How do I create a listing for products ordered from alibaba?

[joshan84]

I am new to ebay and im curious about ordering a product in bulk from alibaba to flip on ebay. The only things i have sold on ebay have just been persinal auctions. I'm just confused how i would make the listing for one item with 100 units in stock and if there is anything else i have to do different while ceating that listing. 

[slippinjimmy]

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

There are 1000s of other folks doing the same thing you are planning on doing on ebay already do yourself a favor and save your money and use it to buy merchandise that moves rather than just sits here and takes up space like the others...

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You don't think low value items made in China don't sell well?

You think the only products available to purchase from China are cheap junk?

The key to being successful with these products is (like for most sellers) the buying expertise of the seller. Most of those "1000s of other folks" don't have a clue how to select the right items for resale but a few do. One seller I'm familar with vets hundreds of new products from China and out of 100 perhaps selects 1 or 2 to buy in quantity, he does VERY well.

I have no idea if the OP has the skills to make it with that business model but it can be a lucrative plan.

[cherry*fizz]

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

Thats my work I donated it to my friends who did all the work getting it setup...

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Wow!! That is awesome! Very nice! and very cool!! There are definitely people still appreciating it and visiting, even nearly 60 years later! (well since the crash of course, not since you made the guitar lol). 

[clearchoiceaquatics]

I've bought from China and some stuff is great and others are garbage.  you can request a sample but usually it's the best one they have and then when you order it's the not so great stuff.  some vendors are really good and do care about the quality but if there is a problem unfortunatly they are in China so shipping good back is a pain.  

I started going for real on ebay with chinese goods and then made some money and started buying from local suppliers.  I was surprised that one of my products from China cannot be beat in the states.  the quality is just so much better and the price is pretty in line once you include shipping.  

just be careful with who you deal with and choose the right market.    

best of luck

[ohnojoey]

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@joshan84 wrote:

I am new to ebay and im curious about ordering a product in bulk from alibaba to flip on ebay. The only things i have sold on ebay have just been persinal auctions. I'm just confused how i would make the listing for one item with 100 units in stock and if there is anything else i have to do different while ceating that listing. 

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Message #5 answered that.

Here are more details:

Bulk listings
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/listing-tips/bulk-listings?id=4160

[escuintla]

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@joshan84 wrote:

Yes, i plan to purchase product and have it in my posession. From there create the listing and sell. My question is about how to go about creating that listing.

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Gee......like you do with other items. Take pictures, lots of them, and describe it, and put a price on it, and put the number of items you have for sale on that listing, and, and, and....

[racehard1]

Before you drop a dime into your bulk buy, go to the "express" version of the venue from which you plan to purchase your bulk and see what the other 1000 direct to the US Chinese sellers there are getting for the same item. For small items, 9 times out of 10 you will probably lose on your domestic shipping costs alone.

[castlemagicmemories]

And check on Ebay as well. You may have lots of competition for the same items, at prices that you just won't be able to beat or match. Your sales would be amost non existent.

Some may buy if you are in the US, but many might still go the other route.