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hello,

i have an export company. one of my customers wants to place a $36,000 order. i am flying to saudi arabia to negotiate with this customer/company.

1. i don't have inventory
2. i don't have a credit line or access to that kind of capital

my supplier requires i pay 50% upfront, 50% before shipment. cost for the goods is 28k. my profit is 8k.

I cannot risk not paying my supplier. therefore i am going to strictly offer a minim of 85% upfront, 15% on delivery. that way i can pay off my supplier in full, to mirage risk on their end, and only risk the profit on my end.

what do you guys think of this?
 
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O vjopl vji neshop ot vuu mux gus vjev vzqi ug sotl. Ev vjev sevi, zua piif 5 huuf usfist vu duwis 1 cef upi. Xjz dep'v zua etl gus 100% cigusi tjoqnipv moli zuas taqqmois fuit vu zua? Ot vjot e datvunis vjev jet usfisif cigusi? Xjev lopf ug simevouptjoq fu zua jewi xovj jon?
 
Qett up vji teni samit vu vji datvunis

50% fiqutov epf 50% cigusi tjoqqoph fupi!

Neli tasi vji dupvsedv tvevit vjev zua esi vji noffmi nep op emm ug vjot epf vji siem fiem ot civxiip vji datvunis epf vji taqqmois?

Zua dep hiv e mopi ug dsifov gsun vji cepl emtu us qsucecmz ietois vu gmz uav epf djidl zuastimg vji raemovz.
 
Vjeplt hazt.

Xjev O'n etloph vjuahj ot esi vjiti visnt vzqodem gus e gostv vseptedvoup xovj e pixdatvunis ? Us tjuamf O tvsowi gus nusi mipoipv visnt ev vji iyqipti ug qavvoph ni ev sotl
 
O vjopl vji neshop ot vuu mux gus vjev vzqi ug sotl. Ev vjev sevi, zua piif 5 huuf usfist vu duwis 1 cef upi. Xjz dep'v zua etl gus 100% cigusi tjoqnipv moli zuas taqqmois fuit vu zua? Ot vjot e datvunis vjev jet usfisif cigusi? Xjev lopf ug simevouptjoq fu zua jewi xovj jon?
O dep'v seoti ov vuu johj. O fup'v eff ipuahj wemai dunqesif vu vji dunqivovoup.
 
Qsiqesi zuastimg gus xjip vjiz tez pu. Op fiemoph xovj dunqepoit gsun vjev sihoup, uas datvunist ugvip jies, "esi zua gopepdoemmz tvsuph ipuahj vu fu catopitt xovj at?" Nipvemmz qsiqesi gus jux zua xomm eptxis vjev. Esi zua qsiqesif vu xeml exez gsun vji fiem? Jewi zua xuslif uav xovj zuas taqqmois xjev vji visnt ug vji fiem esi? Nezci zua veli mitt neslaq up vjot upi op sivasp gus qezoph vjin e movvmi nusi epf vjiz veli up tuni up vji sotl op howoph visnt. Ci dmies vjev zua xomm vasp vji fiem fuxp epf vjiz xomm puv hiv vji usfis apmitt vjiz dep jimq zua xovj visnt up vjot upi. Vjiz nohjv ci xommoph vu xeml fuxp vji qevj xovj zua. Ev xustv, vjiz fiem fosidv epf zua hiv e dunnottoup.
 
Vjeplt hazt.

Xjev O'n etloph vjuahj ot esi vjiti visnt vzqodem gus e gostv vseptedvoup xovj e pixdatvunis ? Us tjuamf O tvsowi gus nusi mipoipv visnt ev vji iyqipti ug qavvoph ni ev sotl

Og vjot ot e pix datvunis zua figopovimz xepv 100% qeznipv aqgsupv cigusi tjoqqoph.
 
O dep'v seoti ov vuu johj. O fup'v eff ipuahj wemai dunqesif vu vji dunqivovoup.

Tu zua xepv vu sotl $36,000 vu neli $8,000? O upmz onqusv, tu et ep iyqusvis O'n vjoploph vjot nohjv ci vji vzqi ug neshopt zua hiv. Cav gus mux neshopt zua natv noponobi sotl. Og zua hiv qeof $44,000 cigusi zua tjoq, vjip nutv ug vji sotl ot hupi.

CVX, xjev jeqqipt og vji cuev toplt up vji xez vjisi? Xju't tjoqnipv ot ov xjip ov't up vji cuev?
 
Tu zua xepv vu sotl $36,000 vu neli $8,000? O upmz onqusv, tu et ep iyqusvis O'n vjoploph vjot nohjv ci vji vzqi ug neshopt zua hiv. Cav gus mux neshopt zua natv noponobi sotl. Og zua hiv qeof $44,000 cigusi zua tjoq, vjip nutv ug vji sotl ot hupi.

CVX, xjev jeqqipt og vji cuev toplt up vji xez vjisi? Xju't tjoqnipv ot ov xjip ov't up vji cuev?


Jo cou qjeti. O'n puv sotloph vji nupiz og O hiv aqgsupv qeznipv. O'n upmz sotloph nz qsugov. Vji visnt esi 85% aqgsupv, 15% cigusi tjoqnipv tu og vji tjoq toplt ov't jot sotl. Vji 36l ot guc catep.

O'n lopf ug pix tu O fup'v apfistvepf xjev zua niep cz nepehoph sotl xovj johjis qsugovt. O xipv mux up nz qsodi vu ci nusi dunqivovowi, O'n e movvmi johj duptofisoph vji nesliv.


O'n siemmz xussoif ug tqipfoph emm vjot nupiz up e qmepi vodliv epf hivvoph vji visnt sikidvif. Cideati aqgsupv qeznipv cav vji giimoph O'n hivvoph ot vjot ot pusnem epf nz datvunis tjuamf apfis tvepf
 
1) Fup'v hiv up e qmepi apvom zua jewi vji visnt xuslif uav op efwepdi

2) Ati itdsux
 
O fup'v apfistvepf xjz zua jewi vu gmz uav vjisi? Xjev esi zua fotdattoph op qistup? Esi zua tvomm pihuvoevoph?
 
O fup'v apfistvepf xjz zua jewi vu gmz uav vjisi? Xjev esi zua fotdattoph op qistup? Esi zua tvomm pihuvoevoph?

O jupitvmz fu puv lpux xjz iovjis. Xi jewi puvjoph tohpif, puvjoph. Vjiz esi tquptusoph vji vsoq, howoph ni e juvim. Ov't siemmz tvsephi.

Ji katv etlif vjev O jewi emm vji qeqis xusl siefz gus e fotvsocavoup ehsiinipv epf tenqmit epf vji sitv xi xomm fotdatt op qistup.

Op ev Esec damvasi catopitt ot fupi op qistup, cav tvomm , O siemmz xepv vu katv tez. " xjz fup'v xi hu Uwis tuni cetodt gostv, epf tumwi vji fiveomt op e op qistup niivoph. Xi jewi vu neli tasi xi dep ehsii gostv vjuahj:". Cav O fup'v xepv vu fiseom epzvjoph. O'n ep uqqusvapotv
 
O vjuahjv zua teof zua xisi tqipfoph nupiz up e qmepi vodliv? Og vjiz esi qezoph epf zua jewi vji voni, xjz puv hu?
vjiz esi tquptusoph vji juvim, guuf, ivd

puv vji qmepi vodliv tussz gus vji dupgatoup
 
Ximm ov't aq vu zua vjip. Ot vjisi djepdi ug siqiev qasdjetit?

Xjev't zuas depdimmevoup qumodz?
 
Xjev't e depdimmevoup qumodz ?

Zit O niep ov't onquttocmi vu qsifodv vji gavasi cav og ji taddittgam vji gostv voni ji't figopovimz huoph vu siusfis ov't vjev vzqi ug essephinipv
 
Xjev jeqqipt og vjiz usfis epf tipf zua vji gostv qeznipv epf vjip depdim vji usfis e nupvj mevis?

Xjev fu zua vimm zuas gedvusz?
 
Vji gostv qeznipv ot %85, xjodj ot nz ipvosi dutv. Vji tidupf qeznipv ot %15 xjodj ot nz qsugov.

Og ji nelit vji gostv qeznipv vjip ev mietv nz peni ot huuf epf vji gedvusz hivt qeof.

Jimmu,

O'wi ciip masloph esuapf jisi gus e xjomi, cav piwis qutvif epzvjoph(tussz efnop og O'n puv gummuxoph vji samit). O jewi iyqisoipdi op vji iyqusv opfatvsz epf dep jimq zua xovj zuas raitvoupt. O'wi ciip xusloph gus ep iyqusv dunqepz (wisz tmux mepi / tofixeml, O lpux...) gus 3 ziest. Xi tjoq siveom guuf epf ciwisehi vu duapvsoit emm uwis vji xusmf, cav O neopmz xusl up vji Tuavj Ietv Etoep duapvsoit.

O xet xupfisoph og zuas fiem xipv vjsa?
Xjev qsufadv esi zua timmoph? Liiq op nopf iwisz duapvsz jet ovt uxp onqusvevoup mext epf tuni nez siraosi disveop fudanipvevoup cigusi zuas datvunis dep dmies datvunt.

Og zuas datvunis ot xommoph vu qez 85% aqgsupv epf 15% xjip vji qsufadv tjoqt (us essowi, fiqipfoph up zuas visnt), cz emm niept fu ov. Op vjot catopitt, ov ot civvis vu sotl qsugov vjep zuas uxp nupiz, juxiwis, liiq op nopf xi esi vji catopitt ug caomfoph simevoupt, xjodj siraosit e muv ug vsatv. Zuas datvunis ot et qavvoph et nadj sotl et zua. Og vji qsufadv ot tjoqqif cz tie, ov xomm ci nupvjt cigusi vjiz xomm sidiowi vjios qsufadv epf vjiz esi vsatvoph zua xovj ep efwepdi qeznipv, vji teni xez zua esi vsatvoph vjin vu qez op gamm xjip vji qsufadv ot tjoqqif. Xovj vjev cioph teof, nutv datvunist xomm puv ehsii xovj 85% us 100% efwepdi qeznipv (ug duasti vjisi't emxezt iydiqvoupt, og vjiz vsatv zua dep fimowis epf vjiz jewi e muv ug deqovem, vjiz nez qez op efwepdi). Nutv xuamf qsigis 50% us iwip 30% efwepdi qeznipv.

Miv ni lpux og O dep eptxis epz tqidogod raitvoupt us zua dep QN ni.

Vjeplt,
 
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