Have you ever wondered why so many people want to dropship laptops, computer components and other consumer electronics?  Perhaps you are one of these electronics eCommerce businesspeople.  With all of the interest in dropshipping laptops and other computer-related products online, we want to take a moment to ponder the potential profitability of such ventures.

It’s not that there is no opportunity in dropshipping laptops, if this were the case, Dropshipping Wholesalers wouldn’t waste their time recruiting dropship business owners to move these products.  It just feels like the intensity of the competition in this market has been dialed up a notch and there is little opportunity for new dropshippers to move computers and consumers electronics at a profit.

Have you ever wondered why all of the laptop product listings on eBay for a particular model look exactly the same?  This is because these dropshippers all belong to dropshipping directory programs which offer push-to-auction or push-to-cart solutions for these products.  These dropshippers are all working off the exact same palette of potential products.  Such programs have saturated the market with an abundance of dropshippers and reduced margins all the way around.  Sure, the sector as a whole has prospered, but laptop dropshippers have to move large volumes of product to realize a decent profit.

It’s not a total doom-and-gloom story, though; there is opportunity for those willing to invest in research and preparation.  If you are interested in dropshipping laptops and consumer products, we suggest you check out Doba, Simplx and DropshipDesign, which offer different catalogs of branded dropship products in the electronics industry.  Research historical auction data with Terapeak.  This will give you a leg-up in competing against the big guys.  You don’t need to offer the computer model that everyone else is offering.  See what customers are searching for, what they’ve been willing to pay and what’s available.  There is opportunity in this sector, you just have to be patient and do your research.

The company now dropships, on average, over 80% of its wholesale electronics order – many to US eBay customers – in the same business day.  The company further asserts that most dropship orders arrive to their final destination within four to five business days.

Is this the start of a truly global dropshipping retail marketplace?  We’ll see, but things certainly seem headed in that direction.

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Those of you interested in dropshipping electronics may be interested to note that Chinavasion does not appear to have relationships with any brand name electronics manufacturers – like Apple, Sony, Toshiba, HP, Acer, etc. – these are generic electronics products.  Finding a market for unbranded electronics online could be a challenging one, but it presents an opportunity for someone with the right vision.

If you are looking to dropship brand name electronics, try DropshipDesign or Simplx – or browse through The Dropship Advisor’s list of Dropshipping Wholesalers.