I've been drop shipping from Taobao by myself before I founded WeBuyz Shopify app, so many people think that Taobao is cheaper than Aliexpress which is not true because if you factor the international shipping cost you will end up with same Aliexpress price but here's the thing:
"You Are in Control " what do I mean by that ? well, basically you will be able to choose what shipping method you want to use instead of being forced to use some doggy shipping methods like ePacket or China post.
Taobao sellers are friendly and most of them do not speak English at all, they don't even know about drop shipping thing. Simply a lot of them are not interested in doing business outside China because China is already a crazy attractive massive market, ( you will see a lot of sellers on Taobao making 100k sales per month).
Here's the best part: So many products on
Taobao are super unique and a lot of these products are not listed anywhere like Aliexpress or eBay and reason is simple:
No one can catch up with this big giant marketplace, it's just crazy how
Taobao sellers keep publishing new products on a daily basis! but my advice is to focus on one niche because it's attractive to sell everything ! if you want to start selling everything you will get overwhelmed with so many options and opportunities, I did this mistakes early on by listing so many products from Taobao!
Focus is the key.
I live in China and I order almost everything from Taobao for myself.
There are over 700 million users who shop on Taobao !! so guys imagine that there are 1 million merchants who are doing a drop shipping from Taobao ?? that's maybe less than 1% of total users lol. But of course, the merchant's number is less than that.
You can check our Shopify app, you can also order for yourself ! I do personally take care of shipping and fulfilment here in China because I've been drop shipping so I understand. Also, I'm a software developer so feel free to request any feature you would like to see.
PS: I originally built the software for myself when I was doing a dropshipping from Taobao.
Regarding the shipping, I've got very fast and affordable shipping lines that your customers will love.
France 6-7 days
UK 6-7 days
USA 10-12 days
Australia 7-8 days
Yes, delivery by next week.
PS: I hate ePacket
Consider the processing time ( domestic shipping within China) which normally takes between 1-4 days on average, our office located in Shenzhen so if Taobao sellers also located in Shenzhen then delivery time will take 1-2 days normally ( sometimes next day delivery).
I only serve dropshipping businesses!
Check out my video ( this is one of the Taobao hacks that I use to find shops and products)