Start Your Wholesale Journey
Everything you need to know to start buying and selling wholesale goods. No experience needed - just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn!
Choose Your Route to Market
Where will you sell your products? There are so many options available today - pick what works best for your lifestyle and skills!
- 🏪 Physical Shop - Got a retail space? Perfect for high-value items
- 💻 Online Store - Shopify, WooCommerce, or your own website
- 📱 Social Selling - Instagram, TikTok Shop, Facebook Marketplace
- 🏷️ Marketplaces - eBay, Vinted, Depop, Amazon
- 🎪 Markets & Car Boots - Great for testing products and meeting customers
- 👥 Friends & Family - Start small, sell to people you know!
💡 Pro tip: Start with one channel, master it, then expand. Don't try to be everywhere at once!
Choose Your Vertical
This is the fancy way of saying: what's your speciality? What are you passionate about? What do you know well?
- 🧸 Toys & Games - Huge demand, especially seasonal
- 💄 Health & Beauty - Always popular, great margins
- 📱 Tech & Electronics - Higher value, needs more knowledge
- 👕 Fashion & Clothing - Fast-moving, trend-dependent
- 🏠 Home & Garden - Steady demand all year
- 🎲 General Opportunist - Buy what's cheap, sell what's hot!
✨ The best vertical is one you understand. If you love beauty products, you'll spot a bargain faster than someone who doesn't!
Get Your Pricing Right
Pricing is everything. Get it right and the rest follows. Get it wrong and you'll either work too hard or have a garage full of stock!
- 📉 Too Cheap - You'll sell everything but work yourself into the ground
- 📈 Too Expensive - Stock sits, cash is tied up, space is wasted
- ⚖️ Just Right - Healthy margins, steady turnover, happy customers
💡 Research what similar items sell for. Factor in your costs (fees, packaging, time). Aim for at least 30-50% margin after all costs.
Promote Like a Pro
You've got great products at great prices - now tell the world! Don't be shy about shouting about your deals.
- 📲 WhatsApp Groups - Create broadcast lists for your best customers
- 📸 Instagram - Visual selling at its best, use Stories and Reels
- 🎬 TikTok - Show your personality, unbox products, share deals
- 🏪 Facebook Marketplace - Local selling, easy to start
🎨 Free tools to make stunning content: Canva for graphics, Adobe Express on mobile for quick edits. Good photos = more sales!
💡 Write proper descriptions, take clear photos from multiple angles, and be honest about condition. Trust builds repeat customers!
Be Prepared (And Stay Positive!)
Let's be real: not everything sells quickly, and some things might not sell at all. That's part of the game!
- ⚠️ Only buy what you can afford to write off - Seriously, this is rule #1
- ⏰ Some things take time - That "dead stock" might fly at Christmas
- 📚 Every deal teaches you something - Even the bad ones
- 🔄 Stay flexible - Prices might need to drop, channels might need to change
🌟 Remember: Every successful wholesaler started exactly where you are now. Chin up! You've got this! 💪
🎉 Ready to Start?
Browse our current pallets and find your first deal. Remember: start small, learn fast, and grow at your own pace!