Does dropshipping makes you really rich?

I've checked your profile and I'm glad that you are also from the Philippines because I'm looking from someone from my country that is doing dropshipping. Are you really doing this dropshipping business? How is it going for you?

I've also seen many dropshipping seminars being conducted in Baguio or Manila. It is quite pricey though. I think most of the speakers do not earn from drop shipping, instead, they make it through their expensive seminars. I see many people are also doing drop shipping so it may be hard to compete with a congested business. I can't say that for sure because I haven't tried it myself.

Never heard of a word dropshipping but I think this is a great business I mean, if your earning here will be unlimited, well this is actually great right??

I've never heard of drop shipping either. It almost sounds too good to be true...

It is not too good to be becauseany are earning big amountnto the site. Although, this method requires knowledge before you can start, you can really make good amount from it. I even saw someone's proof on BMF who earned $300 with commissions and dropshipping. This is really possible if one master the technique with this method.

Haven't heard of it either. But I think you'll need to really understand in's and out's of the business itself. It will get hard at times like any business as time passes by, but if you know your way around it and have enough knowledge combined with experience, you'll get through it and succeed.

You can earn limitless or unlimited money if you have the wits and talent to do so. You have to have very high IQ and what you are about to take and be part of is a business with no operating tax, the government will eventually hunt you and ask for your business.

You should check out dropshipping guides from oblero. And there is also another shopify website. They seem to be having another few set of the guides. You can easily make use of those guides to read as well. I guess we have to see what can be good if you want to have start. For each country the dropshipping would be lot different.

Depending on how good you are with handling your transaction, dropshopping have the possibility to making your rich beyond your imagination as you practically have less to worry about in goods or products damage since you are working as a middleman to finalize the deal and make your business cut from the transaction. I have seen lots of successful people who are into the business.

Actually, most of the dropshippers do not need space to store their item. All they need to do is post the details of the chosen item, then put the name and the address of the costumer when you order. It is basically selling item from one site to another, that is why they called it dropshipping I guess.

Yes knowing the supplier is very important. You can get into trouble with shipping and the wrong product if the supplier is not known. And it can be changed if the thing about supplier needs to be properly taken into the context. You can see that some of the time some brokers are going to be pretending as the supplier. And that is going to make issues more complicated in that way. You have to understand that as well.

I am also from the Philippines, I have never tried it yet but I read some discussions about it. Example is aliexpress to ebay, the poster said, you're gonna choose non branded or generic item from aliexpress(one with free shipping), then once you have the item, you just need to copy the description and the add some profit from its original price then post it to ebay. When someone orders to you, you will then order the item to aliexpress but put the costumer's name and address so they will receive the package. They will pay you on ebay, they you will send the item from aliexpress. That is what I read.

Thank you for the information anor0428! This is also what I've learned so far for dropshipping. I guess it's better to try and test the product first for durability and quality test before posting an item on eBay or Amazon. I've also heard another technique about purchasing dozens of items at Aliexpress and then ship it to Amazon and they'll be the one to resell it. I think this process is much better since you don't have to worry about the process of returning a defective item from consumers and have a refund as they will take care of it. I guess once the product that you shipped to them has passed the quality check, you don't need to worry about it just in case they really return the defective one from consumer to seller.

But my question now is, what if we do the first process/option and the consumer/customer wants a full refund for a defective product that we send from AliExpress to Amazon/eBay. How do we process the returned product and how do we send their money back? Do they need to ship it back to AliExpress since that's where the product came from? They can't return the product to eBay/Amazon since the product doesn't origin from them, in the first place. I'm confused.

In dropshipping, you're going to sell products that you won't even handle or see actually. You just have to set up your online store and look for companies that are selling their products and offers dropshipping. Grab the product's picture and details and put it in your online store. Once a customer purchased on your online store, you are just going to take their information and fill it up to your supplier's purchase page and tell them that it is for dropshipping. Your supplier will deliver the items directly to your customer. Your job in dropshipping is somewhat middleman between your customer and your supplier. You are just going to put additional amount from the original price for you to earn and purchase the item from the supplier with the original price. In this kind of business, you won't be worrying about your inventory and storage for the items that you are selling.

But one the things that you should do also before starting dropshipping is knowing your supplier's return policy.

For example:

What is the returning process?

In what condition does the item is acceptable for returning?

How many days does your supplier will allow you to return aproduct after buying?

Who’s going to pay the return shipping fees?



Based on your supplier’s return policy, you also have to create return policy for your customer. If your supplier gives only 30 days return policy. Then you are going to give lesser number of days that your customer is allowed to return.


I just got the concept of dropshipping but I haven't triedit yet. I'm just not sure if dropshipping really works for like me that is living in the Philippines. I'm looking for someone from our country that is doing dropshipping but so far, I still haven't as I'm writing this post.

Now I see! We need to learn and analyze the supplier's return policy so we can come up with an idea on what to do when the customer got their products broken and want to ship it back. I'm seeing the bigger picture now. We just need to register an account like on eBay/Amazon as a seller and then just post some products on that site like everybody else. Once we're done, we can also promote our link through Facebook, blogs or any other social sites.

Thanks for the new information, vhinz! Have a nice day!

I think aliExpress is one of the biggest dropshipping company where you could also find cheap items. Most dropshippers recommend aliexpress. You can setup your own website using wordpress and install plugin that could link you to aliexpress to get the items you want to promote. Or you could register to shopify for 30 days free to set up your online store. But once you start promoting items, you have to pay the monthly charges for using their service.

You're right! That gives me an idea as to where we can possibly spread our link so we have broad options as to where we can advertise it. I've also seen the same process at Lazada where they also do dropshipping there. Notice why they have lots of seller for 1 specific item with different prices? I just don't know as to where they got the items to sell. Maybe, Kimstore?

I guess this is one of the reason why some people used to buy courses from a real drop shipper guru, just because of the information you need on YouTube or such blogs are not that complete and it's basically inside a course which will probably cost you.

I agree. And it's better if this particular person that you'll ask for assistance is near you so you can talk about it in person and you can secure that it will really give you all the information that you need to know. I've seen people who offer their assistance in teaching you their ways but ending up joining in his team and just work under his/her management. In short, He does have his own drop shipping and you will be the one to process all of his orders and just get only a commission.

This is also what is confusing me. I have to agree with what vhinz said that you have to know the return policy of the supplier. One more thing that bothers me on dropshipping is the sealed of the package that can sonfuse the costumer. How will they react when they ordered to ebay but got the package from aliexpress, though some dropshippers said that most of the costumer would not care about the sealed because they are more concerned about their item.

Oh, yeah! It might show on the package the AliExpress brand. I'm sure that the customer will confuse that they got the package from another site. How do we deal with this? Or there's no sign that the package came from them?

Thanks for the reply, anor0428! Have a nice day!

I doubt that there will be no Brand of Aliexpress on the package. But if I am the receiver of the package I will surely be confused. But then some dropshippeps said that the costumers would not waste their time for complain as long as they receive the item in good condition, somehow they also have a point.

Yeah the product is what really important for the customers. If packaging creates problems to the customers, dropshipping would not be that successful to people doing this.

I think we will find it out if we would try dropshipping ourselves.

If they won't gonna complain, would that affect the sales as they might hesitate to purchase to us again and instead, they just directly buy it in AliExpress since they got the idea now where the package came from? I'm sure that they're gonna think that it's much cheaper to purchase the product in AliExpress. I would think the same way if that happens to me.

Exactly, the rich factor is really dependent on the products, which are being drop shipped, and the acceptance of the buyer to hiked price. Many drop shippers hike prices, in other to make good profits. And what worked for Mr A will maybe not work for Mr B.

Yes. There are many people who are spending like millions on the Instagram and facebook promoting their dropshipping stores. And ti seems to be something that is necessary for the selling stuff. I think many success stories out there these days are promoting the wrong picture. Dropshipping seems to be hard. And people wasting a lot of money trying to make things better. But it's kind of difficult unless we find the right product.

There are dropshippers that offers free items to their customers but they still earn big amount of money. They have suppliers where they can get the items on low price and offer it for free to their customers for a volume purchase. All they ask to their customer is the shipping fee. But what I've learned is that they could also earn from the shipping fee they ask from their customers. It's a marketing strategy. Of course they made first their computation on how much they would ask for the shipping fee that even they offer the items for free, they could still earn.

Good to know, well, it seems there is more that meets the eyes, when it comes to drop shipping and I think it mostly depends on expertise, and knowledge, prior to deployment. And it also boils than to marketing strategies.
Many things to master and learn in the field.

Successful dropshippers really studied their market. They know what products are profitable and they know how to target their potential customers. Copywriting also is one big factor in promoting products to attract buyers. I think earning big amount of money through dropshipping is not easy but it can be learned as long as you are committed to do the necessary actions and willing to take risk. And for me, I think I'm not yet ready because I'm still learning online marketing. There's a lot more that I need to learn. Getting into any kind of business without the right knowledge and skills is also a big risk.

Yes knowing the market is really something everyone should do. I have seen people working harder on the niche selection. And building the business on the top of that is something every dropshipper needs to learn. Shopify is very costly for even the basic plan. So one has to be very careful on how they are spending the money. And also that's something one has to consider for promoting the shop.

I think those who are white labeling the dropshipped products are offering free items. i have seen some of those people offering free samples on the instagram. And if you have a good budget then instagram celeb and the free samples part works out. I am not sure how good is dropshipping for the people with less money. But from what I have seen that being rich is not going to be any easy.

Yes. For they can get free shipping fee on suppliers site, they can really earn profit from it. There some cases that the shipping fee is much higher than the item being sold. The only problem would be when the item is damaged and the costumer ask for refund and returning of the item.

Yes. What I have noticed is that Chinese logistics also have to go through the custom services in the airport. And that limits your restriction there as well. I personally think that there are some of the dropshippers who are working harder on this point. And trying to come up with viable options. But local rules often limit how we can deliver to the people around the world.

I agree. The success of droppshipping will depend on how you are going to choose the item to sell. For beginners I guess it would be best to start on cheap items. Finding good and trustable supplier is a must too, this is to avoid the complaints or the returning of items which may cost you some trouble.

Cheap items not necessary to sell. I have found out that cheap items require more promotion. Because remember you can buy cheap items locally. You don't login to internet for them. And that's why you have to find exotic and sellable items. It's kind of rush money in that case. But you get the idea that it can be doable as well.

You have a point there. Choosing the item is one of the important factor for the success of this method. I remember one dropshipper made $300 with legos, imagine that amount he made for just selling leggos. It is on sale and he grabbed that opportunity to make big profit from it.

Yes LEGO shop is more likely to sell than the shop that sells the dairy products online. I think dropshipping is something where we have to think about the delivery time, our profit and the our purchase price. So all of these variables definitely play a big role in establishing the business. That seems to be something worth thinking about as well.

Yeah, it is good as long as you're committed to buying the best products for your clients. I mean that the starting point of making money through drop shipping. With time, the trust they've had on you will make them come back to do business with you.

It is an easy concept but the execution can be harder if you don't manage to sell your products. I think that people take it way too easily and like anybody can become a millionaire with it.

You have to put a lot of work into it and know how to approach the right audience so they will purchase things and you will get paid.

I agree. It is the product choice and the selling part that can make this method successful. One must be smart enough to choose the right item and the right supplier that can work best for dropshipping. It wont be easy because you really have to study the rules of the supplier and the demand of the costumer. Youtube videos can help to be more aware with this method if one really want to try it.

It is definitely a good business but I would be very careful with it. If you do it wrong then it can be extremely bad and you may end up losing a lot of money. Before you truly get into, make sure that you understand every aspect of dropshipping and know what the risks are as well. If you do decide to go through with, I wish you the best of luck with it

I would definitely agree with your statement. It all comes down to how you would run your business and the quality you are maintaining in every process you are having. it's difficult to always have the path of success and it would really need your focus and time. And also success are never gained when you won't face failure.

I don't think there is anything like cheating when drop shipping is being mentioned. The major aim will be to select and deliver quality goods to your clients and make your profits. For someone that is into business of drop shipping, you wouldn't say they chest when they earn from the difference of prices.

Dropping shipping on the same site is okay. It is dropshipping from one site to another that can be considered cheating. If you were the costumer who ordered the item on ebay but then you received the package from aliexpress, wouldn't you feel cheated or fooled? because if I am the costumer, I would feel that way.

This is the key for the big sales and profit, to choose the product that is currently on trend. Choosing an item that people are addicted to can give you numbers of orders. When an item is on trend, people are panic buying to get the item. Sometimes they dont care even if it is a little pricy as long as they trust the site.

I dont think you will need big investment for this method. At first try you can get those cheap items that has big numbers of sales, and from that you can make big profit. Once you know exactly the techniques and the rules for this method, you can then invest for more items, or the expensive item such as phones, tabs and other in demand gadgets.

I agree with you. Most if not all, are sugar coated. Seems too easy to do and so rewarding. In reality, nothing is really easy. One can only see the success but not really the method of earning it.

Yeah, that's why I don't really buy into this guru stuffs and all this guys who flaunt their account balance on the net and promise you 10,000 bucks a week, because I discovered that nothing is easy in life.

This is what a lot of people should realize, it's not the industry that's bad, it's the person who is dealing with it. Of course, there are some businesses that are harder to take off, however if you are smart you can make a lot of money out of everything.

Sellers selling what someone else currently is or 'market replication,' is normal. Every year has a hit item or two, or three. If you're going to sell or offer what other individuals are currently offering, you just need to drop the price a bit in order to heavily profit. The difference of even a meager $50 bucks on an expensive item, can make a huge difference to a lot of people.

True, having a regular job guarantees a regular income as long as you are working for that job. Dropshipping I think is a good alternative for a part-time job or can be a better source of income than the corporate job if one wants to move from offline to online.

Some dropshipping works like that, especially it is one of those multi-level marketing companies that have reps doing in-person sales or parties (like an Avon). But, online drop shipping is more of you building an ecommerce site and when you sell something, having the drop shipper send the products in your name. I theory, it sounds good because you are not holding inventory or processing orders. But, the costs are much higher than a regular wholesaler.

I was talking about online dropshipping.

I 100% agree with you on every point. This is similar to the point I was trying to make in my own post regarding dropshipping. Much like any financial endeavor, success with dropshipping is going to boil down to putting in the right amount of effort and being in the right place at the right time. Sure you can do your best to calculate what that time and place will be, but the fact is that the open market has always been about luck. You never know when luck will strike, which means I wouldn't go all in when it comes to a project like dropshipping.