Consignment refers to online shop consignment, which is divided into virtual goods consignment and physical consignment. Find a website that can provide wholesale services or a seller that can provide goods and help them sell goods at outlets. People who consign goods can't see the real thing. The seller will provide the person who consigns the goods with pictures, prices and other information. After buying in the online store, someone will contact the seller to deliver the goods to get the service fee for the sale.
Consignment can provide goods for free. Shopkeepers who want to open an online shop but have no funds to stock up can try it. At present, many consignment websites only seek sales volume, but do not pay attention to management, which leads to malicious competition between consignment and affects the profits of some regular sellers.
Consignment has the following characteristics:
1, you don't need to purchase goods by yourself, you don't need to store goods, and you have zero inventory, saving the cost of purchasing and storing goods.
2. The consignor can't see the real thing, only pictures, prices and other data are uploaded to his online store for sale.
3. Consignment is completed by wholesalers and sellers, and online stores are responsible for the sales of goods.
4, a batch, generally need to reach a certain number in the wholesale website to enjoy the wholesale price, even if you buy consignment, you can enjoy the wholesale price.
5, cash on delivery, you don't need to transfer the payment to the wholesaler in advance, and the cash on delivery will be completed when the goods arrive at the buyer's hand.
The difference between consignment and distribution
Distribution is to establish sales channels and sell goods to consumers through sales channels; Consignment is to sell wholesaler's goods through your own online shop and earn commission. Let me talk about the difference between consignment and distribution.
1. The income from agency sales is mainly commission income. After the wholesaler sells the products of the wholesaler and supplier, he will return part of the profits to the seller. The income from distribution is mainly the difference between buying and selling goods.
2. Consignment is to sell goods in the name of wholesalers, and distribution is to sell goods in its own name.
3. Consignment is an agency relationship; Distribution belongs to the relationship of buying and selling.
The popular understanding of distribution is to help others sell goods. The supplier gives the product data to the dealer, and the dealer can sell the goods at his own price to earn the difference. The capital requirement is low and there is no need to stock up.