It all depends on the company your dealing with some may be selling there sources or service to maintain there site going... you can definitely get free information, product to advertise as well.
Check site sales section of this forum ad sitepoint as well - successful dropship sites are regularly on sale. Their owners post nice stats on income and traffic. Sample: sitepoint.com/marketplace/auction/9015
those are good points. has anyone used the above mentioned for $250 to sell stuff on ebay? let me know.
I am still contemplating purchasing a worldwidebrands.com account (I wish I had a partner to help invest). I think what Xeron said is right, but I think the catch is finding true wholesalers/dropshippers. There are sooo many fake dropshipping companies where all they do push your order to the true dropshipper and take a portion of your profit. These are probably lazy people, thus giving you a delay in your shipment.