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Counterfiet product and scammer

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I have recently read an post on Chinaexpat, a guy complain that he thought he could buy cheap electronics in China before he come to china as EVERYTHING IS MADE IN CHINA, but after he comes, he found electronics here are more expensive than in Europe, he is quite puzzled about that.

I bet what he is looking at must be brand electronics which is not originated from China, like Dell computers, Nokia mobile phone, Sony Play Station, etc, it is a common sense that Foreign Brand products(including electronics) are sold in China no cheaper than in western country, if not more expensive. As the dealer/importer have to add tariff and shipping expense onto the cost of products, so in most case, the foreign brand products in china are more expensive.

Someone will argue that most brand maker have set up a manufacturing base in China or have a manufacturer partner in China to do the OEM for them, so could that possibly make the brand products cheaper in china? The answer is no. The brand company will sign a contract to prohibit the local manufacturer to distribute, sell or resell the brand products locally, and / or disclose any confidential information to third party before they enter into cooperation relationship. So the local manufacturer are not qualified and dare not to sell the brand products publicly or secretly awaring that such act could not only risk to lose the big customer and business, but also make them bankruptcy. Also the brand company are not silly enough as to set up a pricing strategy that their products are sold at extremely low price in China that even after they are exported to western country they still enjoy great price advantage.

However, there are so many "venders" on alibaba and so many ecommerce site in China(well not only in china) sell brand products at extremely low price, how could they get original brand products at such a low price? The answer is very simple: they are counterfeited or refurnished. Search alibaba forum and search ask steven forum, you will find that those who try to buy brand products from china end up either being scammed or receiving counterfeited products.

Facing the increasingly pressure and critique from western countries, China customs are taking serious and strict methods to inspect and detain counterfeit brand products. So if you pay the money and still don't get your products, other than being scammed, chances are your products have been detained by China Customs.

It is interestingly enough to find out that most brand product scammers are coming from Putian, Fujian province. If you happen to be scammed by a Putian scammer, please contact Putian Cyber Police here.

Comments

8 Responses to " Counterfiet product and scammer "

  1. Hemant Patel on  SEP   12th , 2010 19:13 PM

    I am very happy today to see all these most imortant things ralted for doing business in China.I am very much thankful to you and giving you special honour for your hard work for public interest.God Bless You ! Keep it up.

  2. Kaitlyn on  SEP   21th , 2010 12:30 AM

    The following website is a SCAMMER! http://yingquntrade.com/template/home.asp Their email addresses are peonyamy@hotmail.com, peonyjenny@hotmail.com, peonycrystal@hotmail.com. I paid $800 thru paypal. I never received my camera and i-phone! They gave me a fake EMS tracking number! Never buy from this company. They will call you to convince you, but they will not communicate with you after you pay them. They will give you the tracking number after you paid. BUT this tracking number is FAKE!

  3. Tyas on  SEP   19th , 2008 23:25 PM

    Putian Cyber Police ? How to contact them? It was written in China? I can't read any of them? I was feel insecure, yet you charged too expensive for verified the company... :D

  4. Steven on  SEP   14th , 2008 8:55 AM

    Hi Moe, If you are going to buy brand mobile like Nokia in china, then it must be fake or refurnished(many suppliers call their refurnished mobile original, the refurnished ones have original components, but have replaced some core components like battery to make it cheap, they don't have license and you don't get after-sale service from Nokia. For mobile, China have many local brand, good quality and cheap, like Bird, Konka, TCL, so on and so forth. Or you can't buy original Iphone from China, but you maybe are interested in copycat like Meizu.

  5. Moe on  SEP   14th , 2008 6:28 AM

    so what type of product would i be able to buy from china and make profit in the US , if everything is fake and/or not original ?? i was about to purchase some Electronics and thanks god I went through your Forum you are great

  6. Steven on  SEP   27th , 2008 15:3 PM

    Hi Mayday and Gareth, thanks for your nice word, please keep checking out.

  7. MayDay on  SEP   21th , 2007 6:11 AM

    Thank you, it is very useful article

  8. Gareth on  SEP   20nd , 2007 7:12 AM

    I am the first one to leave a comment??? really informative, Steven, Keep up good work.

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