chromate
09-10-2004, 05:16 AM
Just read an interesting article, here: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,306132,00.html
I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on drop shipping? It would seem to be a logical idea for someone in the UK trying to make sales from search engine traffic.
As an aside...
I had this idea for something to sell. Power kites. They're light (obviously), compact down into a small space and they're high value £100 - £600. They're a bit specialist, so they're not readily available (good for web sales). Profit margins were looking great, with wholesale prices being around 40% to 50% of the normal retail price. Demand is good as it's a growing sport, with many kite flyers requiring several different types of kite for different flying conditions.
So, I send off a few emails and it turns out they wont supply ecommerce stores for customer safety reasons. :( Fair enough. That's as it should be really, but - Bugger! It seemed like the perfect product in many ways.
The search goes on... :)
I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on drop shipping? It would seem to be a logical idea for someone in the UK trying to make sales from search engine traffic.
As an aside...
I had this idea for something to sell. Power kites. They're light (obviously), compact down into a small space and they're high value £100 - £600. They're a bit specialist, so they're not readily available (good for web sales). Profit margins were looking great, with wholesale prices being around 40% to 50% of the normal retail price. Demand is good as it's a growing sport, with many kite flyers requiring several different types of kite for different flying conditions.
So, I send off a few emails and it turns out they wont supply ecommerce stores for customer safety reasons. :( Fair enough. That's as it should be really, but - Bugger! It seemed like the perfect product in many ways.
The search goes on... :)