Beware of Drop Shipping 'Agents'!

by Chris Malta

"sing"a"Drop"Shipper"is"a"great"way"to"sell"products"on"the"Internet."A"legitimate"Drop"Shipper"is"a"manufacturer"or"a"wholesale"distributor"who"will"send"products"one"at"a"time"directly"to"your"customers"for"you,"from"the"warehouse."You"never"have"to"buy"inventory"up"front,"and"you"never"have"to"pack"and"ship"products"yourself.
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All"you"do"is"place"images"of"those"products"on"your"Auctions"or"Web"Site,"and"you"collect"on"every"sale"without"ever"touching"the"product."

Here"at"Worldwide"Brands,"our"entire"business"is"dedicated"to"making"sure"people"have"accurate,"up"to"date"information"about"legitimate"Drop"Shippers"and"Light"Bulk"Wholesalers."
As"we"warn"throughout"our"site,"there"is"one"constant"thing"in"Internet"Drop"Shipping"that"you"need"to"watch"out"for."

Over"and"over"again,"you"are"going"to"see"companies"who"do"their"best"to"make"you"think"they"are"real"wholesale"drop"shippers,"when"they"are"NOT."Companies"who"are"NOT"real"drop"shippers"are"middlemen"whose"sole"business"is"to"dip"into"your"profits,"by"getting"in"between"you"and"the"real"drop"ship"supplier."

Drop"Shipping"'Agents'"are"a"particularly"interesting"example"of"this."You"see,"they"DO"provide"access"to"one,"two,"or"maybe"a"few"REAL"drop"shippers."However,"they"are"STILL"a"MIDDLEMAN."

There"are"two"problems"with"using"Drop"Shipping"'Agents'.
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They"ARE"middlemen."They"charge"you"recurring"monthly"and/or"annual"fees"that"you"should"not"have"to"pay"in"order"to"access"the"real"drop"shippers"they"provide"access"to."You"should"never"pay"a"recurring"fee"for"the"'privilege'"of"placing"orders"with"a"real"drop"shipper!"

You'll"find"the"competition"impossible"to"deal"with."Most"of"these"'Agents'"only"give"you"access"to"one"drop"shipper."Even"those"'Agents'"who"give"you"access"to"several"drop"shippers"(and"charge"you"more"for"it!)"are"doing"something"that"can"bury"your"business"before"it"gets"started."They"are"causing"intense"competition!"They"are"going"to"advertise"their"service"all"over"the"Internet."Thousands,"or"even"tens"of"thousands"of"people"will"pay"for"it."Guess"what"happens"then?"YO","and"all"of"those"thousands"of"others"are"all"trying"to"use"the"SAME"small"handful"of"Drop"Shippers!""The"competition"becomes"way"too"intense,"and"you'll"never"sell"anything!"

Let's"take"a"step"back"and"go"over"the"whole"issue.""
A"real"wholesale"drop"shipper"ALWAYS"owns"their"OWN"warehouse."They"have"offices"in,"or"attached"to"that"warehouse."It's"a"physical"building,"with"walls,"windows,"doors,"maybe"a"few"trees"outside"on"the"lawn."There"is"a"loading"dock,"where"trucks"back"up"and"deliver"pallet"loads"of"products."They"have"people"working"for"them"in"that"warehouse."The"people"who"run"their"web"site"peek"their"heads"out"of"the"office"doors"and"say,""Hi,"Wanda!""and,""Hey"there,"Mike!""to"actual"human"beings"who"work"there,"receiving"inventory"from"manufacturing"plants,"packaging"orders"for"drop"shipping,"putting"a"new"filter"in"the"Coffeemaker,"etc."

Drop"Shipping""Agents""work"very"hard"to"make"you"think"they"own"their"own"warehouses."There"are"some"who"are"very"good"at"that."They"tell"you"that"you"can"access"thousands,"or"even"tens"of"thousands"of"products"from"their"'warehouse',"or"from"many"of"their"different"'warehouses'"in"different"locations."Again,"here's"the"first"important"part."

Drop"Shipping""Agents""do"NOT"own"their"own"warehouses."They"are"MIDDLEMEN."

No"matter"how"many"products"or"warehouses"these"people"claim"to"have,"they"don't"have"a"single"one."They're"just"sitting"in"a"house"or"a"rented"office"somewhere,"thinking"up"clever"web"site"text"and"new"ways"to"make"you"think"they"are"the"real"thing."

Some"of"them"are"even"more"clever."There"are"'Agents'"out"there"who"will"actually"TELL"you"that"they"ARE"'Agents'."They'll"tell"you"that"even"though"they"ARE"'Agents',"they"don't"really"make"any"money"by"acting"as"a"middleman."Some"of"them"want"you"to"believe"the"do"it"out"of"the"goodness"of"their"hearts."Others"will"tell"you"that"they"make"their"money"only"from"your"'Membership"Fees'."However"they"say"it,"they"usually"bury"this"information"in"their"sites,"hoping"you"won't"pay"attention"to"it,"and"they"sugar-coat"it"in"such"a"way"that"it"sounds"really"good"to"you"if"you"DO"realize"what"they"are"up"to."

Here's"how"they"operate:"

1."They"go"out"on"the"Internet"and"find"one,"two,"five,"or"maybe"even"ten"real"wholesale"drop"shippers."

2."They"contact"these"real"drop"shippers,"and"say,""Hey,"send"us"a"list"of"your"products"and"a"bunch"of"pictures,"and"we'll"help"you"sell"them"online"through"O"R"order"system"."Most"real"wholesalers"know"better"than"to"deal"with"something"like"that."However,"there"will"always"be"some"who"will"go"along."

3."They"create"a"web"site"that"makes"it"look"for"all"the"world"that"they"are"the""niverse's"Answer"to"Drop"Ship"Warehousing"and"Wholesaling."

4."The"small"ones"simply"have"one"group"of"products"you"can"order."When"you"place"an"order,"they"will"turn"around"and"send"that"order"to"the"real"drop"shipper,"who"will"send"it"to"your"customer."

5."The"bigger"ones"will"tell"you"that"they"have"a"whole"bunch"of""warehouses""all"over"the"place,"with"clever"names."North"Warehouse."South"Warehouse."East"and"West"Warehouses."Pink"Warehouse."Blue"Warehouse."Plaid"Warehouse."You"get"the"idea,"right?"They'll"tell"you"that"you"can"order"from"any"one"of"those""warehouses","for"a"price."Some"of"them"give"you"one"or"two""warehouses""for"your"initial"'Membership"Fee',"and"then"jack"up"the"'Membership'"cost"if"you"want"to"order"from"more"of"their""warehouses"."Again,"these"people"don't"have"any"warehouses!"Their""warehouses""only"exist"in"cyberspace!"Each"“warehouse”"is"nothing"more"than"a"collection"of"product"images"that"these"middlemen"got"from"a"wholesaler"that"YO""should"be"working"with"DIRECTLY,"instead"of"paying"some"'Agent'"a"FEE"for"the"privilege."When"you"place"your"orders,"those"orders"will"simply"be"turned"around"by"the"'Agent'"to"the"real"drop"shipper"for"fulfillment.""
Some"of"these""Agents'"will"tell"you"that"it's"better"to"work"with"them,"even"though"they"ARE"'Agents'"because"they"are""centralizing""your"ordering"and"shipping."Believe"me,"we've"been"in"this"business"a"long"time,"and"we've"never"seen"an"ordering"or"shipping"issue"that"was"enough"of"a"problem"to"justify"ordering"through"middlemen."Not"ever."
Is"this"illegal?"No."Is"it"a"Scam?"No,"not"usually."It's"just"a"very"poor"business"idea,"in"our"experienced"opinion."
Think"about"it"the"second"part"of"the"problem"again."These"people"are"offering"you"an"indirect"(middleman)"route"to"a"small"handful"of"drop"shippers."They'll"promote"that"same"small"handful"of"drop"shippers"to"tens"of"thousands"of"people"like"yourself."Do"you"really"think"you'll"be"able"to"compete"with"thousands,"or"tens"of"thousands"of"others,"who"are"all"trying"to"sell"the"same"products"from"the"same"small"handful"of"drop"shippers?"Not"a"very"pleasant"thought,"is"it!"

Would"you"say"it's"a"good"business"decision"to"take"a"middleman"route"to"a"very"small"number"of"drop"shippers"being"used"by"a"huge"crowd"of"others?"
The"answer"is"obvious,"of"course.

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