Worth noting that dropshipping is not particularly new nor particularly the province of undercapitalized mom-and-pop operations. Some of the largest retail/whol

Worth noting that dropshipping is not particularly new nor particularly the province of undercapitalized mom-and-pop operations. Some of the largest retail/wholesale companies in the world also dropship; it's an obvious thing to do if you own a channel, don't want inventory risk, and can put up with the substantial challenges involved. (I learned the word in 2000 when working for an office supply store, which was happy to take inventory risk on paper or printer ink but did not want it on $X,000 pieces of furniture, so if you ordered them they'd arrive at your door straight from the factory.)