What is Drop Shipping?

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop Shipping is a supply chain management technique in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock but it is not a good way to make money selling online
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Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Hello.....................

I have had plenty of packages delivered by the post office. However, I have had a few that were drop shipping. What is the difference? I realize that with drop shipping it's just at your door when it arrives - period. However, who delivers it? Please tell me more if you know about this. Thank you.

When you pay for an item from a company, sometimes they don't have that item in stock or they have an arrangement with a distributor or manufacturer to send that item from their factory, that is called "drop shipping". The company you buy from orders the product from the drop shipper and they send it to you. It helps the business by not having to ship an item from Los Angeles to New York, if the drop shipper is in close by New Jersey. Its saves money by reducing the time and expense of shipping from one place to another.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Although "drop shipping" does involve the shipping and mailing of products, overall it is more a method of retailing that has gained popularity with the advent of online shopping. Basically, drop shipping is an arrangement that a retailer makes with a wholesale distributor. The retailer sells the product, and the wholesaler then ships it to the customer complete with the retailer's label on the package. This arrangement benefits the wholesaler who gains retail outlets and sales of a product, as well as the retailer who collects a percentage of the sale, but doesn't have to worry about shipping or carrying an inventory.
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Drop Shipping is a very useful service if delivered by the right person in the right way. But just as it has the ability to make a concession, it also has the ability to break an existing business. In general, they do so with the help of their fee structure, and therefore it becomes important for to understand their fee structure and be prepared to differentiate.

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Drop shipping is very helpful for small retail stores, internet only the facade and who primarily use catalogs for sale.

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Hi

Some dropshippers charge fees for registering new clients.What is that and why is it charged?If one is a dropshipper what conditions must one put to clients to ensure safety of transactions.Advance payments? Is accepting international payments through credit cards safe?

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Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a way to sell products over the Internet without having to purchase or carry inventory. You put our products online, either on eBay or other auction sites, and when someone buys one of its products, you order a product from the drop shipper. The drop shipper then ships the product directly to your customer.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a supply chain management technique in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock.Drop shipping is very beneficial to smaller retail shops,internet-only storefronts and those who primarily use catalogs for sales.Depending on the size of your business, shipping and mailing can expend a lot of your resources.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a method of delivery in which the seller (retailer) accepts payment for an order, but the customer receives the product (s) directly from the manufacturer. In an agreement of drop shipping, the retailer acts as an intermediary between the manufacturer and the customer. Your profit on the transaction is the difference between the price of wholesale and retail items sold.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a great idea especially with the emergence of the internet and several small retail companies that simple do not have the means to compete with bigger business when it comes to logistics. Drop shipping is certainly a great way for smaller businesses to work. One other solution would be to use a Columbus self storage facility for keeping stocks like I use especially if the wholesaler would be a small business in themselves.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a way to sell products over the Internet without having to purchase or carry inventory. Put our products online, either on eBay or other auction sites, and when someone buys one of their products to a product drop shipper.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a method of product delivery, the seller (retailer) accepts payment orders, drop shipping is very beneficial to small retail stores, Internet stores, only those who primarily use the catalog sales. These outlets do not always count on customers to buy them out, so a slight delay between ordering and drop shipping is not a disadvantage.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

Drop shipping is a technique for managing the supply chain where the retailer does not keep products in stock,but transfers customer orders and shipment details of the manufacturer or wholesaler,who then ships,the goods directly to customers.Depending on the size of your business, shipping and mailing can expend a lot of your resources.Drop shipping is very beneficial to smaller retail shops, internet-only storefronts and those who primarily use catalogs for sales.

Re: What is Drop Shipping?

As in any business, some risks are involved in drop shipping. For example, back ordering may occur when a seller places a shipment request with a wholesaler, but the product is sold out. Back ordering may be accompanied by a long wait for a shipment while the wholesaler waits for new products, which may reflect badly on the retailer. A good wholesaler will keep retailers updated, but it is the business owner's job to be aware of the quantities that the wholesaler has available.