[Shindi]

> I feel like the author is implying that dropshipping is a scam, well if you are foolish enough to pay markup on items that you could order yourself directly from AliExpress that's your own problem

A lot of people hate on dropshippers because they markup prices and take months to ship a product from China. BAD dropshippers do this. A good dropshipper will find demand for a product and bring it to where the customer likes to go and make sure shipping is short by choosing US suppliers (for US customers).

In reality, when you go to Target, you are also buying things at a markup. Why buy something for $10 when you can find it online for $7? Because it's fucking insane to expect people to constantly do pricing and quality research to save a few bucks.

I feel like the next innovation in dropshipping will be when places like Oberlo and Spocket make it easier for dropshippers to do quality control. They already make it easy to find products with fast shipping times.