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  1. Money Talks

    The Undercover Billionaire: Building a $1m business in 90 days

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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Thank you, Walter. I'll keep searching for a forwarder and will definitely ask the one you suggest for a quote.
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

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    Walter, I have tried to negotiate FOB terms with my supplier, but they are sticking to EXW. Well, kind of. They have come back to me with new EXW terms which now include loading at their factory and carriage to the port, nothing else. They have also increased the price significantly: they are...
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

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    Thank you for your opinion, Walter. I will use Intertek’s certificate validation form on their website this time and will keep negotiating the shipping terms with the new supplier. We’ll see how it goes.
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

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    Hi Walter, This is an update on my venture. I’m afraid things are not looking very good. I asked the supplier for copies of the certificates (GMPs, CPSR) and they replied that “...according to the rules of our company, the certificates only provided to the customers who has cooperated with us...
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Thank you for your help, Walter. It’s good to hear that you would be more confident in dealing with them now. I will check the validity of the certificates, ask them for references and try to reduce their MOQ. If everything is OK, I will probably place a sample order with them.
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

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    Walter, Thanks for your diligence in answering my questions. These are my comments to your response: 1. The supplier uses two different names on their listings: one is the name of the company audited by Bureau Veritas (a trading company according to the report); the other one is the name of...
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

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    Hi Walter, I’ve been looking to source a specific cosmetic product for some time now. I’m interested in selling it under my own label so I searched for manufacturers who could provide OEM service. I ended up with a list of just two suppliers. I asked them if their product was certified to be...
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Thanks for the heads-up, Walter. I'm aware that this thread is not the panacea for newbies, but it definitely is a very good starting point. Thanks to this thread I heard about you and you ebook, which I am now reading with zest.
  10. Money Talks

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

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    I just finished reading the whole thread. It includes so much useful information that I decided to print it to pdf so it is easier to read and look up. Those interested can download the pdf here...
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Hi Walter, I’m new to the importing business and I bumped into this thread while looking for information. I just joined the forum because of your thread! I’m only half way reading it and I’m already overwhelmed by the extraordinary amount of valuable information you are providing here. I’d like...
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