| When you are involved in the drop ship, your reputation | | | | from its members then you will be tempted to break |
| will be one of the most valuable assets that you retain. | | | | the rules in order to make a profit. Those little profits |
| It will sustain you in difficult economic times and will | | | | that you make from dubious practices can cost you |
| ensure that your customers express a certain | | | | your place within the drop ship business. If you happen |
| preference for your services. Likewise if you sully your | | | | to discover at a later stage that you have mistakenly |
| reputation then your life within the drop ship business | | | | entered into a bad scheme, then you need to devote |
| will be severely limited. You might even end up in the | | | | your efforts into getting out. Guilt by association is not |
| courts for fraud. One can never be too careful when | | | | uncommon within the drop ship business. |
| dealing with a sensitive venture such as the drop ship | | | | Customers have to come first in any business |
| business. | | | | enterprise because they are the backbone on which |
| If you are in the business it is important that you are | | | | success is built. When they make an unusual request in |
| willing to ship items at the consumer's request. Do not | | | | terms of shipping, you should first check that it is legal. |
| become dazzled by the attractions of quick profits at | | | | You can then try to accommodate them. That way |
| the expense of integrity. If there is a supply problem | | | | they will know that you are delivering services that |
| then you need to be honest with the consumer and | | | | meet their needs rather than your expectations. |
| make every effort to ship the items ordered at the | | | | It is imperative to maintain accurate and proper |
| earliest opportunity. Lies and confusion will not make | | | | records when running a drop ship enterprise. Things |
| the problem go away. It will just leave the customer | | | | such as invoices and receipts are essential for good |
| with the impression that you either do not know what | | | | business practice but also the law. Make sure that the |
| you are doing or are just plainly dishonest. | | | | items you are sending have the appropriate |
| The key to maintaining good reputation and standards | | | | paperwork and comply with the legal standards of |
| is to move within circles that value those principles. If | | | | both jurisdictions. |
| you are in a dodgy scheme that requests retainers | | | | |