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I'm a newby.... what is dropshipping?

Hi GillyQ,

Welcome to Wholesale Forum

The most common form of drop shipping is where a reseller promotes a supplier's products without having to hold any stock. As soon as the reseller makes a sale, he then forwards the order to his supplier and pays for the item. The supplier then ships the order directly to the customer, putting the reseller's details on the packaging. The difference between the wholesale price of the item and the retail price of the item + shipping is the reseller's profit.

There are many informative threads about drop shipping on Wholesale Forum. Have a look at the following threads explaining drop shipping in detail:

• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...approach-1775/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...shipping-1334/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...ppliers-16670/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...essfully-1725/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...profits-16592/

There are also risks involved in using drop ship suppliers. Wholesale Forum warns about scammers and middlemen drop shippers who are out to make a quick profit at your expense. You can learn more about the risks of drop shipping from the following threads:

• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...es-pitch-1436/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...shipping-3579/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...ng-china-9573/

If you want to be sure that the drop shipper you are dealing with is legitimate and will offer competitive prices, we recommend using the two largest online trade directories of verified drop ship suppliers eSources (Over 3,000 verified drop shippers) and Wholesale Deals (Over 2,000 verified drop shippers).

To learn more about finding and verifying drop shippers you should read the following threads:

• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...instantly-105/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...-seller-15048/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...-sources-1467/
• https://www.wholesaleforum.com/discu...-one-year-530/

Hope this helps