Find a real wholesaler before starting your business

Wholesale is a word that gets abused on the net and much of its original meaning has been diluted. Many companies use this word to describe their low prices and even worse are those who pretend to be wholesale suppliers but really just sell their products at retail prices or above wholesale prices. In fact, they buy their products from true wholesalers too. We call them middlemen, because their strategy is to buy from direct importers/manufactures/wholesalers and mark up a few dollars, and re-wholesale the products to retailers.

Now if you are thinking about opening up your own business, online or offline, first thing that you will need to do is to look for product sources. But how do you tell if you're dealing with a real wholesale supplier?

Price is one of the major indicator that often sets middlemen or retailers apart from true wholesalers. People who look for wholesale handbags may often be surprised when they find out about Huafu and their amazing prices on handbags. Huafu International Trading Corp is one of the few true wholesalers on the internet, their price range is from $5-$15, with an average of $10 , unlike those online handbags middlemen/retailers who pretend to be wholesalers but often sell their handbags at around $16-$20.

Sometimes if you don't know a product line well enough to judge price levels, try looking at their minimum. If they don't even have a minimum, or if they are willing to sell to just about anybody, chances are that they are not true wholesalers, instead they are the one who buy from true wholesalers and resell them to make a profit.

Always do your research before buying from anyone who claims to be wholesaler because over 95% of the online "wholesale companies" are not geniune wholesalers. You′ll want to get the best pricing possible from true wholesalers and steer clear of those 'pretend wholesalers'.