Thread: How do you think about wholesale from China?

Well actruuly I am new on my business way too and do not have lots amount money to risk. One of my friends told me do business with chinese peple can make a big profit and get a smaller risk. But I do not know which Chinese supplier can trust in? maybe u can give me some suggestion
BTW I am starting with handbags

hi,Could I introduce myself here. I am a Chinese, I think Chinese supplier can trust. at Least I think I can be a trust business lady. if you are interested in business with Chinese supplier,maybe I can give you more information ,as I knew Chinese culture.

Dealing business with China can be cheap. I have delt with them a couple times. The only thing is you have to pay alot of attention to what your buying.

For instance, I bought some IPod's a while back that looked the exact same, but they weren't and didn't do quite the same things. They where copies.

I recently ordered some wholesale clothing from China I will get back to you on how that works out.

Coby

I want to express my ideas on the side of a chinese supplier. And I dont know if you accept or not. Find a reliable supplier, sometimes is not very difficult. Just you know what you need, if you want brands, that is ok, find regular manufacturer. I think it is easy to find there has an Ipod factory or not.
The way of payment, the shipping method, the advantage of prices and so on. Make sure these factors, is it still hard to find trusty supplier?

Thank u all, and I know that I can get business started with chinese supplier and I am planning to find a china dropshipper and I found many on tradekey, I often find my supplier there but still need to find if they r legit or not, and need to do some QC ~~~

I dont think buying from China will ever be good to buy things for yourself, or buy a small amount of things. Tha shippment cost would be too high. What importers do, is they bug huge huge quantities of things and put them in a container, so cost reaaaaally lowers.
However the crew needed to manage those logistics costs you money too...

Buying directly from China is difficult. It is not a field you can expect to just jump into and be successful.

Direct factory sourcing is a job handled by professionals and amateurs risk being ripped off.

If you really want to understand what is good product , what is available and how much it should cost, you should really consider going over there and explore for yourself.

Going someplace like the Canton Fair is a great place to start. Virtually every product being exported from China is available for sale directly from the factory with no middle men involved.

I know going to China is a big deal. But if you are really serious about competing it is an incredibly valuable experience.