How to calculate drop-shipping prices

[GrowingUpWild]

I am curious if anyone has ever done drop-shipping before? I was approached by an on-line store about this option and I am interested but I don't know how to set my prices for them. It is hard to want to go quite as low as wholesale prices since there is more work on my part for drop-shipping. Has anyone tried drop-shipping before? Was it worth it? I'd appreciate any advice!

[GrowingUpWild]

Would still love some feedback on this

[HouseOfMoss]

What is drop-shipping?

[GrowingUpWild]

It is where your product is sold on a third-party website but you ship directly to the customer. The company takes a profit but they are responsible for marketing/promoting

[EarthandSkyCrochet]

It is against Etsy's TOUs to drop ship your items.

[LittleGrayFox]

completely not allowed on etsy

[GoTo]

It is not against the rules to drop ship your items through another business--you can sell your items where ever you like.

It is only against the rules to sell items on Etsy that are drop-shipped to Etsy customers.


My thoughts on drop shipping are here:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6137262



In general you'll get more responses (and faster) if you ask in the main forums where folks can answer without having to join the team and where more folks will see the posts. :)

[Former_Member]

I sell in other venues besides Etsy and I also have made an agreement with another online venue to drop ship my items. At first I was a bit nervous about it. I talked and talked and talked to them about many of the different situations that may arise, timeframes, what their clients expect time wise for shipping, what my costs are for shipping, and what I am able to do. We came to an agreement I was comfortable with.

I got everything in writing, signed contracts, and have sold successfully through their site and drop shipped to their clients. It was worth it for me because the people on the other end are super organized, and can advertise and reach an audience on a scale that I'm not able to do yet. I ended up pricing my items a bit above wholesale because that was what I was comfortable with. Our split was 40/60 not 50/50 plus they cover shipping.

I guess my advice would be to make sure you feel comfortable with the situation and that it is beneficial to you in the long run. Also, know your exact shipping costs and timeframes ahead of time to make sure you are getting your costs covered. I hope that helps.