Need a reliable product source that will drop ship for you? In addition to the lists of dropshippers that you can find on our website I have an exclusive drop shipper not included to our lists yet:

Aston Martin

Yes, the famous sports car maker could not resist the temptation to join this popular business trend called drop shipping.

Aston Martin’s website says:

Drop shipping: take advantage of this fast and efficient delivery service for your parts.

In conjunction with our distribution partners, we are pleased to offer a drop ship service for parts ordered for delivery within your own country.

Place your order with your Heritage Specialist or Main Dealer, arrange payment and the parts will be shipped direct from Parts Operations or our Distribution Hub in Memphis, USA.

Well, interested? Then get in touch with a Heritage Specialist or Main Dealer for details.

Summary: companies from miscellaneous industries offer drop shipping services. It is an extra sales channel that costs nothing for the companies. You should define your goal and research properly and in two steps. Step one – search for the companies that drop ship products you need. Step two – check the reputation of the company you are going to deal with. Both researches are free to conduct on the Internet.

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eBay guides and ‘how-to’ are abundant (just check our bookstore). A new one – eBay Price Guide – comes from an experienced eBay member: Julia L. Wilkinson has been buying and selling on eBay since 1999. It is not her first eBay book. She is the author of “eBay: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks” (Wiley), “My Life at AOL,” and numerous ebooks including “Making Big Bucks off Catalogs on eBay” and “What Sells on eBay for What.”

The official press release states:

The eBay Price Guide is filled with exhaustive lists of selling prices for items ranging from rare books and sports memorabilia to computer parts and video games, covering nearly every eBay niche and the most popular subcategories. Introductions to each category offer helpful tips and advice that you’ll find invaluable on their own. And a special version of the DeepAnalysis software on the CD-ROM serves up pricing data from a huge number of eBay auctions so you can better size up the eBay market, predict how various items will sell, and find out where the deals are.

If you’re a seller, The eBay Price Guide will help you gauge an item’s going rate. If you’re a buyer, you’ll be able to see, at a glance, which categories tend to be overpriced, where to find bargains, and how to bid competitively. Whether you’re selling cell phones, a pair of used Levi’s, or a vase from grandma’s attic, you’ll find this book and software kit indispensable in your quest to set or get the right price on eBay.

The companion CD contains a demo version of HammerTap’s DeepAnalysis auction research software, which sorts through licensed data and statistics for all eBay market sectors so sellers can develop strategies for success. The CD also includes The eBay Appetizer, an eBooklet that describes how to get started on eBay, as well as The Seller’s Guide and The Auction Accelerator, with lessons from a seasoned Internet business coach. You’ll also receive 20 percent off your first three months’ subscription to DeepAnalysis.

You can download a free sample chapter – a great advantage that will give you an impression what to expect from your investment: Chapter 1: Antiques

Content:

Chapter 1: Antiques
Chapter 2: Art
Chapter 3: Baby
Chapter 4: Boats
Chapter 5: Books
Chapter 6: Business & Industrial
Chapter 7: Cameras & Photo
Chapter 8: Cars, Parts & Vehicles (eBay Motors)
Chapter 9: Cell Phones
Chapter 10: Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
Chapter 11: Coins
Chapter 12: Collectibles
Chapter 13: Computers & Networking
Chapter 14: Consumer Electronics
Chapter 15: Crafts
Chapter 16: Dolls & Bears
Chapter 17: DVDs & Movies
Chapter 18: Entertainment Memorabilia
Chapter 19: Gift Certificates
Chapter 20: Health & Beauty
Chapter 21: Home & Garden
Chapter 22: Jewelry & Watches
Chapter 23: Music
Chapter 24: Musical Instruments
Chapter 25: Pottery & Glass
Chapter 26: Real Estate
Chapter 27: Specialty Services
Chapter 28: Sporting Goods
Chapter 29: Sports Memorabilia, Cards & Fan Shop
Chapter 30: Stamps
Chapter 31: Tickets
Chapter 32: Toys & Hobbies
Chapter 33: Travel
Chapter 34: Video Games
Chapter 35: Everything Else
Appendix: eBay Lists

Search for the book at our online store

Not registered with eBay? You can do it here:

Summary: I am primarily interested what how eBay sellers can benefit from the book. eBay is a huge market, but it is very competitive in all categories. Research is a must if you want to make money on the auction. You have a choice: to buy this price guide or, for instance, to subscribe to eBay Marketplace Research.

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Those home workers who sell products through Amazon might be interested in the newly introduced Amazon project – Amazon Instant Website (Beta):

Build your own eCommerce Web site using Amazon Instant Website technology.

By joining the Amazon Instant Website Program, merchants selling through Amazon Seller Central can use our eCommerce technology to quickly set up their own Web site:

•    Use your Seller Central listings to create a Web site using your own URL.
•    Use the product descriptions and images you already uploaded to Amazon.
•    Customize your Web Site with your own branding and design layout.

Build your Amazon Instant Website in three simple steps:

1.    Provide basic store information – Your company name and the URL you want to use
2.    Upload your company logo and select your Web site color scheme
3.    Choose product categories and optionally cross-sell Amazon items on your site

• Quick and easy set up – easily create your own branded Web site that shows just your products.
• Powered by Amazon – your Web site is reliable, scalable, and uses proven technology solutions.
• Use the secure Amazon payments system to process your orders – no need for a separate merchant payment system.
• Leverage Amazon co-branding – because customers trust the Amazon brand for security and reliability.
• Access to proven upsell and cross-sell technology and techniques –
• Automated product recommendations that offer similar functionality to what Amazon.com uses today.
• Community features and content, such as customer reviews.
• Automated merchandising, such as top sellers.
• Leverage the work you’ve already done – use the same product descriptions and images that you’ve already added to the Amazon Web site.
• Increase your sales opportunities – collect additional commissions by selling other Amazon products on your Web site through our Increase your sales opportunities – collect additional commissions by selling through our Associates Program.

For more information, please contact your Amazon Services Sales Representative.

It is a way to expand your business and benefit from Amazon experience in online shopping. Amazon takes care (for some fee, of course) of some headaches – payment systems, shopping cart, up-sell and cross-sell technologies. Your website gets great backup and is powered by Amazon. It is a way to follow for those who were thinking about starting an online store, but did not do that in the past.

In some way, Amazon Instant Website project will compete with eBay Stores and Yahoo! Shopping. It would be interesting to follow the competition of these online giants.

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