Key Facts About Wholesale DVD Supply And EBay

One of the first things to understand about wholesale DVDs is that genuine, non-counterfeit, Wholesale DVDs are not cheap. By cheap, I mean literally for a few bucks. When I first started out, I truly believed that I could buy current release, wholesale DVDs of box office hits for between $2 to $5. Nothing could be further from the truth. I know that as a buyer you see prices this low on eBay and with Amazon merchant sellers. Even though they may be selling at that price, I guarantee you that a legitimate wholesale DVD of a box office hit, such as "Batman Begins," or "Inception" will not sell for $2 a pop. The real wholesale price will be closer to $19 if you purchasing from a studio authorized wholesaler.

You may be asking yourself, "How are the prices so low on eBay?" and "Where do you get legitimate low cost and wholesale DVDs?" The answers to these questions are not always obvious, and many people wanting to sell DVDs may experience real frustration trying to figure out just who the main distributors for DVD material are. Even though there is no real "secret" about it, the big name distributors tend to assume that you know, and have no real need to promote to small sellers.

Just how do you determine an accurate wholesale price? Keeping in mind that true wholesale prices are established by true wholesalers, the most straightforward way to answer this question is to open an account with one of the major authorized distributors. If this is not yet an option, then you can get a close approximation from Walmart prices for new releases. Walmart often prices these DVDs at or a little below wholesale as a sort of loss leader to get customers to buy less expensive DVDs with a greater profit margin. An online site that gives an accurate ball-park price is Deepdiscount.com.

This next tip may be more important. The truth is that the retail DVD market is very competitive. This is especially true on eBay, where it is cutthroat. It is very important to understand that if you start out selling legitimate, new-release DVDs on eBay without a plan, you will probably not make money. One thing you may not know is that aside from competing with sellers auctioning counterfeits, Power Sellers can often afford to sell new-release DVDs at a loss to attract business.

The third point to consider is how to profit as fast as possible from your DVD auctions. If you are starting out small with little start-up capital, this is essential. Selling new releases is probably not the way to begin your eBay DVD business unless you have factored that into a well thought out business plan. Do you want to know where the DVD money is on eBay? Niche video. Yes, you will do much better at the outset by zeroing in on a niche such as exercise, sports, or self-improvement. You might consider getting hold of CCTV footage of police raids or getting a police scanner and following the police around with a video camera and putting your footage up for sale on eBay. This is probably not what you had in mind when you thought of selling DVDs on eBay, but you are more likely to profit by going after the niche then trying to sell yet another copy of "Smokin' Aces."

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