Need advice about Amazon dropshipping

[Alex Alexeev]

Hello! We are going to start selling on Amazon under the scheme of dropshipping with searching providers on Ebay. We have learned basic recommendations. I would like to find out from your experience, which software can be used to automate the work under this scheme. For example:

1. The search of products at a cheaper price than Amazon.

2. Avtoposting of products that was found with the adjustment of the site source on Amazon .

3. monitoring of the availability of the goods and the supplier notification if it is not available (ideally -inventory synchronization of Ebay and Amazon).

4. automatic export order to the supplier (for example, fulfillment Shipping address).

5. The search of products that presented on the Ebay, but are not presented on Amazon (for the creation of monopolies).


Thanks in advance your advice, based on your experience.

 

[oodya]

Check out Channelgrabber - http://www.channelgrabber.com/

I've not used them before - but I've heard a few people talk about them before.

Might be a good starting point.

 

[Alex Alexeev]

Thanks!

 

[Maple Sourcing]

I did a research two years ago, my conclusion was "dropshipping is not feasible", as international courier costs will eat up your margins, plus will your customers be happy with long waiting time, and poor customer service? Imagine if your customers want to return or claim for replacement for unhappy quality.

 

[Cococarb]

I think you can't achieve most of it by using just one piece of software therefore the best bet would be a custom written?

Other options are : Inkfrog stuff (cheap and flexible). Or else, Storefeeder, channel grabber, linnworks or veeqo might be an ideal platform for you to start.

The best advise I could give you is, If you are new to Amazon why not stock some of it on you and then post them by yourself for at least for 6 months? because you are likely to loose your selling privileges just from one or two hiccups.

Example fulfilling 10 orders.

2 were late = - 20% late delivery rate. - Selling privileges gone
2 weren't fulfil due to software or whatever the reason = 20% unfilled orders/late delivery - Selling privileges gone

something to think about

 

[SamStones]

It sounds like you are searching for the holy grail / a get rich quick scheme where you set up a piece of software then have to do pretty much nothing!

If something that existed was that easy , the developer would just set it running, list everything and reap in the rewards.

Similar software exists the other way around but I've never come across anyone who's making any worthwhile money at it!