Art paintings for sale: Acquiring oil paintings from over seas dealers is a subject that when you first look at it could be straight forward. With big sums of money treat it as you normally would any risk and proceed with great caution. All very run of the mill thus far, usual business methods. But here things begin to make a few turns. If you you are normally purchasing from UK sellers then you are possibly unaware of the level of risk involved. At the very least you rely upon a common language, local laws and if all else fails the knowledge that there are a host of rules and bodies to assist you in recovering your loss.I'll back track slightly here with an observation. If you are importing for resale then you would have looked around extensively on the internet to find the best prices. Your research will undoubtedly have brought overseas suppliers to your attention and the variety of products very appealing. The countries most likely to crop up will be Singapore and Indonesia. A great selection and something of a great start. The most logical thing to do is to begin looking through their websites and get some quotations. Still all very manageable. So what's the issue? Well firstly you are only viewing the ones you saw on the internet, which means just the ones who have the highest search engine position, unless you dug back to page 26. I personally don't feel at ease with that selection process, I would rather find the best, most suitable supplier. What I want in essence is an independently verified supplier who matches strict criteria. If you are familiar with of pub guide, then you know what I mean if you also try using pub listings from the web. The issue is of independent reviews, these sellers are salesmen and will occasionally make elaborate claims to get your cash. This is where the directories such as Alibaba should be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just another advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of views an ad gets the same that major search engines sell its ppc ads. This is where the directories such as Alibaba should be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertiser which will prioritize listings and therefore number of views an ad gets much the same way that major search engines sell its pay per click ads. So given the fact that it's like the wild west out there what can you do? Well at Moko Art we were forced to rely upon good old fashioned intuition and human nature. I ignored Indian sellers after an awful experience with another business and after looking at the products on offer China seemed the favourite. It was a very price as well as item driven decision but the prices and the seller had yet to be established. Many many emails later the field was quickly narrowing. This is where online messengers comes into its own, a chance to quiz the person and judge a few characteristics. I'll tell you now this eventually failed as he claimed to be the business owner but was in fact a simple new farmer turned sales person. The draw of the dollar was enough to make this guy into a raving crook. This is the nightmare the dollar is king and with poor wages then the chance to make a months salary off of selling to you means the temptation to say anything is huge. The eventual problems I had were product quality, they completed the order but to a low standard. The lowest possible degree of quality. That is where you need to concentrate, find as good a supplier as possible then question your self what am I going to get and what can I do about it if it's not what I thought you were purchasing. Regards Ian Howes Moko Art Ltd
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