Ymodulus:


Do not forget me.

Ooo

chimexcomm: On point

ucman1: Nice one OP.....


Good day all

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KBMLOGISTIC SERVICES.
We offer pickup and delivery of goods, document and address Verification
Within lagos and abuja.

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wolexy2020:
They all use Iphone and samsung or local products like opple,lenovo and MI. ...mostly iphone and samsung though..
Them sabi better thing

chiefkpokp: Lolz, How can judy authenticate curren factory manufacturer? So judy no underground naim I dey go dey buy alaroro wrist watch, anyway abeg make she help me check if dis one na authentic 24karat filled Gold. quote author=Ymodulus]
You are madt. Lol contact me. I owe u a gift.

I will give you the contact of the original manufacturer of Curren Wrist Watch. U don't believe me? Just contact me. His prize is the cheapest on Alibaba and his authenticity have been confirmed by JUDY of NONNIKINGS.

Please for me to be sure you are the one. Send me a Mail through the Nairaland Email feature.


Please I need this gold wrist watch for women you posted here how can I get it?
Below is an attached Curren with Glass Box

shinaf: VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT



1. VERIFICATION

There are several ways to verify a supplier or manufacturer.
1. Ensure he his a Gold Supplier or He his an accessed Supplier
2. By using a Chinese Friend or another Chinese seller to verify the info of the manufacturer you want tovdo business with.

3. If the Manufacturer or supplier have a website. Please go to the bottom of the website and you will see a RED LOGO or RED SYMBOL.
This symbol can only be attached to the website of a Chinese company when that company have been registered with the respective local Chinese agency. Note not all companies website have this logo and they are registered. Example. Fola89 check that Current Manufacturer detail Ymodulus gave you earlier you will notice no RED LOGO.
4. Ask the seller for a copy of its company registration. A clean seller should give you this without complains. In fact some Manufacturers on Alibaba put this openly as an incentive while you should do business with them.



How to Differentiate the MANUFACTURERS from the WHOLESALERS on ALIBABA.

Not everybody you see on ALIBABA are MANUFACTURERS or WHOLESALERs, some are even DROPSHIPPERS (people who carry out procurement service help online). Now to distinguish between the two, have the following rules in mind

1. MANUFACTURERS are quick to display their company pictures on their alibaba page. They display pictures of the factories in and out etc
2. MANUFACTURERs price are extremely low better than the wholesalers and most time are willing to give you samples and small pieces. (explanation for another day)
3. Carry out your own Verification. Google is King. Ymodulus got many manufacturers details today because he his obsessed with online googling and research lol! What do you expect from a Geek?!

NOte not all Manufacturers exist on ALIBABA.COM, here you have to get them through their official website and contact them.



PAYMENT PROCEDURES

On Alibaba there are 3 ways to pay

1. ESCROW
2. Money Transfer through 3rd Party shipping agents. (See Ymodulus thread call : "Newly found shipping company" for more)
3. PayPal
4. Through 3rd Party Online sellers (Not for inexperienced Importers)



Ymodulus over to you.

Ymodulus: Wthout doubt we all know how to purchase from aliexpress but purchasing from sites like alibaba.com , taobao and 1688 can prove to be a tedious / difficult task.

I am on siester break for some days. so i will be giving detailed explanations.

Without doubt there are some experts on certain aspects of this. So at one point in time i will like them to make reasonable contributuions. However let me start by saying a big thanks to them.

1. MayorAll
2. Shinaf
3. MasterCee
4. YoungZeed
5. Davi8d

Pimiento: Please can I use my access bank visa card or diamond Bank visa card for payment

Ymodulus: Ok. Let me start.

What is Alibaba.com and why should I use it?



Alibaba.com is an online shopping site but this time only Wholesalers and manufacturers are present.

On alibaba you get items at extremely cheaper, reason been you are getting the item from an wholesaler or manufacturer. Also on alibaba.com you can create customised item. you can meet manufacturers to customise anything you want. From Car spare parts to HandBand to Telephone to Biro's to Packaging to Wedding Gowns to shoes to Watches.
Am tired of listing please visit site to have a view / feel.





NEEDED TOOLS

NOW for this tutorial am a going to assume you Have the following.

ANDRIOD PHONE USERS
please have the following..

1. Google Chrome Browser or UCweb
2. TradeManager (on play store its called Alisuppliers )
3. Have an active Email Box ( Google Mail aka Gmail is the most preferred. )


IPHONE USERS
please have the following

1. Safari Browser
2. Trade Manager. (On apple store its called Alisuppliers)
3. Have an active Mail Box




Laptop Users
Please have the following.

1. Google Chrome or Mozilla firefox.
2. TradeManager installed on your system
3. Mail Box



Other tools needed are as follows.

1. Skype (Extremely useful. these days Chinese sellers love Skype like their life. Beside its very useful in making a break through during negotiations. I will explain later. Let me not deviate)
2. WeChat.
3. WhatsApp. (Not really useful. But some sellers are on whatsapp)
4. QQ Messenger (Download the International Version
Only available for Android or Laptop Version)
5. Email Client. (Like on Android Gmail App)



That's All on Tools. I will entertain Just few questions only.

alldruns1:
Oga, hope u too wil be willing 2 share as much as u know on eBay, etc someday. lol

Ymodulus:
Clothes Label

Its called Cloth tags. Yes you can get this on alibaba. i did this for a local tailor man some months back.
There are two types of tags. we have paper tags and cloth tags. The paper tags are those ones we use razor or scissors to cut off from the cloth. why the cloth tags are those ones we attached to the collar.

My Advice.

To make things easy for you, have a dimension and logo or diagram you have in mind to be on whatever tag. For your cloth tag(the one on the collar) try make it cotton 65% and 35% polyester.
Note: 100% cotton tags are expensive and not worth it. its just a tag.


PRICE RANGE.
Note!!! this price range was as at April 2014.

CLOTH TAG
Quantity : 500pcs
Size: 25mm X 5mm
Logo : success
Material: Cloth 100%
Price: N17 / pcs (this price includes transport to Northern Nigeria Niger state to be precise)


PAPER TAG
Quantity : 500pcs
Size: 30mm X 20mm
Logo : success
Material: Paper cardboard
Price: N30 / pcs (this price includes transport to Northern Nigeria Niger state to be precise).

Note:
The following determines cost of tag.
1. Colors
2. Logos
3. Materials

I would have honestly hand over to you the contact but i cant find it in my mail again.



Please if you want to go far in your fashion house. Try get the chinese to design your materials use to sew the clothes. or get them to sew it for you..

Agbani Darego (First and only Nigerian to win the Miss world) does not sew her fashion house clothes here. The guy that handles her project is a nairalander, clothes are sewed in china. Logo are designed also in mass production in china. I am extra sure of what i am saying. Hes a popular nairalander on the politics section. i will ask him if i can give you his contact.

Most interesting thing is that he his a tailor.

In conclusion.
Just get nice diagram and designs and send over to any manufacturer in china to design for you. or ask them for nice materials and you sew it yourself in Nigeria. whatever way. but stay away from Nigerian materials. if you want to be above your mates. Who knows, i might be wearing your clothes one day.

[size=15pt]i just got a COLDPLAY DESIGNERs Tshirt for 100,000 naira[/size]

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redcliff: Its good naija boys have picked up in importation. I just hope the chinese manufacturers keep improving the quality of their items to be durable. I remember in 2010 or 2011 not so sure when i bought about 40 pcs of blackberry bold2 and torch phones from a manufacturer in china and i was so new to the business and i just did it through the eyes of a normal internet shopper. The prices were really cheap and i was already calculating my profit because it was just so exciting.. even if i sold below market price, i was still making alot of money from just one phone which i used as my uniwue selling point.

I was so lucky that the company already knew what it took to do business abroad. They think like nigerians. One of their representative just asked me how much i wanted to be in the commerCial invoice and i was just looking like an obote. He clearly explained to me that it is good to reduce the actual value of the goods so that i either pay cheaper custom duties or i dont pay at all because the value of my goods would not cross that margin where i would be charged for one..the guy just made the phones $20 each. phones that were probably worth almost $200 as at the time.

Fast forward when my item got to dhl here, it was siezed by SSS thinking it was a fraudulently owned consignment.. they sent me a letter which i honoured. The man that attended to me has already started threatening me, i was just calm i did not say anything, i just smiled all the time. He told me to bring documentational proof that the items belonged to me. With all gladness i brought everything the nextday and i brought something extra for them (my mother and student id card). They delayed me for the whole day and when my item was finally released they asked me to give them one to use. Omo see denying o. "Its not my own o, i bought it for somebody". We dragged that one for another one hour. I refused to give them anything because their initial plan was for me to fuckup so they can sieze my items and share it amongst themselves. Besides. How can i give them one phone when they are not my father.

In the end, i got the phones without paying a dime for custom duties and i made atleast 15k from each of the phones. Blessed year i must say

dayosaurus: Chai!!!! Bros can I be your mentee , please take me through the A-Z of importation.. please let's talk, my mail is dayosaurus@gmail.com

smallvilletolu: ya for sure most especially access bank visa card. To wat i heard their charging rate are cheaper

smallvilletolu: ya for sure most especially access bank visa card. To wat i heard their charging rate are cheaper

Ymodulus:

Yes for sure. I buy few items . I bought just 1peice of Lenovo Vibe Mini yesterday.

Forget all those no you see there. These is where negotiations comes in. I will not like to go in there

Pimiento:
Tnx a lot.
Please wht is d zip code of Nigeria?, I tried to use Google but am seeing different numbers
And can I use China post air mail as my carrier?