Dropshipping versus Arbitrage - What's the difference?

Scorpion Ghost

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What's the difference between arbitrage and dropshipping?

I mean, from what I read they're both pretty much the same (buy low, sell high).

Is there any actual real difference between these two terms?

 

QueenAshly

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two different words, two different meanings, but yes, dropshipping does involve arbitrage.

 

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I read up on it more yesterday and I think I got it. Thanks

 

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It's pretty much semantics. Most people seem to refer to going to a physical store as arbitrage and online as dropshipping although most people dropship from retail sites like Ali Express, Targe, Walmart, etc so it's essentially retail arbitrage and dropshipping or some people call it retail dropshipping.

Just an fYI this violates Amazon policy

 

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Scorpion Ghost said:

What's the difference between arbitrage and dropshipping?

I mean, from what I read they're both pretty much the same (buy low, sell high).

Is there any actual real difference between these two terms?

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