How would you do this better ?

[OffTheGrid]

Last year I started drop shipping and I thought I explained shipping as well as I could in the listing. I am located in Ca but my product was coming from China.

So, I listed dual locations (CA/CHINA) since eBay would let me list the item separate from myself. I also wrote in "please read entire listing" under my own location.

Then in the listing itself the first line was in size 24 font saying that the product was coming from overseas please allow 10 to 21 days for shipping ect .. I still had people saying I changed the listing after they bought and that it was misleading.

I don't see how it was misleading but is there a better way to list product location when drop shipping from overseas. Perhaps I am missing something?

[Christianm]

They are idiots on ebay thats it best way is not to dropship have it in stock, and send it to them yesterday and a 18ct rolex as a gift and you might get 100% FB. I say might.

[Sandy D]

Dropshipping from China is just not good business.

[Christianm]

yeah not anymore its to tight on ebay now you need to limit your variables of what can go wrong.

[vany]

The odds will not be on your side and remember that eb always takes the buyer side. calculate your moves

[rsot]

Welcome to the forums.

Perhaps other folx will give you tips on

/quote I don't see how it was misleading but is there a better way to list product location when drop shipping from overseas. Perhaps I am missing something?

Sometimes all you can do is experiment.

[OffTheGrid]

I did end up buying product to have on hand and its going pretty good. I really read the forums and got a ton of good advice. I invested in terapeak and have been doing research on products. I still like the idea of drop shipping since I am able to test products out and see how they do. I just wish the risk wasn't so great with drop shipping or even if I found a decent US drop shipper that I could actually make a profit from that would be nice. I guess I was just surprised at how many people buy products on eBay and never read the entire listing. I have never done that ..maybe I am the odd one reading all the fine print. I was also shocked at how snotty a few people were. Everyone is an internet gangster these days coming off hard in there emails. I love the internet but too many people use it a method of bullying. After reading all everyone's posts I realize dealing with crazy customers is just part of the job. Ebay should make people take IQ tests and email etiquette classes before they are allowed to have a buying account. I think it would only be fair since they make sellers jump so many hoops. Are sane customers too much to ask for ?