Buying from china... About to be scammed?

[AC123]

Morning all

I'm wanting to buy some small electronic devices from china - went on alibaba to contact some companies and get some samples. Been in email communication with them, and many of them have a list of other products they sell in their email. That's fine, but some of it seems so cheap I'm worried that the companies are fraudulent. An iphone for $200 etc, I don't want the iphone but alarm bells are ringing.

Am I just being paranoid? They could just be cheap knockoffs I guess.

No one takes PayPal either, but I guess that is to be expected.

Thanks

[Simpo Two]

AC123 said:

They could just be cheap knockoffs I guess.

There lies a spark of genius within...


A friend of mine went to China looking for someone to make headphones for him. They noticed the branded ones he had and said they could copy them and have a prototype ready for approval in 10 days...

[bazza white]

A lot are trading companies and not the manufacture themselves even though some will tell you they are.

[MrSparks]

General rule of thumb with Alibaba is gold member only who gets checked out by Alibaba. You can filter the results to match the suppliers that meet this criteria.

[AC123]

Great, thanks.

I guess part of me is just surprised how big of a business these fakes must be.

[AC123]

Great, thanks.

I guess part of me is just surprised how big of a business these fakes must be.

[marked1]

This might help

http://andrewminalto.com/alibaba-scam-exposed/

[TheRealFingers99]

The story was "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves".

Maybe the last bit got missed out of the Chinese edition?

[imagineifyeswill]

TheRealFingers99 said:

The story was "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves".

Maybe the last bit got missed out of the Chinese edition?

[imagineifyeswill]

TheRealFingers99 said:

The story was "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves".

Maybe the last bit got missed out of the Chinese edition?

I was just going to say doesnt the name give you a clue.