Quote: (07-30-2016 11:35 AM)WeekendCasanova Wrote:
Quote: (07-30-2016 10:59 AM)Zona Wrote:
Good stuff WC!
This is a timely datasheet because I'm actually in the process of setting up my own store using this very strategy. The store itself is looking good and I've got most of the copy written. Unfortunately some personal issues derailed my progress lately, so I still need to finish stocking my store and then launching this sucker.
I agree with skptc on the fact that this method seems to be hot right now and will likely become very saturated in the near future. Now is the time to give it a try if you're interested in doing it.
Goodluck!
It doesn't really matter if this method is becoming saturated. Ecommerce has been popular for years. What matters, is making sure that your store, and products are relevant, and that you can properly target your niche.
Hey Cassanova, wondering if I can bother you with one more question. I'm definately going to give this method a try and I already have a great niche picked out. I"m pretty experienced with ecommerce but in the past have always held inventory never done the dropshipping thing.
I imagine maybe I'm really overthinking this and anticipating every possible problem that could possibly come up where as I should just be taking action and dealing with them as they pop up but over the weekend I had one more thought as a potential hurdle.
I was going to ask if you have your supplier blind ship so it's not looking like the item came from a company/site different than yours. THat said now that I think about it epacket packages generally come looking pretty generic ie plastic white bag with like the customs lable but I don't think I've ever had anyone insert a business card or any marketing materials or anything like that.
I guess one sticking point I could potentially see, just curious if you ever hear anything from your customers about this. Obviously were marking up these products so that $5 tee shirt were selling for $20 or $25.
If as a consumer I pay $5 for a shirt and it shows up in an epacket white wrapper kinda dirty, taped up etc I don't really care. On the other hand if I pay $20 or even $25 for a shirt and I see this dirty epacket wrapper show up taped I don't want to say I'd be upset but I'm not really getting the same "perceived value" of if the shirt came in some fancier packaging with my websites logo printed on the box or bag. I know at the end of the day its kinda dumb, the packaging is just going to be thrown in the trash but it seems when people pay more for something they want to be able to justify it was money well spent and I feel like thats easier to do with fancy packaging as opposed to an epacket package.
For t-shirts it may not really make a difference one way or the toher but for some of the other items I plan on selling, I may pay $10 for the item wholesale, I feel like with custom packaging/branding I could probably get $60 or $80 for some of these items but I almost feel like I'm forced to price it at say $25 because if I charge $80 I think people may take issue with a china epacket with no branding showing up. On the flip side if I bought this product wholesale in bulk, had my own packaging printed and private labeled the product I feel like I could probably get $80 to $120 for that very same item.
Just curious if that issue has ever come up for you or if you have any comment on that in general?