“The Drop Shipping Scam” | Find Out Why This is Ridiculous

There have been a few articles published lately discussing the “drop ship scam.” It’s a common question that I receive, along with “Is Dropshipping Dead?”

In fact, just the other day I was browsing through some articles on Google, when I came across one that I immediately knew would be a huge topic of conversation in our drop shipping communities. This particular article had me feeling that I needed to defend drop shipping and provide a bit of clarification for those new to eCommerce.

While they didn’t use the term ‘drop shipping’ in the headline, as soon as I saw “Why Weebly’s CEO is Saying No to the Hottest Trend in E-Commerce,” I knew it had to be about dropshipping.

The Drop Shipping ‘Scam’

First, a quick disclaimer this article is my response to the recent bad PR drop shipping has suffered. Second, I’m assuming that this CEO of Weebly doesn’t like the dropshipping business model and prefers to keep it off his platform.

In case you don’t know, Weebly is basically a platform that allows you to build websites.  Their platform is similar to WordPress or Squarespace.

In a recent article on Inc.com, the company’s CEO David Rusenko claims that drop shipping is a scam that he wants no part in. In Rusenko’s eyes, dropshippers are essentially eCommerce middlemen.

And if you’ve been following me for awhile, you know how I feel about middlemen: I can’t stand them! It’s hard to be fond of those who automate the process of ripping people off.

Still, there are a few other…