It is, and that's what dropshipping was from the start. People negotiating with manufacturers for shipping direct from their warehouses. What you see with the

It is, and that's what dropshipping was from the start. People negotiating with manufacturers for shipping direct from their warehouses. What you see with the "hustler" dropshippers now is that they are buying from an additional middleman, who is the equivalent of a bucket salesman in a gold rush. Dropshipping existed before Amazon, but Amazon took over fullfilment, and these other middlemen became the suppliers for the people trying to get rich quick with dropshipping.