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Topic subjectRE: DROP SHIPPERS
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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,