Drop Shippers can be both a blessing and a curse and only time will tell what your supplier will be like.
In many cases you will find drop shippers who are direct production companies and spend very little money warehousing merchandise. During high volume periods such as Christmas Rush they may experience a high rate of out of stocks or orders being labeled Assembly Only meaning you will get them as soon as we make them.
It's always best when looking at major holidays to stock a few of your best sellers even if you need to rent a cheap storage shed to work as a warehouse and plan on getting those orders in at least 4-6 weeks in advance of planned need.
Be sure to keep detailed accounting of your sales and expenses because in many cases you can borrow against projected sales when there is a history of steady income to help you do these minor build ups.
The highest risk in using Drop Shippers is in dealing with lack of access to their shipping records and tracking data, and potential issues that may arise with their return policy being more strict than your own resulting in you being on the line for merchandise you can't return but must issue a refund on.
Drop Shippers can be both a blessing and a curse and only time will tell what your supplier will be like.
In many cases you will find drop shippers who are direct production companies and spend very little money warehousing merchandise. During high volume periods such as Christmas Rush they may experience a high rate of out of stocks or orders being labeled Assembly Only meaning you will get them as soon as we make them.
It's always best when looking at major holidays to stock ...more
