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Yiwu Fair Exhibition Halls Guide: What to Find in Each District
Last October, an e-commerce seller from Austin landed in Yiwu, showed his taxi driver a saved screenshot of the Yiwu Fair exhibition…
Private Label on Alibaba
I’ve watched a first-time buyer wire $8,000 to a supplier for a private label alibaba order, only to receive 1,200 units with…
Private Label Product Development in Yiwu: A Step-by-Step Guide
A startup brand manager in Austin just received 3,000 storage bags from Yiwu with the wrong Pantone color on the logo and…
Kickbacks in Sourcing
We audit factory invoices for retail chains, and I can tell you that sourcing kickbacks rarely look like briefcases of cash anymore—they…
How to Pay Suppliers
An Amazon seller in Ohio wired $12,400 to a Yiwu supplier last month. His bank quoted a $35 fee. The supplier received…
Complete Guide to Yiwu Market Product Categories
Last month, an online seller in Texas had to destroy 2,000 bracelets. The first batch looked exactly like the gold-plated sample, but…
OEM vs ODM China: Which Sourcing Model is Right for Your Brand?
Last month, a first-time brand founder paid $8,000 for custom injection molds in Shenzhen, only to find the exact same product listed…
Commission vs Retainer
We recently audited a $1.2M multi-category order where the buyer thought they had a fair commission retainer setup, but the agent was…
Yiwu Market Payment Methods: How to Pay Suppliers Safely
Last month, a first-time buyer sent $4,500 via Western Union to a Yiwu vendor because they didn’t understand standard yiwu market payment…
Yiwu Market Quality Inspection Checklist: Avoid Sourcing Defects
A client flew home from Yiwu last month thrilled about a stainless steel tumbler deal, only to open his shipment and find…