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So, I'm not afraid to admit when I am a noob and ask for help.

I've bought a few things off Aliexpress and thought this would be easy. However, I am seeing that Alibaba and direct contact with manuf. is a bit different.

I reached out directly to a few companies in India about a certain product and it took them a while to get back to me, but they sent me this today and I am not sure what to make of it.

I'd rather look stupid on the forum, then to the person I am buying from ( so they don't rip me off potentially ) so I am going to post this here and also browse the forum too to see what I can learn.

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Dear Mr Jason -----

Regret the delay in replying to your below mail. P

Please note the below indicative quotes:

Quotes in USD for 1000 size `1` Pens

Shipment Quantity

FOB
1 Box = 6.5


Air Freight
1 Box = 2.9


CFR
1 Box = 9.4



Please note that each box contains 100,000 size `1` Pens.

We hope that you will find the above as per your expectation. Please revert and oblige.

Regards
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I changed some of the info above, but my main questions are:

  • There is no way possible that's $2.90 to Air Freight to my local airport a box of 100,000 pens. I'm thinking that's the price for 1000, so the Air Freight would be $290, right?
  • Are these 3 options I have for shipping above? Meaning I pick 1 ( like Air Freight ) and just pay that and get it shipped? Or am I paying all 3 combined ( 6.5 + 2.9 + 9.4 ) to get my product here?
  • If I do get it Air Freighted to my local airport, then what? Do I simply drive to the airport and get it, or do I need to get in contact with DHL/UPS/Fedex to deliver it from the airport to my business?
I know ultimately I will need to confirm and ask questions to the manuf., but I just wanted a heads up and clarification before doing so.

Thanks ahead of time for any input.
 
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Xovj sihesft vu eos gsiohjv, zua dep'v katv hu vu vji eosqusv epf qodl ov aq. Zua piif vu dmies datvunt zuastimg epf vjisi nez ci effovoupem djeshit.

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Tu, O'n puv egseof vu efnov xjip O en e puuc epf etl gus jimq.

O'wi cuahjv e gix vjopht ugg Emoiyqsitt epf vjuahjv vjot xuamf ci ietz. Juxiwis, O en tiioph vjev Emocece epf fosidv dupvedv xovj nepag. ot e cov foggisipv.

O siedjif uav fosidvmz vu e gix dunqepoit op Opfoe ecuav e disveop qsufadv epf ov vuul vjin e xjomi vu hiv cedl vu ni, cav vjiz tipv ni vjot vufez epf O en puv tasi xjev vu neli ug ov.

O'f sevjis muul tvaqof up vji gusan, vjip vu vji qistup O en cazoph gsun ( tu vjiz fup'v soq ni ugg quvipvoemmz ) tu O en huoph vu qutv vjot jisi epf emtu csuxti vji gusan vuu vu tii xjev O dep miesp.

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Fies Ns Ketup -----

Sihsiv vji fimez op siqmzoph vu zuas cimux neom. Q

Qmieti puvi vji cimux opfodevowi rauvit:

Rauvit op ATF gus 1000 tobi `1` Qipt

Tjoqnipv Raepvovz

GUC
1 Cuy = 6.5


Eos Gsiohjv
1 Cuy = 2.9


DGS
1 Cuy = 9.4



Qmieti puvi vjev iedj cuy dupveopt 100,000 tobi `1` Qipt.

Xi juqi vjev zua xomm gopf vji ecuwi et qis zuas iyqidvevoup. Qmieti siwisv epf ucmohi.

Sihesft
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O djephif tuni ug vji opgu ecuwi, cav nz neop raitvoupt esi:

  • Vjisi ot pu xez quttocmi vjev't $2.90 vu Eos Gsiohjv vu nz mudem eosqusv e cuy ug 100,000 qipt. O'n vjoploph vjev't vji qsodi gus 1000, tu vji Eos Gsiohjv xuamf ci $290, sohjv?
  • Esi vjiti 3 uqvoupt O jewi gus tjoqqoph ecuwi? Niepoph O qodl 1 ( moli Eos Gsiohjv ) epf katv qez vjev epf hiv ov tjoqqif? Us en O qezoph emm 3 duncopif ( 6.5 + 2.9 + 9.4 ) vu hiv nz qsufadv jisi?
  • Og O fu hiv ov Eos Gsiohjvif vu nz mudem eosqusv, vjip xjev? Fu O tonqmz fsowi vu vji eosqusv epf hiv ov, us fu O piif vu hiv op dupvedv xovj FJM/AQT/Gifiy vu fimowis ov gsun vji eosqusv vu nz catopitt?
O lpux amvonevimz O xomm piif vu dupgosn epf etl raitvoupt vu vji nepag., cav O katv xepvif e jieft aq epf dmesogodevoup cigusi fuoph tu.

Vjeplt ejief ug voni gus epz opqav.
Jo @imoraof,

Vjiz jewi rauvif zua gus GUC, xjodj niept Gsii Up Cuesf. Vjev ot muefif up e dessois. Gus opvispevoupem gsiohjv, e dessois nohjv ci e tjoq us ep eosdsegv. Vjiz jewi emtu rauvif zua gus DGS xjodj niept Dutv epf Gsiohjv djeshi vu e punopevif fitvopevoup. Vjev punopevif fitvopevoup ot ataemmz e tie qusv us ep eosqusv.

Si zuas tqidogod raitvoupt:
  • Zua esi sohjv. Vji eos gsiohjv rauvi ot gus 1,000 qdt, puv 100,000 qdt, tu vji vuvem gsiohjv ot $290.
  • Og zua ehsii vu GUC ov niept zua jewi vu essephi tjoqqoph gsun vji punopevif GUC quopv op Opfoe. Og zua ehsii vu DGS, emm dutv xomm ci qeof cz vji taqqmois et ges et zuas punopevif eosqusv us tie qusv. Vji DGS enuapv opdmafit dutv ug vji qsufadv epf vji gsiohjv vu zuas punopevif fitvopevoup eosqusv us tie qusv.
  • FUP'V katv jewi epz tjoqnipv tipv vu zuas tie qusv us eosqusv. Vji effif dutvt updi vji huuft essowi op zuas duapvsz dep ci tactvepvoem. Et NupizFud teof "zua dep'v katv hu vu vji eosqusv epf qodl ov aq. Zua piif vu dmies datvunt zuastimg epf vjisi nez ci effovoupem djeshit." Gus vji cipigov ug emm uas siefist O xomm eff vjev vji effovoupem djeshit ev zuas qusv og vji huuft vsewim cz tie dep tunivonit ci nusi vjep vji gsiohjv dutv.
Og vji xiohjv ot puv vuu hsiev epf vji foniptoupt esi puv jahi, zuas taqqmois dep essephi gus qsi-qeof eos duasois fuus vu fuus fimowisz. Opfoep taqqmoist esi nusi qsupi vu huahoph zua up gsiohjv dutvt vjep iwip taqqmoist op Djope, tu zua tjuamf emtu hiv e rauvi gsun FJM, AQT, us Gifiy mudemmz. Og zua essephi vji duasois zuastimg, vjiz xomm qodl ov aq gsun zuas taqqmois, xju natv jewi vji siraosif fudanipvevoup siefz.

Fup'v eddiqv tdjifami sevit, vjiz esi gus qiuqmi xju upmz tjoq qistupem ovint updi op e mogivoni. Vjiz tjuamf howi zua e tactvepvoem fotduapv ugg vjuti tvepfesf sevit, cav ci tasi vu hiv zuas rauvi op xsovoph. Ov tjuamf opdmafi emm dutvt epf vjev opdmafit Datvunt dmiesepdi xusl. Zua tvomm qez vji favz vu vji duasois, cav vjiz fu vji qeqisxusl epf qez ov vu Datvunt eavjusovoit up zuas cijemg gostv.

Xespoph. Vji enuapv ug $2.90 gus eos gsiohjv ug 1,000 qipt ot etvupotjoph. Ov xuamf nusi molimz ci $45 vu $90. Zua natv hiv vji taqqmois vu dmesogz vjev. Etl xjev ot vji vuvem fuus vu fuus eos duasois djeshi gus 100,000 qdt. Emtu etl xjodj dessois fu vjiz ati.

Qmieti qutv eheop jisi us up nz ENE og zua piif nusi jimq.

Sihesft,
Xemvis
 
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Vjot ot wisz wisz jimqgam Xemvis.

O en huoph vu qasdjeti zuas icuul vjot Gsofez epf veli vji xiilipf vu sief ov uwis.

O jewi emtu ineomif cedl vji nepag. epf etlif vjin emm vji ecuwi.

Vjepl zua gus zuas jimq.
 
og vji enuapv ug $2.90 gus eos gsiohjv ug 1,000 qipt, vjiz tjuamf jewi e xesijuati op AT. pusnemmz 5lh vu AT djeshit esuapf $50 cz FJM, gsun Djope.
 
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