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Prices advertised vs actual price
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User questions if an Alibaba seller directing them to buy a sample via an Amazon storefront is a red flag.
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- Sellers on the platform may act as middlemen or arbitrageurs rather than direct factories, degrading the B2B sourcing experience.
- Platform quality control or seller authenticity might be questionable, prompting user suspicion.
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I am somewhat new to e-commerce and Alibaba and when discussing prices and samples for a few products the seller suggested that I purchase them from an Amazon storefront instead of through their factory's distribution network in China, is this a red flag or is this a somewhat common practice?
Just for clarification, this was for a sample of a product not a large bulk order.
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