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Out of interest, what value do legit drop-shippers add generally? Edit: thanks for all the answers.
by mellosouls 6y ago
Out of interest, what value do legit drop-shippers add generally?
Edit: thanks for all the answers.
- Reebz 6y agoIf you reverse it: Effectively it’s the manufacturers outsourcing a sales funnel.
- MildlySerious 6y agoIt's obvious after reading it, but I can't say I've thought about it like that. Interesting take.
- mmerlin 6y agoDropshipper also absorbs the losses from credit card fraud, de-risking ecommerce for the manufacturer.
- 082349872349872 6y agoSalesmen are generally on some kind of commission structure. A dropshipper not only works on straight commission, they give all their hot leads to the manufacturer, and make all their pitches in public.
- post_break 6y agoI can get a product tomorrow, vs a product in a month from AliExpress assuming the boat isn’t the slow boat.
- xenocyon 6y ago> I can get a product tomorrow Wait, what you're describing above isn't dropshipping.
- post_break 6y agoDepending on what I buy it is. Exhaust for cars are often drop shipped. Ordering something from a major exhaust company can be a nightmare, ordering from a drop shipper streamlines the process and I can just hop on eBay and not need to make an account with Borla for example, call them, payment details, etc.
- verroq 6y agoWhat value do high frequency arbitrage and MM desks add?
- LordDragonfang 6y agoVery little, which is why most people who don't aspire to be one hate them.
- jonathanliu 6y ago"Perceived value". In other words, they make something seem higher quality. Whether that's actual value is debatable.
- rumanator 6y ago> they make something seem higher quality. Isn't that fraud?
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoIt's advertising.
- BurningFrog 6y agoValue is always subjective. The same thing has vastly different value for different people. This is why trade creates wealth!
- L-four 6y agoThey bring the product listings to where the buyers can find them.
- mc32 6y agoSometimes you’re obliged certain volumes. Maybe I don’t want 100 widgets night one. Dropshipper has the relationship with supplier and can drop ship me one unit.
- hogFeast 6y agoThis method of distributing products has been used since humans invented trade. You could ask: what is the value that grain traders provide? What is the value that wholesalers provide? Selling things isn't as simple as making them, and demand magically appears. Middlemen are required (as an example, Wayfair is a "dropshipper"...and it is clear they provide a service). The reason why "dropshipping" exists is: there are lots of factories in China who make stuff and either don't want to distribute or can't distribute. More recently, Amazon fba exists too so you don't need physical space at all. Also: this is part of this modern meme where a new term is invented that totally obfuscates actual meaning. The point of "dropshipping" is just to give people something they want...it is just a business. But the term has been imputed with all kinds of odd ideas about what activities are legitimate for a business to perform. It is really very unhelpful if you want to understand business.
- mcherm 6y agoMarketing.