It’s the most common trap in the game.
You find a cool gadget on a Chinese marketplace for $3. You see a US supplier on Spocket selling a similar version for $9.
Your brain does the quick math: "If I sell it for $20, the cheap one makes me $17 profit. The expensive one only makes me $11. I’ll take the cheap one."
On a spreadsheet, you are right. In the real world, you are dead wrong.
Here is the "Hidden Math" of dropshipping that nobody talks about on YouTube.
1. The Cost of a Refund When a customer waits 4 weeks for a product and it arrives looking like cheap junk, they ask for a refund. If you used the $3 supplier:
You lose the $20 sale.
You spent $10 on ads to get that customer (gone).
You still paid the supplier $3 (and good luck getting them to refund you). Total Loss: -$13.
2. The Cost of a Chargeback If you ignore that angry customer, they go to their bank and file a chargeback. Now you lose the $20 sale, PLUS the bank slaps you with a $15-$25 dispute fee. Total Loss: -$35+ (on a single order!).
3. The Cost of Your Ad Account This is the big one. Facebook and TikTok monitor your "Feedback Score." If too many customers complain about shipping or quality, your ad costs go up. If the score drops too low? They ban your account. Game over. Your entire business stops because you wanted to save $6 on product costs.
The "Premium" Strategy Now, let’s look at the $9 US-based supplier from Spocket.
The product arrives in 4 days.
The packaging looks professional.
The customer is happy.
You made "less" profit per unit ($11 instead of $17), but you actually get to keep that money. You don't process refunds. You don't pay dispute fees. Your ad account stays healthy.
Profit isn't what you make on the sale. Profit is what you keep after the delivery.
Don't step over dollars to pick up pennies. If you want to build a real income stream, you have to invest in a real supply chain. Check the US and EU catalogs on Spocket and look for products that are built to last, not just built to be cheap.
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