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Dropshipping margins are thin because the supplier keeps the manufacturing margin and advertising must buy every order. Gross profit per order is the hard ceiling on acquisition cost, and most failures come from exceeding it.
Dropship economics
Net profit = price - supplier cost - shipping - advertising per order
Figures are estimates based on the inputs given. Marketing performance, platform fees and conversion behaviour vary by audience, channel and season. Use this as a planning guide, not a forecast.
Advertising cost per order rises with scale until it exceeds gross profit, and there is no cost advantage to fall back on.
Repeat purchase, higher order values and negotiated supplier pricing — anything that breaks the one-sale-per-ad-click dependency.