The Wholesale Forums

[Jayy]

If it were possible to do that then don't you have to declare it in your ebay auction? I'm sure ebay have a rule that if the item is being shipped from other than your location you have to say it.

[enduser]

Amazon do dropship - they have a section dedicated to it, allowing you to officially promote products, they supply the data and you can make a margin, i have only seen this being done through the US website at moment.

http://www.amazonservices.com/dropship/

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[megnliz]

Originally Posted by enduser

Amazon do dropship - they have a section dedicated to it, allowing you to officially promote products, they supply the data and you can make a margin, i have only seen this being done through the US website at moment.

http://www.amazonservices.com/dropship/

THANKS!!

[Costaconsoles]

But customer will still know its from Amazon

Will my customers receive their products in an Amazon box?



Yes, in general, your customers will receive their products in a box with Amazon.com's logo on it.

[enduser]

Agreed, no one said it was perfect! This is Amazon after all - since when would they want to hide their brand. The main point is that drop shipping, albeit a pretty sucky attempt, is possible through the US website. I personally wouldn't touch it as it seems a bit of a weak attempt and the margins are likely to be too small, but a good starting point i guess for any newbie wanted to test the waters.

[MacLover]

I've read through this thread and can't decide really whether I should use Amazon.de/Amazon.fr (Both ahve extremely low prices for an item I would like to sell plus free shipping) as a dropshiper other than the Amazon logo on the box is that the only Downside?

[hardwareheroes]

Tango34uk has had problems selling in those countries due to the time needed to send a package. Recieved lots of neg feedback and others have experienced the same.

If your goods can be sent by courier rather than relying on regular mail, then that seems to be less of a problem.

[MacLover]

I think I may of miswritten it, What I meant was should I use Amazon.fr/Amazon.de as a dropshipper the only downside (As far as I can see) is the packaging having the Amazon logo on it.

[hardwareheroes]

Originally Posted by MacLover

I think I may of miswritten it, What I meant was should I use Amazon.fr/Amazon.de as a dropshipper the only downside (As far as I can see) is the packaging having the Amazon logo on it.

Ah - the jury is out on that one - couple of guys have said that its a plain box but most seem to think it will have logo on - email them and ask? They may give you the option?

[MacLover]

I might just buy from them and see what the package looks like logo or no logo I reckon it would still be worth it to dropship using Amazon.fr/Amazon.de if it is cheaper than some wholesalers.