You could try googling "wholesale X" or "discount X" where X=books, electronics, or beauty. Before I'd buy bulk from anyone, I'd Google their name and check at complaints.com and with the BBB to see if there are complaints about them. I'd also read the fine print in their service agreement.
If you contact a large publisher, electronics manufacturer, or beauty product manufacturer direct , chances are you will not be given the time of day because you're an unknown. And many of the biggies have their own eBay presence. Think Long Tail: go to the small specialty publisher or specialty manufacturer and offer to be their eBay connection on a trial basis. There are many smaller makers of "organic" and "all-natural" beauty products out there, for example, that might like an eBay outlet but probably don't know how to go about creating one or don't have the time to do so.
Finally, you might go to local businesses (not large chains) and offer to partner with them to sell their product on eBay. One of my coworker's brother in law lost his job and set up a business selling some kind of heavy equipment (I think farming related) on eBay this way. He's now supporting himself with this business.
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