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09 Aug 2011 10:12 AM #1
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Magento dropshipping solution - Free Magento Vendor DropShipping Extension
Hi,
Does anybody know of a drop shipping solution for Magento?
I have come across this:
Magento Vendor DropShipping Extension
but unfortunately I dont have the necessary funds at the moment to make this purchase. Are there any open source alternatives?
Thanks,
Cos
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09 Aug 2011 11:08 AM #2
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Hi Cos,
Welcome to Dropship Forum
If you like Zen Cart, try http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_ id=981
For Cube Cart, try http://www.cubecartforums.org/catalogue/cubecart-v4/order-related/supplier-drop-shipping-enhancements-for-cubecart-v4/prod_687.html ($45) or look through http://www.cubecartforums.org/catalogue/
For OS Commerce you could try the MVS module at http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4129/category,all/search,Multi+vendor+Shipping, and then ask your programmer to integrate your drop shipper's feed through API or xml.
Off the shelf dropshipping modules all range around $500 in price, which is a bit pricey considering that you will need a programmer to customize the scripts for every feed. We suggest you opt for one of the free modules above, and then submit a project on Elance.com for customization of the module for x number of feeds. You will then get an idea of the cost of integrating each new feed onto your store; every time you want to add a new range to your website you will be aware of the costs involved.
No matter what you may read, you will always need some level of custom scripting to integrate a new product feed onto your ecommerce site. If you come across services that claim to offer you a website pre-filled with thousands or even millions of products, beware that those services tend to be overcrowded and for that reason margins become non existent to outright losses.
Hope this helps
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09 Aug 2011 01:43 PM #3
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Thanks for your swift reply.
I'll take a look through the links you have provided however I have only very recently spent quite a bit of time and money setting up a Magento store and only recently have I acquired the requirement for drop shipping, therefore I'm a little reluctant to switch carts unless absolutely necessary.
Do you know any standalone dropshipping tools which I could export my order data to? I am a *fairly* competent coder and so I could probably get Magento speaking to an independent tool.
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09 Aug 2011 01:49 PM #4
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If it's any help, the price is $350 at http://www.magestore.com/community/extension/magento-vendor-dropshipping-extension.html
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09 Aug 2011 01:59 PM #5
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thanks very much, i never came across this one previously, ill take a look although of course any open source free tools im still open to review too.
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09 Aug 2011 02:04 PM #6
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You are unlikely to find anything as well maintained as the Magento Dropshipping Extension. Even if you did find something free / open source, it would still need to be customized to fit your requirements. Have a look at http://www.freelancer.com/job-search/magento-drop-shipping-extension/ to get an idea of the current costs of developing a custom Magento dropshipping extension.
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