| A wholesale list is a piece
of compilational media (collection of information)
providing details for various wholesale companies.
One can use a wholesale list to save hours of researching
about wholesaling companies as the producer of a wholesale
list will already have done it. For example a wholesale
list may contain details of companies which sell computers
at wholesaler prices to customers. Someone wanting
to buy computers at wholesale prices does not need
to hunt for the companies theirself as there is already
a wholesale list on that product existing - thus saving
them time and effort.
There are many companies providing wholesale lists,
some better than others, some free, some for a small
price.
Generally, those lists that require a fee to view,
may not be updated frequently, the data may be old,
and the companies listed may no longer be in business.
While this may also be the case with a free list,
since there is no investment, nothing has been risked,
or lost as the retailer searches for new trading
partners.
The web has many free wholesale list resources,
that do not require a membership or fee to view
the sources. The lists are sorted by product category,
making it quick and easy to find a specific product
line.
Some wholesale list websites have internet forums.
Those forums may be frequented by companies who
are less than desirable, but promote themselves
under a false user name, giving a testimonial indicating
they have bought from the supplier, and had an excellent
transaction. Use caution when seeing "Testimonials"
of past buyers. Verify all contact information,
and if you have any doubts, pass the wholesaler
up.
When viewing a wholesale list it is best to do
to three things before selecting a vendor as a new
trading partner. First, check their Better Business
Bureau (BBB) rating if the company is in the United
States or Canada.
Then, check the internet Whois to see how long
the wholesale company has been on the web, who owns
the website, and who the webmaster of the website
is. Check to see that contact information in the
Whois, at the Better Business Bureau and on the
wholesale supplier's website contact page, all match.
If they don't match, ask the supplier why there
are numerous addresses. See if the area code of
the phone numbers all match as well.
As a final step before purchasing from a new trading
partner, if the company is in the United States,
check the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) site for
complaints against the company. The FTC has lists
of complaints filed against internet companies.
They show letters sent to the company, tell if the
case went to court, explain how the case was resolved,
including any fines levied against the company.
In some cases, companies committing internet fraud
are shut down by the FTC. The FTC has a complaint
area on their site, for online complaint submission.
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