This company is an absolutely awful company to deal with, and have cheated me out of a grand total of £209.90 or $345.40. They represent themselves as being, “The UK’s LargestWholesale Directory of UK Wholesale Distributors, Suppliers and Products.” The details of my experience with them are as follows: On the 25, March, 2009, I wanted to buy a Seller’s membership from this company’s website. However, whilst I was trying to make the payment, there was a problem and the page refreshed on me. So, I started again, not noticing however, that the page had reset my chosen membership to Buyer, by default. Upon receipt of my invoice I noted that I had purchased the Buyer membership by accident, and which had cost me £29.95. So, I thought, O.K. I’ll go ahead and get my Premium Seller’s Membership, contact the company and ask them to return my money for the unwanted Buyer Membershipfee of £29.95. Surely, it wouldn’t be a problem, as I’d gone on and bought their more expensive Premium Seller’s Membership for £150? Not so. It seems, that when once eSources have your money, no matter how they come by it, they have absolutely no intentions of reverting it back to you, for whatever valid or well-founded reasons. I contacted their “support”, and I use this term in the loosest form, and informed them of the situation, and was both promptly and roundly ignored. I then wrote again, explaining the situation once again. Still no response! I then informed PayPal of the situation, upon whose inquiry eSources then decided to respond to me in the following manner: “Nobody is saying you didn’t purchase two services, we are just saying they are two separate services billed separately. Please understand that should we receive a similar message in the future we will suspend your account permanently without recourse for a refund.” A deeply, deeply, unprofessional, and suspicious response, don’t you think? However, they therewith, admit that I held two memberships; moreover, they state that they were indeed two separate and distinct services. In addition to that, they blatantly ignore the fact that I, as a seller, did not either need or want the buyer’s account. Whilst similarly ignoring my request for the return of my funds. Then, right at the end of their very brusque and perfunctory email, comes the slap in the face, telling me that should I protest this claim further that they would indeed suspend my account, and keep all of my money. Who do they think they are? And with whom do they think they’re speaking? Nevertheless, as of 11, April, 2009, they suspended all access to my account on their website. To continue. Of course, I made further protest (who wouldn’t?) and, as per their promise in their previous email, they blocked my access to the website less than two weeks after receiving my first payments, and withholding my £179.95. Now, here comes the surprise! Yesterday evening, Thursday, 25, June, 2009, I received a text message from PayPal telling me that eSources had removed another subscription fee of £29.95. Can you believe the nerve of these shysters!? Of course, I thought I’d pop back to the website to see if I could log in; after all, they were taking another month’s subscription fee from my bank account.Here’s what I found:
Still taking My Money, But Offering Nothing In return!
As you can see, my account has been “temporarily suspended” since a little less than two weeks after they took my money in the first instance. An unusual use of the term “temporarily”, to which I had been previously unaware; and yet they still have the temerity to take another month’s subscription of £29.95, whilst still maintaining my so-called ‘temporary suspension’ from their services. So, what to do? Well firstly, my lawyer in the UK will be put onto this case. It isn’t the money, it’s the principal. Of course, that isn’t to say that I don’t want my money returned – all of it!I do, and intend getting it, plus costs. Secondly, I’m writing this blog article to alert you all of the dangers of dealing with this company, as once things go wrong with them, you will never see the light of day again. Their customer service is the most disgusting I have ever come across in 44 years on this planet. They wouldn’t know what service was if it ran up to them and bit them on the leg. Thirdly, I’ve asked my bank here, and they’ve agreed, to send a fraud claim to eSources‘ bank (Mr. Stefano Carboni’s (the man behind the scam). Fourthly, I’m submitting their website, and the case details, to FireTrust to have said website included in their list of 525,831 websites of known scammers. As that is precisely what eSources are. After all, what else can one call them, if they take one’s money and withhold the service the payment is for? Let’s face it, a spade’s a spade. Therefore, If the hat fits, wear it! SCAMMERS! By the way, I highly recommend FireTrust’s SiteHound software, and no, I’m not one of their affiliates, but have recently applied to be, as I think their software to be a boon to anyone trading over the internet. It’s a great anti-scammer site tool, which sits as a bar in your browser, and informs you when you come across a website of known scammers by popping up a lovely pink warning page. Additionally, after a brief search of Companies House in the UK, (Registration Details of all UK registered companies), which is where they claim to be based. I failed to find any business of that name, registered under the address they give, in the UK. Finally, I have no intention of ever removing this article from my site, and it shall sit here in the Hall of Shame along with any other scam sites I come across in the future. NEWS FLASH!!!Talk of the devil, and up he pops!Here I am writing this article, I hear an email come in, check it and discover it’s from the Companies Investigation Branch of the UK Government, with which I registered a complaint the same day my access was cut to the site, and they have this very day, this very moment, informed me that, and I quote:“Dear Mr. Stone… …it appears that eSources is not a registered limited company and therefore CIB does not have the jurisdiction to handle your complaint.”However, the UK Inland Revenue Service (Taxman), and the police, can handle the case. Well, life is sometimes surprising and entertaining, isn’t it? Eh?Just when you need something, up it pops!I’m now going to write to Mr. Carboni of eSources again, informing him of my newly found information, straight from the mouth of the UK government itself.Keep you posted…Safe Sourcing, all!
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More than a few people have discussed XBOX and Games Consoles, and I’ve often been asked about sourcing them.
I’d like to make specific mention of this issue briefly here.
The Parallel or Grey Importing of Goods.
Scammers Love You, Because You Love This!
I’ll talk about parallel or grey importing using computers as an example first, and then follow on to briefly discuss games consoles and Xboxes.
Brand name electrical goods and computers CAN be found here in China.
However, when you start trying to take them from China (or anywhere else) into other countries, then you fall into an area known as parallel or grey importing. Many companies are now really cracking down on this, particularly SONY™for instance, in co-operation with the EU, there has a been a dramatic increase in seizures of goods at ports.
Scammers Love Your Money - And You Love To Give It To Them!
For example: To export anything made by Dell™ in China, to the US, would be considered by Dell™ US to be poaching on their territory.
Sometimes the practice of parallel or grey importing is illegal, but not always so.
Many of the parties concerned with the parallel or grey importing of a good are usually the authorized agents or importers, or other retailers of an item in the target market. More often than not this is the national subsidiary of the manufacturer, or one of its related companies. In response to the ensuing damage to both their profits and their reputation, many manufacturers, and their official distribution chains will very often seek to restrict the parallel or grey market.
Manufacturers have the right to refuse to honour the warranty of an item purchased from parallel or grey market sources, on the grounds that the higher price you should have paid on the non-grey market reflects a higher level of expected service.
To The Scammer, 'You' Are The 'Apple' of Their Eyes!
Additionally, companies may provide the warranty service only from the manufacturer’s subsidiary only from within the intended country of import, and not in the diverted third country to where the parallel or grey goods are ultimately sold by the unauthorised distributor or retailer.
Are you prepared to make money at any cost?
Are you the kind of person who’d sell grey or parallel goods to someone, irrespective of the effective lack of any genuine warranty on those goods?
Do you not care about the end user, your client, and your own reputation?
Because, if your answer is ‘yes‘ to the first two questions, and ‘no‘ to the third one, then I really don’t see much difference between you and the scammers.
In my opinion, if you’re buying grey or parallel, then you’re obviously a bit shady yourself.
The response by scammers to the grey market is particularly evident in the electronic goods market, where I hear people crying loudly at having been ripped and burned regularly!
Have You Got Money To Burn?
Yes, it seems to be the people endeavouring to buy games and game consoles, along with iPhonesetc., who are the one’s who get burned most frequently by the scammers.
Just by virtue of wanting these goods grey or parallel, you put yourself at the scammers table, and if you’re unlucky (which you most probably will be) you’ll find yourself on a scammers dinner plate too.
If that’s you, or you’re thinking about entering this line of business, then I suggest you find another product line to trade in, one that you can get direct from a good OEM/ODM in China.
Remember, the scammers love those who love to buy grey!
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The following are a list of some of the more common questions people seem to have regarding trading with China. I have sought to answer them as directly and frankly as I can.
Why am I worried about sourcing from or manufacturing in China?
Firstly, if you aren’t concerned, you might as well open your window, set fire to your money, and start shoveling it out of the window into the street. There is risk in anything we do in the world of business, and to think otherwise is to fool oneself into a false sense of security. Moreover, to believe that one can safely self-source from China is equally as absurd and dangerous. Your concerns are valid, as they would be even if you were sourcing from Israel, Portugal, or any other country; and trading or dealing with China is no different. China has its’ own set of cultural and business subtleties and values, to which you as a foreigner or someone unaccustomed to dealing with China, may be totally oblivious to; but to someone such as myself, having lived here for 8 years, are not lost to me. And it is precisely for these reasons that you need someone here you can trust, who is culturally familiar with those nuances of business and social culture, and who can operate in and on your behalf.
What about quality? Isn’t China famous for producing poor quality goods?
That may well have been true at one time. However, you need to ask your self whether you’re happy with the quality of your iPhone? Because Apple have been producing in China for a number of years, along with a plethora of other famous High Street brands. Of course, that isn’t to say that quality doesn’t or can’t suffer. It does, as with anywhere else in the world. However, if you ensure that random quality checking is employed before the goods leave port, then one can drastically mitigate this risk. Furthermore, when once you develop a successfullong-term relationship with a manufacturer, they will understand the benefits of not cutting their own throats. To my mind, one of the reasons China has gained its’ reputation for poor quality, is also in part due to a failure of buyers to perform the necessary due diligence and oversight that they should. However, allow me to reiterate a point I’ve just made: Sound partners, and a representative presence in Mainland China, able to perform your due diligence, and maintain an oversight of quality, plus developing your long-term relationship with the producer, will go a long way towards drastically mitigating the issue of poor quality to a level acceptable in the West.
So, how many people will have their fingers in my, production and purchasing, pie in China?
Well, the people, or groups involved could be as few as one, if your goods are coming from one of the larger companies, such as TsingHua TongFang, whom I represent as Agent to Africa, Europe, and North America; or they could be several, for one of the smaller companies. Of course, the amount of fingers in the pie will play a very definite role in the cost of your goods, and sometimes even the quality. However, the role of ‘GuanXi’, or what we would term ‘relationships’, plays a significant role in Chinese society at all levels, and particularly in business; as it has done for several thousand years, and the power of which shouldn’t be ignored or underestimated, and which is an unavoidable necessity and phenomena. This is a deeply ingrained and necessary interpersonal skill, and which is tightly bound and woven into the fabric of the Chinese psyche. I’m sure that should you check your own embassy websites in China you will come across the term ‘GuanXi’ several times. No ‘GuanXi’, no help! It is precisely for this reason, that should you intend doing business in, or with, China, you need a mediator to act as a conduit to facilitate smooth and safe trading. Your conduit can form relationships on your behalf, that you are unable to form due to geographical distance, language, and cultural distance. You scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours; is precisely how it works in China.
What if my goods aren’t delivered on time or the quality isn’t what I requested?
Well, in that case we incorporate into the contract CIETAC’s model arbitration clause. NOTE: CIETAC(China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (A government department and Part of MOFCOM- The Chinese Ministry of Commerce). Here’s the clause:“Any dispute arising from or in connection with this Contract shall be submitted to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration which shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties.” The same clause can be used for the safety of your financial transaction, in addition to opening a Letter of Credit (L/C) rather than a Telegraphic Transfer (TT) of funds. Of course your letter of credit can dictate additional terms before funds are released; these terms can be specifically directed at shipping windows and parameters, levels of acceptable quality, processing of any and all necessary certificates and forms, proper and correct carton and packaging markings, and any necessary Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards compliance. Consequent to which, should the terms not be met as defined in the terms of the contract and in the letter of credit, then it will be up to you to decide or determine whether the funds be made available to the seller. So, that’s it for today. Safe Trading!
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The average price of a house in England and Wales stood at £178,364 as of July 2009, demonstrating a monthly drop of 0.6 per cent on June’s figures, and a comparative drop of 2 per cent on June 2007 figures. The region of the UK with the most significant annual price decrease was that of the East Midlands, and which experienced a drop of 5.1 per cent; while Wales suffered the overall largest monthly drop at 2.5 per cent. The West Midlands significantly fell too, down 1.2 per cent on the previous month’s figures. Presently, a detached house in England and Wales now costs on average £269,117, while a semi-detached home costs around £167,747, and the average price of terraced homes now stands at £139,964. You ask, “So, what has this got to do with international trade, and more specifically trade with China, and product sourcing?” Well, a lot actually. What are homeowners suffering under? Their property has lost value, and their mortgages have remained the same or risen, and now they’re faced with so much negative equity on their homes that their money paid on mortgages is just disappearing into a big black hole. You ask again, “So, what has this got to do with international trade, and more specifically trade with China, and product sourcing?” Well, it just so happens that I have a nice line on a company who produces modular prefabricated, steel-framed, earthquake-safe, eco-friendly homes in the form of large houses, villas, and bungalow villas, which have a built-time of approximately one month. They are superbly designed, look great, will blend in with your local older or modern housing, and cost very little. For construction companies, local and national governments, they’re a massive boon too, as it means that you can erect whole new estates of steel-framed, earthquake-safe, eco-friendly homes in the shortest possible time, and with low costs, but with high return on investment (ROI). Of course the other advantages for private individuals and entrepreneurs are that if you buy your own modular prefabricated, steel-framed, earthquake-safe, eco-friendly home, then immediately sell it on you should easily double or treble your investment at the minimum; and should you choose to hold on to it, and wait for the markets to recover somewhat, you stand a more than a excellent chance of making even more money out of your initial investment. These homes are really very good looking, and will easily attract buyers. Please take a look at the following photographs, before going on to pricing and other details.
Modular Prefabricated Southern Eurostyle Home
Modular Prefabricated Plantation Style Villa
Modular Prefabricated Villa
Modular Prefabricated Stone Gabled Home
Modular Prefabricated Hacienda Style Villa
Modular Prefabricated Porch and Lath Style Home
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Modular Prefabricated Gabled Home
Modular Prefabricated Stepped Home
Modular Prefabricated Georgian Style
Modular Prefabricated Tudor Style
Villa or Palace? Modern or Old?
The above shown mini-gallery represents a mere fraction of the exasperatingly wide diversity of the range available from this company. Indeed, there are even prefabricated multi-storey apartment blocks with built-in car parking facilities available.
Multi-Storey Apartment Block With Parking
The same company also produces Porta-Cabin structures, and for which the pricing has also been included below.
Pricing and Other Details:
1.The average cost of a Villa/Bungalow Villa is $170 up to $337per SQM without AC or Furnishings. 2.The average cost of a porta-cabin is $80 – $120 per SQM without AC and or furnishings. 3.The average cost of a two floorporta-cabin$85 – $125 per SQM without Air Conditioning or furnishings. 4.The discount percentage price for multiple orders to be discussed on an individual basis. 5. The average construction time for a Villa is about one (1) month. 6. For an 80 SQM porta-cabin, erection time is about one week. 7.We will send 1-2 engineers to teach your workers how to build the house, the cost of which is paid by the buyer at a rate of $20 per man, per day. 8.Sinks, toilets, baths, and showers are included. 9.Our lead time for a 300 -400 SQM villa is about 20 days. 10.Our lead time for a 1000 SQM cabin is about 2 weeks. 11.We can arrange shipping of the modules. 12. Example freight costs for a 300 SQM villa is about $7,050 from China to Southampton UK. 13.Example freight costs for a 1000 SQM porta-cabin is $11,750 from China to Southampton UK. 14.The cost of Central Air Conditioning is approximately $10,000, whilst Individual Air Conditioning Units around $500 to $1000 depending upon size. The above information is for reference purposes only, as these modular homes can be detailed, expanded, and contracted to meet your own design purposes, as well as your personal utility needs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. All prices listed here are USD.Safe Trading!Email Your China Trading Partner For Further Details
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The increased influx of emails we’ve received, from people who’ve been burnt in their China dealings, has prompted me to write the following. Here are some things you need to know about us before you contact us.
Who are we?
We are product sourcing agents, and are focused in sourcing whatever products you need, and covering a very wide scope. We have close associations with a number of Chinese companies whom we trust, and are constantly developing new relationships with new suppliers. Whatever it is that you want, we can find it, as long as it’s being produced in China. Although, we are somewhat different to other sourcing agents, because we also assist in debt recovery, and also take an active role in warning the purchasing public, of the potential dangers of self-sourcing products from such a distance; whilst at the same time, providing the purchasing public with guidelines aimed at helping them avoid the potential pitfalls of dealing with China – such as being scammed, and losing their money.
Why Should You Deal With Us?
Because, we are principled business people who believe in putting people before profit.
Because, we are the good guys who think of others before ourselves.
Because, we demonstrate this by having a starting commission rate of only 5%, and falling according to size of order.
Because, we don’t charge any commission from the Chinese side, as other agents do, and so increase YOURcosts; our aim is to try to get you the best price we can.
Because, of the two previous points, you have already saved a minimum of 50%, and a maximum of 150% on agency commission costs, when compared to what other agents would charge you. We prefer turnover, and customer satisfaction, by making you and the Chinese supplier happy on cost.
Because, we believe in business fairness, balance, and harmony in all our transactions.
Because business doesn’t always have to be shady and knife-in-the-back.
Because, we, having a far better handle on the language, can source a wider range than simply logging into Alibaba, or some such website.
Because, we understand business culture here, and can spot a scammer before we even go face-to-face.
Because, if you don’t use us, you’ll more than likely get burnt.
Because, if you do get yourself burnt, it better be for a large amount, because if you come to us after the event, and you’ve only lost a couple of hundred, or a couple of thousand, we just won’t be able to help you.
Because, we get a mountain of mail from people having lost less than $10,000 USD, on a daily basis, and we know, what you DON’T know, and that is this – you’re never going to see your money again.
Because, if you got burnt for an iPhone and a couple of Dellcomputers, we aren’t able to help you; our sympathy you have, our help, you do not.
Because, if your case is for more than $10,000 USD, the chances are you probably did some research and due diligence, and the company stands a chance of being ‘real’, and they’re simply chancing it with you; and that means we stand a chance of getting your money back.
Because, our recovery service fee, is the same as our sourcing fee – 5% of the order value.
What Are The Benefits Of Sourcing From China?
Well, generally speaking you should find that you can reduce your average costs of manufacturing by up to 30%, and even as high as 60% on European and North American manufacturers. For example: Scares aside, due to failure to quality check goods at port before leaving customs, pharmaceuticals can be produced, and synthesised in China at greatly reduced costs. In certain cases costing only 1 tenth of what the same product would cost to produce in Europe or the US. Now that’s a saving! These types of savings are par for the course for a wide range of , but not all, products in China. Well, with so many companies making money from this – Why Aren’t You?
What Quantity Are We Talking?
Well, most genuinesuppliers have a Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), which can vary, depending on product, from 3 to 3,000 pieces.
So, How Can You Avail Yourself Of Our Unique Situation?
Your problem is one of trust. You have nobody here on whom you can rely. Quite simply, you need to have a third party here in China you can trust, and to ensure that you get the goods you want, shipped to your market of choice, when you want, and at a the price you want. But China is so far away, and you don’t know the culture, the people, or the language. But you do know, that all of the aforementioned can cause you problems.
How can you resolve these issues without going to China?
Easy, develop a relationship with somebody you can trust, and allow them to handle things for you.
Connect With The Right People – Not With The Wrong People.
Allow us to be your prime contact in China. I’m a British expatriate, married to a Chinese citizen, and have been living and working here for 8 years. Quite simply, my China qualifications are way superior to yours. Take advantage of me – before someone takes advantage of YOU!
Here’s My Hand, And My Offer.
Accurately specify what it is you want, and we’ll find a source for you. We don’t charge a fee for inquiries, and you should immediately, or within a few days, be presented with a series of offers, from which you can choose what appeals best to you. If the source is new to us, and you can guarantee you want to take that offer, then we’ll go down and verify the source first, before you make the payment, at no extra cost to you, as we consider a new source to be a new RESOURCEfor us. Give us the stress you just don’t need – and don’t feed the greed!Safe Trading!
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I was recently contacted by Eric Vermaas, the CEO of PT Team Wood (www.teamwood.org), a Dutch-Indonesian timber and furniture partnership based in Jakarta, to run a background check on an Import Export company based in Tianjin, China, and which had just placed an order for $915,000 USD in speciality wood furnishings. Fortunately, for Eric I just happened to be in Tianjin at the time, as I was visiting family for the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the two main traditional festivals along with Chinese New Year, and therefore checking them out was a fairly simple process for me. The Chinese company details are as follows:Tianjin Tanbo Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.,Address: 43 Nanjing Road, Heping District, 300350, Tianjin, China Web:www.sjzdingsheng.com.cnTel: + 86 228 143 92 09 Fax: + 86 400 67 61 100 ext 1010 Email:heiyexingguang8@126.com, tanbo_2003@yeah.netTrade Manager:Chen Jinliang I quickly discovered that telephone number is not a land line, and is actually a mobile number known as a xiao ling tong, and which looks like a land-line number, can’t be easily traced, and is very cheap to buy. The fax number isn’t in Tianjin and seems to be out of town, and is perhaps a fax service somewhere, hence the extension number; quite probably a big room in a cheap building with a number of fax machines in it – linked to a PBX if the extension number is anything to go by. I visited the address provided on the website and discovered that it doesn’t actually exist. Basically the numbers on that street jump from number35 to number 57 Nanjing Road, with nothing but an abandoned construction site between these two numbers, and therefore no sign of number 43. Of course, all of this seemed somewhat suspicious at best, particularly more so since I further determined that they allegedly scammed a businessperson from Europe out of 8,000 Euroson or about the 22nd or 23rd of September 2009 (you can find the details here), and have also placed large orders with several other companies, in one case up to $600,000 USD in value, and all since the 31st August 2009. I further discovered that Tianjin Tanbo Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd., also operate under the name of Hebei Dingsheng Import & Export Company, and have the same non-existent address. In consequence to all of the above I strongly advised PT Team Wood to have nothing whatsoever to do with this “company“. Tianjin Tanbo also failed to respond to my repeated phone calls or emails. Particularly when once they realised they had Chinese speakers, currently resident in China, on their tails. The only call we had, and which I instigated, was brief, and led to their prevarication and a lot of stuttering, particularly when I asked for their address, and they said it was the same as the website – to which I responded that I’d been to visit the location, and it didn’t exist. Whereupon they responded that they’d just recently moved. How convenient and how odd they’d forgotten to mention this when first asked, or even to update their website. Finally, I asked them to have a senior executive call me back, and have had no response in the three days since that call – and neither do I expect one.
The CEO Gift Scam Works in the Following Manner:
1.The scammer places a large order with you.2.They then invite you to China to finalise the contract.3.When you arrive, they will tell you that in traditional Chinese business culture you should buy the CEO a gift commensurate with his position. This in the case of the last person I found scammed by them was for gold bars worth 8,000 Euros.4.After you have signed the contract and returned home, they then contact you again and tell you the contracts must be translated and stamped and sealed by a notary, and that the fee for this is 1,350 Euros or something of the type.5.If you pay that then the next step would be for them to cease contact with you, as they are in no way interested in a purchase.
Gift-Giving In China
Gift-giving in China is common in business, but a bottle of wine or a treat from your own country is usually more than acceptable, and I know of no CEO who would expect me to buy them anything expensive. Moreover, since you are a foreigner you’re usually expected to be ignorant of gift-giving in China, and so are exempt from this. Most gifts between Chinese businessmen are cigarettes, Chinese white spirits (baijiu – a strong clear alcohol), or a good tea; certainly never in the form of gold bars, unless you have plans on bribing your way into a contract. In conclusion, and as a rule of thumb, you should never feel obliged to buy anybody any kind of gift in China during the pursuance of your business interactions. However, out of politeness, a small gift of not-too-great an expense from your own country or culture will be gratefully received and appreciated. Safe Trading!
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There are more than one kind of USB on the market, as perhaps you’ve noticed, they come in all shapes, colours, and sizes, and some of them even have extra functions. Your China Trading Partner can bring you into contact with a wide range of suppliers of USB Memory Stcicks, able to meet all your price and quality criteria, whilst ensuring you’re trading with a safe company. Whether you’re looking for 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB, we can find you what you need amongst our list of suppliers here in China. Additionally, if you want a corporate logo on your USB sticks we can help you with that too. You can have single colour, as in the image to the right, or multi-colour, the choice is yours. You may discover that having your own logo on your USBs is a lot cheaper than you at first thought.
How about aluminium or steel cased USBs?
How about aluminium or steel cased USBs for that extra look of class and style? What about biometricfingerprinting technology in your USB sticks? Would your clients such as lawyers, accountants, hospitals, insurance companies, and government departments find the extra security of fingerprint scanning technology built into their USB memory stick of value? Biometric fingerprint USB systems are extremely quick and accurate, and can hold several thumb prints, so that in the event of an emergency, another person with predefined permission may access the data on the stick.
What about biometric fingerprinting technology in your USB sticks?
In this day and age, security is of vital importance. Have we not often heard of times when sensitive data has been lost, and suddenly turns up in the press, after an ordinary USB stick has been found on the train where it was first lost. Your company and your clients could be saved from a lot of embarrassment if they utilised such excellent technology. Again Your China Trading Partner can provide you with all you want in that area too. If you’re interested in knowing more then just drop us an email to discuss your needs. Trade Safely!
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China has rapidly become known as the world’s largest manufacturer of consumer electronics. Currently China produces more MP3 and 4 players, digitalvideo cameras, digital photographic cameras, DVD and other video players, a vast array of electronic gadgets, and an extremely wide array of other high tech products, than can be found being produced in any other country in the world today.
Indeed, it wouldn’t be going too far to call China the “New Workshop of the World”, a role once filled by the UK during the industrial revolution, and now being successfully filled by China in it’s modernisation and technological revolution.
To that end there should be a question on the lips of every business person operating in any field which necessitates the need to purchase and sell any of the above listed product types.
What is that question?
It is this: How can I successfully and safely source these products from China to benefit my business by lower costs, and simultaneously increasing my profits?
If you haven’t asked yourself this question, then you are seriously missing out on a great opportunity.
Never The Leader, Always The Follower
China currently produces products of which you are seriously unaware, and which others will lead into Western markets in the future, due in large part to their foresight, and your failure to participate in the search for new products for your market.
You, along with the vast majority of SMEs, will have the unenviable task of jumping on another bandwagon, and playing catch-up.
Get ahead of the competition, and stop riding on other peoples’ coat tails.
What has happened to the world of sales in the past 30 years?
Honestly, it’s like everybody simply waits for a new occurrence in the market, and then jumps on it, rides it till they’ve ridden it to death, and then sit on their hands and wait for the next trend to come along.
Wimps!
There seem to be very few gutsy people in sales today. However, those there are, those who start the trends, are the ones who profit most, whilst the rest of you come and pick and fight over the scraps.
Get a grip people!
Use your brain, and a sourcing agent, and find yourself the next hottest thing to hit the market, before it hits the market!
Product sourcing agents in China speak English, and very often are native English speakers who’ve been living and working in China for a number of years, such as myself, and we can help you find what you need. Having us look for you costs nothing. When you choose to order you’ll find the same standard of service you’re used to at home in Europe or the US.
But What About Shipping?
And? What about it? UPS and DHL can handle all the logistics of bringing your goods to your door. Open a company account with them, give the account number to your agent, your agent passes it on to the supplier, the supplier contacts the courier, the courier arrives and picks up the goods, and you pay the shipping costs.
Of course, if you’re ordering in volume, then we can assist you in finding a suitable shipping company (air or sea) to handle your goods for you.
That’s it. Done and dusted!
What about MOQs?
What about them? Yes, there is often a minimum order quantity, but many companies have brought down their MOQs to levels that are very acceptable for SMEs; particularly in the fields of electronic goods – many as low as 20 pieces or even less.
What About Payment?
Well, I certainly don’t advocate the use ofPayPal or Western Union, as these are the tools of the devil (scammers).
No, you can use a Letter of Credit (L/C), or a TT; the former will be agreed to by any good business of sound standing, whilst the latter may be used only after having the company visited, and having due diligence performed on them, to ensure that they’re actually who they say they are.
Of course, the obvious point is never to pay money into a personal account when dealing with a manufacturing business. That’s just silly.
As your relationship with your agent and suppliers develops, you can rest easy and know that you are in the hands of people whose business relies heavily on your goodwill and peace of mind.
Now, stop sitting on your hands like a baby, and get out there and source the market for something new and innovative, and which will allow you to start a trend, set a fashion, break a market, and lead the way to wider profits and renown for yourself and your company.
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You want to trade with China, but you don’t feel safe. So what’s new? Trading with China can be a very profitable way to do business, particularly for the small business or entrepreneur.
Beware Of The Dragon In The Machine!
However, the safety of your transaction, and the possibility that you may, sooner rather than later, be a victim of cyber-fraud should be something which worries you very much, as is evidenced by the rise of cyber-fraud between China and the west in recent years. This eventuality is evident all over the internet on BBs and trade-sites where people are lodging their impotent complaints of having lost to the cheats of China. There are, however, steps you can take to ensure the safety of your transactions, and to seriously mitigate your risk. The following information could help you save your investment, heartache, stress, and the personal shame and embarrassment – all of which will accompany such a loss. So, what does a Chinese scam look like? What form does it take? Well, before I go into this in any depth allow me to say that the majority of people out there attempting to trade with China seriously need to reconsider their approach in recognising or determining with whom they are dealing.
The Internet Is A Petrie Dish For Scammers!
The one thing all of us should be aware of, is that the internet is infested with scammers in the same way that a homeless dog is infested with fleas; it’s an electronic Petri dish which breeds scammers on a vast and multitudinous scale. Indeed, it would not be short of the mark to say that the internet is the most dangerous place to perform business. Therefore, the first thing you need to understand is that the people who are going to scam you are very savvy and clever, running highly organised schemes of mass deception, which have been carefully designed and implemented to trick and mislead you. These people are professionals at what they do. And their systems become more highly tuned with every successful scam, as they learn from their experience as they go along. Over the years I’ve read a lot of hard-luck stories written by victims and posted broadly across the internet. Sadly the majority of them leave me with a “Huh?” of disbelief at their naiveté. Here’s what the scammer knows:
There is always someone wanting products cheaply; even more so in the current financial climate.
“If you build it, he will come” If they build a website offering incredible prices, then people will visit.
If you like the incredible price you will email.
S/he knows that a little polite conversation on MSN will further reel you in.
They know and understand that the medium in which these frauds and deceptions take place is called the World Wide Web; and just like a real spider’s web, the spider (the scammer) patiently lies in wait for the flies (which is you).
S/he knows that the law of averages is on their side, and not on yours.
They know that they live in a hugely populous nation laden with heavy bureaucracy, and that chasing them up will be almost impossible for you.
They know that it is easy for them to disappear, and setup the same web of deceit again elsewhere.
They know and understand desperation.
Lastly, they know that you want something for nothing (or at least at a ridiculously cheap price) – and so they give you nothing for something.
All of the above gives them a massive sense of self-confidence, and which in itself, provides them with more backbone than you could imagine. Here’s what you know:
Wow! This is an incredible deal, I was really lucky to find this.
I can’t believe my luck.
You feel a little nervous about the deal, but you just have to take the risk, and so you convince yourself that it’ll be O.K.
You send the money, and then s/he stops communicating with you, or they begin to prevaricate, or even say they need extra money for your goods to clear Chinese customs.
You received a tracking number that doesn’t work.
You can’t believe what a complete and utter idiot you have been.
You think, “How did I not see this coming?”
You realise you did see it coming, but decided to ignore your own instinct because you thought that if it is real you will have found a great supplier at a great price.
You’ve lost your money!
You suffer a huge amount of personal pain, grief, humiliation, a deep sense of shame, and a sensation akin to having been raped.
You can save yourself a lot of heartache, misery, embarrassment, and personal shame by performing necessary Due Diligence before transferring any monies. Otherwise, you may just find you’ve given away a lot of money, with little effort, to a stranger you’ll never trace on your own.
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