In the last several weeks my columns have largely dealt with informing online and traditional retail store owners about wholesale suppliers that who have reputations for honesty, dependable delivery, and value. In order to save buyers from having to sort through them I thought I would provide a quick list of some of the excellent wholesalers featured in recent articles and touch on their strengths and specialties.

So without further ado and in no particular order here are four lauded wholesale suppliers;

1. United Auctions- A New Jersey based wholesale liquidation company. They specialize in apparel and shoes but offer a very impressive variety of merchandise from health and beauty aids to home decor. Extremely forthcoming with product information and a bidding system that allows users to automatically increase their bid by $.25 until a buyer preset maximum is reached.

2. Via Trading- A California based department store’s returns liquidator. The thing I like best about Via Trading are the incredibly complete product listings and the practical honesty they show regarding the products they offer. They don’t, as so many liquidators do, over promise. Their product descriptions are complete, accurate, and valuable. They specialize in brand name apparel but carry other merchandise as well.

3. Big Deals Outlet- A Minnesota based closeout wholesaler relatively new on the scene. Big Deals offers a wide variety of merchandise from small electronics to cookingware to office supplies. The prices are terrific and a simple flat rate shipping cost that makes life simpler for their customers.

4. Bidz- A California based jewelry auction wholesaler with a nearly unique live auction system. Some of the more interesting features include an entry that displays the product with a link to more information, the time remaining to bid with those ending soonest listed first, and the present high bid. There is also a compare price which shows the potential buyer what the maximum price other jewelers are offering the same items for. One of Bidz’s best features is a remarkably useful and detailed customer help section.

While there are certainly many other excellent wholesalers out there this list should help those new to the industry get a good idea what to look for in a wholesaler they can count on.