hi, i just want to ask you guys about drop shipping. what is drop shipping? i ordered something from ebay and this guys said he is doing drop shipping. i did little research to myself, and is it something about big wholesale people ship stuff directly to the customers, not the seller? is that good thing or bad thing? and by wholesale stuff... are stuff not 100% perfect?
2006-07-23 17:55:40 · 4 answers · asked by melong 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
i bought a white psp.. so are you guys saying the items from them are chep knock off? just in case, how do i know if it's knock off? should i ask seller for refund?
2006-07-23 18:14:05 · update #1
It means the seller lists and sells item for the warehouse ... when someone makes a purchase, then the seller notifies the warehouse, send them the amount due them for the item, and then they ship it out to the buyer.
Wholesale just means that the warehouse only sells to certain liscensed resellers and not the general public.
The only potential problem with this is that the warehouse usually has a number of drop-shippers, so the item could be sold out and no longer available, and the seller cant do anything about it but refund your money ... which may take awhile.
2006-07-23 18:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Pichi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It changes nothing for you, the buyer. No drop off in quality, service, nothing. In fact, it's designed to go unnoticable to you unless, as in this case, somebody tells you it's happening.
However, it's a great way for people to do mail-order or internet business without carrying inventory; there are some manufacturers/suppliers who "drop ship"; you send in an order, they ship it straight from them to the customer and label it like it came from the company you placed the order with.
So why isn't everyone doing it? It's hard to be an independant distributor and get in the door to do this, most companies will only drop ship for you if they think you can do a certain amount of volume.
2006-07-24 01:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by You'll Never Outfox the Fox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, drop shipping is when the items are shipped from the Manufacturer directly to the customer, but the Seller is the one who sets it up.
Whole sale items are items purchased from the manufacturer and you're only paying manufacturer cost, not retail mark-up cost.
2006-07-24 01:00:15 · answer #3 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drop shipping is you bought something from this guy which he does not physically have in hand. yet he either buys this stuff directly from a wholesaler or distributor and they in turn send it to you when he tells them to. not bad or good really. kind of a crap shoot. could be a decent product or could be a cheap knockoff of something else. what exactly did you buy?
2006-07-24 01:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋