Shopify Collective

I’ve experienced several issues with different distributors that have resulted in being charged taxes twice. Because of this, I made no profit on some sales, and on one order I actually lost money.

When I import products, Collective shows that I will make a certain profit. However, after the order is placed, I’m automatically charged taxes twice, along with additional shipping costs that were not disclosed beforehand. As a result, the final costs are higher than the expected profit shown during the import process.

Collective should address this issue by providing accurate cost estimates upfront and ensuring that all taxes and additional charges are clearly displayed before products are imported or sold. Otherwise, sellers can end up losing money on orders they believed would be profitable.

Overall it is great and simplifies product research. Only issue is many products you have to ask for margins and permission to add to your store, though small price to pay for the ease.

I absolutely love Collective. I has been very difficult to find reliable suppliers in the USA. I would recommend the following. Add products categories to individual Sellers so that it is easier to search their products. Add Best sellers based of sales data to Individual Sellers so we know what is selling. Automatically remove products that has Zero Inventory. Add more Suppliers that Sells Brand Name Products. Thanks. Good Job So far.

Overall, Shopify Collective has been an excellent way to find reliable suppliers that ship within a reasonable timeframe. Fast, dependable fulfillment is one of the most important things I want to provide for my customers, and many of the suppliers on the platform have helped me do exactly that.

I hope Shopify continues strengthening its supplier vetting process and regularly reviews supplier listings for fulfillment reliability, accurate product information, and transparent shipping practices. Overall, I appreciate Shopify Collective and look forward to seeing it continue to improve.

If you are able to work with smaller businesses and can fulfill drop ship, this is a game changer for small e-comm shops and the industry of retail as a whole as it can help evolve an e-comm to grow into a brick and mortar.

I like the app a lot because is was very difficulty to find suppliers within the US that offers Fast Shipping. Can you improve the Sort within each each suppliers because a lot of times when you enter the main keyword or other keywords related to the product is comes up blank. Also if you can Vet and Add more DropShipping Suppliers with Warehouse within the US. Also Can you get Suppliers who Offer Brand Name Products Please. Thanks for this Option, we needed this a long time ago. More help with the Marketing. Expand the marketing to the entire Store not Just the Shop App. The Cost per New Customer to too high because the our margins on the Collective is very Low and even for our own inventory supplies. Thanks

Die Idee hinter dieser App bzw. dem gesamten System ist grundsätzlich interessant, in der Praxis sehe ich jedoch einige deutliche Nachteile.

Das größte Problem sind die Versandkosten: Bestellt ein Kunde sowohl eigene Produkte als auch importierte Artikel anderer Lieferanten, fallen oft doppelte Versandkosten an. Das sorgt schnell für Unzufriedenheit beim Kunden. Die einzige Alternative besteht darin, die zusätzlichen Versandkosten in den Verkaufspreis einzurechnen – dadurch werden die Produkte jedoch häufig zu teuer und verlieren ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.

Hinzu kommt, dass die Margen in vielen Fällen ohnehin sehr gering sind. Kunden vergleichen Preise heute sehr genau und merken schnell, wenn ein Produkt deutlich teurer angeboten wird als anderswo. Dadurch wird es schwierig, dauerhaft profitabel zu arbeiten.

Außerdem entsteht der Eindruck, dass viele der angebundenen Lieferanten selbst lediglich Zwischenhändler oder weitere Dropshipper sind. Dadurch wird die Lieferkette unnötig verlängert und die Kalkulation noch schwieriger. Manche Lieferanten mit identischem Angebot wie ich verlangen das 3 bis 4fache meiner Verkaufspreise ohne einen Mehrwert. Wie soll man da kalkulieren?

Meiner Meinung nach wäre das System deutlich attraktiver, wenn verstärkt direkte Hersteller eingebunden würden, anstatt weitere Zwischenhändler.

Viel Arbeit für nichts eigentlich.

A seller internal note section for collective suppliers for shipping and responsiveness experience would be great. Some suppliers are better than others. I would also suggest adding seller ratings for collective suppliers based on an actual sale.
James
Orchid Stuff Plus
www.orchidstuffplus.com

They don't allow us to write proper reviews on Suppliers. Majority of the suppliers don't respond to your emails especially when they are supposed to fulfill return labels. Suppliers can also cancel your customers orders without giving any context. I strongly advise not to use collective

this app does not work correctly and doesn't allow for deletion on certain companies when needed- you as a store owner have no way to access!!!! This is a very flawed app