Hi Tech Gadgets Warnings: Don

There was a time when more than 80 percent of companies do not drop ship to destinations outside the United States. This has created some options available for dropship resellers who want to earn a living by selling online. If, however, the influx of dropship wholesale from China changed as the company ships to almost anywhere in the world to drop prices for high-tech gadgets that have never even heard of before.

More and more suppliers from China, supplying high quality products that are on par with many branded versions but are still sold at unbelievably low wholesale prices even in small quantities, which gives retailers a great opportunity to profit well from their online shops and product lists. With a wide range of products featuring the latest in gadget technology, you will never run out of hot items to sell online.

Drop Shipping and International Holidays

But it's also a great opportunity for dealers to get the out sourcing products from China, and this is made clear in Western holidays like Christmas or Easter. In seasons like this, the demand for high-tech gadgets is at its peak, but retailers would have a hard time sourcing out suppliers on the spot as most of these companies even go on vacation during this period. Chinese Dropship vendors are not influenced by western holidays and would continue to provide products during these periods as if they needed it the most points.

But the dealer that you will run into potential problems that are even more dangerous if the situation is turned around abruptly and you are facing a Chinese holiday, and has pending orders awaiting delivery. Under these Chinese holidays, the factories and businesses, including your dropship wholesaler does not work and will not be able to send and deliver orders received before a certain cut-off period.

This can cause huge delays in your product deliveries resulting in customer complaints and negative feedback on your online profile. What's worse is that this can lead to serious consequences for your DSR or Detailed Seller Rating on eBay. This impact will affect your TRS or Top Rated Seller Status, eBay discounts on your payment, your search ranking and ultimately your status on eBay.

With low ratings below 4.3 3 on your DSR for a 30-day period, you will receive certain sanctions. If you're ratings continue to drop and less than 4.1 1 in this period, your ability to sell will be suspended. If you choose just out and still have low sales volume, only a few buyers to low ratings would prove to be disastrous for your eBay business.

Preventing problems with your seller profile

The big holidays in China are listed below. Note that some dates are not fixed, so it would be best to confirm the actual dates from suppliers.

HolidayDateDuration
New YearJanuary 11 day
Chinese New Year1st Day of 1st Lunar Month (Feb)12 days
Qingming Festival5th Solar Term (April)1 day
Workers" DayMay 11 day
Dragon Boat Festival5th day of 5th lunar month (June)1 day
Mid-Autumn Festival15th day of 8th lunar month (Sep)1 day
National DayOctober 13 to 5 days


Knowing these dates accurately and confirm from dropship suppliers of cut-off dates before the holiday will help you plan and take the necessary steps to prevent negative feedback from customers is in the first place. You can either stock up on your top selling items, so you can have a warehouse to supply even during the holidays.

You can also get information and communicate with your buyers as to the holiday problem so you have no other option than to add additional shipping days for the items ordered. This way you can minimize the possibility of receiving negative feedback by properly communicating with the customer and let them know the situation beforehand.

As with any business good communication is the key to doing business online, especially for a retailer that those who order products from dropship wholesalers from China. You can not manage the holiday or for work completed in other countries but you can take steps in advance and avoid getting negative feedbacks.