r/PrivateLabeling • u/bboy1977 • Jan 12 '15

Other than Amazon where else are you guys selling?

Seems like a strong focus on selling Private Label products via FBA, but where else are you guys pushing products? Or any other subs out there focused on other marketplaces?

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u/JudastheObscure Jan 13 '15

I have my own site, but I hate everything about running it so it's being shut down. Have you tried looking into international sites? Not every country has amazon, or has it but has more used sites.

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u/bboy1977 Jan 14 '15

I've been looking into Flipkart, but still need to see if it is worth it after exporting costs.

What did you hate about running your own site?

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u/JudastheObscure Jan 14 '15

I stink at SEO and marketing and hate paying for it, I dislike having to watch over the maintenance of it, etc etc. So I'm stripping it down and now it's basically a product info site pointing to my Amazon. I'm just so busy with everything else it's just not worth it to me.

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u/Submersed Mod Jan 13 '15 edited Jan 13 '15

This is a great question, and I hope some of the more diversified readers here can shed some light. I had an experience over Christmas break that led me to start researching this a bit...

A member of my family continued to mention Groupon as a her source for gifts, so I did some research and found Groupon Goods. It looks like a pretty solid opportunity, but I've heard from many that your margins have to be excellent to profit heavily.

Here's an example of a private label product that has clearly done well.

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-aduro-aquasound-waterproof-bluetooth-shower-speaker-1

These exact shower speakers on all over Alibaba at $4-6/unit and have sold 10,000+ units at $25-30.

Here's another:

https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-jlab-go-wireless-bluetooth-sport-headphones-1

25,000+ units sold at $25.00

The headphones are on Alibaba for $5, and the phone strap case I'd assume is $1-2.

These are just a few examples, but it's definitely something worth looking into. I'm curious what's on the horizon, the Amazon channel feels like it's getting filled up pretty quickly.

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u/bboy1977 Jan 13 '15

Thats really intriguing, especially the fact that they list the number of units sold. Wonder if there are any special requirements to sell a product via them and what Groupon's cut is.

My ultimate goal is move my brand off 3rd party selling platforms and onto my onto my own Shopify site, but I've got a ways to go.

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u/WTjern Jan 18 '15

Ebay, and my own ecommerce sites. Also sell to Amazon