Just as clarification, dropship and made-to-order are not synonymous.
Dropship generally means the item you buy already exists and is in someone else's warehouse. You buy it from me, I send the order to a third party who owns the stock, they ship it. I square up with the third party.
Made to order is similar, except the item does not actua…
Just as clarification, dropship and made-to-order are not synonymous.
Dropship generally means the item you buy already exists and is in someone else's warehouse. You buy it from me, I send the order to a third party who owns the stock, they ship it. I square up with the third party.
Made to order is similar, except the item does not actually currently exist. You buy it from me, I have someone else make it on my behalf, you eventually receive it in the mail.
This particular deal sounds to me like they are taking pre-orders. They will wait until some threshold is reached, then start the production process, then ship directly to you. I don't know where in CN watches are actually made, but I can guarantee you that there is a specific city where all the manufacturers and parts suppliers are.
Further, these will ship directly from China to your door to avoid tariffs. Any purchase under $800 is currently tariff free under Section 321. I doubt many $100k watches get sold, and those would go through a different channel anyway.
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Just as clarification, dropship and made-to-order are not synonymous.
Dropship generally means the item you buy already exists and is in someone else's warehouse. You buy it from me, I send the order to a third party who owns the stock, they ship it. I square up with the third party.
Made to order is similar, except the item does not actually currently exist. You buy it from me, I have someone else make it on my behalf, you eventually receive it in the mail.
This particular deal sounds to me like they are taking pre-orders. They will wait until some threshold is reached, then start the production process, then ship directly to you. I don't know where in CN watches are actually made, but I can guarantee you that there is a specific city where all the manufacturers and parts suppliers are.
Further, these will ship directly from China to your door to avoid tariffs. Any purchase under $800 is currently tariff free under Section 321. I doubt many $100k watches get sold, and those would go through a different channel anyway.
Shameless plug: I just quit my job in consumer goods supply chain. If anyone you know needs help on this stuff, reach out!
“I don't know where in CN watches are actually made”
They are made in Geneva, China, which until yesterday was named Xiaolinghua, China. Stay tuned for Trump saying that they are “Made in Geneva.”
The $100K watches are mainly being shipped to the Arabian Peninsula.
Excellent comment--thanks patrick.