I'm looking for qualified anime wholesalers. By "qualified" I mean I
want legitimate email addresses and contact names of people
(individuals) so that I can contact them directly with my requests. By
"wholesalers" I mean that these folks should be willing to sell anime
to me at discounted rates because I am willing to purchase multiple
copies.

I'm not really looking for generic email addresses that I can find on
my own. For example, I've visited several big anime company web sites
(e.g., Pioneer, Bandai) and I already have their contact information.
In general, they don't want to deal with small enterprises, so I'm
expanding my search.

I'm mainly interested in auctioning anime and / or selling it via a
web site, if that is useful to know. I'm interested in most types of
anime, but especially the more popular titles (e.g., Cowboy Bebop,
Trigun, Hellsing, etc.). I'm looking for at least 2, but certainly
more wholesalers if possible (I want to be able to compare prices
between wholesalers).

In short, I need a solid list of reputable anime wholesalers. I want
to sell at retail but I need anime at a fair price, from a good
wholesaler. If you can find quality ratings, feedback, or related
information about the wholesaler, that would be excellent.

Hello Webword. During my research I found a number of other people
posting messages in forums that were having similar problems as
yourself. Some of the contact information listed below came from
replies to these postings. Others came from various directories, web
searches etc. It was tough even coming up with these! All of them are
listed as wholesalers and as much as possible I have tried to screen
out those who only sell in very large quantities. I did not personally
contact each company to see if they meet your requirements, but I am
sure that some of these companies will be able to meet your needs.

Good luck with your business venture!
-shiva777

AAA Anime Inc. 
4509 Shirley Ave Unit D
El Monte, CA  91731-1132 
Tel: 626.575.8922 Fax: 626.575.8992 
sales@aaaanime.com 
 
These two email addresses came in answer to a question very similar to
your own. Both claimed to sell wholesale to small businesses:
billing@nextdayanime.com
mirandag@chartermi.net

Buy Rite DVD
230 Fernwood Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
wilson@buyritedvd.com 
http://www.buyritedvd.com
(requires $150 purchase for wholesale prices)

Leaf Trading Int.
2-13-1 Katasekaigan
Fujisawa Kanagawa
Japan
Tel: 81-466-28-0619
Fax: 81-466-28-0648
E-mail: anime@terra.dti.ne.jp

House of Anime
http://www.houseofanime.com
info@houseofanime.com
770) 923-2498 Extension #101

Yapanime
http://www.yapanime.com/    
2Fl., No. 19, Lane 87, Sec.1
Bauyuan Rd, Shindian City
Taipei, Taiwan
Ph: +886 2 2915 0119
Contact Form: http://www.yapanime.com/contact.htm

Anime Library
http://www.animelib.com/index.php?nav=18
wholesale@animelib.com
(718)886-0385
 

Anisaki
http://www.anisaki.com/
Contact Form: http://www.anisaki.com/xq/asp/to.wholesale/subj.Wholesale+Inquiry/qx/contact.htm


Samurai Anime
http://www.samurai-anime.com/whole.html
Contact Chris - (619) 407-4009

This was a very good answer. My chances of finding a good wholesale
seller seem to be very reasonable with this list. Thanks!

Some of the wholesalers listed in the answer deal in bootlegged
merchandise. Caveat Emptor.