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Looking for good fishing dropshipping sources

by IM Lover
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Can anyone link me to some decent fishing dropshipping sources.

Thanks
#dropshipping #fishing #good #sources
  • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
    Wow this is the second thread I have posted on the forum in the last week without responses.
    Can anybody help me out here please?
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  • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
    I'm assuming this section is dead now?
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    • Profile picture of the author danbcaut
      Originally Posted by PPC Lover View Post

      I'm assuming this section is dead now?

      Not dead at all.

      But those who know good fishing supply dropshippers are [most likely] people who are already selling fishing supplies online.

      Why would they give away their sources? That would be like shooting yourself in the foot with your own pistol.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Look for small businesses that manufacture fishing products.

    Don't focus so much on the keyword wholesale. Wholesale usually means there's already a middle man between you & the manufacture.

    Sub-niches:
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    • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Look for small businesses that manufacture fishing products.

      Don't focus so much on the keyword wholesale. Wholesale usually means there's already a middle man between you & the manufacture.
      Hello There,

      Thanks for responding back to me about it. That would be a great idea to go direct to the manufacturers actually thanks. I guess that is something we can approach, my only fear is that as we are just starting out I would assume to have stuff made would set us back a lot of money, this, without us even testing the water so to speak in regards to selling and such.
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by PPC Lover View Post

        Hello There,

        Thanks for responding back to me about it. That would be a great idea to go direct to the manufacturers actually thanks. I guess that is something we can approach, my only fear is that as we are just starting out I would assume to have stuff made would set us back a lot of money, this, without us even testing the water so to speak in regards to selling and such.
        That's why I said to target small business owners that manufacture their own products. Those folks are usually in the same boat (lol) as you, they need to sell products ASAP.

        Here's something a lot of people in IM don't know, even though a manufacture doesn't already have some type of commission based system setup, they're sometimes willing to create a commission setup If they take you seriously & think you can help them sell their product.

        Email a few business owners & start a conversation, you never know what you'll get unless you ask.

        I made one deal where the manufacture asked me what percentage of sale I wanted, I started the commission high expecting him to haggle, he didn't haggle, that got me 25% of all sales I sent him.

        I have another guy where I buy the product outright, I markup the product (unbranded) & resale at a 50% profit, buyer pays shipping.
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        • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          That's why I said to target small business owners that manufacture their own products. Those folks are usually in the same boat (lol) as you, they need to sell products ASAP.

          Here's something a lot of people in IM don't know, even though a manufacture doesn't already have some type of commission based system setup, they're sometimes willing to create a commission setup If they take you seriously & think you can help them sell their product.

          Email a few business owners & start a conversation, you never know what you'll get unless you ask.

          I made one deal where the manufacture asked me what percentage of sale I wanted, I started the commission high expecting him to haggle, he didn't haggle, that got me 25% of all sales I sent him.

          I have another guy where I buy the product outright, I markup the product (unbranded) & resale at a 50% profit, buyer pays shipping.
          Awesome, thanks a lot for that. I'm very good on the phone so calling people out the blue is not something that fazes me at all. I have already made a relationship with some Uk dropshippers specifically but I see your suggestion being the better option for sure.

          Thanks
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          • Profile picture of the author yukon
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            Originally Posted by PPC Lover View Post

            Awesome, thanks a lot for that. I'm very good on the phone so calling people out the blue is not something that fazes me at all. I have already made a relationship with some Uk dropshippers specifically but I see your suggestion being the better option for sure.

            Thanks
            Like I was saying earlier, a dropshipper isn't necessarily a manufacture. Sometimes businesses labeled as a dropshipper are a middle man with a warehouse setup as an order fulfillment service which isn't a bad business plan for whoever owns the fulfillment service.

            My point is, the more middlemen between the manufacture & the end consumer/buyer, the lower the profit margin for everyone involved. Reduce unnecessary middlemen & increases profits because a product can only have the price increased to a certain point before it becomes unrealistic for the consumer.
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            • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
              Originally Posted by yukon View Post

              Like I was saying earlier, a dropshipper isn't necessarily a manufacture. Sometimes businesses labeled as a dropshipper are a middle man with a warehouse setup as an order fulfillment service which isn't a bad business plan for whoever owns the fulfillment service.

              My point is, the more middlemen between the manufacture & the end consumer/buyer, the lower the profit margin for everyone involved. Reduce unnecessary middlemen & increases profits because a product can only have the price increased to a certain point before it becomes unrealistic for the consumer.

              Much appreciated thank you.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I'm straying off-topic a bit but I wanted to mention something that's impressive & still related to drop shipping. Do a Google search for the keyword Sean Belnick, he has an impressive story. His story might be hyped up a bit but the business shows there's big money being a drop shipper. He made that money/business by connecting directly with manufactures. He is the middleman.

    Also know that there's 100's of similar fulfillment service businesses all over the world the public will never see in the news, they're the type of businesses that bank big profits & keep a low profile. Search around your own local city, you'll most likely find a few similar examples If you do the research.

    Again, my point here is try not to put a middleman between you and a manufacture If possible.
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    • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I'm straying off-topic a bit but I wanted to mention something that's impressive & still related to drop shipping. Do a Google search for the keyword Sean Belnick, he has an impressive story. His story might be hyped up a bit but the business shows there's big money being a drop shipper. He made that money/business by connecting directly with manufactures. He is the middleman.

      Also know that there's 100's of similar fulfillment service businesses all over the world the public will never see in the news, they're the type of businesses that bank big profits & keep a low profile. Search around your own local city, you'll most likely find a few similar examples If you do the research.

      Again, my point here is try not to put a middleman between you and a manufacture If possible.
      Fantastic advice thanks so much again for taking the time to help me out.
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    • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I'm straying off-topic a bit but I wanted to mention something that's impressive & still related to drop shipping. Do a Google search for the keyword Sean Belnick, he has an impressive story. His story might be hyped up a bit but the business shows there's big money being a drop shipper. He made that money/business by connecting directly with manufactures. He is the middleman.

      Also know that there's 100's of similar fulfillment service businesses all over the world the public will never see in the news, they're the type of businesses that bank big profits & keep a low profile. Search around your own local city, you'll most likely find a few similar examples If you do the research.

      Again, my point here is try not to put a middleman between you and a manufacture If possible.
      I took some action yesterday and contacted a bunch of related manufacturers. The most received responses was in regards to them only dealing with actual retail type shops/businesses and such. This, and also that when we did manage to actually find one that would play ball, well, upon looking at the products and then working out the commissions including: VAT, P&P, Competition etc... it was just not viable nor going to really make us much money which sucks.

      I kind of feel a bit lost now as nothing seems to work out, I knew it was not going to be easy but the issue is no matter what that the outcome, it always goes against us in regards to the numbers for the overall return in profits. I'm an owner of a successful business already and tried a lot of things but nothing seems to add up as mentioned in regards to the profit and returns.

      Did look into Ebay by checking out the most sold/popular items on there, again, competing with the competition and crunching the numbers never seemed worthwhile to us to be honest. Overall there is around Uk £400-£500+ to invest each month into products/items but it's all about finding the perfect niche/resources I guess. Frankly, I'm about done and ready to give up on this and will be going back to the drawing board.
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by PPC Lover View Post

        I took some action yesterday and contacted a bunch of related manufacturers. The most received responses was in regards to them only dealing with actual retail type shops/businesses and such. This, and also that when we did manage to actually find one that would play ball, well, upon looking at the products and then working out the commissions including: VAT, P&P, Competition etc... it was just not viable nor going to really make us much money which sucks.

        I kind of feel a bit lost now as nothing seems to work out, I knew it was not going to be easy but the issue is no matter what that the outcome, it always goes against us in regards to the numbers for the overall return in profits. I'm an owner of a successful business already and tried a lot of things but nothing seems to add up as mentioned in regards to the profit and returns.

        Did look into Ebay by checking out the most sold/popular items on there, again, competing with the competition and crunching the numbers never seemed worthwhile to us to be honest. Overall there is around Uk £400-£500+ to invest each month into products/items but it's all about finding the perfect niche/resources I guess. Frankly, I'm about done and ready to give up on this and will be going back to the drawing board.
        Your giving up after only one day of research?
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        • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          Your giving up after only one day of research?
          On the fishing niche yes as we contacted every site from page 1 to page 10. The issue as mentioned above is they mostly only offer the better deals or even to buy of them directly if you are an actual retail shop. You need the business number and name to boot, obviously we don't have this so I'm not sure just how easy or productive contacting them will be.

          Obviously for yourself if you have a certain niche/tactic that works, great, however upon contacting them ourselves we hit a brick wall. I'll likely concentrate on sourcing good China drop shippers now. I realized something now as well which is you don't need products with popular names to convert, I always thought it best to do that but in reality it's all about "impulse buying" so providing they look great and you can offer a good price, well, I guess it should convert pretty well.
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