[thelist] Drop-shippers for E-Commerce

[Joshua Olson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Liam Delahunty
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 5:55 PM
>
> Drop shipping is a type of sales where the 'shop' holds no inventory and
> has others (the drop shipper/s) to deal with the sales. It differs from
> fulfillment  houses in those the shop tends to own the stock that the
> fulfillment house sends on to the end customer. With both they tend to
> take the money and pass you on your cut.

Everything you've said so far jives with what I understand.  This looks
exactly like what my client wants to do.  They want to put up a store, sell
items, and have them shipped from the distributer.  They want me to
RECOMMEND a drop-shipper.  I've found people selling lists of drop-shippers.
I've also found individual drop-shippers that offer "membership" for a
start-up plus a monthly cost.

Any idea how I discern between a reputable drop-shipper and one that will
just cause my client problems?

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Joshua Olson
Web Application Engineer
WAE Tech Inc.
http://www.waetech.com/service_areas/
706.210.0168