U.S. lawmakers stopped the sale of arms over $875 million to Nigeria and are going to use protest the deplorable state of roads in Elame River states.  The United States lawmakers are delaying a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria citing poor human rights record of President Mohamed Buhairi's government as its reasons. As it also grapples with multiple security crisis, the deal is said to be worth $875 million. The lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, according to a report that was reviewed by the foreign policy magazine, have reportedly delayed clearing a proposed sale of attack helicopters and accompanying defense systems to the Nigerian military. However, the response to security by security sources, they have said that the federal government was not perturbed as all necessary agreements in this is reached on governments to government bases were adhered to. And this is from the Nigerian government. But to debunk all of this, we have joining us, Justin Higgins. He is a former U.S. Congressional Advisor. We also have Iniba Refyong. He's a human rights lawyer joining us. Also later on in the show is Kabir Adamo. He is a security risk management expert. Thank you very much, gentlemen, for joining us. Thank you for having us, Mary Ann. Great. I'm going to start with you, Justin, because this has to do with the U.S. and Nigeria relations. And one of the most important roles that the U.S. is playing, you know, in its relationship with Nigeria is to help us fight terrorism. But this seems to be like a hiccup in, you know, in the midst of all that relations. So I'm going to start by asking why you think that the lawmakers decided to put a pause on the sale, because already we have taken delivery of six, if not more, of those FISA jets, the Takano jets. But then the members of the Senate decided that they were going to stop and think about the fact that there are human rights concerns in Nigeria. What do you think about this? Yeah. So this is a very complex and nuanced issue. And I think it's really important to understand that the original sale was approved by President Trump. And so the Biden administration has yet to rule on this. It was approved in January and two senators, like you mentioned, the Republican and Democrat leading members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee came out and they said, hold on, we need to slow down. We're going to put this on pause. And all reports are indicating this is not public. So this is behind the scenes. But what the reports are saying is that this is due to a combination of human rights abuses and the human rights abuses stemmed from military action, not only in the way that civilians have been harmed in hunting Boko Haram, but also and maybe specifically the N.SARS protests and the death of civilians at the hands of military, the U.S. government, according to reports from these senators, are concerned that President Buhari in the Nigerian civilian leadership does not have adequate control over the military.  I remember several years ago Amnesty International brought out a report on the Nigerian Army and of course human rights, the incited cases of human rights abuses. The police also had one of those same reports by Amnesty International, which the police and the army had denied over and over again. So why has the congressional or rather the Senate and members of the Congress decided now was a better time for them to put a pause? Because look, as you know, Nigeria is dealing with a high level of insecurity and the different types. It's a hydro-headed monster. On one hand, you have Boko Haram. On the other hand, you have the issue of banditry and there are the issues that Nigeria is facing. We need, you know, every form of support that we can get in terms of security and arms and ammunition so that our soldiers can fight this war. But do you think the timing is right? Well, I don't know what I think. I'm going to tell you what I think I've heard from the senators, though. There has been a massive change in the way that the United States is conducting foreign affairs from the Trump administration to the Biden administration. The Biden administration has put human rights, first and foremost, along with protecting and helping support democracies around the world. That doesn't mean that the President Biden won't work with other types of governments when it suits U.S. interests. But based on those two priorities, shifting away from the Trump more real politic approach, which was more transactional, less focused on human rights and democracies, the senators, according to Senator Menendez's statement back in July 2020, and also Senator Rich, according to these unnamed reports, believe that now is the time not to necessarily prevent any arms sales to Nigeria, but to put them on pause because maybe the Biden administration can work with President Buhari to get things back on track. That's what we're hearing from these unnamed reports. The senators see the Biden administration cares about human rights. They care about democracy around the world. And this might be an opportunity for the Biden administration to help our friends in Nigeria realize these two goals. Interesting.   Nibe, you're one of the lawyers that have been very outspoken in terms of issues of human rights. And we're talking about several. You were very, very vocal of when we had the NSAS protests, the aftermath of the NSAS protests, the hearing, the public hearing, and now the Twitter ban. I know that you also filed a suit against the federal government and also the AGF was part of the people in that suit. And he recently came out to say that Nigerians are still allowed to use Twitter even though there's a ban. How do you feel about this move by the Senate in the U.S.? Is this really a good thing in terms of the fact that you are fighting for a human rights cause? Well, if the reports are true, if the report is true, what we are reading, what we are hearing from, you know, media reports, I believe it will be a positive development for Nigeria and the country.  But the point remains that the current regime has shown itself unable to appreciate the demands of human rights. Part of the disappointments that some of us in the human rights community in Nigeria, you know, see is that the West, essentially the U.S., U.K., the European Union, and so on, they tend to pay lip service to issues of human rights. You cannot be sitting and dining with more dross regime, genocidal regime, regime that are killing its citizens, regime that are arresting people, detaining them, flouting corridors, carrying out mass executions, a strategic killing with a few process of law, regime that have no respect for an independent press, and you are still saying you are the person of democracy.  So what I expect the Biden administration to do, the Democratic-led Senate in the Senate, of course, the other representatives, in fact, essentially the Congress, and of course the President Biden administration to do, is to go beyond rhetoric, to go beyond saying we are going to delay ourselves. We want to see positive drastic action in terms of sanctions, in terms of travel ban, in terms of seizure of assets, in terms of even imposition of strict sanctions on the country, because on leaders of the country in particular, because people must realize that there is a price to pay for violation of human rights. So I want to believe that the Biden administration would take this issue seriously. I want to give him the benefit of doubt, because Trump didn't really care about human rights. You know, as the commentator of the right, we said Trump was basically a transitional leader who was more interested in the personality of people in power than policy. But I'm hoping that this is an indication that the US policy towards Africa, not just Nigeria, has to change. If you look at what is happening, for example, the role that France is playing in the Francophone conflict, it is embarrassing. They embolden dictators.  They shield them. Look at what is happening in Mali. Look at what is happening in Southern Cameroon. Look at the genocide that is going on all over Africa. This would not have been happening at this alarming rate if the Western countries are holding this despot in Africa accountable. And the Buhari regime has essentially gotten away with murder. This regime has gotten away with murder. What would have been expected by now that people would be sanctioned? Look at the killing of the Shahs. The US is aware of this thing. Nothing has been done. Look at the killing during the answers. But you see the same Trump, and I'm not a Trump representative, but I'm saying the Trump administration did speak on the issue of the shites and the issue of religion and the crisis that was bedeviling the country at the time, even though we didn't do anything, but it did frown at it, of course. And there were several Republicans and Democrats who spoke on that issue, if you remember very well. But then should America, should the US, I mean, because the US is a country on its own, it has its own problem, should they always be the ones that we go to to deal with issues in African countries? I mean, we have the African Union. We have ECOS. Why can't African countries check themselves? Why do we always have to run to the US or the UK to help us out? The reason is because those multinational organizations in Africa, they're essentially useless to Africans. Like the African Union, for example, there is no head of state in Africa that has been held accountable by the African Union, not even ECOS. Look at what they can't even checkmate themselves. It is so embarrassing. They cannot even talk to themselves. So we still have to depend on this Western country, because that's where they go to get loans. That is the way where they ferry our assets to. That is where our stolen funds are being hidden. These countries have a lot of leverage on Africa. They can do a whole lot. And we cannot pretend about the fact that our democratic, our system of government is also modeled after the US. So Nigeria cannot be claiming that it is independent when you are still depending on these countries for aid. You are still depending on them for loans. You are still depending on them for... Look at the president that I speak to you, who are even in the UK. He has to be depending on the medical services of the United Kingdom to survive. He cannot be talking about sovereignty of his country when he does not depend on the services of the country to survive. So what that should be that if the UK, for example, wants to hold Bawarian response to, they have a lot of leverage because they need their doctors. They need their NHS. They need their medical services to survive. So that is why this country is most marginalized, the influence that they have for the interests of human rights and for the interests of the global community. Okay, let me take you back to some of the reasons that were cited for holding back or putting a pause on that sale. They talked about the fact that the present government in Nigeria is tilting towards authoritarianism. They talked about human rights abuse. They even made mention of the Twitter ban. And I'm curious because I want to know from you, as someone who's been in the forefront of fighting for the rights of the average Nigerian, do you really think that the country is moving to some form of authoritarianism? Or are we already there? Aside from the fact that the government of the day disobeys court orders here and there and some people would say they pick and choose what laws to obey and what not to obey. Is it that bad or is it just us making it look terrible, even when it's not that bad? I think the report is just being euphemistic reports. This question is worse than authoritarianism. We are in a full-blown dictatorship. There is no pretend about it. Can you point to realistic facts that we are under government that is dictatorial, because we keep saying that the government is dictatorial, but in what ways? That's what I'm saying, the indices are dead. And the ones that are common to us. Look at how the entire civic space has been militarized.  The few days ago, the soldiers in the east even prevented women from entering the market to sell. This is absolute madness. You cannot have that in a democracy. You cannot have that. You can't be seen soldiers all over the place. Soldiers are supposed to be in the barracks, except when they are needed for specific assignments. When the police is overwhelmed. But in Nigeria under this regime, soldiers are basically carrying out civic responsibility. Police duties, soldiers are carrying it out. All of us, we see it on the street every day. That is not a democracy. Again, look at the strategy circulates that are going on. Even the ones that are documented just yesterday, the High Court in Karuna, freed the leader of the Islamic movement of Nigeria. This was after over 300 members of his group were slaughtered and buried in shadow graves. The US is aware of this. Nobody was sanctioned. But the US is still giving military aid to Nigeria. Not even that, nobody was sanctioned. It was demolished, the student was killed. Nobody had been penalized. Kotoran had been flagrantly disobeyed. People are being thrown into detention account of comment they make. Media outlets have been targeted daily. Look at the attack on the social media. Twitter had been banned without due process of law. The government has just acquired equipment to spy on Nigeria for making it to spy on encrypted calls of citizens. You can imagine the intrusion into the rights to privacy that the government has now devoted billions of naira to acquire military, to acquire equipment to spy on citizens. Is that how to run a democracy? I do not think so. This is clear dictatorship. And you have a president who is not even listening to the people. You cannot say you are running a democracy and you are not talking into the people you are leading. When last, did you see who are re-talking Nigeria's? The man doesn't talk, he doesn't care. He doesn't even communicate. He's not even interested in what is going on He has basically left the country claiming it's going for education for me. The president has been speaking through his aid. I mean, we have asked the president over and over to speak to us and he's spoken a couple of times and he's made his point. He's fighting. He's devoted to fight the level of insecurity. He's going to bring it to its bare minimum. He's trying to unite the country. And he spoke through his aid telling us that he's going to the UK to be part of an event. And then when he's done, he's going to check his health. What else do we expect the president to be telling us at this time? The president has no business going for an educational summit. You know, I don't want to sound disrespectful to the office of the president, but who already has no business attending an educational summit? What have they done about the educational system since it became president? Which university have they built to a global standard? None of his children had been in public school. I would like to inform you in case you didn't see the papers today. He did say he was devoting more money and more attention to the education in the country. After six years, school kids are being kidnapped every day in the North. Have they done anything? I was answering your question. The system has totally collapsed. Have they done anything to stop the kidnapping of school children? Have they done anything? So what is he going to record in the summit he's attending? As I spoke to you, I saw the lecturers are trusting that they are going back on strike. So what is he going to discuss? What is he bringing to the table? What will he, what will be his contribution? What example will he start? To say, this is what I have done in my country in the last six years to improve the fortunes of education. Nothing, nothing. All right, Iniba, thank you very much. I want to go back to Justin and talk about the politics of it all. Justin, I know that you used to work in the Congress. You know how things work out there. Do you think that there is sort of political undertone to the move or the stand that the Senate has taken? Like I said to you earlier today, there are people, there are experts who have said that it could be as a reason that Nigeria's relationship or the ties that Nigeria has with China is a bit more stronger. And of course, the U.S. reportedly and China have had their own troubles. But do you see any political undertone in this stands and looking at what Iniba has said, does this cement the reasons why the Senate is really putting a halt to this? And how will this help us in the fight against insecurity? Yes, we know we need to deal with human rights abuses, but looking at the big picture, who are we really helping and who's the U.S. helping? Yeah, so that's a great question. So I would start out with no, to be honest and to be blunt, I do not hear or see political undertones in this. I do not believe that this is related to anything that the CCP government is doing in Nigeria. To be very clear though, there are very big tensions between the U.S. government and the CCP government, both politically and then literally the Biden administration has put some sanctions on the CCP government for their genocide of the Uighurs, holding up some of their pledge to put human rights back on the table. But to be very, very clear here, and this is really important to understand, while the United States values democracy, while we value human rights, the United States also must secure our own interests first. So what does that mean in this context? I believe from what I'm hearing on the ground again and from what these senators in their aides have told reporters off the record, it sounds more like the United States is very concerned with the current trajectory of the Nigerian government, current being at least back to July when the Ansar's protests and that human atrocity happened at the hands of the military. And the United States is more concerned that this will continue down the path it is going and we will not have a willing partner, not only in the fight against the extremism that is very troublesome obviously for the Nigerian people, but also for the United States' strategic interests, but also moving forward, we do not want these weapons to be used in any potential actions against civilians or in actions where the military claims they're going after extremists, but does not take civilian human life and prioritize at the correct level. So to really underscore that and to put a fine point on this, one, I do not think that this is politics, domestic politics in the United States. Two, I think that this is a big red sign to the current Buhari administration that they really need to look at what they're doing and get their house in order, work with the US to meet some type of plan to be able to turn things around. And three, that the US can get assurances that these weapons will be used responsibly and also that the Nigerian government will be a cooperating and good faith partner moving forward. I do not believe it's politics though, domestically here. Okay. Well, we're being joined by Kabir Adamu and Kabir is a security expert. Kabir, I'm sure you have been listening in on the conversation. There have been claims made by the human rights lawyer as to how the government has dealt with the issue of human rights. Of course, you listened to Justin just a few minutes ago and he's talking about the US's position, but as a security expert and someone who's been dealing with the insecurity in Nigeria you have seen firsthand what the bandits are doing, what Boko Haram is doing and you obviously know the challenges that the army is having. Do you really agree with America's position on pausing or stalling the sale of these choppers? Thank you. Great question. And I joined in a bit late. So I didn't hear the first part of the conversation. But then with regards to your question, first off, I would like to emphasize that international politics is determined by interests. And in this instance, we're dealing with two separate countries. The US, it's been very clear in terms of its strategic objectives. We know the US pushes for democratic traditions, tenets, as well as most times human rights, freedom of the press and all that. Now, incidentally, we're dealing with a situation in Nigeria where we have a history, unfortunately, of issues surrounding abuse of human rights and transparency with regards to how government is run and unfortunately, heavy handedness and sometimes abuse of the rules of engagement by the security agencies. So there appears to me to be a natural tendency for the foreign policy of these two countries to clash. However, having said that, we also know that in certain times, we've seen instances where the US have projected foreign policy even in countries where, for instance, they have worse human rights records than Nigeria. A good example is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that the US has a very close relationship with at the moment despite allegations and accusations regarding its human rights abuses and several other tendencies that would show the autocratic nature of the government there. And so it begs the question, why at this point in time, when the reality as a security practitioner, I would tell you that Nigeria needs those weapons. It needs those weapons to address the issue of terrorism in particular, as well as mandatory. And if I'm going to make a choice between the super particular that Nigeria bought and the helicopters that it's, well that the US is putting a halt to at the moment, I would go for those helicopters because they are more appropriate for the type of asymmetric warfare that Nigeria is facing at the moment. So we haven't said this. I find it really strange that for the country that is at the forefront of the fight against global terrorism, and that has a very close relationship with the Nigerian military and the Nigerian government, it's using this instrument as it were, foreign policy to prevent Nigeria from obtaining this weapon. There are other instruments that perhaps will be more effective, but at the same time would not prevent Nigeria to address this issue of terrorism. I want to buttress this point. I run a consultancy and between January and March this year, we documented 3000 plus deaths from terrorism and banditry. So how can the US justify the use of this foreign policy instrument to prevent Nigeria from accessing these weapons and 3000 plus of people are being killed? And there is a solution to stopping this if Nigeria procures this, I'll stop here for now. Justin, would you like to comment? Well, I think the security expert here is 100% right. Foreign affairs, foreign relations are based on domestic interests. What we're hearing right now is there are a couple of things going on in domestic politics in the United States. One, Congress is trying to attempt to take back some control over foreign affairs from the president, the ability to wage war, and this may be another example of that. But number two, these weapons are very important. And putting a hold on these weapons right now, it could be very temporary, right? Does not mean that these weapons will not come, but because they are so important and they are so necessary, maybe it will strengthen the Biden's, Biden administration's negotiating hand when dealing with the military, when dealing with the president to get some concrete solutions that make the United States government make these two senators feel better and more secure in the ongoing, enduring partnership between the Nigerian government and the United States government in the fight against extremism. It could be just an example of maximizing leverage at a time when it's necessary and not completely saying that these weapons are dead on arrival. But it makes me really wonder, I mean, at the expense of what? Because he just gave us a figure and I tell you what, that figure might not even be, you know, as it might not reflect the many, the number of people who are dying every day from different forms of terrorism that we face in the country. So yes, this standoff might be temporary, but at the expense of lives of these Nigerians, and there are so many people who are migrating from their home states because they no longer feel safe. So as much as the US is trying to deal with the issue of its foreign policy, and just like Kabir said, couldn't there be other ways of dealing with it? How long can we hold off? And how many more people should die before the US, you know, decides to restrategize or take another route in dealing with this issue? Mary, and these are all great points. And all that I can say is recent history shows us that the United States government is maybe learning from its past, maybe taking a minute, taking a deep breath to truly vet the situation rather than just give arms away that could be used in ways that ultimately don't protect human rights and don't save at the end of the day, don't reduce the loss of civilian lives. So time and time again, just go look at the Middle East, go look at proxy wars that governments around the world have been involved in. Sometimes when weapons are sold, you give them to partners assuming that they're gonna act one way and they ultimately change course and act another way. So I think that being prudent here and slowing down and taking a breath, really truly reevaluating might be the way forward. And to really put a fine point on this, the initial notice was given to Congress in January. It is now the end of July. And now we're just hearing about this hold being put on it. So there has been no drastic urgency by the Biden administration. I have heard nothing from the president and the government in Nigeria calling for these arms and putting pressure on the United States. It has been seven months. If there was true urgency and the necessary will to act, you would assume that we would be hearing more about this than just right now, seven months later a hold being put on it. This is a very complex and convoluted process. This hold is just the beginning. It's an informal hold. And really to be honest, if the Biden administration really wanted to push this forward, there is a way that they could attempt to override this hold by the members of the Senate. So again, I think that this is just an example of being prudent. Sure, sanctions could be interesting and it could achieve one goal. But what we've learned here in the United States from harsh sanctions against Russia, we've been sanctioning Venezuela, we've been sanctioning Cuba. Sanctions do not work to the full extent that you hope unless you have a multilateral coalition, that takes time and it takes willing partners. So the way that the US senators are looking at this is this is the most effective, highest leverage tool they can have to change the course and feel okay with what is currently going on. Well, in closing, Mr. Damu, can you quickly just respond? Because I'm curious, the government had also put out a statement saying that it's not perturbed by, you know, this move that whatever they want from the US, they'll get it because they feel that they've gotten to a certain stage in their negotiations and they don't see this as a blockade of any sort. Going forward, do you see this overturning anytime soon? Just as Justin has said, it's temporary, but how soon do you think this will change? It all depends on the capacity and the ability of the diplomatic pro-eval power available to both Nigeria and the willingness of the diplomatic machinery within the US and how Nigeria is able to accept that and use it to address the concerns. That is, I also know from international politics that what is sometimes stated and what the reality are different. So determining those underlying factors that perhaps may not have been stated through backdoor channels and sometimes even the engagement of lobbies would go along with towards addressing this. So there is a lot of it there and it all depends on how Nigeria plays. You mentioned that we need it, we really need it, but Justin seems to be saying that we haven't applied the much pressure that we should be applying in seven months down the line for people to even start hearing about this conversation that's been had behind closed doors. If we were serious about this situation, should we still be here and sounding the way that the government or the presidency is sounding? If we were serious, we would have a local industry that would be able to produce some of the... Oh, that's a whole kettle of fish. If we were serious, we will not be dependent on the US for charity items. There are other countries that have this available and perhaps will not put the kind of question mark that the US is putting. So let's put serious aside and talk about the reality. There are certain reasons why Nigeria is going to the US and if it says it has to buy them from the US, then it should take advantage of the available diplomatic both bilateral and multilateral channels to sort this out. Well, I want to say thank you. Justin Higgins is a former US congressional adviser. He joined us from the US. Thank you very much. Inibara Fiong is a human rights lawyer and thank you very much. Kabir Ademo is a security expert. Thank you, gentlemen, for being part of the conversation. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Thank you all for staying with us. We'll take a short break. Now, when we return, protesters have broken out in their limo due to poor roads and bad infrastructure. We'll take a break and when we come back, we'll talk.


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Well, you know, you know what I was hoping was going to happen? I was hoping Cornwood was going to win Sheriff off of a meme. That's what I was hoping. What my personal plan with Cornwood winning Sheriff was going to be I was going to complete chaos for like four or five days and get impeached or fired or something. That was my plan. That was what I was going to do with Cornwood. I was either going to do that or I didn't win the election and then I was going to go around talking about how they stole the election from me. That's that's what I was going to do. But then now that this happened, I think this is actually an overall better RP situation. But I don't know how it's going to play out at all. And it's great because it's improv. So it's like you guys are watching the show and I'm watching the show even though I'm part of it. It's so interesting. Like I just don't know what's going to happen.


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Discover this $20 million one-district one-factory company in Ghana. With up to $20 million already invested in the Comfy fruits and juices limited project through the district one-factory program, it is clear that Ghana's industrialization ambition is alive and well. Stick with Africa Reloaded until the end as we examine what the $20 million investment meets for the country and the industrial company under the one-district one-factory initiative and all the details surrounding this incredible developmental initiative. This indicates that Ghana's industrialization agenda is being pursued as a key factor to the nation's rights from developing to a fully developed economy. Before we get started, as always, I would appreciate a like on this video and a channel subscription. Many developing nations, including Ghana, are making industrialization a top development priority and beginning to implement ambitious, long-term industrial development plans that will foster economic growth, encourage the acquisition of skills and provide the necessary resources to meet developmental standards. According to Frederick Quabena-Aqua, the company's director of operations, a sum of roughly $20 million has been invested in the Comfy fruits and juices limited with this in mind. He added that in addition to many others working on the farms, the factory has hired roughly 75 workers. He said that these individuals have received training in a variety of fields, including engineering, to increase the factory's capacity for output. The one-district one-factory program led to the establishment of the Comfy fruits and juices limited in 2019. This is in light of potential in the new market. More than 3,000 acres of pineapples are being grown by the firm. The company's own pineapple farms are situated in the Comfy district at Obri, Comfy, Sado, and Comfy and Humafa. To fulfill the growing demand for pineapples for the factory and to promote the sustainability of the business, the farms would also be enlarged under the expansion plans. The objective is to increase the farms to 6,000 acres and then 12,000 acres. The company makes five different varieties of eco-juice and three more varieties will soon be available because to enhanced plant technology. The plant itself, built as part of another district one-factory effort at a cost of $20 million, had the ability to process 10 tons of pineapples each hour, which equated to four acres of pineapple farmland. The factory's construction contributed to the improvement of the local economy and the creation of jobs in the area. While the major Comfy fruits and juices limited to utilize the pulp for citrus juice, the factory would process citrus oil from orange peels for export. He claimed that because the facility was situated in a region where citrus was produced, it would assist reduce post-harvest losses of the local citrus crop and strengthen the local economies of the communities nearby. The director urged Ganaeans to support the fruit production company and to refrain from damaging the company's reputation. The factory's construction contributed to the improvement of the local economy and the creation of jobs in the area. While the major Comfy fruits and juices limited utilized the pulp for citrus juice, the factory would process citrus oil from orange peels for export. He claimed that because the facility was situated in a region where citrus was produced, it would assist reduce post-harvest losses of the local citrus crop and strengthen the local economies of the communities nearby. The director urged Ganaeans to support the fruit production company and to refrain from damaging the company's reputation. The company's industrial breakthroughs are admirable and one can only hope that others will follow suit in these trying times to help create jobs since the unemployment rate is now so high. Any additional industrial development would be broadcast on this channel. As always, if you like videos like these, be sure to subscribe to Africa Reloaded and to this video. Check out the channel for further videos. Don't forget to enable the notification icon if you want to be notified when we upload new videos.


YouTube team keep it clean What's going on? It's engraving here with another video and in this video some news that a lot of people might get excited about Because it's something that we have been talking about during the season and a little bit in the off season But the Ravens are actually looking at QB help They're actually looking at QB help So I know a lot of people Before the bye week people included myself had a lot of problems with Joe Fleco But after the bye week here, I thought he played pretty good I thought he played some of the best football that he's played in his career but With this who knows maybe the Ravens might think otherwise, but anyway Ravens are actually Trying out quarterbacks Already we didn't get past the Super Bowl yet. They already trying out quarterbacks. So that's kind of crazy But anyway before we get into that one of the QBs they trying out. Let me introduce myself me I mean Graven vids. This is my YouTube channel engraving vids and I'm a Ravens fan I don't even know more Ravens fan on this YouTube channel We talk about the Ravens, but we also talk about everybody else in NFL So if you're a Ravens fan, if you're a fan of Fleco if you dislike Fleco if you like them if you love them If you hate them, whatever Make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel like I see most of y'all in here already Turn your notifications on like most of you in here have done already That's why you hear that at the channel right now and then leave a like on the video click the thumbs up button We got 30 people in here, but we only got 10 likes. Come on click that thumbs up button, baby And then you can follow on Twitter Instagram and snapchat, but anyway, like I said Let me just start from the beginning. Well, oh my boy JB smoke was in here first. What's up, Lola? David Rodriguez. Yo, what's good? Blake Bortos God Um Craig my boy vegan King Sheila was going on Joe Flacco is elite big nickel. Appreciate all y'all coming through man What's up? What's up to tire? I don't know how to say that woman. Anyway In front of bacon Arjun Joe Flacco the one eagle D man Everybody's coming through now. Appreciate all y'all joining so fast Make sure like I say you subscribe turn notifications on and click the thumbs up button After you was say what's up? Click the thumbs up button, but anyway the Ravens We getting that oh take our okay, just like it says so We could finally be getting some help at QB the Ravens brought in a quarterback for a trial today And that quarterback was none other than the former giant himself The former giant himself, you know the Giants won a Super Bowl a couple years ago That quarterback was also a former Jaguar. You see what the Jaguars did in the playoffs this season But that quarterback that the Ravens brought in for a tryout Was Ryan Nassip Ryan Nassip Ryan Nassip Ryan Nassip Ryan Nassip so Ryan Nassip That is the guy Who the Ravens brought in for a tryout That's who that's the guy who the Ravens was so eager to bring in that they couldn't even wait until after the Super Bowl They had to bring this guy in now like hurry up team Ozzy Ozzy This hardball talking to Ozzy Ozzy Newsome. Hey, what's up hardball? What's up, John? Hey, we gots to get this guy in the building for a tryout because we got a move before it's too late Once the offseason starts and free agency starts this dude may be signed in no time So we got a herp and bring them in please Ozzy. Let me do it and Ozzy was like, okay hardball You know what you got you got my word on it. You can go ahead and make that move go ahead bring them in for a tryout Ryan Nassip and with them doing it Right before the Super Bowl before the season has even started Before the season is even ended. I mean, excuse me That shows that kind of scares me because it shows that they They may may really be high on this guy. Um They may really be high on him What's up, Jay money and With the sense of urgency and bringing him in It shows that there may be a real interest But he obviously is just going to be for a backup role But hey, who knows who knows he could be an upgrade over ryan mallet now He will definitely be cheaper. What's up play cleaner? He will definitely be cheaper than ryan mallet Can he be an upgrade? I don't know I don't know if flacco gets hurting if nassim can come in and beat the stealers Or I don't know if flacco's back is hurting and then nassim can come in and just stink up the place and just look disgusting Who knows but he would definitely be cheaper. My day was great. Jay money. How is yours? I hope it was even better than mine But yeah, that's that Just had to come on here Let y'all know um That was that appreciate you jb smooth for putting me in that group Because you would have wanted to put me on You would have wanted to put me on And somebody else that i'm gonna be putting on forever Okay, did not know he didn't have a diaper on sorry about that. I did not mean for y'all to see Carter's cheeks My apologies. So somebody took That That's what happens That's what happens when these videos are live man, you never know what you're gonna get man Anyway, appreciate y'all. Make sure you subscribe to the youtube channel if you haven't already tell your notifications on Leave a like on the video. Let me get my son dressed Um, i'm gonna see y'all later on because I got some other videos and stuff. I want to talk about I appreciate y'all man We out man. We out. Let me shut this thing down


Hey everybody, this is Brett with Summit Auto, and it is the Monday morning lot walk July 31st, 2023 edition. We got a ton of stuff in over the weekend, buys and trades and all different stuff, SUVs, cars, trucks, so I'm gonna go over all that stuff. I got the deal of the day right behind me. Really, really nice Ford Focus there, so let's get right to it. Hope everybody's gonna finish strong this month and just as a reminder, all these vehicles will be linked in the description below on our website, and we'll be having pictures and descriptions up probably by the end of tomorrow. So anyways, let's get right to it and finish strong for July. Starting off, we got a 2018 Ford Focus 4-door SEL. It's got cloth seats, power sunroof, really nice condition and I think it's like hot chili peppers the color or something. Anyways, this one's got 91,000 miles on it. It's a 2018. I actually drove this car a little bit on Friday. It is a really nice driving car for 91,000 miles. It feels like it's brand new and it rides really nice as well. So that's my deal of the day. It's gonna be priced really reasonably, so that's the one to get, especially with gas prices at the second. Anyways, I got a 2016 Lexus 460 and this one's got 92,000 miles on it. It's nicely loaded up and in a really nice condition. I think this was a two-vehicle trade. It's got the tow package, 92,000 miles and that'll be a nice luxury budget SUV for somebody. Right here, I've got a 2022 Ford F-350 crew cab long box single rear wheel. This is the XL package. This one has, I want to say 19,000 miles on it. We are gonna have to fix that headlight, but other than that, it's in pretty nice condition. Single rear wheel, like I said. Yeah, 19,000 miles on this one and that color is gonna be, that's not magnetic gray. That is carbonized gray. I have a 2021 Ram 2500 tradesman edition. This one only has 17,000 miles on it. Really clean trade-in right here. That'll be a nice unit for somebody, I think. Now it's got the hemi in it. Somebody traded it in for a diesel. This is a 2022 Laramie night edition. This is a Cummins diesel as well. Delmonico Red nicely loaded up only 2,000 miles on that truck. Really a nice ride to get all the blacked-out wheels and grill and that'll be up on our website in a little bit. This is already up on our website. This is a Nissan Altima. This could be the deal of the day too. Really nice conditions. High miles like 90,000 miles on it. This is a 2500 Ram we took in trade. This just got through our shop. We just priced it today. I think it's priced at 60,999. I think it's got 70,000 miles or something on it, but it's in really nice condition. A couple little dings we got to take care of, but that's no biggie. Here is a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Smoky Mountain Edition. You do not see these very often. This is a trade-in. It has the LED light group. You get the special Power Dome bulge on the hood there that Jeep likes to brag about. Anyways, Granite Crystals, the color. This one comes with a really cool clear see-through top. I forget the name brand on this top, but it's it's really neat. It's actually you can see right through it. A little bright. We do have the original original pieces for the hardtop in the back, so they do come with that, but like I said, this is a 2017 and the miles on it are 79,000 miles. This one's got leather heated seats all loaded up. Tilt package, color match fenders, color match hardtop. This will be a hot unit. I'm surprised it's not sold already, except that it only came out on Friday night. This is a Jeep Renegade. This is a 2017 Latitude 4x4. It's got a hundred and two thousand miles on it. Really nice condition though for a hundred two thousand miles. This was a trade-in as well on a brand-new Jeep.  Probably really well priced. This is a 2018 Ram 2500. I believe this is a Laramie as well. This one has the Cummins diesel and it is also a night edition. So you get the blacked-out wheels and the painted bumpers. It could be a sport edition. Actually, I think it's probably a sport since it has since it has the color-match grille. So that's a really nice ride. Really clean as well. 24,000 miles on that truck. Here is a 2019 or 18 Pacifica. This one's got 92,000 miles on it. And this one is red velvet pearl coat. Or no, I'm sorry. What does Chrysler call that? Octane red? I don't know. I think it's red velvet pearl coat. Anyway, same paint coat as Delmonico red. But this one's got 92,000 miles. It's a limited. It's in really nice condition. And we just got that in on trade as well. This is a purchase. We purchased this 2020 Chevy Suburban LT. This one's got 59,000 miles. I think this color is called satin steel metallic. Really a good looking color. One of my favorite colors on the GM vehicles, get the chrome trim grille. It has the smaller wheels, so replacing tires is not as expensive. That's a really nice ride. It's got quads, dual DVD. This is a 2016 Chevy Silverado 2500 Duramax. And this is a crew cab short box. This is a high country. And we just got this one in. Really nice condition. It's got dual DVD in the headrests as well. The only thing we've got to do to that is the rear bumper needs to be fixed up a little bit. But other than that, really nice. Here is the second trade from that double deal that we did on Saturday. This is a 2016, I want to say, Cadillac Escalade. Yes, 2016. This one has 116,000 miles, believe it or not. Really, really nice condition on this for 116,000 miles. And yeah, you can see our sales guy left the license plate border in the windshield. So that's great. Anyways, we're going to have all these booked in, processed descriptions online in just a little bit. Look what just showed up. This is a Gold Rush Challenger. This is new. Just came in. Don't even know the year. In fact, when I started this video, I don't even think this was out here. And now it's here. So let's take a look. See how many miles are on it. 11,000 miles. And this is a, you can always tell the year, 921. This is a 2021. So Gold Rush, one of my favorite colors on the Challengers. This is only the second one I've ever seen. Actually, third one I've seen in person. And it's only the second one we've ever had on our lot. Really a cool color. It was originally a special color for the 50th anniversary Challenger. And this one is a 21. So they've kept it around for special editions, I guess. Anyways, those are all the new vehicles that we got in over the weekend. We did get a couple of ones on Friday and Thursday that are already processed over there. So just check our website out. Once again, all this stuff is going to be linked in the bottom. This is a Ram 3500 Ice in 2017. I just videoed on Friday. That's a Big Horn Level 2 Eco Diesel that I videoed on Friday. I still got to do the video on this Wagoneer L. So that's, that's on my list of things to do. This is a Challenger we just got through for pictures. That'll be getting a video hopefully later today. This is a high mileage Challenger. I think it's got 60,000 miles on it. It's a 392, like a 2012. Really nice condition for the miles. And then there are finance managers vehicles. They like to park in our booking area and whatever. Anyways, go check us out. Everybody finished strong at the end of the month here in July. And it looks like we'll be nicely stocked for August and hopefully we have a good month then because we didn't this month. So everybody have a great day and finish strong.


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If you're struggling to meet the profits that you want when it comes to your dropshipping store, kind of struggling a little bit. And that's probably because for one, you're either not using the right suppliers or two, you're not selling the right products from those suppliers. When it comes to the products that people dropship, I've noticed that a lot of people like to play it safe. You play it safe. And what I mean by that is they like to go for products that most people can afford. Now that's totally fine. And I completely understand people's hesitation to be able to offer some more higher end products. But you need to understand that if you're not offering more luxury or higher end products, you are essentially limiting yourself and you're limiting your profit potential. And you're also limiting how much you can scale your business.  So you're able to incorporate those without affecting your current stock, your current inventory or what you're currently selling. You can incorporate these luxury products from your current suppliers into your current niche. Now with that being said, in this video we're gonna be covering some of the top dropshipping suppliers that you can source luxury items from. And before we do get started, my name is Mario with AdoDS and I apologize if you're a returning viewer and my voice sounds a little bit weird. I actually lost my voice and I'm just getting it back. So if at times I can sound like a teenage boy whose voice is cracking and going through puberty. Sorry about that. My voice is just getting back, so bear with me on this one. Now before we do get started with this countdown, I wanna mention as always in true AdoDS fashion, we have an easy to reference cheat sheet and if you want access to that, all you have to do is go ahead and comment down below, hashtag luxury and let me know which one of these suppliers was your favorite. Once I see that you went ahead and did that, I'll go ahead and reply back with a link to the cheat sheet. Remember on that sheet, you're gonna have access to all of the different suppliers on this list and all of the different links so that way you can reference it whenever you need. Again, if you want access to that, just comment down below, hashtag luxury with your favorite dropshipping supplier. And with that being said, let's go ahead and start the countdown for the top 13 dropshipping luxury suppliers for your dropshipping store. Let's go. Now when you're dropshipping luxury products, you absolutely have to make sure that you're selling quality items. It is unacceptable to sell luxury items that have bad quality because that's not the point of luxury. So when you're choosing your dropshipping suppliers, these are a few things that you need to look out for and take into consideration. So for one, of course, like I said, you need to make sure that they have top quality luxury items. And the way you can do this is either by ordering your own sample and checking out the item for yourself, which being luxury items, it can be a bit expensive to do this. So if you're not able to do this, one other option you can do is simply look up reviews for the seller and for the item itself. Make sure that they have, at least at a minimum, a 4.5 star rating. You also have to make sure that they have an efficient return and refund policy. A lot of the times when it comes to these different items, sometimes people might have buyers regret or they might just send them not wanting it because it ends up being too expensive. So sometimes customers will return these items. Also another big thing is going back to our first point, quality. If a customer sees any slight error or any issue with their product, they're gonna return it. They're gonna want their money back or they're gonna want an exchange. So you wanna make sure that the suppliers that you're working with offer some good return policies and will accept the product back. Another huge thing to look out for is the different types of warehouses that your supplier has. You wanna make sure that your suppliers have warehouses in multiple countries, specifically the countries that you're dropshipping in. What this does is it ensures quick shipping for your customer. Of course, as we all know in today's day, everyone is used to being spoiled by Amazon. So everyone wants their products literally either that same day or the next day. But of course, customers do understand that not every company is Amazon and not everyone has the same resources as Amazon does. So typically speaking, customers will be okay with waiting between one to two weeks. Anything more than two weeks is pretty unacceptable, especially when they're paying top dollar for these items. And speaking about shipping, you also wanna make sure that your suppliers use reliable shipping couriers. You don't want them to use any cheap third-party couriers. Make sure they're using something reliable, such as FedEx, UPS, USPS, and the list can go on. But just make sure that they have quick shipping and they provide you with a tracking number, which is probably the most important part. Your customers are always gonna want a tracking number regardless of whatever they purchase.  If your supplier takes about two or three days to get back to you, then unfortunately that's how long it's gonna take you to get back to your customer. And that's completely unacceptable. You wanna make sure that your suppliers get back to you within 24 hours, so you can get back to your customers within those same 24 hours. A lot of the times, if a customer waits more than one day to be able to receive an answer, they're typically gonna end up going to somewhere else to make the purchase, or they're just gonna completely forget that they even messaged you in the first place. And as I mentioned earlier, you also wanna make sure that they have positive reviews, not just your supplier, but the item that you're sourcing from your supplier as well. At a minimum, 4.5-star review. So kicking off the countdown at our first spot when it comes to luxury dropshipping suppliers, we have Wayfair. Now at Wayfair, you can find some pretty unique, high-quality, luxurious items alongside their more generic items as well. One of them being this black faux sheepskin rug. As I have pronounced it, faux, or is it faux, folks, faux? I'm just gonna go with faux. So as you can see, it's currently on sale for $489, but the typical price is about $609. So as you can see, an item like this can be sold at some pretty high prices. Now take this item and start selling it on your own website, mark it up at 20% and sell it at the regular retail price. And right there, boom, you have almost a $200 profit. Now that's selling it at the retail price that Wayfair is offering at. Of course, selling it on your own website, you can market it differently, you can structure the website differently, make it look super fancy, super luxurious, and you can mark it up even almost double the price. Now what makes Wayfair so special that it can constitute as one of our luxurious dropshipping suppliers? Well, for one, of course, they're items. They have some pretty good items, they have some pretty fancy items, things that look good and actually look luxurious. They have a good feel to them, they have good quality, and some of the different features from the supplier themselves is, for one, they have domestic warehouses, as I mentioned earlier, so you can have some pretty quick shipping. Two, they actually have some pretty fast shipping times themselves. For US customers, you get free shipping if you order over $49. Of course, selling luxury items, pretty much every single product is gonna be over $49, so you're always gonna be qualifying for free shipping. Another thing is that they have the My Way program.  If you're in the home goods niche or the furniture niche, then Wayfair is definitely one of the suppliers that you wanna be checking out and sourcing some of your products from. Now, before we do go ahead and continue, I wanna let you all know that, as always, in true adult DS fashion, we have the easy-to-reference cheat sheet with all of the different links to the suppliers that I'm gonna be talking about in this video. Up next on our list, we have one of my favorite suppliers, and that is Etsy. I absolutely love Etsy because you can find some of the best items on there. Now, when it comes to Etsy, you can find almost anything that you want on there when it comes to handmade items. And handmade items can constitute as luxury items depending on what type of item it is. So for one, you can sell jewelry. In particular, you can look for certain jewelry pieces that have certain stones, certain birthstones, maybe even diamonds, cubics or conias, anything along that nature. As you can see, there's tons of different options to choose from, and the price ranges can vary pretty vastly. You can find products that start anywhere from $5 and they can range anywhere up to even $51,000. Now, there's a reason some of these products are up here and it's because they sell. Look at this right here. This seller is selling this particular set of Carrot Queen Conch Pearls for $50,000. And the store itself actually has four and a half stars. Now, of course, not all the sales are gonna come from those higher-end items, but they do have a range of different priced items, like I mentioned earlier. You can have things starting from the cheaper side all the way to the more expensive side. So as you can see here, they have some items starting at just $20 and they can go all the way up to, again, $50,000 or even more. People even have these in their carts. When you're looking through an Etsy store, you can also see if people have them in their carts. And if people have them in their carts, that means a lot of the times they're gonna make the purchase sooner or later. Now, the good thing with Etsy is, as mentioned earlier, a lot of the items on there can be found at pretty low prices because of the fact that a lot of them are handmade. This can equal lots of some pretty high-profit margins. Also, since all of the sellers on Etsy are independent sellers, they're pretty much their own store owners. They also have some pretty flexible shipping, meaning that if you need something expedited, even quicker than what they're offering, you can send them a message and they'll get back to you fairly quickly. So if you're selling jewelry, if you're selling clothing items, if you're selling accessories or if you're selling anything handmade, Etsy is definitely a supplier that you wanna work with. Next up, we have Overstock or as it's now known, Bed, Bath & Beyond slash Overstock. So recently, Overstock actually got acquired by Bed, Bath & Beyond and has now been rebranding to the Bed, Bath & Beyond brand. But that does not mean that they're lowering the any of their quality or that you can't still use them as supplier. You can still totally use them as a supplier and take advantage of all of their different benefits. Now, taking a look at some of their items, I like to look at art because a lot of people love to spend money on art because as everyone knows, art is subjective. The price of art can really depend on what the viewer sees and what they like. So what's worth $5,000 to me could easily be worth $10,000 to somebody else and could be worth $20 to somebody else. Now, taking a look through some of their art pieces, you can see that they have some pretty nice abstract art here. Like they have these little wall paintings over here. This one runs for just $48.99 while this one is on sale for $82.44. These are some pretty cool pieces that again, you can price at almost double or even triple the price. Art is subjective. This really all depends on the eye of the beholder and how much the person that's making the purchase appreciates art. So what makes Overstock, Slash, Bed, Bath & Beyond a great supplier for luxury drop swimming items? Well, aside from the fact that they have some pretty good items, they also have some fast shipping times and they have a price match guarantee. So what that means is if for whatever reason the item that you purchase or you source from them goes on sale the next day, then you can go ahead and send them a message and they'll refund you the difference. Now that is awesome because at the end of the day, you're gonna be saving some money even if the item went on sale after you made the purchase. Next up, you have AliExpress. Now I know that everyone uses AliExpress for pretty much anything, but did you know that you can also find some pretty luxurious items on there? For one, you can find actual white gold or you can find gold items. So here you can see that they have a few different options. I particularly looked for right now, white gold. As you can see, they have a few different white gold diamond earrings. They have a few different white gold necklaces and rings. They have a ton of different options that you can choose from when it comes to luxury items, specifically jewelry. Of course, there's a lot more, but right now I just looked up jewelry, but whatever niche you're in, you can look it up through AliExpress and chances are you're gonna find something that's pretty high quality on there that can constitute as a luxurious item. Now of course, when it comes to AliExpress, for one, you have international shipping. You can ship pretty much anywhere around the entire world because AliExpress has warehouses everywhere. On top of that, they have some pretty good prices pretty much throughout their entire site on anything that you can find. And another thing is that they also have the AliExpress dropship center. Now what the dropship center is, is pretty much a place where all the dropshippers go to find products that are currently trending and have been selling on AliExpress. All of these different items have currently been selling and people are actually searching for these right now. As you can see, a lot of the products here, you can see how much they've sold and you can get a star rating. Now, this is cool and all, but if you want a bit more of an advanced search feature or a more advanced dropship center per se, somewhere where you can find currently trending items and get more analytics and get more help to actually be able to sell these items and be able to market them, then you can always check out the winning product section over at AutoDS.com. Now of course for this, you are gonna need an account with AutoDS, but if you wanna get started with that, you can start the trial period right now for just $1. Now just going into this, you can check out the winning product section and you can see tons of different items that are currently trending and have been proven to sell. These are all backed up by years and years of data from experienced dropshippers. Now of course, since we're talking about luxury items, I have to show you some luxury items. So all I did here was just go ahead and switch over the price from high to low because as we all know, luxury items tend to be a little bit more expensive and here you can see quite a few different ones. So for one, you have a men's winter fleece jacket, which is running at $776, but aside from that, you also have things like a few different chandeliers. Aside from those chandeliers, you have this ostrich floor lamp and some luxury bedding. Now let's quickly just go ahead and click into one. Let's go ahead and take for example, this chandelier right here. I actually think it's pretty cool. It's a modern looking chandelier and whenever I get to purchase my huge house with all my dropshipping profits, I'm gonna put this one right in the middle. So taking a look at this, you can see that there's a few different options. You have one with 12 heads all the way down to eight heads and the price for the more expensive one is $392. Now if you scroll down a little bit, you can see you get a profit analysis. So most people are selling this same exact item for $707. Now that gives you a potential profit of $494. Aside from that, you also get a Facebook ad that's currently running with this same item. So it's promoting the same product. So that way you can get an idea more or less of how to structure your own Facebook ad.  So that way you can target more or less the same people that this same Facebook ad is targeting and you also get a website that sells the same product from the Facebook ad. So you can learn more or less how to structure your own website. Up next, another option that we have when it comes to luxury dropshipping suppliers for home goods is Costway. At Costway you can pretty much find anything that you need for household goods or anything that has to do for anything around the house. Costway actually has a dropshipping program that makes it super easy for dropshippers to get started. And if you're working on a platform that requires you to provide some sort of proof, like let's say a dropshipping contract or dropshipping agreement, you can actually request that from Costway and they'll get it over to you. So that way you can get back up and running in no time. Aside from that, they also offer white label products and just like most of the suppliers on this list, they also integrate easily with AutoDS so that way you can automate your entire dropshipping business. Now somewhat similar to AliExpress, another Chinese supplier that we're gonna talk about is Banggood. Now Banggood is awesome because they actually ship all of their items from their own warehouses. So Banggood is their own supplier and they're their own sellers. You're not gonna find third party suppliers or third party sellers within the Banggood website. Banggood is always gonna have some really affordable prices and on top of that they're always gonna have some sort of deal or some sort of promotion going on that can help you save some extra bit of money. And as I always say, a dollar saved is a dollar earned. On top of that, they also have global warehouses so you're always gonna have some pretty quick shipping pretty much no matter where you're dropshipping to. So if you're looking to dropship a luxury item in almost any niche, then Banggood is definitely a supplier that you wanna check out. Up next, this next supplier is one that could be a surprise to you and that is Walmart. Now I know you're probably thinking Walmart? Yeah, definitely Walmart. At Walmart you can find tons of different items, some of them being luxury items. For example, one item that you can sell is luxury bedding. Now when it comes to luxury bedding, there's tons of different examples, tons of variations. So you wanna make sure that you check out everything that they have to offer to see what fits best for your dropshipping store. Now Walmart, as we all know, has some pretty competitive pricing so you're gonna find some of the best prices on there. On top of that, they also have the price match guarantee. So if one day one item goes on sale after you made the purchase, you can reach out to Walmart and get refunded a difference. Aside from that, their shipping is pretty quick. For the most part, they are gonna offer free next day shipping. Typically that is gonna be for orders that are over $35, but as we all know, when it comes to our luxury items, most of the times they are gonna be over $35. As you saw, the luxury bedding started about 50 or $60. So right there you're already having free shipping. Up next in our number 10 spot, we have CJ Dropshipping. Now CJ Dropshipping is very similar to AliExpress, except for the fact that they're gonna have a few different items that AliExpress might not have and vice versa. Now CJ Dropshipping has a product sourcing solution which is really cool because if you find something on a different supplier, like let's say AliExpress, and you wanna source it from CJ Dropshipping, then you can request them to add it to their platform and they'll get that done for you. So if you find some diamond ring that you found on another website, like on AliExpress again, then you can ask them to source it and you'll be able to source it from CJ Dropshipping. Also, CJ Dropshipping has print on demand services, which is really cool because you can pretty much print anything that you want or your own designs on different items. These items can include anything from bedding to t-shirts to shower curtains, cups, mugs, anything you can think of. Now speaking of that, remember that we talked about art and art being subjective as well as being a luxury item. Well, when you're using print on demand, you can print something like let's say a canvas wall art or a canvas wall print, and that right there can constitute as a luxury item or a luxury art piece. In our next spot, we have eBay. Now on eBay, as we all know, you can literally find absolutely anything. So I just quickly searched up leather chairs and of course we all know that leather can constitute as luxury or high end. So the first thing that came up was a leather armchair. As you can see, they have this one right here. If you keep scrolling, there's tons of different items that you can choose from. And of course it's not just limited to leather armchairs. You can literally find anything that you need on here. So if you're thinking of a diamond ring for maybe a wedding or for proposals, maybe you want to dropship specifically high end jewelry or just high end clothing, whatever it is, you can find it on eBay. Now eBay has, typically speaking, most of these sellers will also ship across the country or wherever it is that you're dropshipping to. They also have a buyer seller protection program which is fantastic for both the buyer and the seller because if anything goes wrong on either end, eBay will step in and take care of the issue. And of course, they have fantastic customer service. Whether it be eBay or whether it be the sellers on eBay, everyone on there has some really good customer service so you can always rest assured that you're gonna be taken care of. Now this next one is a pretty new one that I'm pretty sure a lot of you have not heard of and that's Brands Gateway. Now Brands Gateway is a business to business designer marketplace specifically for clothing. Now since Brands Gateway is a business to business, you can always expect to have some of the best prices on there. You can find some pretty low prices on some pretty high end items. So because of that, you're gonna have some pretty high profit margins. Aside from that, they also have some pretty fast shipping options. Orders are usually dispatched within 24 hours and the delivery can be between three to seven business days. It's pretty fast. And on top of that, they also have SEO and social media templates to help you get started selling and marketing your items. Now another supplier in the fashion niche is gonna be Brands Distribution. Now Brands Distribution has blind drop shipping services, which means whenever your customer receives their item, they're not gonna know who the supplier was.  Now the best part about that is the fact that you can actually brand these items with your own logo. So whenever somebody receives a packaging on that same packaging, you can put your logo. This can really help with brand recognition and it can help you start building up your own brand. Aside from that, they also have some pretty fast shipping. They have some practical shipping arrangements which most orders will be delivered between two to seven business days. And on top of that, they also have some pretty flexible payment options, which include all the major credit cards, PayPal, bank transfers and instant payments like my bank. Now last but not least, we have a luxury wholesaler called Styliapho. Styliapho has fast worldwide shipping, a buyer protection plan and a secured return policy. At Styliapho, you're not just gonna find clothing, you can find clothing and accessories as well. So you can find things like sunglasses, t-shirts, jackets, pretty much whatever you need in the fashion and fashion accessories niche. And those were our top 13 picks for luxury dropshipping suppliers for your dropshipping business. Now remember, if you want access to all of this in an easy to reference written format or cheat sheet, all you have to do is go ahead and comment down below, hashtag luxury and let me know which one of these suppliers was your favorite. When I see that you went ahead and did that, I'll reply back with a link to the cheat sheet. Now aside from that, I wanna know what you all think about all of the different suppliers on this list. Have you heard of some of these? Have you not heard of some of these? Did you know that you could dropship luxury? Any items from your typical suppliers? Let me know down in the comments below. I wanna hear your thoughts. Huge thank you to everyone for watching, especially if you made it all the way to the end of this video. Hopefully my voice didn't annoy you too much. 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Hello, everyone, and welcome to today's presentation. My name is Chris Kim, and I'm a field application engineer at SD Microelectronics, and I help cover MAM sensors. So today, we'll be taking a look at our latest inclinometer part. The part number is called IIS2ICLX. And how do we do this? We do this by leveraging our readily available evaluation hardware and software platform. So as you may know, inclinometers are using a wide variety of applications today, ranging from vehicles, robotics, to structural monitoring. This device is our latest high-end industrial to access digital inclinometer. As with all of ST's industrial sensor part numbers, we guarantee 10-year product longevity commitment. So as you can see in our website, the sensor is a high-performance, low-power, and highly configurable sensor with powerful embedded features. The IIS2ICLX, notably, has higher extended operating temperature range from negative 40 to 105 degrees C, has superior stability and repeatability performance over temperature, and it also has ultra-low noise performance of 15 micro-G per square hertz. And lastly, it has advanced embedded features such as finite state machine and machine learning core built into developed complex solutions at the sensor node level. Now to quickly evaluate our latest inclinometer device, I have here three pieces of hardware that you will need in order to connect to our software tool called UniClio to see our sensor results real-time. So the first piece we have here is called the STEval MKI209V1K. So this includes a DIL24 adapter with a ribbon cable attached on both ends to a small adapter board that has onboard the IIS2ICLX. So this also has the ability to mount either by screws or with a double-sided adhesive. Next component is our versatile nuclear board. So I have here, in particular, L4 variants, but also the L0, L1, as well as the F4 variant of the nuclear board is compatible with this application example. So lastly, I have here is the XNucleo IKS02A1. So this expansion board connects to our nuclear board, and it also has onboard industrial motion sensors, as well as digital microphones. So I will put these together like so, and it's very simple. You just have to line the pins and put them together like this. OK, and there you have it. So all you need to do now is to attach the USB port into your PC. And I will do that. The tail sensing 2 application used in today's demonstration can be found in the XQMEMS1 package. And the process of programming the pre-compiled binary is through a simple drag and drop operation into our nuclear board. Now to demonstrate how we can connect our device to our Uniclid GUI. I have here a demo that I mounted the inclinometer to the side of this cool-looking RV. And so this thumbtruck has the ability to lift up the hoist, and my inclinometer will be able to detect the changes in angle. So let's see the sensor output through the Uniclid GUI here so you can see the angle real time as well as the accelerometer data. And in the Uniclid GUI, you have the ability to log the data. OK, so let's see how the sensor output looks like as I lift up the hoist. Thank you for your time today to watch my demonstration. If you need more information or you would like to learn more, everything in today's demonstration can be found on www.sd.com. Thank you.