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Merchants describe this as a powerful way to expand product catalogs without holding inventory, calling it a game changer for dropshipping and wholesale. They highlight easy onboarding of brands, automatic inventory sync, smooth order routing and payments, and fast US‑based fulfillment. Many like the discovery tools, strong margins, and ability to quickly add curated, high‑value products, reporting meaningful sales growth and simple scaling once set up.
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It's great, but it needs some work on product categories and on making communication links between the collective and the collective supplier easier.
A new generation of dropshipping - but better.
We need to be able to upload bulk mutiple different suppliers at the same time and see the catelog size not just 10k
We rely heavily on Collective to curate the right pieces for our Shopify store. We appreciate the Discovery options that allow us to collaborate with and support other small business owners while maintaining our brand aesthetic. It is a pleasure to network with other creatives and expand brand awareness for both our store and our suppliers.
One area for improvement involves the customer experience during fulfillment. It would be very helpful if, when a customer purchases an imported product from our store, the supplier could include a thank you card or other recognition from our brand. This would help prevent customer confusion regarding the shipment's origin and encourage repeat business for our store. Also to note, when products are imported to our store and the supplier is "not eligible" to use Collective, it creates a sudden need to draft or refund orders for products that customers have placed. This does not give our customers confidence to return as repeat customers.
Overall, we truly enjoy and appreciate the option to participate in Collective and plan to expand our brand in the Collective community.
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.
As a long time user, Many features are clearly experimental with varying degrees of performance or function.
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Love this app. Makes it easy to fill out your catalog
Great way to get more exposure for your products as a supplier and also a great way to expand your offerings without having to store inventory as a seller.
So far we like the smooth experience. However, the main fears that give us jitters are:
- There is no way to contact Collective directly.
- Some suppliers do not respond to emails on time when a product query comes. This results in loss of sales.
- Returns are handled by Collective, but when we want to stop returns and give the customer a convincing response to avoid the return, it is impossible as neither the suppliers respond nor Collective.