DROPSHIPPING ?

[Mrs O/H/C]

Does anyone know about dropshipping.. pros and cons etc

 

Thanks

[ZetecVan 2.0]

Make sure what you're selling is actually in stock with your dropshipper. They may go out of stock and you keep selling without realising.

 

Don't pay any 'membership' fees. Some companies do charge. Most don't.

 

Sell items that don't have lots of variations or sizes. ie: don't sell clothes with 24 sizes and colour variations.

[Mrs O/H/C]

thanks for that info

 

not sure to go direct to wholesalers or do the dropshipping method

[ZetecVan 2.0]

With the wholesalers method, you actually have what you're selling. Downside is you have to keep it somewhere.

[Nettles]

What's dropshipping then?

[Mrs O/H/C]

What's dropshipping then?

 

When your customers order an item from you .. you then order it from a supplier and it gets delivered direct to the customer.

 

Profit is smaller than if you order the stock from a wholesaler..BUT there is still some profit.

 

upside.. you can offer a wide supply of products

 

downside.. profit is smaller

[Nettles]

What's dropshipping then?

 

When your customers order an item from you .. you then order it from a supplier and it gets delivered direct to the customer.

 

Profit is smaller than if you order the stock from a wholesaler..BUT there is still some profit.

 

upside.. you can offer a wide supply of products

 

downside.. profit is smaller

 

Interesting