I hardley drop ship anything. I thought that was what I was going to do at the beginning, but it has been more beneficial for me to have it shipped to me first. I get free freight to me, then if I'm shipping the product, I can control how much I'm charging for shipping. I can also use the packaging for marketing. I put flyers in the boxes, and use tape that has my logo on the box. Helps to look like a bigger company and a more reputable company. Good Luck Oh, and we use x-cart. I probably would not do that again, but the products are already on the site and I dont want to change it all.