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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: gordontaylor on January 25, 2014, 05:10:19 PM

Title: Drop Shippers
Post by: gordontaylor on January 25, 2014, 05:10:19 PM
Anyone have any experience using drop shippers for regular retail. My medical supply business uses one of the best, but it not true retail, it's a very vertical market.

I'm talking about DOBA or any of that ilk.

Seems like Googling drop shippers, DOBA is taking a lot of them over.

Two Questions:

1. Is the one you recommend reliable?
2. How costly is it. DOBA rates are rather high to access all their products.
Title: Re: Drop Shippers
Post by: llegrand on January 25, 2014, 05:53:44 PM
Please clarify which stata of drop shipping is your business model:

1.  You take possession of the products and are looking for someone to ship for you by having your inventory sent to their shipping location(s)   

or

2.  You have a manufacturer or another wholesaler fulfil and ship your orders.

Lee
Title: Re: Drop Shippers
Post by: gordontaylor on January 25, 2014, 06:26:04 PM
Lee,

DOBA and others like them give you access to their inventory, you sell it, pay them for it and they ship it.

G
Title: Re: Drop Shippers
Post by: llegrand on January 25, 2014, 08:50:32 PM
Yes,  I understood the Doba model, I just needed clarity for which was your model or more precisely if that was the only model you were interested in.  It's a good model, low risk as long as fulfillment is well handled. :)

I only have a recommendation for the first option.  Sorry.

Lee