What's the difference between drop shipping and direct dispatch?

[Fred_the_frog]

I still have that fire alight inside me to set up an E-Commerce site, and I was just looking at a few suppliers. I found one that offered Direct Dispatch, but not Drop Shipping. Both sound the same to me and I couldn't find a definition of Direct Dispatch, so can anyone help?

Thanks.

 

[TotallySport]

it depends, drop shipping is normally people who buy from the manufacturer, then selling it to a retail on a sale by sale basis and send it to the customer directly.

Direct dispatch is the same thing, but normally comes from the manufacturer so in essence missing out the middle man

They are the same thing in essence, also not I say normally there are variations, like you can sometimes buy in bulk and send it on a sale by sale basis, and others.

 

[downsouth]

no difference to drop shipping in my books

although do see a few suppliers now holding stock on your behalf nowdays that you've bought from them in advance, so no need to physically hold the stock yourself in that case either.

 

[Fred_the_frog]

Ok, so this company says they offer direct dispatch, with a minimum order of 200 orders per week.

This means I must send them 200 orders per week, and when they receive an order, they take the money out of my account and send the product to the persons address. Then I keep the customers money. Right?

 

[TotallySport]

depends on the company but generally no, you build a web site, you advertise products on it, when a sale comes through your site, you purchase of a drop shipping company send them the mailing address and they send it to your customer and charge you.

There are draw backs to drop shipping as well, do a search on the form for drop shipping there is loads of posts about it.

 

[Fred_the_frog]

depends on the company but generally no, you build a web site, you advertise products on it, when a sale comes through your site, you purchase of a drop shipping company send them the mailing address and they send it to your customer and charge you.

There are draw backs to drop shipping as well, do a search on the form for drop shipping there is loads of posts about it.

So what is the minimum orders /week for?

 

[kulture]

Why not ask them? We can only guess. I would guess it is because they do not want to set up business with time wasters.

 

[Fred_the_frog]

Why not ask them? We can only guess. I would guess it is because they do not want to set up business with time wasters.

There sales office is only open Monday- Friday, and I emailed them last night so I won't get a reply till Monday.

 

[TotallySport]

So what is the minimum orders /week for?

a way for them to make the most out of their time, and make a few extra few £'s for no work.

Normally drop shippers have a sign up fee as well.

 

[Fred_the_frog]

a way for them to make the most out of their time, and make a few extra few £'s for no work.

Normally drop shippers have a sign up fee as well.

I heard that the reputable drop shippers didn't have a joining fee. Its mainly the scammers that do, so they can get your money up front. I might be wrong though.

 

[trythemon]

Hi I have a website selling shoes and I only use dropshippers. It's a great business model because you are not exposed to any stock issues and you keep your costs to a mimimum.

I have learned that when it comes to drop shipping you need to read thier conditions very carefully, they are all slightly different. None of mine charge a joining fee, but they do charge something. One will charge £4.00 per pair of shoes, another one won't but his prices are higher and so it goes.

Good Luck

 

[Fred_the_frog]

Hi I have a website selling shoes and I only use dropshippers. It's a great business model because you are not exposed to any stock issues and you keep your costs to a mimimum.

I have learned that when it comes to drop shipping you need to read thier conditions very carefully, they are all slightly different. None of mine charge a joining fee, but they do charge something. One will charge £4.00 per pair of shoes, another one won't but his prices are higher and so it goes.

Good Luck

Do you mind if i PM you?

 

[trythemon]

That 's fine do you have my contact detail ?

 

[trythemon]

I have to say that I love reading forums and joining in discussions, but one thing I have noticed is how paranoid everyone is. Take this thread about drop shipping for instance - not just on this forum but also on others - people immediately shout "Scam !" "dodgy !", "I tried it and got scammed "

I don't think it is helpful to generalize in a negative way to people who want to have a go at running their own business.

I am sure that there are scammers in the drop shipping world just as there are in other forms of business. You just have to do some spade work and trust your instincts. Check companies out, find out who else has sold their products and contact them to see if they have had good buying experiences.

Try it out yourself by ordering a product - you may need to register but it should be free to do that. See how long it takes to recieve your product, what was the packaging like etc.etc........ Just use your common sense

Just my tuppence worth