Dropship FAQs

Dropshipping is a process in which a product is shipped to the customer ("end user") directly from a wholesale distributor or supplier rather from a reseller. For more information about dropshipping, click here.

Please refer to our Reseller Program page for complete details about our Dropship Reseller Program page.

Yes. Albany Distributing requires customers to provide a Federal Tax ID and Sales Tax Exempt Certificate prior to placing orders. Information regarding an EIN can be found online at the IRS website. For information on obtaining Sales Tax Exempt Certificates, please visit your state or city website.

By creating a dropship account with Albany Distributing, you will have access to 40,000 wholesale dropship products from nearly 600 trusted brand name manufacturers, and dropshipping is free no matter how much you buy.

1. You can open an online ecommerce website with minimal expenses.
2. Dropship businesses can be started with little to no risk.
3. You are not required to carry any inventory or pay for the wholesale products upfront. If a product does not sell, you pay nothing.
4. You don’t need buy any shipping supplies.

To unleash your full potential and maximize your profits, we recommend selling all the products offered by Albany Distributing. The more products you sell on your website or list on eBay or Amazon, the greater exposure your you will receive, thus increasing your chances to sell more.

Click here to create a dropship account with Albany Distributing and get access to our wholesale products and pricing.

Since wholesale prices are privileged and confidential information, an approved account is required in order to view our wholesale prices.

There is not any minimum order requirement to place an order. Order what you need, when you need it.

To place a dropship order you will need to be signed into your Albany Distributing account.  Once you're signed in, you have several ways of placing order.  

1. Browse our wholesale catalog and add items to your shopping cart and then checkout when you're ready.
2. Use our Quick Order feature to enter the skus and desired quantities to quickly key your order into the system.
3. If you have multiple orders you need to place at once, you can import your orders directly into our system using flat file import. This option is only available to accounts that place more than 50 orders a day and have an approved credit line or a credit card on file with autopay enabled. 

For credit card customers, your payment will be processed immediately after you place your dropship order. For net term customers with an approved credit line, payment can be submitted via ACH or wire transfer. 

In most cases, after an order has been submitted it cannot usually be changed or modified as most orders are printed to the distribution center immediately.  In some cases, we may be able to stop orders. Contact us immediately after placing an order to see if we can stop it.

You do not need to purchase any wholesale products in advance. You will come to our website to place an order after you have received an order from your customer and have been paid.

Unfortunately, we do not. All fees you incur outside of Albany Distributing are your responsibilities. However, you can claim eBay fees by reporting them on your taxes.

At this time we are not currently setup to accept PayPal payments, however in the coming months this is expected to change for our customers that wish to pay using PayPal.  Until we integrate PayPal, we currently accept all major credit and debit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. 

Yes, we accept the PayPal Business Debit MasterCard. Coming Summer 2024, we will be integrating PayPal as a new way to pay for your dropship orders.

Albany Distributing guarantees the lowest wholesale product pricing among similar dropship distributors and therefore does not provide additional discounts on product purchases.

Once you have signed up to become a dropship reseller and your account has been approved, you will have access to our product data feed which includes data about our products such as product name, image, description, weight, etc. 

Shipping charges are calculated based on the destination the zip code the item is shipping to. 

We ship with UPS, FedEx, and USPS.

We ship same day for orders placed by 4:00 pm ET>

Most dropship orders submitted by 4:00 pm ET will same same day as long as the item is in stock.  Most orders are typically delivered in 3-5 business days.

Yes, we do offer our a data feed that is available at no charge to our active dropship resellers. To access the data feed, login to your Dropship Account.

As an Albany Distributing reseller we do provide a wealth of resources when it comes to listing your products for sale on ebay or amazon. If you need your data feed customized to be able to import our dropship items into your ebay or Amazon account, contact us for assistance at 1-800-296-0820.

It is best to follow this question up with a tax professional.