The seller in question was selling items they didn’t have at a nearly 50% markup.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    The other replies are a bit wrong.

    The definition of dropshipping is that the seller / retailer does not have any stock of the product and instead orders the product from a supplier whenever a sale occurs.

    Many have pointed out this usually occurs with middlemen and scalpers turning profit on goods available elsewhere for lower prices, but it also technically applies to print-on-demand and other manufactured at point of sale goods.

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      3 hours ago

      I’m assuming that there’s no issue with print-on-demand and manufacture at POS; I know pretty much what I’m getting if I order a 3D printed dingus.