What eBay logistics methods can be used? How to choose eBay logistics methods?

What logistics methods can be used by eBay?

1. Self-delivery model

At present, the self-delivery model is the mainstream delivery method. There are three main reasons. The first reason is that the self-delivery model has abundant logistics channels and sellers have more logistics options. The second reason is that the self-delivery model does not require large quantities of goods to be stored, nor does it require the payment of warehousing, labor and goods funds related to the goods, so the operating capital pressure is small.

The third reason is that the self-delivery model is relatively stable and safe, and there is no need to worry about the goods being unsalable in overseas warehouses, nor to pay high storage costs. However, the disadvantages of the self-delivery model are also very obvious. It cannot provide consumers with efficient and fast logistics services, which will reduce the competitiveness of products.

There are four logistics channels for self-delivery: international commercial express, international EMS express, international dedicated express, and international parcel. These four logistics methods include various logistics channels, and various logistics channels have their own characteristics and advantages. Therefore, eBay sellers who choose the self-delivery model must understand the characteristics and advantages of various logistics channels, so that they can choose the logistics channel that suits them according to their own logistics needs. Save logistics costs and ensure logistics timeliness.

2. Overseas Warehouse Model

The overseas warehouse model is currently a non-mainstream model, but there are still many eBay sellers who choose this logistics method. The main reason is that overseas warehouses can provide consumers with efficient and convenient logistics services, can bring consumers a good shopping experience, and also have unparalleled advantages in logistics and after-sales service over self-delivery.

When using the overseas warehouse model to ship goods, sellers need to send the goods to overseas warehouses for storage in advance, and then ship them to consumers through overseas warehouses. Therefore, when using overseas warehouses, not only the first leg of logistics, that is, the logistics from domestic to overseas warehouses, but also the end-of-logistics delivery problem, that is, from overseas warehouses to consumers, needs to be solved.

In terms of overseas warehouse headway, the main options are air transport and sea transport. Air transport is efficient, fast, and stable, but the charges are relatively high. Sea transport is inefficient, slow, and unstable, but the charges are very low. For these two headway methods, it is recommended that you flexibly choose according to your product characteristics, logistics timeliness requirements, and logistics peak and off-peak season characteristics.

How to choose eBay logistics method?

Personally, I think that products with low value, low selling price and low profit are suitable for self-delivery mode. In addition, some sensitive items are also suitable for self-delivery mode, such as electrical products, battery products, cosmetics, and counterfeit brand products. Finally, if the seller does not have enough funds to support the choice of overseas warehouses, self-delivery can be used as the delivery mode temporarily.

In terms of overseas warehouses, for items with high value, high selling price and high profit, such as furniture, health care equipment, clothing, jewelry, etc., it is recommended to choose the overseas warehouse delivery mode.

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