England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
George Bernard Shaw
While I am certainly from the US, and a bit of a fixture here, although at least quarterly i do something to rate a personal scolding from Anthony, i will say there is little here for most Americans.
Importing and buying internationally is a daily fact of life in the UK, where in the US the goods are definitely imported, but not by individuals. Probably 95% have never bought anything except from a US source. Sure the stuff is made in China, but it's still imported and distributed.
There are dropshippers everywhere. It seems to be a new (with the internet) way of marketing in the UK, with only a few really doing it and those that do charging extra for it.
True, there are many such sites in the US, but they are only jumping on the internet bandwagon. There are thousands of companies who have dropshipped for generations, but have never made a big deal of it.
Take a look around and you'll find very few continuing US, or even Canadian, members.
There's no chat about NASCAR, NFL, NBA, MLB. Sure, people are looking for the shirts, but the ambiance is missing.
Nothing personal - or political - or anything else. Just telling it like it is.
There WAS a good forum like this in the US - Wholesale411. But it went to hell after it was bought out. The company that bought it, Go Wholesale, has started another, but it's mostly Chinese spammers. I was asked to moderate there, since I did on the W411 forum, but it's basically delteing spam once a day. No real activity and those who come don't last long.
Several others have tried, but they haven't lasted.
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March 2010
