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even if it is FBA, there’s still no inherent way for them to know. some stuff is shipped straight to them from China or wherever, but a lot of stuff goes via a
by permo-w 5y ago
even if it is FBA, there’s still no inherent way for them to know. some stuff is shipped straight to them from China or wherever, but a lot of stuff goes via a third party
- bootlooped 5y agoIf the third party seller is buying the product, and paying to have it labeled and shipped directly to Amazon, I would not consider that drop shipping. Drop shipping implies the product is never really in-stock with the seller, but if the seller paid for it and it's sitting in an Amazon warehouse then that's in-stock by any normal definition.
- permo-w 5y agoWasn't the original concept of drop-shipping shipping it directly from manufacturer to consumer? If you're gonna use Amazon as a middle-man, then surely that's not really drop-shipping either
- bootlooped 5y agoI would consider it drop shipping if neither Amazon nor the 3rd party seller ever had possession of the product. The scenario is: Joe Consumer goes to Amazon and orders a widget for sale from a 3rd party seller. The 3rd party seller then goes to the widget manufacturer and asks them to ship a widget to Joe (or more likely has a computer program do this automatically).