Can I "buy shipping" for my drop shipper?
I am a new Amazon Seller (FBM), and I am considering adding an item that I would like to have drop-shipped from another town about 40 miles away. As I read Amazon's requirements, the shipping label has to have my name and address on it anyway, so -
My question is, can I buy Amazon shipping and can my drop shipper use those labels?
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Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
"can I buy Amazon shipping and can my drop shipper use those labels?"
While dropshipping is allowed, making just one mistake by the dropshipper can kill your account.
The issue isn't just the shipping label, it is what is the name on the BOX they are shipping it in? If it is the factory name and address a buyer may see it as dropshipped and NOT like that.
You can print out or save the label as a PDF file and send the file to your dropshipper. There IS a danger to that if you use 'Buy Shipping' since Amazon will notify the buyer immediately the item has shipped.
If your dropshipper takes a day or two to process the order you WILL (most likely) get hit for late shipping once Amazon sees it was not in the shipping stream the same/next day.
Think long and hard about what your account is worth. It's only 40 miles so why not stock the items yourself and ship from your location?
