Yes, there are too many lesions and stories for us to share as a third-party agent in China. Here are some cases and solutions for every new buyer (esp for large orders) in China: Case One: Basic Verification before payment is very important A...  [ 阅读全文 ]

Actually nobody can check out a company online and neither Alibaba nor any other platform will be responsible for your losses in the future. In China, the only way to check out a company is either to inspect them in person or contact local officia...  [ 阅读全文 ]

It’s possible to get back your money if you can win the game, but it’s hard and will take you more cost sometimes. You may have to take some legal actions against your supplier in person or book a Case-report service from local service companies i...  [ 阅读全文 ]

Actually the buyer is required to have a further discussion and negotiation with the seller on payment terms case by case. The buyer has to do enough Due Diligence work before payment as no payment method is 100% safe to both parties. Here are som...  [ 阅读全文 ]

The buyer is suggested to source, check and find out more than 3 qualified suppliers with following ways, then buy samples separately, comparing their quality, registered information and trade terms etc, then select a best supplier to deal with in...  [ 阅读全文 ]

8. What are Gold Suppliers? Gold supplier is Alibaba’s highest and most premium level of membership that helps maximize your company’s exposure and business opportunities, that is to say, Gold Supplier is a kind of membership with following benef...  [ 阅读全文 ]

First, a Pre-shipment QC inspection before delivery can tell you the truth about the quality and quantity, so a Pre-shipment QC inspection service from a third-party biz service company like STIN (www.bizinchina.cc) can avoid such cases worldwide....  [ 阅读全文 ]

No exact and perfect answer for this question, actually the work for a buying and sourcing agent can be negotiable and decided by both parties, normally it covers following work if you act as a buying agent in China: Sourcing qualified products, ...  [ 阅读全文 ]

A buying agent is someone or a company employed by you to go out and find the products or companies that you desire to sell from qualified suppliers. They will help you negotiate the deal and may charge a percentage of the total deal or a flat fee...  [ 阅读全文 ]

Due Diligence work is kind of something complicated homework for any safe business before payment. Aussie (Mr. Tony Johnson) from Australia has expounded a lot on this topic and his great experience: http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/17476/The_1...  [ 阅读全文 ]