Comments on: 3 Reasons You Should Stock Your Own Items Instead of Drop Shipping http://mywifequitherjob.com/3-reasons-you-should-stock-your-own-items-instead-of-drop-shipping/ Building Wealth and Entrepreneurship When Your Wife Wants to Stay at Home With the Kids Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:03:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drop Shipping http://mywifequitherjob.com/3-reasons-you-should-stock-your-own-items-instead-of-drop-shipping/comment-page-1/#comment-3148 Drop Shipping Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:41:37 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/blog/?p=220#comment-3148 You're right that drop shipping can suck sometimes. It mostly sucks when you're using a generic drop shipper that tons of other people are using. If you can find a good niche supplier that doesn't have thousands of people under them, then it can work. Even then, you should still stock your most popular items. Overall your post hit it on the head though. You’re right that drop shipping can suck sometimes. It mostly sucks when you’re using a generic drop shipper that tons of other people are using. If you can find a good niche supplier that doesn’t have thousands of people under them, then it can work. Even then, you should still stock your most popular items.

Overall your post hit it on the head though.

]]> By: DropShipping Stinks Guy http://mywifequitherjob.com/3-reasons-you-should-stock-your-own-items-instead-of-drop-shipping/comment-page-1/#comment-934 DropShipping Stinks Guy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:07:47 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/blog/?p=220#comment-934 Dropshipping is simply a bad way to do business unless you have really researched your dropshipper and have a long history with them. As you state, the profit margins will be much lower and the headaches can quickly mount. If the dropshipper you use is out of stock, it may not show that accurately on their site or in their catalog. You then sell the item and your customer thinks it is on it's way. If you cannot fulfill the order you are going to have a customer who may decide to never use you again! I would always recommend joining some affiliate programs that offer product feeds. Then, you can list their products right on your site but you do not have to worry about the customer service since, in the end, the customer is aware they are completing the order through a 3rd party. I run a site called "Drop Shipping Sucks" that talks about the pitfalls of dropshipping on eBay... That is something you really should AVOID at all costs. It is nice to see that someone else is being honest about the reality behind dropshipping and not just tauting it as an easy way to make money online. Keep up the good work!! Dropshipping is simply a bad way to do business unless you have really researched your dropshipper and have a long history with them. As you state, the profit margins will be much lower and the headaches can quickly mount.

If the dropshipper you use is out of stock, it may not show that accurately on their site or in their catalog. You then sell the item and your customer thinks it is on it’s way. If you cannot fulfill the order you are going to have a customer who may decide to never use you again!

I would always recommend joining some affiliate programs that offer product feeds. Then, you can list their products right on your site but you do not have to worry about the customer service since, in the end, the customer is aware they are completing the order through a 3rd party.

I run a site called “Drop Shipping Sucks” that talks about the pitfalls of dropshipping on eBay… That is something you really should AVOID at all costs. It is nice to see that someone else is being honest about the reality behind dropshipping and not just tauting it as an easy way to make money online. Keep up the good work!!

]]> By: Steve http://mywifequitherjob.com/3-reasons-you-should-stock-your-own-items-instead-of-drop-shipping/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Steve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:11:09 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/blog/?p=220#comment-918 Hey George, Couldn't agree with you more. We actually pay some high school kids to help out with the packing. The only major problem with inventory is finding space to stock the actual items. Hey George,

Couldn’t agree with you more. We actually pay some high school kids to help out with the packing. The only major problem with inventory is finding space to stock the actual items.

]]> By: B7 http://mywifequitherjob.com/3-reasons-you-should-stock-your-own-items-instead-of-drop-shipping/comment-page-1/#comment-914 B7 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:35:31 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/blog/?p=220#comment-914 I bought a product last year from a well known online retailer, and when I tried to return it, there were massive hassles. It took two months and a dozen phone calls because the drop shipper sucked. So, the bottom line is this: if you care about customer service its a challenge (at best) to use a drop shipper. Besides, if you are just starting out volume is small, so its easy to fill orders or hire someone (a high school student!) to do it. B7 I bought a product last year from a well known online retailer, and when I tried to return it, there were massive hassles. It took two months and a dozen phone calls because the drop shipper sucked.

So, the bottom line is this: if you care about customer service its a challenge (at best) to use a drop shipper.

Besides, if you are just starting out volume is small, so its easy to fill orders or hire someone (a high school student!) to do it.

B7

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