While an ecommerce website that dropships its orders and marketplaces (like Etsy and CREOATE) can have a lot in common, there are a few key differences — namely who is the seller of record, and who controls the prices of the products. With dropshipping, the ecommerce site (merchant) is the seller of record, and also controls the pricing. With a marketplace, this falls to the supplier of the goods (the party who holds and ships them). Sometimes the lines are a little blurry, but that’s generally a good way to tell the difference.