Several online companies are aching to help you start your online business. Though some of them are legitimate and reliable companies, some are scammers trying to steal your money hoping you won’t notice. You can find several drop shipping reviews talking about how to find the best drop ship directory, this article, however, will just focus on tips to find good drop shippers.

Make sure to remember the following when choosing drop shippers to work with:

•Healthy Skepticism. When you encounter online sites claiming they can drop ship thousands of different products for you, think again. Thousands? How many stores have an inventory of thousands of items? Carrying thousands of items mean that a store should have a large storage place and hundreds of thousands of dollars which serves as a payment for the huge merchandise. Most drop shipping services only carry a small amount of merchandise that are always ready to be shipped. Sites that offer thousands of different products are most likely middlemen who rely on different drop shippers to order your products for you. With middlemen, the line of distribution gets longer thus your expenses will increase because you still pay for their services instead of directly transacting with legitimate drop shippers. Before choosing any drop shipper, make sure that you first verify the merchandise they sell and if the merchandise is really coming from them.

•Professional Track Record. When looking for drop shippers, look for companies who have a professional track record. Seek for experienced drop shippers or wholesalers who have a lot of quality merchandise and who can handle professional level business concerns like resale permits and sales tax numbers.

The Inevitable "Out of Stock"

You already sold an item but then later on found out through the distributor’s site that the product you just sold is out of stock. What do you do? How do you handle this? Before you completely panic, call your drop shipper. Maybe they still have one or two of your items in their warehouse but decided to take the item off since the inventory is too low to guarantee delivery.

If your items are really out of stock, you have no choice but to contact your customer and confess that the item is currently out of stock at your supplier. It is better if you just call your customer in this situation; they may not be as angry as they might if you just emailed them. It is important that you also offer to refund their money immediately to prevent negative feedback. Situations like this should already be expected when you are using drop shipping as a business practice.