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TaoBao feedback

by white92
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Anyone have experience with taobao dot com? :rolleyes:
#feedback #taobao
  • Profile picture of the author yangyang
    I do, as a native Chinese. You got any question?
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    • Profile picture of the author Importexport
      Taobao is the Chinese language equivalent of eBay. Online translations will be of little help to English speakers.

      There are hordes of Chinese people offering their services to buy products on Taobao for you. The problem is how do you know that you are getting a fair deal?

      They charge a commission and that is usually quite small, but do they also get a commission from the supplier??? Do they buy from a supplier that they are connected with in some way?

      There is no way you can know whether or not you can trust the person who offers to buy from you on Taobao.

      Would you pay someone to do your shopping for you locally and rely completely on them? Would you give them your money to spend and say get me the best deal on product X?

      If not, why consider it with someone thousands of miles away?
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  • Profile picture of the author BlackWoods
    In fact, a lot of online sellers are importing goods from Taobao, or 1688 which consists of a lot of china suppliers.

    Buying from taobao website is not easy if you don't understand Chinese, and Google Translate isn't very helpful in the translation.

    If you need help in purchasing goods from Taobao, you may seek for Taobao Forwarder or Agent, such as I Love Taobao.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gaurav151
    What I know is TaoBao is one Chinese Ecommerce website which is quite similar as Amazon and eBay,and it is handles by AliBaba group.It provides C2C and the best thing is it is world's most top 10 visiting website.
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    • Profile picture of the author Importexport
      Yes it is huge but that does not make it useful for westerners who don't speak Chinese.

      As you say it is C2C and therefore a discussion on the subject is out of place here, This forum is for eCommerce, wholesaling and dropshipping.

      It is most definitely not a site that would interest anyone wanting to run a business.
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  • Profile picture of the author erickz
    taobao is for retail, unless you looking to buy stuff. It's not for business sourcing etc..
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    • Profile picture of the author giovami110
      Hi, I bought a pair of jeans on taobao and I found myself very well.
      Good prices, good material and fast delivery times
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      • Profile picture of the author Importexport
        Originally Posted by giovami110 View Post

        Hi, I bought a pair of jeans on taobao and I found myself very well.
        Good prices, good material and fast delivery times
        Glad you are happy, but Taobao is not suitable for buying commercial quantities.

        Did you use a Taobao agent or do you understand Chinese? Relying on a translated web page is extremely difficult and risky. Working through a Taobao agent can increase your cost substantially, and you still have no protection.
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