Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

The competition is insane.
Amazon’s popularity is a double-edged sword. On the 
one hand, it means lots of people will see (and hopefully buy) your products. On the 
other hand, it means there’s lots of competition. It doesn’t help that many third-party 
Amazon sellers automate their listings to continuously adjust their prices to be the 
lowest. This creates pricing wars, which is bad news for dropshippers. Undercutting 
your competition all the time is no way to stay in business, so this is a real problem 
for dropshippers.
The payment situation isn’t ideal for everyone.
There are two big problems with 
how Amazon deals with payment. First, it doesn’t accept PayPal. This is obviously a 
huge issue, as PayPal is how millions of people prefer to pay. Second, sellers only 
get paid every two weeks, and this is less than ideal for many entrepreneurs.

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Dropshipping on eBay
To put it lightly, eBay is an enormous sales platform. Many people trust eBay, and 
millions of people use it to go shopping and buy products. It’s similar to Amazon in 
many respects, and the two sites share many of the same advantages.
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However, since eBay is an auction site, it’s a little different than 
the other two options. It can be invaluable for dropshippers just 
starting out, but it comes at a price - literally.

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Pros of dropshipping on eBay
It’s huge.
One of eBay’s most appealing features is its sheer size. Dropshipping 
on eBay will give you instant access to millions of customers who have their 
wallets out, ready to buy. This means you can do less marketing and work more on 
leveraging the platform itself.
It’s easy.
Dropshipping on eBay is easy to set up. You can easily manage 
everything all by yourself without the need for any assistants or team members. If 
that weren’t enough, eBay makes payment processing and finances a lot easier.