Original art for sale : Acquiring oil paintings from abroad dealers is a subject that when you first look at it should be fairly straight forward straight forward. With large amounts of cash treat it as you would any financial risk and act with great caution. All very run of the mill so far, usual business practice. But here things start to make a few turns. If you are used to buying from united kingdom suppliers then you are possibly unaware of the level of risk there is. At the very least you rely upon a common language, local laws and if everything fails the knowledge that there are a host of rules and official bodies to assist you in getting back your loss.I'll back track slightly here with a statement. If you are importing for resale then you would have looked around extensively on the internet to locate the best prices. Your search will undoubtedly have brought overseas suppliers to your attention and the variety of products very appealing.The places 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 sites and get some quotes. Still all very manageable. So what's the issue? Well firstly you are only viewing the ones you saw on the net, which means just the ones who have the highest search engine position, unless you went back to page 29.I really don't feel at ease with that selection process, I would rather find the most reliable supplier. What I'm after in essence is an independently verified supplier who meets strict criteria. If you are aware of The Good Pub Guide , then you know what I mean if you also try using pub listings from the internet. The issue is of independent recommendation, these suppliers are salesmen and will possibly make outrageous claims to get your money. This is where the web sources such as Alibaba should be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of views an ad gets the same that major search engines sells its pay per click ads. This is where the directories such as Alibaba should be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just another advertiser which will prioritize listings and therefore number of views an ad gets much the same way that major search engines sells its pay per click ads.So given the fact that it's like the old days of the west out there what can be done? Well at Moko Art we were forced to rely upon traditional intuition and common sense. I disregarded Hong Kong suppliers after an awful experience with another business and after looking at the paintings for sale China seemed the favourite. It was a cost as well as product driven decision but the prices and the supplier had yet to be verified. several emails later the field was rapidly narrowing. This is where online messengers comes into its own, an opportunity to quiz the person and gauge a few characteristics. I'll tell you now this didn't work as he pretended to be the company owner but was in effect a simple farmer turned salesman. The draw of the dollar was enough to make this guy into a raving criminal.This is the nightmare cash is king and with low salaries then the chance to make a weeks salary off of selling to you means the temptation to lie is massive. The ultimate problems I had were product quality, they completed the order but to a low standard. Minimum possible degree of quality. That is where you need to focus, find as reliable a supplier as possible then ask your self what am I going to receive and what can I do about it if it's not what you thought I was purchasing. Regards Ian Howes Moko Art Ltd
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