No matter you are a ebay seller, drop shipper, sales distributor, whether you list your auctions or sale on your web site or a host site, your product source is the key of success. In other words who has lower price product is the one will grab more chances to win the game.

There are tons of wholesalers and each of them claims to be the lowest price offering. Confused? You should be if you are not aware of the tricks behind how business is operated and how the cyberworld is touting itself in bursting information, technique and scams.

From experience and collective knowledge, there is a three-step way to help your identify the true wholesaler, the right one fit you the most.

Step one: choose a candidate list. You don't have to finish this work in a hurry. Do a widely comparison and make a candidate list that qualify your request. Those have significant advantages in scale, price and product line should earn your consideration.

Step two:check their reputation and credibility. Weed out those obvious scammers and ones have negative track history. Always remember when one is too good to be true, it probably is.

Search the company reputation in google to find reviews and relative information made by other individuals or organizations. Such as look up the wholesaler website history in whois.com, check google PR value and alexa traffic rank. Or you can go with relative message boards, forums to ask for decision-make help.

Thoroughly inspect wholesaler's website. Search all the company information. Legitimate company will state their information clearly and fully. Pay attention to the concrete contacts like a land phone, physical location which allow your to reach them in person. The missing of any one should cause your suspect.Also legit wholesalers usual allow secure payment methods like paypal,world pay.

Step three: start contact. Firstly, you can contact via email. Ask detail information about product condition, shipment and return policies if any. In most conditions your will get a prompt reply either tell you the information or refer a link of web page. Notice how long it takes to reply and what kind of manner is displayed.

Still suspicious? Then make a phone call or use the live chat function. Talk about your worries and conditions and listen carefully of their response. Be wary of the company that urge your to take their services.

By now you have gathered all the information necessary. Then is the final step-place a sample order . Don't be too afraid to place your first order, think it as a test. See if the goods is available as they say and will arrived within the estimated time. And most importantly check the quality according to its statement. This is the last shield of keeping you from internet scam and also serves for a potent and convincing Proof of the true wholesaler.