| As a beauty journalist, I am often asked for tips | | | | such a demand for their products and they |
| from people who are looking to buy wholesale | | | | already have a loyal customer base. |
| high end cosmetics, usually with the hope of | | | | What Are The Warning Signs I Need To Watch |
| making some extra cash on ebay. | | | | Out For? |
| It may sound obvious, but planning is key. Do | | | | If a seller is offering large quantities of a very |
| your research well and decide what wholesale | | | | hard to find brand or product, at very cheap |
| cosmetics items you are going to buy and sell. | | | | prices, then you should be wary and proceed with |
| Then before you buy any stock, set yourself a | | | | caution. The goods are likely to be fake, |
| budget and stick to it. You should also ask | | | | damaged, or out of date etc. Also, you should |
| yourself how much time you are prepared to | | | | only ever use secure payment methods, rather |
| spend working on your business, what sort of | | | | than untraceable payment methods such as cash |
| profit you are aiming for in return, and how much | | | | transfers. Try to check out company names and |
| of any profits you need to reinvest in order to | | | | contact details wherever possible. Remember the |
| grow your business. Be realistic. All successful | | | | old cliche, if something seems to good to be true |
| enterprises take hard work and do not just | | | | then it probably is. Also, only start out with small |
| happen overnight. | | | | orders to minimise non-delivery risk and to give |
| Assuming that you have decided to go ahead and | | | | yourself a check the quality of the goods before |
| start your own make up business, here is my | | | | you place a larger order. |
| advice for finding trustworthy wholesale make up | | | | What Are The Signs Of A Good Seller? |
| suppliers. | | | | Reputable companies should be contactable and |
| Why Are Reputable Wholesale Cosmetics | | | | happy to provide you with further details and |
| Suppliers So Hard To Find? | | | | images of the products offered. They should |
| Most high end cosmetics brands only sell through | | | | make you aware of all important facts such as |
| appointed distributors. In order to protect the | | | | whether the items are boxed, be able to confirm |
| brand's reputation in the market place, most | | | | whether the packaging is in perfect condition or if |
| official distributors are not permitted to sell to | | | | it is damaged in any way, or if the products are |
| small businesses like yours. The way round this is | | | | out of date. It is also more realistic to expect that |
| to find honest suppliers of surplus, authentic, high | | | | a genuine seller would only have small quantities of |
| end cosmetics stock. The good suppliers do not | | | | a certain item, instead of unlimited supplies of an |
| usually advertise. They do not need to as there is | | | | entire product range. |