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Need advice about selecting Alibaba suppliers

by digitalnomadboy
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Hey Everyone,

My business partner and I found our first product to private label. Woohoo! Now we need to find a supplier. I know that Alibaba can be a little tricky. What are some measures I can take to make sure I don't end up with a bad supplier?

Thank you in advance.

Sean
#advice #alibaba #selecting #suppliers
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    You will find that most importing experts and gurus will tell you go to Alibaba, but they don't tell you how to avoid being scammed except "Only buy from Gold Suppliers". They don't seem to know that Gold Suppliers are plain old verified suppliers who have spent as little as $299 to buy a Gold Supplier badge. (This year it has gone up to $699. Still not much if you want to scam thousands of dollars off gullible buyers.)

    In case you did not know, a verified supplier is one who has a registered business, and at least on the day they were visited by Alibaba they had an office. It might have been rented for the day, but that is enough for you to be told they are verified.

    If a supplier on Alibaba displays a badge with a red tick in a blue circle they might be OK to buy from, but you must read the whole report. It will tell you if the supplier really is a manufacturer.

    You don't want to buy from traders because they have bought the product from a     manufacturer, added a big margin and sold it to you.

    Just remember, you are swimming with sharks, so be careful.

    If you have any questions about safe sourcing you might like to post them on my thread:     Ask Me Anything About Product Sourcing And Importing For Profit. ― Veteran Importer Here.

    Walter Hay
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    Use emotions and perceptions to build a great brand. Ask me about my book LabelsThatExploit. For safe sourcing and easy importing from 41 countries globally, see https://provenglobalsourcing.com
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