What is dropshipping and how does it work?

Put simply, drop shipping is a system where you advertise products, then a manufacturer or wholesaler agrees to ship products directly to your customers.
You should always look for a drop shipper that will ship with your return address label or no return address label (you want the package to look like it came from you).
Benefits of doing this as a business mean no stock to keep or audit, no warehouse or staff needed, no storage & insurance for stock needed. Obviously these all help to reduce costs massively! You just need to make sure you get reliable suppliers and avoid any scams.
See the links below for more info on drop shipping, and directories of wholesalers etc
http://www.dropshipprofessor.com/archive…
I know the URL looks dodgy for this one but it has some excellent info on drop shipping as a business > http://www.real-work-at-home.co.uk/E_Sta…
http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk/
http://www.aidandtrade.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropshippin…
Hope these help you
Rebecca x

A drop ship is when a vendor orders something for you and instead if it going to the vendor and then to you they will drop ship it straight to your address (bypass the vendor) but you usually pay a small charge extra for this service.

Dropshipping is when someone operates a warehouse. You purchase from this company and they will ship all items to your customers for a fee or free of charge. It doesn't have a return address usually and just comes in plain packaging with a blank invoice describing the item.


As far as your second question goes, most would tell you that you need more information like what industry or what type of products you are trying to sell. Since that is sensitive information I just saying email me directly at savings4days@yahoo.

Dropping is when you sell products that you do not have possession of. When you make a sale, you have your supplier ship the item for you to your customer.

Say your cost of a widget is $5.00 and you sell it on ebay for $10.00. You buy it from your dropshipper for $5.00 and they ship it to your customer. You pocket the other $5.00 as profit.

Some quality dropshippers are:

hotbuy4u.com
bnfusa.com

sources for more dropshippers:

worldwidebrands.com