amazon vendors calling

[Geneva Olson]

Ok. so I really don't know how to go about asking about this:
I had someone call telling me they are an amazon vendor and wanted a company to produce their products for them. He sent me the link to the products and a pricelist. So I would have to conform to his pricing. Which isn't bad. Like I could still make money off of it. But the problem is, I don't know how it would work on MY end.
Has anyone ever been approached and or do something like this? I would actually like to talk it through someone with years of experience on how it would even work...?

Any advice is welcome!

 

[JBurton]

First and foremost, find a way to ensure this isn't some scam...

 

[Geneva Olson]

I'm not sure if he's a scam or not. Perhaps I don't even need to bother with the question. but this is the 2nd or 3rd time I've been approached for services like this.
The way he posed it to me is that he would get the order and send it over to me, I would fullfill the order and ship it out. He has a google drive that would hold all the artwork so I would pull the artfile and then make the shirt or decal and then send it out.
This seems like a "onesie twosie" kind of deal. Like if a customer orders one shirt, not really a big deal. but if someone orders one decal...I'm going to print one decal and send it?

I'm just trying to wrap my head around how this kind of business model works? How do you make it work? I keep thinking that SOMEONE has to hold onto inventory. How else could it work?

I guess that's what I'm really asking?

 

[victor bogdanov]

I sell on Amazon

Sounds like they are looking for a print on demand supplier. Yes if someone orders one item, you make that item and ship it.

If they wanted to stock inventory they would order in bulk from you and then ship themselves

 

[Geneva Olson]

I sell on Amazon

Sounds like they are looking for a print on demand supplier. Yes if someone orders one item, you make that item and ship it.

If they wanted to stock inventory they would order in bulk from you and then ship themselves

Well that was what I was thinking.
So how do print on demand suppliers work?

 

[JBurton]

My guess, lots of demand to always fill the print que so as to avoid wasting materials. Then some tracking barcodes on each order, lots of speed, likely a flatbed cutter for through cuts, and a thin profit margin. But I really have no clue.

 

[Geneva Olson]

My guess, lots of demand to always fill the print que so as to avoid wasting materials. Then some tracking barcodes on each order, lots of speed, likely a flatbed cutter for through cuts, and a thin profit margin. But I really have no clue.

I think ultimately it's not in the cards for me.

 

[chester215]

I'd ask about the return policy and do you still get paid if someone returns the item for any reason.