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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 5th May 2016, 05:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 691
Posted By Importexport
Re: Amazon Ecommerce

It has gone much further than that. Amazon is boasting that they already helped Chinese sellers to double their sales on Amazon in one year. They are giving help to Chinese sellers to do things they...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 5th May 2016, 05:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 666
Posted By Importexport
Re: Is Amazon Helping Chinese Merchants Compete With You?

NOW AMAZON IS MOVING FURTHER TO HELP CHINESE MANUFACTURERS SELL ON AMAZON.

The Article I linked in the post above includes this statement: “Amazon is actively encouraging Chinese merchants to...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 20th April 2016, 06:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,047
Posted By Importexport
Re: Healthy margin per product

When I was running my importing business that I franchised in 4 countries, I would not bother with sales that didn't give me a return of at least $150 per hour. I passed on this advice to my...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 4th January 2016, 04:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 666
Posted By Importexport
Is Amazon Helping Chinese Merchants Compete With You?

Read the article I have linked below and see if you feel betrayed by Amazon. Here is a brief quote from the article in the Internet Retailer: “Selling on Amazon’s global sites gives merchants in...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 5th August 2015, 01:57 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

You have done it again. Red herrings will not enable you to escape from the fact that you stated in Post # 47 that Sears were selling iPhone copies. They were not, as I pointed out when I showed you...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 5th August 2015, 12:54 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

I am tiring of you arguing for the sake of argument. You have not answered my unchallengeable statements that Amazon and Sears are not the sellers of iPhone copies. Each time I point out who the real...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 4th August 2015, 05:14 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

Yes I have an agenda. It is to provide helpful advice to save newbies from being scammed and to help them safely enter the high profit world of importing.

Alibaba receives the greatest amount of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th August 2015, 04:50 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

I am pleased to know that it works for you, but there are thousands of people for whom it has not worked. They have been scammed.

Some of your advice is helpful, but some will only give newbies a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2015, 06:50 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

This is the kind of unhelpful post that I wish we could eradicate from the forum.

The poster starts off by saying he has no experience in buying from Alibaba, and then goes on to say Alibaba is...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 3rd August 2015, 04:28 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

I have no argument about the merits of Apple and why it is losing ground. I had intended dropping the discussion at this point except that you have clearly not understood the irrefutable point that...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 3rd August 2015, 12:52 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

I think it's time we got back to the subject of the thread, rather than making your pet hate, Apple, the subject.

Moderator, It would not bother me if you deleted all these pointless argumentative...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 1st August 2015, 10:41 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

1 Where's your proof? Careful, Sears might be watching. Sears might have displayed the advertisement for an iPhone copy in 2011, but Sears were not the sellers. That vendor is no longer in business....
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 31st July 2015, 03:22 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

First, Sears have never sold fake iPhones.

Second, my suggestion that you "as you seem to be pushing the idea of selling fakes" was not about you selling them but your constant flow of posts that...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 30th July 2015, 10:10 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

The article you have linked is dated June 16 2011, so it is impossible to know how long the seller lasted before getting caught or at least banned by Sears.

In fact, Sears never sold that phone....
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 30th July 2015, 06:09 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

It would be interesting to know how those fakes were all sold. I would guess that they were sold on the big B2B sourcing platforms like Alibaba, Aliexpress, Tradekey, DHGate, etc.

While ever...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2015, 05:58 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

1. I already commented in Post #29 about trade references and due diligence. Might be worth scrolling back.

2. Calling a supplier on the phone does not necessarily mean you will contact someone...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th July 2015, 11:04 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

Have you bothered to go to the link I provided earlier today? If so, I would appreciate reading why you think you should ignore all the warnings and still say that Alibaba is safe.

Here is the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th July 2015, 04:53 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

If you had read a few more posts on this thread you would surely not believe Alibaba is safe. If you disagree with anything I have said in my previous posts I would like to see what you think is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2015, 10:52 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

I assume you are both referring to Alibaba's escrow service? If so, you are out of date. For legal reasons, prior to their float on the NYSE, they changed the name to Secure Payment.

It could be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2015, 04:44 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

Yes I sell a product, now being used successfully by hundreds, teaching people how to source safely. Does that disqualify me from expressing an opinion about Alibaba that I can back up with real...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 22nd July 2015, 04:07 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

If you mean that they have done their sourcing on Alibaba I don't doubt it. Many people are lucky, but don't realize the risks they are taking. See the thread linked in my post above.

Another...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2015, 01:14 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By celente
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

Althought Alibaba use to be good, its gone downhill in the last 24 months, I can confirm that.

Always do your homework, and then check, and triple check again.
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 22nd July 2015, 12:27 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

Why buy from wholesale suppliers when you can buy direct from the actual manufacturers for much, much less?

Feedback is just about worthless. If you doubt that, have a look at my thread: China’s...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 21st July 2015, 05:58 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

No skin in the game!!!! I began importing in 1987. So successful that I franchised my importing and marketing business in 4 countries. Retirement due to serious surgery was driving me crazy, so I...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 20th July 2015, 05:23 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

Aliexpress has a very bad reputation. Check them out on ripoffreport.com.

Late deliveries by your Chinese dropshippers will at least cost you bad feedback, and if they don't meet the delivery date...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 20th July 2015, 05:02 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

Sorry to read of your bad experience with product sourcing, although it's good to see that you have found a way around it, but I must disagree with the main thrust of your post.

Sourcing products...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 20th July 2015, 01:20 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

For the benefit of others who might be tempted to follow what you have done, I would warn that they would be skating on thin ice.

I would never advise my hundreds of sourcing/importing students to...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 20th July 2015, 12:25 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

Finding a reliable factory is the easiest part if you source through a reliable and safe B2B site.

Most people take the advice of amateurs who say you should source through Alibaba. Unfortunately...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 20th July 2015, 12:08 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

You referred to these as "knock offs" even made by the same factory that makes the real thing.

Your legal counsel may not have been aware that you were buying from those factories that made the...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 19th July 2015, 11:40 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

You were lucky to escape prosecution or being sued by the brand owners of the genuine product.

Even look alike items carry the same penalties and risk as fakes bearing the brand name.

The act...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 19th July 2015, 05:45 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,622
Posted By Importexport
Re: Any One Here Successfully Sourcing Products From China?

You are taking a major risk importing a big brand item whether genuine or not.

If and when they are detected by Customs they will be confiscated. Other consequences can include: Fines,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2015, 05:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,172
Posted By Importexport
China’s Consumer Protection Watchdog Reports On Alibaba

In a report issued earlier this year, The Chinese Government’s SAIC accused Alibaba of allowing merchants to operate without required business licenses, to run stores selling famous brands without...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th July 2015, 04:04 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

You say: "It was very difficult for anybody to assure or declare the safety of any ecommerce site" I stand by my statement that the B2B sites that I recommend are safe sites.

I have taught...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th June 2015, 03:41 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 11,486
Posted By Jeff Lenney
Re: Wow..... What Happened to This Forum?

Just food for thought

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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 8th June 2015, 12:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,518
Posted By Importexport
Re: Dropshipping Income Reports!

johhnyfd posted his income report on another thread and stated profit on $17000 as just over $2000. That works out at about 12%, which is the same as chuff1026 has stated.

Strangely, in another...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th June 2015, 09:22 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

This is the kind of misguided, simplistic advice that leads inexperienced people to do things that have been proven to be risky.

The subject of Alibaba and the potential risks in using that site...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2015, 10:38 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

The advice from E. Brian Rose was "I did a lot of due diligence before buying, though. I asked for U.S. based references and called them all before sending a penny."

Most genuine manufacturers...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2015, 04:57 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

These posts show that most people don't bother reading previous posts before they reply. I have dealt with all these points in my post yesterday. If people disagree, I would be happy if they would...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd June 2015, 06:09 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 95,476
Posted By Importexport
Re: Safe to buy from alibaba?

This newly revived thread contains such an amazing amount of misinformation, bad advice, and obsolete information that it needs updating. I will comment first on the OP's questions and comments. The...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 19th May 2015, 10:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,925
Posted By Importexport
Re: Some Hot-in-Demand Products That Can Import And Make You Real Money Fast

I have taught hundreds of people how to import direct from manufacturers in China, and the most successful ones don't look for hot selling products.

Instead they use their own initiative and find...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 18th May 2015, 04:25 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,925
Posted By Importexport
Re: Some Hot-in-Demand Products That Can Import And Make You Real Money Fast

Don't even think about selling well known branded items. In almost every case they will be counterfeit. ILLEGAL

If they are genuine. ILLEGAL

Regarding jewelery, now that you have my book you...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 8th April 2015, 07:59 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,206
Posted By Kai Law
Re: What's better? Selling on eBay or Amazon?

For a total noobie with little investment, ebay is the easiest way to go, you just need to set up a listing. Selling on Amazon has a stronger list of requirements.
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 8th April 2015, 01:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,346
Posted By Importexport
Re: Finding the real manufacturer

The ones you are talking about - Alibaba, DHGate, Globalsources, Tradekey, etc., all suffer from the same problem.

They don't care about anything but the registration fees they get from suppliers....
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 28th March 2015, 09:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,206
Posted By itsajeepshirt
Re: What's better? Selling on eBay or Amazon?

Honestly you should try both and see what works for you. We are selling on both platforms... and while we haven't listed everything in our inventory on eBay due to complex uploading processes, we...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 24th March 2015, 09:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,925
Posted By Importexport
Re: Some Hot-in-Demand Products That Can Import And Make You Real Money Fast

Aliexpress is one of the risky sites that warriors should avoid. People will tell you that they have made some great deals on Aliexpress, but hundreds will tell you that they have been ripped off.
...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 14th January 2014, 07:26 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 103,213
Posted By Auctiondebteliminator
Re: Does anyone make money with dropshipping?

Hello Loukee,


Yes, I do, actually. I created it out of reluctance, actually, though.

When I began, I became very successful at dropshipping. I didn't do it the way everyone else tries to do...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 25th July 2013, 05:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,721
Posted By Importexport
Re: Importing from China - What's your best advice and/or resource?

Because there have been a lot of posts in this thread about payment methods I thought it could help to provide an update on escrow services, in particular the free service provided by AliExpress and ...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 31st March 2013, 02:47 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,721
Posted By Importexport
Re: Importing from China - What's your best advice and/or resource?

4% - 5% is a pathetic discount.

I can show how to buy at prices that allow profits of 250% minimum and the sky is the limit. In one case I made $18,000 profit on a single transaction and the...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 30th March 2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,721
Posted By Importexport
Re: Importing from China - What's your best advice and/or resource?

Tabao when translated into English is of very little help to most people. The translation makes little sense in many areas and there are parts that cannot be translated.

Several sites offer to...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 25th March 2013, 02:24 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,721
Posted By Importexport
Re: Importing from China - What's your best advice and/or resource?

Sound advice. Never jump in the deep end first.

I have had the experience of paying $160 for a sample which I subsequently found was made in China, but the Indian supplier produced horrible...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 24th March 2013, 05:11 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,721
Posted By Importexport
Re: Importing from China - What's your best advice and/or resource?

I have no experience of dealing with Ankaka and have had no complaints from people who write to me with their problems.

idelink, you should note 2 things:
1. They supply direct, in competition...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 18th March 2013, 09:55 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,721
Posted By Importexport
Re: Importing from China - What's your best advice and/or resource?

If you have a look at my website you will see what light I believe should be shed on these issues. There are many traps for the unwary, and as usual I see a mixture of good and bad advice in the...
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