Worldwide Brands OneSource Wholesale Product Directory Review
Inside look at the Internet's largest wholesale product directory—is it right for you?
If you've looked for physical products to sell online (the kind you have to ship by mail), you've probably run into scammers who try to:
- Sell you worthless wholesaler lists of nonexistent, unapproachable, or out-of-business wholesalers
- Sell you a ready-made site filled with junk that nobody's buying
- Claim to be distributors but are really middlemen who steal your profits by charging you a fee just to pass your order on to the real supplier
The question you need to ask, then, about Worldwide Brands is: are they legitimate? or are they just another one of these vultures?
A solid reputation
Worldwide Brands OneSource Wholesale Product Directory, however, has something that those vultures don't: a solid reputation. Not only does it have the largest selection of suppliers and products, but their product directory is well-known in the Internet community as the leading provider of legitimate wholesale supplier information. And it's been singled out by eBay as an eBay Certified Solution Provider in the area of product sourcing.
In addition, both eBay and Entrepreneur.com look to Worldwide Brands founder, Chris Malta, to host their Internet radio shows about how to find quality products to resell. In other words, some of the most well-known names on the Internet look to Worldwide Brands when it comes to how to find products.
Wholesaler suppliers pass a rigorous examination to be listed
One thing you can always count on from Worldwide Brands is that their list will always contain only legitimate manufacturers and distributors. I know this first-hand.
I've submitted a client to their directory and I can tell you that they take the quality of their directory seriously. You don't buy your way in and you don't get in it just by applying.
Worldwide Brands checks every application extensively before accepting a new supplier. It took a couple of weeks before they accepted my client's application and listed his company in their directory even though the company I submitted wasn't some shaky wholesaler wannabe. It is a well-established company that has long been the top seller in its niche.
During those two weeks, Worldwide Brands quizzed everyone from the owner through the production staff repeatedly to make sure the company was the legitimate supplier of the product. If Worldwide Brands wasn't absolutely sure that we were the manufacturer of the products, they weren't going to list us.
What does that mean for you? It means that you can be sure that every supplier you find in Worldwide Brands' Dropship Directory is a quality supplier with quality products.
A wide selection of products
And having used their directory to find products for my own business, I can tell you that they have tremendous variety both of suppliers and products in their directory. With over 3,000,000 from over 4,000 manufacturers, your choice is almost limitless.
If you want to sell in-demand items such as electronics or jewelry, there are plenty of suppliers you can get them from. And you can even find obscure niche products from A/C Clutch Plate Removal Kits to Zymitol and everything in between.
One warning about Worldwide Brands Directory
In fact, if there's one negative about them, it's that there's SO MANY fine products and suppliers to choose from. Why can that be a problem, you ask?
I advise you NOT to simply go into the directory and browse, hoping that a product line jumps out at you. Go in with a plan of what you're looking for and then stick to that plan. Otherwise it would be easy to wander aimlessly through their directory for days. There's that much interesting stuff in there.
Excellent search tools to help you find what you want
Actually, there's no need to wander. They have a slick search tool that allows you to mine the riches of their deep, deep product listings. They've even added some innovative wrinkles that make searching for products to resell on eBay even easier.
A "Search by eBay Category" function helps you narrow your search by returning only products that match both your keyword and the eBay category that you select. Great idea!
In addition, they recently completely reworked their entire interface in a new "OneSource" search tool to give you access not only to dropshippers, but also to:
- Manufacturers and distributors who sell in bulk, for it you're ready to make the jump into doing your own storage and shipping in return for higher profit margins
- Liquidators who can provide you with limited quantities of overstocked or discontinued items at pennies on the dollar
- Importers who can provide you with products in bulk at dirt cheap prices
When you get down to it, there is no more complete and no more reputable source for finding any kind of wholesale products you may want to resell than on Worldwide Brands.
Multiple ways to search
You can search for products three ways. You can search by:
- Brand
- Product type
- Manufacturer
The search tool shows you which manufacturers carry the types of products you're searching for. From there, you can go to those suppliers' sites and contact them for information about their wholesale pricing.
Free ebooks from Worldwide Brands to help you set up your business to succeed
Unsure of how to get started in reselling products from dropshippers, liquidators and importers? Let's face it. Going to big companies and asking if you can resell their products can be intimidating. You don't want to come across as a beginner and take the chance of having them turn you down as not worth their time.
Worldwide Brands doesn't leave you hanging with no idea of how to approach manufacturers and distributors in a way that wins their trust.. They also offer a series of free ebooks to take you step-by step through the process. The four ebooks are:
All four free ebooks are just the thing you need to get manufacturers and distributors to see you as a real retailer whom they can trust and rely on. They're definitely worth a read.
Built-in market research tool
Worldwide Brands' new OneSource product search tool has also built their old Market Research Tool right into the interface. No more copying products from the directory into a separate Market Research Tool to judge the supply and demand for it.
Now, as you research possible products, all you have to do is click a button and OneSource will give you an assessment of how much demand and competition you'll find in selling that product.
The only negative about the research tool is that it takes a couple of minutes to complete its scan of the whole web and of eBay. But it's very thorough and gives you an excellent idea of how easy or hard it will be to sell that product. I say a couple of minutes is well worth it to know whether that product is one to jump on or pass on!
Is Worldwide Brands right for you?
Having worked to get clients listed in Worldwide Brands OneSource Wholesale Products Directory, I know they take great care to make sure you deal only with quality, reputable suppliers. As a user of the directory, I know the great wealth of excellent products available.
The ability to choose from dropship suppliers, bulk wholesalers, liquidators, and importers gives you flexibility that no other wholesale source list provides. And the built-in market research tool puts it in a class all by itself when it comes to finding and choosing PROFITABLE products to sell.
If you're looking for the most complete source of resellable products anywhere, Worldwide Brands really has no competition. Similarly, it has no competitors when it comes to its built-in market research tool helping you find the BEST products for your business.
There are cheaper directories that give you quality dropshippers, but I've found nothing that gives you as much flexibility and added help in choosing the best products for you. If you're looking for a product sourcing tool that will last you a lifetime and that you'll never outgrow, you want to take a serious look at Worldwide Brands.
Rating: 10/10
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