Is Dropshipping dead?

Drop shipping is a multi billion dollar business model. eBay is one avenue to use. So is Amazon, Alibaba, Sale Hoo, World Wide Brands, and many more. This business model is only going to grow and eBay will end up being a very small percentage of it.

@Silas Hart, that's exactly right.

Warriors need only look at the huge number of posts by disillusioned members who have tried to make money using the dropship model. It's true that there are some who do very well at it, but when the average profit margin quoted by dropship resellers on this forum is 30% or less, I would hardly call that alive. To me it's more like working for a boss who pays less than the minimum wage.

If only more people would not listen to the myths about direct importing, they could make a whole lot more money by buying small quantities direct from real manufacturers overseas.

The two biggest myths are:

• You have to place huge orders to buy direct from manufacturers.
• Importing is very complicated.

I have taught hundreds of people how to succeed by ignoring those myths.


By buying small inventory in China and other countries overseas you not only have control of your own business, but you can make profit margins that you won't believe until you get the prices from genuine manufacturers.

It's not for people who have absolutely no capital, but the amount needed to start is way below what most people imagine.

Yeah, I've actually made money dropshipping. You just have to make sure that you definitely get the tracking number from the shipper. eBay has so many restrictions now, before I used to make $100 every hour or so, now its just... not an option to sell eProducts with autodelivery on eBay.

Haven't seen one of these in a while. NO Dropshipping is not dead. But it is not easy either. You have to diversify your traffic away from ebay. Wayfair and hayneedle started out as pure dropshipping and they make hundreds of millions per year.

@Ryan David, Thanks for showing so clearly the difference between buying "wholesale" from dropship suppliers and buying direct from overseas manufacturers.

If someone can buy wholesale for $9.99, but pay only $2.65 overseas, the choice is a no-brainer. So why do people choose the dropship business model?

Two big reasons that are often stated is that to buy inventory from overseas you have to place big orders, and the importing process is complicated.

These two myths prevent a lot of people from entering the high profit world of importing.

Big orders are not necessary. I have taught hundreds of people how to get suppliers to accept small orders.
Importing can be a breeze. There is no need to learn all the rules and regulations. You can have your goods delivered to your door and someone else has done the difficult bits for you. - Easy

A warrior posted that he/she bought items in China for $1, spent another $1 on packaging and sold those items for $25 each.

You can't often if ever get margins like that by dropshipping.

Get ready at any moment to have your business shut down because of TOS violations.

I'd say a third of all my students/clients come from Dropship Domination after their business are shut down.

They're usually sick of taking a loss, too.



QUOTE=Jerry Mills;9742720]A year in now dropshipping with DSD. Im very happy and its pretty simple. Perfect entry for regular people into making money online. Everyone knows how to shop online.[/QUOTE]