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Where can I find the cheapest supplier for wholesale?

Walter Hay

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Where can I find the cheapest supplier for wholesale? Is there any other source rather than Alibaba.com?
Yes there are places other than Alibaba, but you need to learn the basics of safe sourcing before you start. Here is a post I made about B2B scams: Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

You will find a lot more helpful information on my AMA thread. Here's one tip: Don't look for wholesalers, look for genuine manufacturers. Wholesalers buy from those manufacturers, add a big margin and then sell to you at "wholesale". You can make a lot more money by buying direct.

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Global sources is another good one.
GlobalSources have an almost identical verification system to the one used by Alibaba. They do almost no worthwhile checking on the suppliers they list. Just like the Gold Supplier system on Alibaba, their star ratings are bought, not earned.

All you can be sure of is that suppliers listed actually exist.

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I thought it might benefit readers if I give them a link to my detailed post on GlobalSources.com here: Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

Since then I have had lengthy correspondence with a senior executive of GlobalSources in which I suggested simple ways to improve the value of their "verification" system so that I could recommend their B2B portal. Sadly nothing came of it and I am back to the point where I have serious reservations about suggesting anyone use that site.

What I wrote in that post will explain why.

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You are spot on as usual, a landfill would be an excellent place to find cheap goods for wholesale. So cheap in fact the price would be free!

In a few years, if this post comes up then, I'll tell a secret ;)
 

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