Important things to know about buying from Alibaba.com
Important things to know about buying from Alibaba.com
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Minimum order Quantity can be negotiated. Since the website is a whole sale platform, they discourage a single unit purchase for smaller items except you are willing to pay a higher price.
No fixed price. The price depends on your negotiation skill and MOQ.
You can order custom made goods. You can demand to get goods manufactured according to your design, or quality specification of your country.
You buy at a cheaper price compared to any other platform. If you deal directly with the factories, you will buy at a cheaper rate.
You can see user reviews of products.
Good messaging system to chat or message your supplier
Buyer protection is available. You will be refunded if you got a wrong product shipped to you or if you never received what you ordered for, etc.
You can use your own shipping method or send purchased goods to your shipping agent.