Dropship retail arbitrage allowed by Amazon?

JayStan · 2019-03-31T15:58:48.718Z

Can I list a product for sale on Amazon that is also for sale on Walmart, then buy the Walmart product and have Walmart ship the product to the Amazon buyer?

goodseller_2483 · 2019-03-31T16:00:37.876Z

Read Amazon’s rules for drop shipping.
The packing slip sent to the customer must show you as the seller of record.
If you are using Walmart this will NOT happen. (or any other retail store)

Also you will have a lot of very upset buyers as the Walmart packing slip will show the price you paid to Walmart.

JwsMarket · 2019-03-31T16:01:02.879Z

No, that is so against policy. It would show up in a Walmart box saying it came from Walmart and not you.

Bad_Brittnie · 2019-03-31T16:01:57.692Z

JayStan:

Can I list a product for sale on Amazon that is also for sale on Walmart, then buy the Walmart product and have Walmart ship the product to the Amazon buyer?

Sure … if you would like a short career on Amazon.

When your buyer receives a walmart branded box with a Walmart packing slip … with the price you paid … the buyer will likely be less than pleased.

KRP · 2019-03-31T16:15:10.577Z

You could, but I don’t understand? Instead you could work hard, source your own product and offer the consumers value. Your idea is short lived and lazy.

RedWing · 2019-03-31T16:20:50.446Z

No, for two reasons:

the item will arrive in a Walmart box with Walmart paperwork, and that is not permitted for Amazon sales
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Those rules aren’t always followed, but they are the rules.

[edited to correct error]

goodseller_2483 · 2019-03-31T16:23:15.870Z

RedWing:

Amazon requires that you physically have items you sell.

This is NOT a requirement as drop-shipping is allowed when done following the rules for drop-shipping.

RedWing · 2019-03-31T16:33:32.505Z

I stand corrected. From the horse’s mouth:

Examples of drop shipping that is not permitted:

Purchasing products from another online retailer and having that retailer ship directly to customers; or
Shipping orders with packing slips, invoices, external packaging, or other information indicating a seller name or contact information other than your own.

cosmeticseller · 2019-03-31T16:39:30.536Z

Yes that is correct, and it happens all the time. Just had one yesterday…It is wrong, but nothing is done about it

M_L_H · 2019-03-31T16:40:14.979Z

JayStan:

Can I list a product for sale on Amazon that is also for sale on Walmart, then buy the Walmart product and have Walmart ship the product to the Amazon buyer?

No, drop shipping from a retail site violates a few Amazon policies…

bookwormapril · 2019-03-31T16:41:15.299Z

RedWing:

I stand corrected. From the horse’s mouth:

Examples of drop shipping that is not permitted:

Purchasing products from another online retailer and having that retailer ship directly to customers; or

Shipping orders with packing slips, invoices, external packaging, or other information indicating a seller name or contact information other than your own.

Yes, that first one is reasonably clear (by Amazon standards) and is quite specific to this thread’s question.

AngelicPretty · 2019-03-31T16:43:55.690Z

Doing this is almost guaranteed to result in a suspension.

Firstly, it’s in a violation of Amazon’s Dropshipping Policy.

Secondly, you wouldn’t have any valid invoices to provide in case of any complaints or account reviews.

Apollo_s_Products · 2019-03-31T16:46:02.790Z

this is not true… You can drop ship from a supplier. but you better keep on top of your suppliers stock levels.

Shelf_Cleaning_Capit · 2019-03-31T17:34:22.593Z

No

That is not a real business.

You will be terminated for life very quickly if you do this.

just_looking_a · 2019-03-31T17:35:33.159Z

Shelf_Cleaning_Capit:

That is not a real business.

Oh, it’s a “real” business … for those selling the courses explaining how to do it and the software to do it with.

RandomOutletStore · 2019-03-31T17:38:10.266Z

You need to have brand approval before selling new items on Amazon. Once you get a ding its hard to come back from.

Shelf_Cleaning_Capit · 2019-03-31T20:32:29.298Z

You gave me a great laugh. Point well received.

You are correct there are people peddling this stuff.

From Amazon’s perspective this is not a real business and something they do not want on their platform.

Calamine_Potion · 2019-03-31T21:19:36.233Z

It is against TOS but from what I have observed Amazon does not seem to be serious about enforcing it. Ebay got serious this year and either banned or suppressed them and now all of the retail dropshippers are moving over to Amazon because of this.

I see them on almost every listing - they are the ones with 50 - 80% feedback scores, with plenty of feedback describing customers having received items in walmart or home depot boxes, paying higher prices than what is on the receipts, as well as plenty of cancelled orders.

Retail dropshipping on Amazon is the “hot” business model for 2019. I expect Amazon to get serious about it a few months before Christmas. I never thought I would see the day when Ebay was ahead of Amazon in anything but they are schooling Amazon in a few areas now.

system · 2019-09-27T21:25:13.700Z

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