Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
How do they keep there "store" inventory accurate or listings? I am
assuming it works because of the frequency of the orders and other sellers mentioning
it in the forum. Just sold a HP figure for $3 so was theirs listed for 4 or
5? How are they making money?
Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
How do they keep there "store" inventory accurate or listings? I am
assuming it works because of the frequency of the orders and other sellers mentioning
it in the forum. Just sold a HP figure for $3 so was theirs listed for 4 or
5? How are they making money?
Just curious if anyone has the answers.
Have a blessed day
Eric
How does drop shipping work? The short answer is: it doesn't.
The long answer is:
I used to do stuff like that, but I found it was not a good way to make money.
But yes, you sell a minifig for $4-5 and you buy it for $3 somewhere else. So,
you make $1-2 profit.
People on the internet don't have time to compare every available listing
in order to get the best price, or to read feedback to see if someone may be
a drop shipper. So, the buyer may be totally unaware that they could have simply
ordered the exact same minifig for $3 somewhere else.
It's up to you if you want to honor the drop shipper's request and leave
out the packing slip, or if you want to put it in anyway and risk losing business
from the drop shipper (many of whom are regular customers) but potentially gain
business from the end customer.
Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
How do they keep there "store" inventory accurate or listings? I am
assuming it works because of the frequency of the orders and other sellers mentioning
it in the forum. Just sold a HP figure for $3 so was theirs listed for 4 or
5? How are they making money?
Just curious if anyone has the answers.
Have a blessed day
Eric
If you are charging $3 plus say $2 shipping, they are probably selling for at
least $10 with free shipping. It is amazing how much some people will pay and
don't know about BL. A few years back, an amazon seller (not located in the
UK) started drop shipping polybags to UK buyers from me, at 2.5x my price. They
were charging £15 for a Reindeer polybag and people were obviously paying it.
I was the only one in the UK with that polybag so I upped the price. He sold
a couple more before removing it from his amazon store. Presumably £10 plus postage
didn't leave enough margin for him.
Hey Eric! Long time since I've heard from you. Hope you are doing great.
I have had about 25 orders with the "Please dont put a packing slip in with
the order" messages. Most of the buyers who put this in there said they did
not want their wives to see how much they were spening on Legos. Seriously. "I
dont want my wife to see how much I spent". I'm cool with it. Take care
Eric. James
In General, eracine writes:
Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
How do they keep there "store" inventory accurate or listings? I am
assuming it works because of the frequency of the orders and other sellers mentioning
it in the forum. Just sold a HP figure for $3 so was theirs listed for 4 or
5? How are they making money?
If im correct it violates Bricklink policy to dropship. If you run a store you
have to have inventory on hand. I know stores have been banned in the past for
this
In General, eracine writes:
Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
How do they keep there "store" inventory accurate or listings? I am
assuming it works because of the frequency of the orders and other sellers mentioning
it in the forum. Just sold a HP figure for $3 so was theirs listed for 4 or
5? How are they making money?
If im correct it violates Bricklink policy to dropship. If you run a store you
have to have inventory on hand. I know stores have been banned in the past for
this
It does violate BL terms to have a store on BL that fulfills orders by drop-shipping,
but it doesn't violate BL terms to sell on say eBay by drop-shipping from
BL.
If im correct it violates Bricklink policy to dropship. If you run a store you
have to have inventory on hand. I know stores have been banned in the past for
this
It is nearly always sellers on other sites using price differences between that
site and bricklink to make their money.
The other drop-ship model is to list items, usually sets, on eBay or Amazon that
you don't own and then fulfill a sale by buying on Bricklink and having the
items shipped directly to the buyer.
LEGO is a gated brand on Amazon, which means you must apply and be approved to
sell. Practically speaking unless you were grandfathered in before LEGO was gated
you can't sell on Amazon. Works well for an Amazon LEGO drop-shipper because
if a buyer pays the ridiculous prices for older sets being charged on Amazon
the seller makes a tidy profit.
In General, eracine writes:
Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
How do they keep there "store" inventory accurate or listings? I am
assuming it works because of the frequency of the orders and other sellers mentioning
it in the forum. Just sold a HP figure for $3 so was theirs listed for 4 or
5? How are they making money?
Just trying to figure out how people drop ship for parts and figs. I have as
I am sure a lot of us had the orders where there are notes saying please don't
leave a packing slip ect. We have processed over 100 of these orders between
both platforms.
Someone is listing items on another venue (Amazon, eBay, etc). They list them
there, and pretend they hold inventory (when they do not). When a sale arrives,
then they want you to do the shipment (from your inventory).
Keep in mind, they are selling elsewhere, at a much higher price, and have virtually
zero overhead (because they have nothing invested in inventory, you do).
Telling you to not include paperwork is to protect them from site rules where
they are listing/selling. Once upon a time, if paperwork showed a lower price,
Amazon (under the A-Z rules) would force the sales price to match the paperwork.
The other reason is that they do not want the buyer to know that you (or BrickLink)
even exist. They are likely violating the site rules elsewhere, requiring them
to either hold inventory, or to have a formal agreement with you to do drop shipping.
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