| 1. Are their price competitive enough?answer: | | | | 3. Can they ship your order accurately and |
| more approaching to the factory man, more | | | | decently?answer: rate their management by |
| competitive the price will be. | | | | looking at every details they did |
| How? | | | | How? |
| - First, ask as many as production related | | | | - The key is to compare the details. Compare the |
| questions u can ask, the more production | | | | details on their website, is there many |
| questions he can answer you, the more likely he | | | | grammatical mistake/ spelling mistake? Are their |
| has handled production. If you know nothing about | | | | web tidy? |
| tech., don't worry. Start with those questions a | | | | - Compare the sample you order from them. |
| kind will ask. eg. if you are sourcing for cell phone, | | | | When you receive the sample, compare the |
| you may ask how does the touch screen work? | | | | packing, the information on the airway bill. Will |
| What is the CPU name and it's feature? how the | | | | they keep you noticed, during the parcel on the |
| CPU work........... Actually, the simpler the questions, | | | | way? The more details and more tidy they did, |
| the more difficulties to answer. | | | | which will also do a great job for you in the future |
| - Second, ask their experience related questions. | | | | drop shipping partnership. The good experience |
| e.g. which county they normally export to? Which | | | | drop ship company have already build a decent |
| shipping company they have been used? The | | | | system to do every details right. |
| process of applying letter of credit. Again, no | | | | Some fallancies, be careful!! |
| supplier will laugh at you. Simpler the questions, | | | | |
| more difficult to answer. Remember , questions is | | | | 1. Don't trust those B2B website will protect you, |
| answer. | | | | like Global Sources, Alibaba. Just visit their |
| 2. Can they be trusted?answer: See through their | | | | community or forum, you can see there are |
| history and giving them an unprepaired interview | | | | many importers have been scammed there and |
| How? | | | | those B2b websites did not do anything for this |
| - Ask them to give you a customer name list to | | | | crime. |
| call for reference. That is so difficult for a | | | | 2. Don't fully rely on Paypal. When you order out |
| scammer to have many gangs in different area | | | | of eBay, Paypal can only guarantee you can get |
| countries. | | | | the thing, but not guarantee you can get what |
| - Remember to call them with telephone; the | | | | you order. Many importers get a stone or a old |
| instant reaction is very difficult to cheat. Few of | | | | book inside the parcel, when they use paypal to |
| scammers has been trained in Drama School. | | | | order. |