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Alibaba to eBay dropshipping

Start dropshipping from Alibaba to your eBay store using AutoDS to ensure the best dropshipping experience possible. Easily import products from Alibaba straight to your store using AutoDS. Edit and optimize your store directly from your AutoDS account.

With the fastest stock & price monitoring in the industry, automatic price optimization, and much more, you will be able to scale your business the simplest and quickest way.

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The Benefits Of Dropshipping From
Alibaba To eBay

Alibaba is an enormous platform with millions of Chinese suppliers. There is a huge variety of products from within hundreds of categories. Chinese suppliers offer the lowest prices, so you can be sure to get amazing deals that will allow for very high-profit margins. That, combined with the additional perks you’ll find below, make them a great choice for any dropshipping business.

Great Deals
Chinese suppliers are known for lower prices. Alibaba is no different. Dropshippers love a good profit margin and their competitive prices. Also, with such a variety of trendy products at the lowest prices possible, you will be able to offer attractive prices while staying cheaper than your competition.
Endless Variety
On Alibaba, you can find hundreds of millions of products in over 40 major product categories. Each category has millions of products. Each category then splits into plenty of subcategories. With so much to offer, you will find plenty of best-sellers for your dropshipping business.
Efficient Customer Support
Since purchases are made from suppliers on the Alibaba platform and not from Alibaba directly, your first point of contact will be the supplier you are using. You can easily reach them via message on the site. If you are to build a relationship with them, ask for their phone number, email, or skype, for better communication. If you need Alibaba to get involved, get help from their support reps. They are available 24/7. Make sure to get familiar with their Help Center too for any general questions.
Reliable & Trustworthy
Alibaba offers trade assurance to buyers. This is a verification program for select suppliers, to protect your payments through the payment platform. As part of the verifying process, vendors are checked thoroughly in order to conduct quality assurance and to make sure they comply with regulations. The suppliers that have passed authentication and verification inspection by Alibaba are titled “Gold Suppliers”. This way you can find the good and filter out the bad easily.
Private Label Solution
To skyrocket your business from ordinary to anything but, brand your products. This will not only impress your buyers but also keep them coming back. Alibaba suppliers can help you brand your products very easily. You can ask for custom-designed packaging, your business logo to be used, With Alibaba suppliers, you can easily get products with your own custom designs or logos to take your store from being just another e-commerce store to a full-on brand of its own.
Payment Methods
When it comes to purchasing products for your buyers' orders, there are multiple payment options on Alibaba. You can use PayPal, a debit or credit card, or even via wire transfer. We recommend using PayPal as it is the most secure payment method.

Alibaba To eBay Dropshipping - Step By Step Explanation

1

Link Your eBay Store To AutoDS

Once you create your account, add your eBay store using the menu on the left. Follow the on-screen instructions to link your store with AutoDS.

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2

Find Products To Sell & Create Drafts

Create product drafts to import to your eBay store. Go to Alibaba and use the AutoDS Helper Extension to import any of the products from the given page with a click of a button. Once done, they will appear on your drafts page for easy editing and importing to your eBay store.

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3

Optimize & Prepare Your Products

Optimize your products easily using our drafts system. Edit the title, description, variations, images, and adapt the price. Once done, click “Import” to add straight to your eBay store or schedule an import for a specific time and date.

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Price & Stock Monitoring

AutoDS monitors all the products you choose to import from Alibaba and checks for price and stock changes. If changes are detected AutoDS will adapt accordingly and make sure to sync those changes to your eBay store. AutoDS also calculates the shipping price, if there is any, and adds it to your final price.

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5

Save Time On Order Fulfillment

With the AutoDS Helper Chrome extension, you can upgrade your manual order fulfillment! Use our Helper extension to copy-paste your customers’ addresses, from AutoDS to Alibaba, with a click of a button.

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6

Manage Your eBay Customer Support

Forget about jumping between multiple systems to manage your customer support, cases, and returns. In AutoDS you can manage all these, from one simple system.

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7

Enjoy Your Freedom!

With countless hours saved by using AutoDS’ product optimization, importing automation, and a 100% automated ordering system, you can allow yourself to enjoy your freedom. Spend your free time doing the things you love most, like spending time with your family or growing your e-commerce store to the successful business it deserves to be.

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Alibaba To eBay Integration Key Features

Automatic Shipping Price Calculation

For products that don’t have the free shipping option, AutoDS will calculate the shipping and add it to the final selling price automatically.

Price & Stock Monitoring

Don’t worry about price or stock changes. AutoDS scans all of your Alibaba products along with all the rest and makes sure to sync your store according to any changes. If a product goes out of stock on Alibaba, AutoDS will set it as out of stock in your store. If the price of your product changed on Alibaba’s website – AutoDS will automatically adapt the price to your store for you according to the profit margin you have predetermined in your Alibaba settings.

Variations Support

AutoDS supports variations imports from Alibaba. This means that if the product has multiple variations you can grab all of them and import them to your eBay store.

Accurate Profit Calculation

Easily track your performance. Get an accurate calculation of your profits made in the past days, weeks, months, or even years, all on one page within your AutoDS account! This advanced calculator feature also supports multiple stores.

Manage Multiple Stores From One Screen

Manage all of your stores in one place:

If you have multiple eBay dropshipping stores, easily manage all of their products, orders, and customer support from just one screen. Connect your dropshipping stores all to one AutoDS account. You can use filters over your stores; that way, you can view all data and analytics together.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does AutoDS offer a trial period?

Sure! You can try AutoDS for just $1 and get all the features that AutoDS offers.

Can AutoDS teach me how to create a successful eBay dropshipping business?

We sure can! Our CEO Lior has created a full A-Z eBay dropshipping course.

Do you have customer support?

Yes, we do! 1-to-1 customer support is available, and our team of representatives is always eager to help you.

Can I migrate from another dropshipping tool/app?

Yes, the migration process is simple and takes only a few minutes. Here is a step-by-step guide.

How often does AutoDS check for price and stock changes?

Our price and stock monitoring scans are the fastest available! They coccur every 60 minutes.

How does the shipping calculation work?

We calculate the shipping price based on the cheapest tracked shipping method and add it to your price.

What are the accepted payment methods on Alibaba?

You can use PayPal, a debit or credit card, or wire transfer. PayPal is recommended, due to it being more secure.

Does Alibaba verify their suppliers?

On Alibaba, there is what’s called “Trade Assurance”. This is a verification program for sellers. The suppliers that have passed authentication and verification inspection by Alibaba are titled “Gold Suppliers”, so you can easily tell which are verified or not. 

Which eBay regions can I dropship to with AutoDS?

We make it easy to dropship to many different eBay regions, including eBay US, eBay UK, eBay Australia, eBay Italy, eBay Spain, eBay Germany, eBay Canada, and eBay France.

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