?
Yes, for individual drop ship products. You may be able to get cheaper prices through bulk wholesale purchases.
5) Do I need a reseller’s license to be able to sell wholesale items?
No, you don’t.
