Import from China and avoid the fakes
February 15, 2009
Many people are considering where to find merchandise to sell on Ebay. When you are dealing with the giant auction site, you need keen buys to compete with the many others struggling for a place in the market. Here are some things that you should watch out for when you import from China.
Stay away from electronic items from China. The adverts and notices that claim they are name brand goods you see for much more on the high street, are actually fakes.
The problem with dealing with these fakes is that you are left with a worthless piece of equipment if something should go wrong. There is no company to return the merchandise to and the manufacturer that you believed made the product is really not the maker.
Designer clothing you find from China are usually fake. Never try to pass off these goods as originals or you could get sued or at the very least, have them confiscated. A good guide is that if the prices are too good to be true, then avoid them.
Instead look for a site or company selling quality unbranded merchandise for a good price. As long as they are not trying to sell you a brand, you can be more assured that the merchandise that they have is a reasonable.
Look for the sites that rank well with Google. It is not 100%, but you can be sure that the sites with the highest rank are fairly legitimate. Keep an eye on the domain name that they are using. If they are trying to steer traffic to their site with the use of a brand name, avoid them.
Take a look for an address and telephone number and give them a call. You can usually tell from the response if they are bonafide
Check out the types of payments that are accepted. If you are not comfortable sending your payment for merchandise in the way they ask, then suggest and alternative. They should be able to accept normal international payment methods. The bottom line on dealing with import from China is that you have to be wary. If you think you are going to get name brand designer merchandise for a fraction of what it sells at back home, you are in dangerous territory.
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