This document discusses the challenges of drop shipping on eBay and how to overcome them. The main challenges are lack of control over shipping times, inaccurate inventory tracking that can cause canceled orders, changing product packaging that may confuse customers, potential for damaged products during shipping, and competition from other drop shippers on eBay. The key to success is automating listing, pricing, inventory and image updates to handle a large number of products and stay competitive.
9. Manufactures are always changing the
packaging of products.
May be identical, but can cause poor feedback
if customer receives package that is different.
11. Damaged boxes may be shipped.
Product may be fine, but customers will
want to return or leave poor feedback.
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12. If customer is looking to return product
you’ll be paying for shipping.
You lose return shipping fee and
original cost to ship the product.
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13. Many (not all) won’t refund
the original shipping fee.
You’ll be required to refund
your customer the original fee.
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