Do I need to purchase goods myself when doing Shopify? In fact, many people ask this question, but the answers are varied, because there are indeed many ways to do Shopify.
Where does Shopify source its goods? This depends on many situations. If you are engaged in cross-border e-commerce or foreign trade, or have your own factory, then there is no need to talk about the source of goods, you can definitely ship the goods yourself.
If you don't have the source of goods, you can purchase them from 1688, which is currently the source of goods for most cross-border sellers. The prices on 1688 are still relatively reasonable. Most of them are factory prices or reliable wholesale prices, so you can do it with confidence.
Of course, if you think it is too troublesome to purchase goods, and you cannot find a dropshipping seller on 1688, then another option is to go through AliExpress. In fact, the profit margins on AliExpress are very low, and most of the sellers are based on quantity, so they can still sell the goods even if the price is increased by one or two times.
Through the dropshipping model, you don’t need to purchase or stock up on goods. If customers place orders, you can ship the goods through AliExpress.
Another question is what to do if there are too many orders? Is there any way for Shopify to quickly place orders on AliExpress?
The answer is yes. You can use Shopify’s built-in plug-in Oberlo or other dropship plug-ins to help you process orders quickly and import batch orders to AliExpress for payment.
