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'Dropshipping': What online shoppers and sellers should know

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"Dropshipping" is a retail method to offer things for sale online without actually owning what they are selling.

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SINGAPORE - Avid online shoppers have likely noticed that many retailers appear to sell the same items but at different prices.
Most of us usually end up buying the one with the lowest price, which is the smart move because chances are, the item being offered by all the other retailers probably comes from the same manufacturer.
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