Purchasing black and white paintings from abroad manufacturers is a subject that on the surface of it should be straight forward. With big sums of money treat it as you normally would any risk and proceed with the utmost caution. All very straightforward thus far, usual business methods. But this is where things begin to take a few twists. If you are used to buying from UK suppliers then you are possibly unaware of the level of risk there is. At the very least you have a common language, local laws and if everything fails the knowledge that there are a bevy of rules and official bodies to assist you in getting back your losses. I'll take a step back slightly here with an observation. If you are importing for resale then you would have looked around a lot on the internet to locate the best prices. Your search will undoubtedly have brought overseas suppliers to your attention and the variety of products most appealing. The places most likely to crop up will be Singapore and Indonesia. A great choice and something of a mouth watering start. The most logical thing to do is to start looking through their sites and get some quotes. Still all very manageable. So what is the problem? Well firstly you are only viewing the ones you found on the net, which means just the people who have the highest search engine position, unless you dug back to page 26. I personally don't feel comfortable 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 The Good Pub Guide , then you know what is meant if you also try using pub reviews from the web. The issue is of independent reviews, these suppliers are salesmen and will possibly make outrageous claims to get your money. This is where the directories such as Alibaba should be able to help with their gold supplier status etc. Instead they are just simple advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of views an advert gets the same that Google sells its ppc ads. This is where the web sources such as Alibaba can be able to help with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertiser which will prioritize listings and therefore number of views an advert 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 be done? Well at Moko Art we were forced to rely upon good old fashioned intuition and human nature. I ignored Indian suppliers after a terrible experience with another venture and after looking at the products on offer China seemed the best bet. It was a very price as well as item driven decision but the prices and the seller had yet to be established. several emails later the choice was rapidly narrowing. This is where MSN messenger comes into its own, an opportunity to quiz the person and judge a few character traits. I'll tell you now this eventually failed as he pretended to be the company owner but was in fact a simple new farmer turned salesman. The lure of the dollar was enough to turn this guy into a raving crook. This is the nightmare cash is king and with low wages then the opportunity to make a weeks salary off of your commission means the temptation to say anything is huge. The eventual problems I had were product quality, they fulfilled the order but to a very poor standard. Minimum possible degree of quality. That is where you need to focus, find as good a supplier as possible then ask your self how do I know what I am going to receive and what can I do about it if isn't what I thought you were purchasing. Regards Ian Howes Director
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