Walter Hay / Buy Direct From China anyone have the book?

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Im nearly ready to start my online biz but Im not quite sure if I should jump in an buy small stock orders from China.

Walter Hays book looks good and he says you can start very small.

I would love to hear from anyone who has used his book. Ive read lots of his posts and he seems to know what hes talking about, but it would be good to hear from others about his book.

Just nervous, thats all.
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  • Hey Shellg,

    I bought the book a few days ago. It made me realize that I've been wasting my time contacting wholesalers rather than manufacturers. I also didn't have much idea about what needed to happen if I made a purchase from the supplier. It has a good checklist to avoid some pitfalls.

    It's only $100, not much if you're going to buy some products really. If $100 is a barrier to getting into business then you're going to have trouble making any real money.
  • Well no body replied so I searched Walter Hay's posts (Importexport) and it is obvious that he really knows what he is talking about so I bought his book.

    The best word I can find to describe it is WOW! This is like a text book, except it is very easy to read and for a newbie like me easy to understand.

    Its full of the most amazing tricks of the trade, and after reading it twice I found a manufacturer who gave me the most amazing prices on the little order I wanted to buy. Before I got the book I had tried to find a supplier of these things on Alibaba and DHgate, but now I know that the high prices they quoted me were because they are not the actual manufacturers. Walter's book showed me how to be sure they are.

    The order shipped to me on May 1st - very quick - and I sold my first item the day I listed them on eBay. Imagine my excitement when sales came in every day or two, and thanks to a hint by Importexport no body else lists this product on eBay! Im selling the product at nearly 5 times my cost. Its now time to re-order.

    Thanks a million Walter! You have saved me heaps of money and taught me how to get great profits. Any body who tries to import without your book is gonna lose out.
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    • Thanks for your comments @Shellg. I am very pleased to read of your early success, particularly because you are a newbie. Keep up the good work.
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  • I have the book and have read it twice. It is not as easy as one might think, but with a bit of effort you can get over the learning curve. The only problem I am still having is finding the manufacturers, as he states in his book to use a couple of sites, but now it seems those sites are going the same way as Alibaba and Aliexpress and they are loaded with "suppliers" and resellers as opposed to manufacturers.

    The hardest part of the whole process is to find actual manufacturers, I have not found one yet for the product line I want.

    al
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    • Al, et. al. - CALL THE CHINESE EMBASSY. That's what they are there for. Embassies exist to facilitate trade, not just for international relations and expats.

      MadeinChina.com lists manufacturers as well as suppliers.
      GlobalSources.com, in addition to manufacturers and suppliers, has what they call China Sourcing Reports where you can perform due diligence on a mfr or supplier you are considering.

      Just remember, if you have never dealt with China, be very, very cautious. If you are an old China hand, no warning needed. You're already missing parts of your anatomy and sit at a funny angle during trade negotiations.

      - Annie
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    • Thanks @arunsen. I hope you have received your copy of the latest update. Just to remind you that all revisions can be downloaded free of charge by those who have bought my book, so you will never be out of date.

      You mention the help that the book gave you in setting up the relationship with the supplier. This very important aspect of sourcing is generally ignored by so called "experts" and gurus-in-training who sell high priced courses, when in fact they might know something about online marketing but they know very little about product sourcing and importing.

      I believe in sticking to my area of expertise, safe sourcing and easy importing, and I don't pretend to be an expert in marketing.
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  • yea can can start of with small stock and maybe use amazon FBA
  • Walter Hay, is there a link where one can purchase your book?
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