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why is it so difficult to find true wholesalers for small resellers?

I am continually searching the internet and calling potential wholesalers, just to find that they are in reality retailers in the guise of a wholesaler? I am looking for wholesalers who sells Fraternity, sorority, and toys.

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1. go to google...type in whole salers..a site i have used is. closeout services..should have what you need.
2. Its really hard but not imposible. Mostly because those companies only deal with big store (wal-mart, k-mart, babies R Us ect) and don't really bother with small fries. I would say the best place would be going to a store that sells the same as you and buy some stuff. Then go online and look for that manufacturer. Maybe on there website, they will let you buy wholesale. Goodluck and keep on diggin untill you find it.
3. Don't search any website or online, you won't find a real wholesaler. Find a manufacturer of items you would like to resell. Call them and ask who they wholesale to in your area. Call the wholesaler and ask how to set up a new account. It's really that easy. You'll need your business license and/or tax ID number. Good luck.
4. The truth is: There are many fraudulent buyers online and many REAL wholesalers dont' want to sell "just to anybody". There is a level of trust that has to occur between the buyer and seller before a deal is made. Do you have a tax ID Number?? Do you have references? It is important that if you plan on being in retail, wholesale you need to build a good reputation as a real business person. You don't want to have a bad rap for reporting false shortages or reselling in the wrong places or misusing the trademark name in advertising. If you do it, most good wholesalers will not sell to you anymore. There are some great wholesalers who are registed at Jane's Wholesale auction who don't sell online anywhere else. Why? They don't want to deal with the high risk of merchant fraud. Merchant fraud comes in many flavors. There is credit card fraud and paypal fraud. If the market changes and suddenly a buyer is not reselling for a profit, he can file a credit card dispute claiming he never got the goods just so he can get his money back (and keep the goods). Real wholesales do not want to deal with dishonest online buyers who claim they never received the shipment even though there is a signed delivery. Dishonest buyers might claim, I didn't sign for that package - it isn't my signature or my name.. They do it for the sole purpose of trying to keep the goods for free. That is theft. There is ALOT of MERCHANT FRAUD online and many good wholesalers just don't want to deal with this so they won't sell online. Janesdeals is a wholesale auction and escrow like service. The auction acts as the middle man between the buyer and seller. That means that all funds go through Janesdeals. The funds are cleared before the seller is notified to ship. Janesdeals protects the sellers from merchant fraud since Janesdeals knows how to spot merchant fraud. They only take cash. Janesdeals pays the sellers with cash. Janesdeals has to screen every single buyer. Here are some bad apples: http://www.janesdeals.com/deadbeat.asp That is how we get good wholesale suppliers to list items on our site. Janesdeals screens the buyers. To find out more about Merchant Fraud check out the merchant911 forum: http://www.merchant911.org/ I hope that sheds some light on this situation and answers your questons. Buyers have to prove they are legitimate resellers before true wholesalers are going to take them seriously and sell them wholesale products.