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So long story short:
>Brother starts dropshipping electric bikes, goes actually pretty well at the start
>But 99% of the people who come across his website nowadays just google the said bikes and buy them for cheaper from the original brand that's his supplier

Now's he had a complete mental breakdown as he feels he wasted his time for nothing and idk what to tell him, as idk shit about business. Any /biz/tier help from you guys is appreciated.

>> No.54499023

>>54499008
Your brother should start an onlyfans.

>> No.54499066

>>54499008
If it sounds too good to be true and any retard can do it, the field is probably overly saturated and/or not really profitable

I would suggest getting into real estate if I didn't know people in the industry. You have to put in long hours to make like 50-60k starting out, and once you have a business book after 5-10 years+, you're probably developed multiple mental illnesses from working like 50-70 hours a week at the minimum for that long

These kind of jobs trade mental health for wealth. You won't really be able enjoy the wealth or things that once brought your joy in other words, so it's not really worth it. GL tho

>> No.54499100

>>54499008
If he's drop shipping then doesn't even not even own the inventory in the first place? If so I don't see the problem.

>> No.54499135

>>54499023
a 40$ horse dildo, a 40$ cowboy hat and some discount banana butt lube and he'll be in business, you might be able to incorporate an ebike in there somewhere, you know, steel horse I ride n shit

>> No.54499155

>>54499008
This anon knows >>54499135. Listen to him desu

>> No.54499209

>>54499100
He doesn't own the inventory yes but that doesn't fix anything as people just go to the brand website that offers "dropshipping" in the first place

>> No.54499220

>>54499209
Some people are dumb enough to buy from him for more money and not the original brand for cheaper but they're pretty rare. He's trying to work this out but how?

>> No.54499223
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54499223

>>54499008
just call him a nigger, im sure it will cut straight through all the fat and make him realize something

>> No.54499246

>>54499008
Well, he has to work out a deal with his supplier. Buy in bulk at a discount, sell for the same price and keep the difference. That's usually how this works.

>> No.54499307

>>54499246
nah, that'll never work...if you say to yourself, self, what is your job description?...and you answer back, "I'm a middleman parasitically trying to make profit" your doing it all wrong...all he needs to worry about is if the suction cup on the horse dildo will stay put on the bike seat

>> No.54500067

>>54499008
Import and brand them himself.

>> No.54500080

>>54499220
He needs generic unbranded and he needs to basically do this same operation but set it up 100 times with different companies and product lines.

T. Do the drop shipping for people

>> No.54500197

>>54500080
How do you even find unbranded electric bikes

>> No.54501050

>>54499008
Can he do FBA or something to undercut his supply through cost of shipping?

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54501068

Maybe he should try getting a job.

>> No.54501086

>>54500197
you just buy a custom order from a brand, probably need to buy a bunch at the same time tho

>> No.54501095

>>54499008
>Dropshipping

Hard to sympathise with people whos jobs don't really provide any value. Dropshippers are just middlemen who rely on the ignorant.

>> No.54501133

>>54499307
cool it with the anti-semetic remarks

>> No.54501145

>>54500197
China

>> No.54501150

>>54499008
>just be an entrepreneur, anons

lmao

>> No.54501183

>>54499066
>real estate agent

that only works for women who fuck at other peoples' houses. I have a cousin who has her own yt show. I won't dox her or myself because she has millions of fans, but I know for a fact in order for her to sell a house (1 mill+) the owner and seller usually get to fuck her. some times at the same time. it's crazy. blew my mind.