[jacquesm]

Yes. Alibaba is indirectly responsible for many containerloads of goods traveling from the east to the west.

[pjc50]

How do people handle QC issues with Alibaba orders? I dipped my toe in when ordering a crate of allegedly "CE marked" chargers that turned out to be obviously unsafe, and haven't been back.

[dictum]

That's the problem with acronyms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking#China_Export

[sachingulaya]

You receive samples first and check them. Another option is having an agent in find on your behalf perform QC before you pay the balance on your initial deposit. That's what I do..

[toomuchtodo]

How do you find an agent to perform QC?

[fnordfnordfnord]

You send someone like me to China, after you do what GP said to do.

[toomuchtodo]

Completely offtopic: Many moons ago, you emailed me advice for Burning Man. Before I forget again, I just wanted to say thank you so much.

[fnordfnordfnord]

I had forgotten that was you. I'm glad it worked out well. Thanks for remembering.

[gech]

How do I do what you do? What skills should I bring to the table?

[jacquesm]

Escrow.

[creshal]

Accidentally or intentionally?

[jacquesm]

Intentionally.