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Is Dropshipping good for eCommerce in Africa?

2. It's opened the eyes of sellers to a world of wholesale products in a way that might have seemed inaccessible.

1. It's lowered the barrier of entry for people to create an online store.

CONS

2. Anyone can sell the same items many customers realise they didn't get a great deal when they see the same product elsewhere.

1. Customers often don't know their product is coming from Asia or overseas

PROS

3. It's made it easier than ever to manage an online store without your apartment becoming a storage facility.

4. For wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers it represents an opportunity for them to enter the B2B eCommerce world without having to build a consumer brand or audience.

3. Africa is not well positioned for dropshipping from overseas suppliers whereas the Americas and Europe have more affordable and quick logistics to ease the pain.

4. Dropshipping is driven by fads and so it's more difficult to build a sustainable business model around a set of products.

Dropshipping is Amazing.

Dropshipping is Baaaad.