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Re: Starting with DropShipping
 

I will cite an example-
I have a supplier who had a factory in China,he will design the item and the factory will make them,then they will be shipped to CA ,after they pay customs and freight and the efforts of designing and instructing the factory how to make them,plus breakage once arrived and unpacked,they charge me $3/piece,thats wholesale price and I will order usually 200 pieces.
I will also order some larger pieces,say around $28/piece.
so that $1-2k per order,someone has to go to the warehouse and pick the different styles .
Can you imagine if they are dropshipping one or two of these items at $3 a piece? or they start charging more,lets say $5 a piece and they have to charge your cc ,prepare an invoice,shipping label and take it to the post office?
Most suppliers do not use USPS ,as they cant afford to have someone stand in line at the post office,they are paid to work,not to stand in line.

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There is no difference true or not true wholesaler can't divide in category ,
There are big wholesalers that sell also one item at the time by increasing the price

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After all, that's the true purpose of DropShipping, so you don't keep any stock or inventory yourself and just inform the DropShipper to ship the item to that particular customer. You're only responsible for the payment and that the item gets delivered timely and fully.

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..and a buyer that is patient to wait :)

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Yeah, that's correct! :d

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then they are making up the extra overhead by raising the price .
Some may not even want to do so,as they only sell to retailers who has accounts with them,and not every retailer who applies get approved.
A friend of mine is a camera guy,he is now retired , collecting SS disability ,so he suggested I sell Leica camera,as he is limited by SS to earn income.
Now,you dont have to be Einstein to know,LEica is the rolls royce of cameras,is it going to let two stay at home mom and pop business sell their products?

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In the early days of Paypal,those who rely on vendors to dropship laptops,and other popular electronic goods to their Ebay buyer lost money in $$thousands,back then PAYPAL gives us 7 days to have the item delivered domestic,and the vendors cant source enough and miss the deadline,while the items are in transit ,buyer file INR and win,end up with nice freebies.

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Of course, AMZ / Walmart / Aliexpress is not retail wholesale, but before anyone decided to purchase goods in bulk he better dropship first to test the water if it works than he can start seeking wholesale. Purchasing wholesale without experience is a recipe for a disaster.

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dropship to other is a failed method because can't handle the item ,most of cases finishing to refund the buyer because it arrive late or get lost or is damage/not working and also may get ngative feedback and claims

not worth

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many are still doing it,making little money on each order,so if a few orders go bad,it wipes out their profit

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Volume and diversification

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So, what dropshipping gurus are teaching: start dropshipping from walmart, home depot, costco, and other retail stores, is not dropshipping, but retail arbitrage, and will get you suspended from ebay/amazon, correct? If I dropship from a true wholesaler, that would be okay in the eyes of ebay/amazon?

Why do these supposed gurus tell you to dropship from retail stores? I know the bottom line is making money for them in their courses, but at least teach something that won't get you banned!