I did it in 2000 when it was harder to get setup but margins were great even on electronics like plasma TVs and projectors.
I hacked an oscommerce store and piped in inventory from my drop ship warehouses.
The side benefit was getting all my personal electronics at a discount.
Eventually dropshippers started going crazy low and disregarding MAP pricing so margins were super thin. Some distributers of mine even started direct to consumer sites and selling at the same or lower price as I could get from them.
I switched to selling products overseas to Italy that they couldn't get there. Also found some niche electronic products that had margins, manufacturer support (they dropshipped direct not via a distributor) and did well there. That was fun sourcing and marketing unique stuff I liked.
Outside of selling unique products, I did my best buying closeout or specials from my distributor in bulk and shipping orders overseas myself. Margins were very nice and fulfilling myself was easy.
If you have a business and a sellers permit then you can get setup with distributors. Petra was one I used back then. It's way easier to dropship nowadays, way more competition, terrible margins in general.
I hacked an oscommerce store and piped in inventory from my drop ship warehouses.
The side benefit was getting all my personal electronics at a discount.
Eventually dropshippers started going crazy low and disregarding MAP pricing so margins were super thin. Some distributers of mine even started direct to consumer sites and selling at the same or lower price as I could get from them.
I switched to selling products overseas to Italy that they couldn't get there. Also found some niche electronic products that had margins, manufacturer support (they dropshipped direct not via a distributor) and did well there. That was fun sourcing and marketing unique stuff I liked.
Outside of selling unique products, I did my best buying closeout or specials from my distributor in bulk and shipping orders overseas myself. Margins were very nice and fulfilling myself was easy.
If you have a business and a sellers permit then you can get setup with distributors. Petra was one I used back then. It's way easier to dropship nowadays, way more competition, terrible margins in general.