One Foot In and The Rest Out

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Since I'm new here, I'd like to introduce myself. I am a college student at the moment, studying for computer science and like everyone else on this forum, it seems like we all want the same thing, a successful business. I've dabbled in small jobs (dog walking, lawn work, etc.), but it didn't lead to anything that could expand. For years, I've been searching for ways to start a sustainable business online, but many of my ventures have had little to no success. I've played around with the Nadex platform and traded binary options a bit, but it's just way too risky. Other than that, I've started drop shipping on eBay and that has been my most promising venture so far.

Here are my downfalls with my dropshipping business:
- I don't have a reliable or authentic dropshipper with reasonable prices.
- I can't find any products that aren't overly saturated in the market and are based in the US for a reasonable price.

When I started, I started drop shipping with dhgate and I was selling knives. Of course almost all of the knives on dhgate are counterfeit and within 2 weeks of selling on eBay, bad reviews, report threats, and a load of return requests started heading my way.

I have about $1000 to spare and I'm willing to put 110% into making something work, but I just can't seem to find anything that I can work with and have it grow.

Any help is appreciated as to what I could do or any credible drop shippers would be great.

Thank you.
#drop #ebay #foot #knives #money #rest #ship
  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    Hi Pubathedog, when I first got into this many years ago, I felt the same frustration. There definitely is a lot of information out there but it's hard sifting through the B.S. and scams to find the solid advice. It took me awhile to sift through it all and come up with a repeatable method of setting up niche dropshipping sites. After I did it a few times, I got so many questions from friends about how I was doing it, Store Coach was created. We only advocate dropshipping from China as an absolute last resort. There are tons of opportunities that exist for websites with suppliers in the U.S. who will dropship. Unlike many other places peddling their courses, we actually do own eCommerce websites - more than 50 of them, in fact. That's where we make our real money.
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    • Profile picture of the author Pubathedog
      If you don't mind, could you tell me what your story was when you first started out making sales and finding a decent dropshipper?
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    It's a long story not told concisely on a forum thread and not really the place for it. The video on the home page of our website tells the story pretty well, though.
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    • Profile picture of the author Pubathedog
      Isn't that just a copout, so that you can market your website?
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      • Profile picture of the author Importexport
        Originally Posted by Pubathedog View Post

        Isn't that just a copout, so that you can market your website?
        I have no connection with Dave Hermansen, but I know he has been around on this forum for a very long time and is well respected.

        No, it's not a copout. I know, because I have been in a similar position in which new warriors ask me to answer in detail, questions that take me as much as 10 pages to answer in my book.

        I simply can't post 10 pages in a forum post.

        Dave has given you an easy way to get a full answer to your question. If you want help, don't knock those who can give it to you.

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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    Thanks ImportExport. Actually, I was trying to do the exact opposite of what Pubathedog suggests are my motives. Listing a long story about how I became successful in eCommerce here WOULD be an advertisement.
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