Wholesale help!!!!

[eaststreettins]

Hi
I have been approached by a buyer here in the states to buy some earrings from my shop for a shop she is stocking for the summer in resort town. How do you go about
wholesaling on etsy? Is there a way? Who has wholesaled on etsy before? Please show me the path, pitfalls and all.

Thanks Betsy

[Former_Member]

Congratulations Betsy! I can't give personal advise but you can find plenty of it by typing the word 'wholesale' in the search box of this Etsy Success team. You'll find lots of threads about it. You'll find even more in the Business Topics team.

[Former_Member]

Hi Besty,

Congratulations! I would love to wholesale but have never been approached. Check out this there'd, it may help :)
http://www.etsy.com/teams/12838/salemates-for-success/discuss/11745805/

[Former_Member]

Retailers often expect up to a 50% discount per item since they're buying in volume. It's up to you though to set the discount. You just need to make sure that the rate you set covers your cost of materials, labor rate, overhead, profit, etc or else you won't be making money and may even be losing it.

[eaststreettins]

Thanks Melanie, that was helpful. Now can i make a listing that is private that only my potential wholesale customer can see?

[MyDistinctDesigns]

I do not know of any way to make a private listing that only she can see.

[Former_Member]

I don't think that there is a way for that. You could just create a custom listing and send her the link or give her a wholesale coupon code.

[Former_Member]

Congrats on the wholesale order! Fantastic!

When I sell wholesale on Etsy I'll simply set up a reserved listing for the buyer and let them purchase.

I make sure that all the terms and details are spelled out in the listing so that there isn't any possibility of confusion.

Here's an example of a recent listing that I did
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/115795546

[eaststreettins]

thanks for all of your help...I knew that this team would help

[Former_Member]

I've done wholesale and I usually do 50% off my original price and put a minimum amount they have to buy to get that price! Good luck!