how to start mini importatation

how to start mini importatation
I don't have to get your email cos I will like to have a real time
discussion about everything here. This thread is meant to serve as
the Guide so you can always get responses to your questions.
As a way of starting, there are a couple of popular site where u can
import stuffs from China. One of them is www.aliexpress.com.
Another is www.dhgate.com.
The truth is it is not as difficult as some people paint it. All you
need is some careful research.
The first thing u need to ask yourself is ur reason for the
importation. Are you going into it just to get stuffs for urself or u
want to start selling them.
Whichever way, u can be sure you will get the stuffs very cheap.
If you intend importing stuffs to sell, then you have to do a good
research to know the things that can easily be marketed. You can
find so many things on the site that u may end up getting
distracted which is why u have to be focused on importing the
stuffs that have a good potential for selling here. I have sold so
many things with 100% profit. Infact, that is my usual target.
Sometimes, a lil below that but most times above that. It depends
on what I'm selling and who I'm selling to. The truth is that it
depends on your marketing strategy. For example, you can import
just some lil qty for a start so u can show to people and you can
start telling people about it using social media such as facebook
and BBM. As pple get interested you can increase the qty you
order. This is the strategy I personally used and it worked for me.
You can also sell stuufs on wholesales. In this case, you will sell it
cheaper than you will sell it at the retail price but this is good cos u
will make your money instantly.
There are a lot of hot selling products but it still depends on
creating the market for it. For example, there are a lot of cheap
laptops on the site that u can sell for 20 to 25k and still make
profit. U can go to secondary schools and market it to students
and teachers since the truth is that most of them may not be able
to afford the usual expensive laptops like the dell and HP laptops.
If you can get a good one, you can easily market it to them.
There are so many products like jewellries. Infact you can get
some jewellries for less than a dollar that with the shipping fee and
everything may be less than 2 dollars. You can easily sell them for
1k and that's being generous.
Don't worry if the shipping fee on the site is much cos I will later
talk about how to get your stuffs down here by paying much much
less in shipping cost and you get your products in 2 to 3 days after
you make your order.
In order to know a genuine seller, you have to make sure the seller
has sold a good number of the products cos u will need to go
through the feedbacks sellers drop after the purchase. From the
feedbacks, you will have an idea of the problems pple are having
with the products. Also the rating is important. I usually will not go
for a supplier whose rating is less than 94%.
Make sure you browse tru before placing your order cos diff
suppliers sell the same products at diff prices so u shud go for the
supplier with the lowest price and who also have a good
reputation.
Finally, make sure u chat with the supplier before placing your
order to confirm if the goods are available and to be sure of the
quality and also if he can send them to Nigeria. If he can't, u can
always find another supplier of the products.  You don't need
paypal neither do u need any special credit card. You can easily
pay with your GTB naira mastercard. If you don't have one, you
can go open an account with them to get one.
Also, if you follow the due process, you cannot get scammed.
Always pay only through aliexpress and don't ever try to pay the
supplier directly. Aliexpress uses the escrow payment system.
This system withholds your money after you have paid and will
only release it to the supplier after you have confirmed that you
have received your order and they are in good condition. Of not,
you can always ask for a refund and if your claims are true, you
can return the goods and get a refund.When you want to order for
a particular product, make sure your location is correctly set as
Nigeria. The shipping fee to your location will be automatically
generated. When making payment for the product online, you will
have to pay for the shipping fee and the payment of the product
itself. So if you choose the DHL option for example, you will have
to pay for the shipping cost online as you also pay for the product.
Therefore, you will not be required to pay any fee again when your
goods get to you. Just make sure you use the address you want
where you want to receive the goods when signing up on the site
cos thats where your goods will be sent.