Little Shop of Miniatures

How I Started A Part Time Dropship Business On Shopify

July 19th, 2019
Amanda Austin
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Founders
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Employees
Little Shop of Mi...
from Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
started January 2017
1
Founders
0
Employees
market size
$2.72T
avg revenue (monthly)
$414K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
35%
time to build
210 days
average product price
$1500
growth channels
SEO
business model
content-library
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
3 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

My name is Amanda Austin, and I’m the founder of Little Shop of Miniatures.

My ecommerce store offers thousands of dollhouse kits and dollhouse miniatures for sale. My main customers are hobbyists who enjoy assembling, building, and furnishing dollhouses, though customers have also included kids who need miniatures for school projects and companies creating model displays for corporate trade shows

I launched my store in November 2017; right now my revenue averages about $4,000/month (of course it’s much higher during the holidays!). Summer tends to be the slowest time of the year since this hobby is most popular during the cold weather months. My gross margin is about 35%.

I run a dropship store, which means I pay a supplier to pick, pack, and ship the order to my customer. I have two wholesalers who dropship for me and they are both great. My main drop shipper has about 20,000 different dollhouse miniatures and dollhouse building supplies in stock!

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