I sent a polite email saying that if I didn't get a response by 11 PM CST on the next day I was done with them. This elicted nothing from them. Nothing. Not a thing. It got so that every time I logged on to the site the chat was not available.
And the other three items? That is also a lovely story. Now I have one piece of neutral feedback on my otherwise pristine Ebay feedback record and I don't blame the recipient. She was actually very merciful considering that the item she was supposed to get is different from what she got!
I have contacted the buyers whose orders I was unable to enter. And the other two buyers? One of them has opened a case/dispute on the premise that they have not yet received their item. Hmph. Just wait till he/she actually gets the item? Great! ANOTHER piece of neutral, if not negative feedback for me, Little Miss Dory Drop Shipping Dummy. And who can blame them?
I am not saying that there are not legitimate drop shipping companies out there, because I believe that there are. I am just saying that it does not seem reasonable for me to pay for such a service when the company is already making money off of the merchandise sold. My research tells me that half of the companies that do that are a scam. Sigh.
I know that there is a legitimate drop shipping company that will drop ship their merchandise to my customers and I know that there is a company who will do this so that I can sell stuff on Ebay and there won't already be 188 other sellers already workin' the same stuff. I just know it. I do.
Article comments
1 - Sandi
I too have been a drop shipper and it is a hard business although it can make quite a bit of money but it is still quite limited as you can only physically do so much without getting someone to help you. It is so very important to have an exact description of the product that you practically have to buy each item yourself so you can create a good one. The returns are enormous without this and then when you do get orders, so may times the supplier is out of the product and it is backordered. So, if you want to be successful, stick to small products and then turn the business into a direct seller and get funding to startup this business because if you were getting orders as a drop shipper you now have history to bring to a funder. Then it can become a great business. Hopefully this helps someone. Business Startup Funding
2 - Ginae
Thanks for your comment Sandi. This sounds like great advice if you can find a solid drop shipping company.