TEMU worth it?

[t2van]

We all kow the stigma around it, time delays, quality etc...

Does anyone actually list and sell on the platform? Is it worth it?

 

[Champagne]

Much of what Amazon sells consists of items sourced from AliExpress or Temu. Amazon simply makes the experience feel more convenient and secure for buyers. So yes, there’s likely money to be made doing this. Just be aware that you need to offer extremely low prices; otherwise, competitors will outrank you. Temu customers aren’t looking for the best quality. They’re looking for the cheapest price.

 

[t2van]

Much of what Amazon sells consists of items sourced from AliExpress or Temu. Amazon simply makes the experience feel more convenient and secure for buyers. So yes, there’s likely money to be made doing this. Just be aware that you need to offer extremely low prices; otherwise, competitors will outrank you. Temu customers aren’t looking for the best quality. They’re looking for the cheapest price.

Yeah already spoken to someone who said it's probably going to devalue the brand a bit.

They are offering some crazy deals at the mo to get people signed up

 

[ggmopa]

Yeah already spoken to someone who said it's probably going to devalue the brand a bit.

They are offering some crazy deals at the mo to get people signed up

IMHO I think it only appeared because there were massive legal bottle necks invovled with mass markets producers im china selling on amazon but comparing Amazon to Temu is like comparing a mall to a local Market place - Traditionally TEMU itself was the brand and no one really cared about the shops or branding, only getting the lowest prices.
They don't have any value propositions and never did it's just a chinese attempt at vertical integration to capture tier 1 B2C markets because it costs them literally pennies to set up shops and few overheads means start selling at low prices too. Prices that are generally too low for anyone that doesn't have direct access to manufacturing plants.

All that being said. Seems like one of the best ways to kill any well established brand trying to signal quality and reliability would be by selling on temu.

 

[Eddie]

Much of what Amazon sells consists of items sourced from AliExpress or Temu. Amazon simply makes the experience feel more convenient and secure for buyers. So yes, there’s likely money to be made doing this. Just be aware that you need to offer extremely low prices; otherwise, competitors will outrank you. Temu customers aren’t looking for the best quality. They’re looking for the cheapest price.

How do Sellers do it. They cant dropship from aliexpress to amazon. That's not allowed my Amazon. They buy from alibaba. But that's like wholesale buying, they will have to maintain an inventory.
I am guessing it works same with temu? Temu might be having a whole sale arm like aliexpress (wholesale supplier - alibaba).

 

[t2van]

How do Sellers do it. They cant dropship from aliexpress to amazon. That's not allowed my Amazon. They buy from alibaba. But that's like wholesale buying, they will have to maintain an inventory.
I am guessing it works same with temu? Temu might be having a whole sale arm like aliexpress (wholesale supplier - alibaba).

I don't know on others but if thats directed at me in regards to temu, we manufacture our own stock.

Temu reached out to us to become a seller on there. So we list our own products.

I don't think they have a wholesale arm (that im aware of) its pretty much I think a cheap version of aliexpress and then the wholesale side of of that Alibaba

 

[Champagne]

How do Sellers do it. They cant dropship from aliexpress to amazon. That's not allowed my Amazon. They buy from alibaba. But that's like wholesale buying, they will have to maintain an inventory.
I am guessing it works same with temu? Temu might be having a whole sale arm like aliexpress (wholesale supplier - alibaba).

You need to keep your own stock and then sell directly from your own warehouse. Only really profitable if you have solid product and can maintain good ratings, delivery rate, etc.

 

[jimbobo2779]

From a customer's point of view, I am immediately distrustful of anything linked with that site.

The Mrs buys stuff from there all of the time, marvelling at the low prices. I think the prices are very indicative of how shit everything on the site is.

I don't know how much potential for profit there is from a site like temu, for a product such as yours (I have no idea what you sell) but people would likely assume whatever is on Temu is a knock off of your genuine products.