I was wondering if anyone has experience with doing background checks on corporations overseas to see if they are legitmate.
I found a good deal on some cameras, but the supplier is in Indonesia, and is not familiar, and therefore will not use an escrow service (but they are willing to provide a company certificate - dunno what it is, or if it is of any use) . They have stipulated a wire transfer as terms of payment. This obviously raises some red flags in my mind, especially in a post 9/11 world, who knows what type of people they really are.
They have agreed to a very small minimum order of 2 cameras - but thats still close to 2K. So I guess the question is - how do I find out if they are legitimate - or just a bunch of guys sitting behind a computer terminal pretending to be a corporation?
I am willing to pay for the information, but don't know where to begin.
Anyone who has done business overseas willing to offer some tips, or general information regarding how do you locate legitimate dealers for items. Or even here in the US - how do you find suppliers without having to fill out a mountain of paperwork.
I am someone who is just starting out, and hope to eventually get to the point of building an ebay business. If the process shows promise then I will go through the paperwork necessary to
PM me if you don't want to post and have some good ideas / experience.
I found a good deal on some cameras, but the supplier is in Indonesia, and is not familiar, and therefore will not use an escrow service (but they are willing to provide a company certificate - dunno what it is, or if it is of any use) . They have stipulated a wire transfer as terms of payment. This obviously raises some red flags in my mind, especially in a post 9/11 world, who knows what type of people they really are.
They have agreed to a very small minimum order of 2 cameras - but thats still close to 2K. So I guess the question is - how do I find out if they are legitimate - or just a bunch of guys sitting behind a computer terminal pretending to be a corporation?
I am willing to pay for the information, but don't know where to begin.
Anyone who has done business overseas willing to offer some tips, or general information regarding how do you locate legitimate dealers for items. Or even here in the US - how do you find suppliers without having to fill out a mountain of paperwork.
I am someone who is just starting out, and hope to eventually get to the point of building an ebay business. If the process shows promise then I will go through the paperwork necessary to
PM me if you don't want to post and have some good ideas / experience.
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