Alibaba

ItalianFX · #1 11-12-2007, 03:37 PM

Anyone have any experience with this site?

I've been looking into it to see if I can maybe start something small, but it is a confusing site, in my opinion.

ArturiusX · #2 11-12-2007, 03:55 PM

Is it really that confusing? My uncle runs an OHS company and used it to order different jackets to his specification.

ItalianFX · #3 11-12-2007, 04:19 PM

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Is it really that confusing? My uncle runs an OHS company and used it to order different jackets to his specification.

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It is confusing to me. What is OHS?

MrBlue · #4 11-12-2007, 04:27 PM

Alibaba prospectus:

http://main.ednews.hk/listedco/listc...0071023003.HTM

It's a few hundred pages long but you can get an idea how their business works, how they make money, how much money they make, and growth rates.

ItalianFX · #5 11-12-2007, 04:32 PM

I'm not asking about the "business." I am asking if anyone has actually used Alibaba for some type of transaction for a business and what their experience was. I'm looking for something to sell, possibly on Ebay, but I don't know where to start.

MrBlue · #6 11-12-2007, 04:42 PM

Ah, when you said you were looking to start something small, I thought you meant a competitor.

ItalianFX · #7 11-12-2007, 04:45 PM

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Ah, when you said you were looking to start something small, I thought you meant a competitor.

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Oh no, I meant, I want to start some kind of small business and make some money. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I think I make it harder than it needs to be sometimes.

mindflayer · #8 11-13-2007, 02:13 PM

I have used aliba to source chinese manufacturers..
no results yet.

I am currently in the middle of expanding/switching my business from manufacturing to IMPORTING.
2 years ago I was 10% import from USA, 90% manufactured in Canada.
Now i am 40% imported from China,10% USA, 50% made in Canada.
in near future if I get several decent OS manufacturers I will try and switch to 80% imported.. and leave the made in Canada to "Rush" jobs only.

BTW I will probably buy a little bit of the stock that just for fun.

dc_publius · #9 11-13-2007, 04:25 PM

I am trying to source a supplier for a product idea I have. It is a tedious process using Alibaba, but probably easier than anything else out there. My biggest concern is pricing, since shipping will not be cheap and minimum orders will require a substantial capital outlay on my part.

Document your experience and post as you go... I would like to hear how Alibaba is working out for others.