We have a great new supplier coming online very soon. about 400 SKUs of wholesale jewlery. Great selection and great prices. Stay tuned.
more to come....gg
Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
New Home Page...Thoughts?
We recently launched a new home page on Done Deal Wholesale. You can see that below the lists and featured products, we added the Top 5 Most Viewed Products and the Top 5 Recently Added Products.
As we are always looking for ways to bring to bring buyers and sellers the best experince please let us know what you think. Comment below.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
New Wholesale Sale Item - 5 Tier Cupcake stand
Metro Designs just added this Cupcake stand at a great wholesale price. This stand was created for a $19.99 MSRP and had an original wholesale of $10. You can buy it for $4.00 a unit.
They are asking you to buy a minimum of 126 units but at this price you can afford to hold the inventory if you need to. This is a great gift at a $10 retail. At this price you can easily make 50% margins.
This is limited quantity so get them while they last.
5 Tier Cupcake Stand
more to come....gg
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
UPS vs. FedEx vs. USPS. Which is best?
This is a repost from Practical eCommerce, which I think is a great blog. This post is from November 20, 2009 · by Ken Kikkawa.
See the original post here: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/blogs/post/615-UPS-vs-FedEx-vs-USPS-Which-is-best-
Enjoy....gg
The holiday craziness begins a week from today. But long before the anticipated ramp up in sales takes place, experienced merchants have already taken a look at an important component of their revenue and expenses: shipping cost. Next to the cost of goods, freight is probably one of the highest expense lines on your budget. The process for us begins sometime after the holidays in the first quarter when we evaluate our carrier performance and make the appropriate decisions on who will earn our business. As everyone knows, there are 3 major players out there in this arena: UPS, FedEx and the USPS.
Over the years, we have done more business with UPS than any other company but we have also been exclusively with FedEx in the past as well. The bottom line for us is pricing because we pass the savings along to our customers. However there are also lots of other factors that come into play besides the lowest cost. Some of the factors that are important to us are:
Technology & hardware
Get as many shipping stations, scales, scanners and printers as are necessary to your fulfillment process, all provided by the carriers at no additional cost to you. UPS and FedEx differ in this area in what they are willing to provide. FedEx will generally take a look at your process and help to determine how many stations they will provide for you. We have signed technology contracts with UPS in the past where they provide credits to companies like Dell & HP based on your projected volume over 3 years. This could be worth thousands of dollars in desktop computers and other hardware. More recently and because I did not want to sign another contract like that with UPS, they asked me what I needed and they provided it. As long as it is a reasonable request and they want to work with you, they will do what it takes to make you happy. In either case, provided your volume is high enough, you won't have to use your hardware to ship orders.
Inbound deliveries
With some of our suppliers, we have the choice of selecting the inbound carrier. In order to earn our business, we strongly suggest to our shipping partner to deliver our packages as early in the day as possible.
Outbound pickups
Everyone wants to arrange as late a pickup as possible but this is the time to negotiate it. UPS is much better in this area than FedEx because of the efficiency of a single pickup compared to FedEx's Express and Home Delivery pickups.
Claims
Our experience has been a much smoother claims process with UPS than FedEx. This is something that a single account no matter how large, will most likely not be able to affect. There are less hurdles to clear with UPS and fewer questions asked when filing a claim.
Other Supplies
For preferred customers, UPS provides non-branded shipping boxes for ground or express shipments. The postal service will also provide custom branded boxes if your volume is at a certain level. FedEx only provides their own branded express boxes.
Responsiveness of local reps
I once had a boss who determined that the company that would get his business was based on the frequency and cost of the dinners these vendors would treat him to. While I don't follow that philosophy, when you have a problem you need to know your rep will be there for you.
Around 6 months ago we also added a feature at eHobbies which allows our customers to choose First Class mail, Priority Mail and Parcel Post shipping from the USPS for appropriate products. This has been an outstanding addition for us because it serves our customer in the way that they want their order shipped. You can knock the postal service all day long for things that they do poorly (tracking numbers that don't track, slow delivery for parcel post, etc) but they have some terrific services that clearly outperform UPS and FedEx. We sell spare parts for RC cars & trucks, model car kits, and model trains and some of them are very small and lightweight. For these products, first class mail is fast and cheap compared to the competition. In other cases, priority mail is a preferred method because of shipping to Alaska, Hawaii or PO Boxes can either be expensive or not accepted. And one of the best things about delivery from the postal service is that they deliver 6 days per week with no extra premium on Saturdays!
So which service is the best between UPS, FedEx and the US Postal Service? All of them, when it comes to making your customers happy.
See the original post here: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/blogs/post/615-UPS-vs-FedEx-vs-USPS-Which-is-best-
Enjoy....gg
The holiday craziness begins a week from today. But long before the anticipated ramp up in sales takes place, experienced merchants have already taken a look at an important component of their revenue and expenses: shipping cost. Next to the cost of goods, freight is probably one of the highest expense lines on your budget. The process for us begins sometime after the holidays in the first quarter when we evaluate our carrier performance and make the appropriate decisions on who will earn our business. As everyone knows, there are 3 major players out there in this arena: UPS, FedEx and the USPS.
Over the years, we have done more business with UPS than any other company but we have also been exclusively with FedEx in the past as well. The bottom line for us is pricing because we pass the savings along to our customers. However there are also lots of other factors that come into play besides the lowest cost. Some of the factors that are important to us are:
Technology & hardware
Get as many shipping stations, scales, scanners and printers as are necessary to your fulfillment process, all provided by the carriers at no additional cost to you. UPS and FedEx differ in this area in what they are willing to provide. FedEx will generally take a look at your process and help to determine how many stations they will provide for you. We have signed technology contracts with UPS in the past where they provide credits to companies like Dell & HP based on your projected volume over 3 years. This could be worth thousands of dollars in desktop computers and other hardware. More recently and because I did not want to sign another contract like that with UPS, they asked me what I needed and they provided it. As long as it is a reasonable request and they want to work with you, they will do what it takes to make you happy. In either case, provided your volume is high enough, you won't have to use your hardware to ship orders.
Inbound deliveries
With some of our suppliers, we have the choice of selecting the inbound carrier. In order to earn our business, we strongly suggest to our shipping partner to deliver our packages as early in the day as possible.
Outbound pickups
Everyone wants to arrange as late a pickup as possible but this is the time to negotiate it. UPS is much better in this area than FedEx because of the efficiency of a single pickup compared to FedEx's Express and Home Delivery pickups.
Claims
Our experience has been a much smoother claims process with UPS than FedEx. This is something that a single account no matter how large, will most likely not be able to affect. There are less hurdles to clear with UPS and fewer questions asked when filing a claim.
Other Supplies
For preferred customers, UPS provides non-branded shipping boxes for ground or express shipments. The postal service will also provide custom branded boxes if your volume is at a certain level. FedEx only provides their own branded express boxes.
Responsiveness of local reps
I once had a boss who determined that the company that would get his business was based on the frequency and cost of the dinners these vendors would treat him to. While I don't follow that philosophy, when you have a problem you need to know your rep will be there for you.
Around 6 months ago we also added a feature at eHobbies which allows our customers to choose First Class mail, Priority Mail and Parcel Post shipping from the USPS for appropriate products. This has been an outstanding addition for us because it serves our customer in the way that they want their order shipped. You can knock the postal service all day long for things that they do poorly (tracking numbers that don't track, slow delivery for parcel post, etc) but they have some terrific services that clearly outperform UPS and FedEx. We sell spare parts for RC cars & trucks, model car kits, and model trains and some of them are very small and lightweight. For these products, first class mail is fast and cheap compared to the competition. In other cases, priority mail is a preferred method because of shipping to Alaska, Hawaii or PO Boxes can either be expensive or not accepted. And one of the best things about delivery from the postal service is that they deliver 6 days per week with no extra premium on Saturdays!
So which service is the best between UPS, FedEx and the US Postal Service? All of them, when it comes to making your customers happy.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Out of Stocks Are The Worst
There's nothing worse that getting all excited about placing an order and then hearing that the item you ordered is out of stock. It just plain stinks.
But even with today's technology it still occurs. It happened to one of our customers recently and for that we apologize.
To help minimize Out of Stocks, we just launched a new feature that allows our suppliers to add the # of units they have in stock of each item. This is much better than just an in or out of stock indicator. We hope that more and more of our suppliers will use this feature.
However, Out of Stock's are part of reality, but Done Deal Wholesale and our suppliers will do our best to make them a thing of the past.
more to come...gg
But even with today's technology it still occurs. It happened to one of our customers recently and for that we apologize.
To help minimize Out of Stocks, we just launched a new feature that allows our suppliers to add the # of units they have in stock of each item. This is much better than just an in or out of stock indicator. We hope that more and more of our suppliers will use this feature.
However, Out of Stock's are part of reality, but Done Deal Wholesale and our suppliers will do our best to make them a thing of the past.
more to come...gg
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Way too long since last post
No excuses but its been way, way too long since my last post. But we've been very busy adding new suppliers and new features for our suppliers. In my coming posts I'll be talking about these.
thanks and talk to you soon. I promise. gg
thanks and talk to you soon. I promise. gg
Monday, September 7, 2009
The First One is Always The Hardest
When starting a new business of any kind, the first sale is always, always the hardest one to get.
In the case of Done Deal Wholesale its twice as hard because we are looking not only for wholesale buyers but wholesale suppliers as well who want to sell wholesale.
So with that said, I want to take this opportunity to thank the first three wholesale suppliers who took a chance with Done Deal Wholesale, a new place to sell their goods. They are:
In my next few posts, I'll talk about the 4th supplier, Dollar Days (currently live) and our 5th supplier that will be online this week.
more to come....gg
In the case of Done Deal Wholesale its twice as hard because we are looking not only for wholesale buyers but wholesale suppliers as well who want to sell wholesale.
So with that said, I want to take this opportunity to thank the first three wholesale suppliers who took a chance with Done Deal Wholesale, a new place to sell their goods. They are:
- Luminaire - This supplier sells wholesale yoga towels
- LBI Eyewear - Has a great pair of vintage wholesale sunglasses
- 800-4-COFFEE - A special selection of wholesale coffee from Columbia
In my next few posts, I'll talk about the 4th supplier, Dollar Days (currently live) and our 5th supplier that will be online this week.
more to come....gg
Monday, August 17, 2009
First Post, I'm Late
My first post and I'm late already. Seems to be a recurring theme for me; maybe some of you can relate? My wife always tells me to "Just Do It", but its not easy starting a business. But this isn't my first time, so I kind of knew what I was in for and more importantly so did my family. But now comes the fun part because we did just do it and now we are open for business.
So, I'd like to introduce you to Done Deal Wholesale an online marketplace where wholesale buyers can buy wholesale and wholesale suppliers can sell wholesale.
We dreamed up this site after years of being in the retail, wholesale and Internet industries to help retailers, distributors, manufacturers do more business. And not just brick and mortar, but eBay resellers, Yahoo store owners, Etsy sellers, etc., etc..
Our vision is to provide buyers with an easy way to view and more importantly buy products and sellers with a base of buyers to market their goods to. We take on the marketing job because that's what we are experts at: technology and marketing.
We have tried really hard to make this experience as simple and as effortless as possible given the inherent complexities of the wholesale business. And we will continue to enhance the site over time. With that said we built this for you, so please tell us what you think and how you would improve things (the tech team loves to build out new functionality). Comment on this blog or email me direct at gg@donedealwholesale.com
I want to thank you for reading this and for your active participation. As we use this blog to discuss new suppliers, new features and our thoughts on the industry in general (who knows where else I will go with this) we need you to get involved. I need you to become part of the discussion in order to make this a success for everyone.
Thanks and more to come...gg
So, I'd like to introduce you to Done Deal Wholesale an online marketplace where wholesale buyers can buy wholesale and wholesale suppliers can sell wholesale.
We dreamed up this site after years of being in the retail, wholesale and Internet industries to help retailers, distributors, manufacturers do more business. And not just brick and mortar, but eBay resellers, Yahoo store owners, Etsy sellers, etc., etc..
Our vision is to provide buyers with an easy way to view and more importantly buy products and sellers with a base of buyers to market their goods to. We take on the marketing job because that's what we are experts at: technology and marketing.
We have tried really hard to make this experience as simple and as effortless as possible given the inherent complexities of the wholesale business. And we will continue to enhance the site over time. With that said we built this for you, so please tell us what you think and how you would improve things (the tech team loves to build out new functionality). Comment on this blog or email me direct at gg@donedealwholesale.com
I want to thank you for reading this and for your active participation. As we use this blog to discuss new suppliers, new features and our thoughts on the industry in general (who knows where else I will go with this) we need you to get involved. I need you to become part of the discussion in order to make this a success for everyone.
Thanks and more to come...gg
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