Getting lost in the sheer volume of products on 1688 I honestly thought I had this figured out. I’ve been buying stuff from Taobao for years, and it felt like a natural progression to just jump onto 1688 to find cheaper wholesale prices for some hobby supplies. My initial impression was just overwhelming. There were…
When you first start looking into sourcing products from China, the process seems deceptively simple. You log into 1688 or Taobao, find a supplier, and think that using a China freight forwarding service (commonly known as a baedaeji) will bridge the gap. After actually going through this process for several years, I can tell you…
When I first started sourcing small-scale goods from China, I thought finding a forwarding company was just about comparing shipping rates on a spreadsheet. I was wrong. After actually going through the process of moving several shipments, I realized that the cheapest ocean freight quote often leads to the most expensive headaches. In real situations,…