Drop shipping

**rider900** · 20-11-09, 08:37 PM

Does anybody do drop shipping? I'm looking to do this for ebay.

Can anybody recommend any good drop ship websites?

Thanks

mcgrou · 20-11-09, 09:10 PM

Wholesale - UK Wholesalers & UK Dropshippers Directory - Guide - List & Source

Looked into it a few years back, before I started freebies.

**rider900** · 20-11-09, 09:15 PM

Cheers mate, just had a quick look. Did you make much profits using these then? Or did you use them?

£3.99 a month is cheap too!

Edit: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to mcgrou again.

SometingStu · 20-11-09, 09:17 PM

Couldn't even pick up a ship personally....

Sorry for spam, but I don't even know what this is, and thought that it would be good.

Anyway here's my refferal link Gifts.FreebieJeebies The...

mcgrou · 20-11-09, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SometingStu

Couldn't even pick up a ship personally....

Sorry for spam, but I don't even know what this is, and thought that it would be good.

Anyway here's my refferal link Gifts.FreebieJeebies The...

Whatever you're smoking, I'd stop asap :S

Quote:

Originally Posted by rider900

Cheers mate, just had a quick look. Did you make much profits using these then? Or did you use them?

£3.99 a month is cheap too!

Edit: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to mcgrou again.

Never used them personally, but I remember them being the most recommended and had a lot of good info. 24.99 for life I think - so if you think its worth it after the first month, I'd go for that.

**rider900** · 20-11-09, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgrou

Whatever you're smoking, I'd stop asap :S

Never used them personally, but I remember them being the most recommended and had a lot of good info. 24.99 for life I think - so if you think its worth it after the first month, I'd go for that.

SometingStu · 20-11-09, 09:37 PM

Am I right in thinking that Dropshipping is basically automated buying and selling on eBay through other manufactures?

That might be a good idea...

**rider900** · 20-11-09, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SometingStu

Am I right in thinking that Dropshipping is basically automated buying and selling on eBay through other manufactures?

That might be a good idea...

Yeah, basically you buy items off them for cheaper than the RRP and they ship the item to your customer.

SometingStu · 21-11-09, 09:23 AM

So what's the downside, why isn't everyone doing it?

**the_icks** · 21-11-09, 10:42 AM

for the same reason not everyone signs up for freebie sites.. lot of sceptics!!! and with ebays new rules regarding shipping charges to prevent far east fraud (basically there were a lot of cheap items being sold from china which had really high postage charges - the items were not sent and you can only claim back item value from paypal/ebay) means that most of your profit goes into postage!!

rollingsta · 21-11-09, 11:02 AM

You will find though that a lot of the dropshipping companies that when you search for the item on ebay for someone else selling it you find that people are selling the products for nothing more than the ebay fees it costs to list them. So you either stick to that price and only earn like £1 per product. Or you can price higher and wait for years to sell it.

**rider900** · 21-11-09, 02:27 PM

Thanks guys

sgll · 21-11-09, 03:53 PM

personally dropshippnig is small profits. very small. dont bother joiining dropshipping sites that ask for fee. its not worth it nor your time.

do what others do. list stuff on ebay for higher mark up. then once purchase has been made. goto amazon or alike and buy the item for the winner.. yeh same as dropshipping but at least u know amazon legit. and yeh youll be surprised what people sell higher on ebay and buy it cheaper off amazon

wombleboy05 · 22-11-09, 07:25 PM

I used to do drop shopping until some guy scammed me. I used to make quite a bit off it. My main product was a 4gb Spy Pen. Use to buy them around £18 and sell for £25.

**rider900** · 22-11-09, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wombleboy05

I used to do drop shopping until some guy scammed me. I used to make quite a bit off it. My main product was a 4gb Spy Pen. Use to buy them around £18 and sell for £25.

what happened mate? And is it worth it then?

Seriously thinking about doing it

Amiethest · 22-11-09, 09:03 PM

I'm just uncertain whether I'd like my repuation as a seller being put in the hands of a third party.

**rider900** · 23-11-09, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amiethest

I'm just uncertain whether I'd like my repuation as a seller being put in the hands of a third party.

Hmm yeah I suppose that's a thing to consider too, do you sell a lot of things on eBay?

I've only got 5 feedback atm, so could always make another account if anything went wrong

Amiethest · 23-11-09, 04:05 PM

I used to, before the fees got too mental, I think I had about 350 feedback the last time I looked, so I don't really want to waste it.

oXoDCoXo · 23-11-09, 06:49 PM

yeah, fees are way to high 10% is insane cause they then take more off you with gaypal and to insert to fleabay you have to pay

birchy · 23-11-09, 08:28 PM

I did look at dropshipping about 2 years ago but i found that the prices on ebay for the same item were very close to the drop shipping cost and sometimes you could buy them CHEAPER through ebay than the "wholesalers". I also noticed that there was fierce competition on popular items and they often got relisted which is a cost you need to include in your calculations.

20-11-09, 08:37 PM	#1
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20-11-09, 09:10 PM	#2
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20-11-09, 09:15 PM	#3
rider900 Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,772	Cheers mate, just had a quick look. Did you make much profits using these then? Or did you use them? £3.99 a month is cheap too! Edit: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to mcgrou again. __________________ Last edited by rider900; 20-11-09 at 09:16 PM..

21-11-09, 10:42 AM	#10
the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,486	for the same reason not everyone signs up for freebie sites.. lot of sceptics!!! and with ebays new rules regarding shipping charges to prevent far east fraud (basically there were a lot of cheap items being sold from china which had really high postage charges - the items were not sent and you can only claim back item value from paypal/ebay) means that most of your profit goes into postage!! __________________ Last edited by the_icks; 21-11-09 at 10:42 AM..

21-11-09, 02:27 PM	#12
rider900 Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,772	Thanks guys So what does everybody think about this website? Dropshipping \| Dropshippers \| UK Dropship \| dvd \| cd \| games - DropshipLand Thinking of buying a membership... __________________

20-11-09, 09:17 PM	#4
SometingStu iPod 30gb Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,488	Couldn't even pick up a ship personally.... Sorry for spam, but I don't even know what this is, and thought that it would be good. Anyway here's my refferal link Gifts.FreebieJeebies The...

20-11-09, 09:37 PM	#7
SometingStu iPod 30gb Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,488	Am I right in thinking that Dropshipping is basically automated buying and selling on eBay through other manufactures? That might be a good idea...

21-11-09, 09:23 AM	#9
SometingStu iPod 30gb Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,488	So what's the downside, why isn't everyone doing it?

21-11-09, 11:02 AM	#11
rollingsta iPod 60gb Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: luton england Posts: 1,746	You will find though that a lot of the dropshipping companies that when you search for the item on ebay for someone else selling it you find that people are selling the products for nothing more than the ebay fees it costs to list them. So you either stick to that price and only earn like £1 per product. Or you can price higher and wait for years to sell it.

21-11-09, 03:53 PM	#13
sgll iBook Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brizzle Posts: 2,689	personally dropshippnig is small profits. very small. dont bother joiining dropshipping sites that ask for fee. its not worth it nor your time. do what others do. list stuff on ebay for higher mark up. then once purchase has been made. goto amazon or alike and buy the item for the winner.. yeh same as dropshipping but at least u know amazon legit. and yeh youll be surprised what people sell higher on ebay and buy it cheaper off amazon

22-11-09, 07:25 PM	#14
wombleboy05 iPod 20gb Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 591	I used to do drop shopping until some guy scammed me. I used to make quite a bit off it. My main product was a 4gb Spy Pen. Use to buy them around £18 and sell for £25.

22-11-09, 09:03 PM	#16
Amiethest is meant to be revising Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 6,451	I'm just uncertain whether I'd like my repuation as a seller being put in the hands of a third party. __________________ Well since as my SERPS are now dead, I won't belearning how to get an iPad for nothing anymore\| My Free Xbox 360 sitehas tanked \|And the only one that was an experiment and doesn't make money is Free 3DS darn it. Want to know how to get greens (referrals) for FreebieJeebies? I'll tell you how..... Work hard, like the rest of us! Feel free to ask questions!

23-11-09, 04:05 PM	#18
Amiethest is meant to be revising Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 6,451	I used to, before the fees got too mental, I think I had about 350 feedback the last time I looked, so I don't really want to waste it. __________________ Well since as my SERPS are now dead, I won't belearning how to get an iPad for nothing anymore\| My Free Xbox 360 sitehas tanked \|And the only one that was an experiment and doesn't make money is Free 3DS darn it. Want to know how to get greens (referrals) for FreebieJeebies? I'll tell you how..... Work hard, like the rest of us! Feel free to ask questions! Last edited by Amiethest; 23-11-09 at 04:05 PM..

23-11-09, 06:49 PM	#19
oXoDCoXo iBook Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Coventry Posts: 2,025	yeah, fees are way to high 10% is insane cause they then take more off you with gaypal and to insert to fleabay you have to pay

23-11-09, 08:28 PM	#20
birchy iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 102	I did look at dropshipping about 2 years ago but i found that the prices on ebay for the same item were very close to the drop shipping cost and sometimes you could buy them CHEAPER through ebay than the "wholesalers". I also noticed that there was fierce competition on popular items and they often got relisted which is a cost you need to include in your calculations.