117, RE: DROP SHIPPERS Posted by bestpetsupplies, Sun Sep-03-06 08:01 PM
>Lanell: > >Drop shipping most often refers to a product being shipped >from another location than that ordered from. In ecommerce >parlance it means that orders you receive are passed on >(generally to a manufacturer or distributor) who actually >ships the product to the customer. The opposite is where you >house inventory and ship on order. Most drop shipments occur >under agreements between the shipper (manufacturer, >distributor, etc.,) and the seller. For example you may >execute a purchase order to a widget maker for one thousand >units to be sold and shipped one and two at a time. > >I hope this helps. > >Kent Capener >Capener Consulting, LLC
Ken,
As a wholesale, if I provide my customers with drop ship service, do I use their shipping account with say like UPS or other services?
thanks,
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