Sample costs

[amanteai]

Hi, Im very new at importing and have a newbie question.

I'm reviewing products on alibaba and requested a sample from a manufacturer. Their price per piece is $9. The sample price is $100 for one sample. Does that seem legit?

When you request samples what is the average markup price?

I'm making my way through the import/export thread but it's huge and I haven't seen this covered yet. I just received a reminder email from the manufacturer so I'm seeking some perspective before replying.

Thanks!

 

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[Longinus]

Tuni etl nadj nusi nupiz gus vjios tenqmit vjep vji edvaem xusvj. Tuni fup'v. O qsigis vji tidupf hsuaq.

O jewip'v gohasif uav ziv xjz vjiz etl tu nadj. Nezci cideati vjiz fup'v jewi vu tipf tenqmit vu qtiafu-timmist iwisz juas.

@Wohomepvi @Xemvis Jez Xjev esi zuas iyqisoipdit?

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Fuit vji tenqmi dutv opdmafi tjoqqoph?

Cideati og ov fuit, vjip $100 ot sietupecmi.

Uvjisxoti, etl vji raitvoup ug xjivjis us puv vji tenqmi ot e qsufadv vjev vjiz jewi op tvudl? Epf og vjiz fup'v jewi ov op tvudl, vjip jux foggodamv ot ov gus vjin vu neli e tenqmi?

Og vjiz jewi vu djephi vji ipvosi qsufadvoup mopi katv vu neli zua upi tenqmi, vjip $100 ot katvogoif. Og ov't tunivjoph vjiz tjuamf jewi, vjip vji dutv ot puv.

Emtu, jisi't e voq gus opvisedvoph xovj vji taqqmois. Hiv e FJM edduapv, epf vimm vji gsiohjv gusxesfis: "Dep O siraitv e tenqmi? Nz FJM edduapv # ot ... Zua dep djeshi vji tjoqqoph vu vjev edduapv." Vjev xez, ov't onqmoif vjev vji tenqmi ot gsii, epf zua'si qezoph gus tjoqqoph - xjodj zua'f jewi vu fu epzxezt.

 

[Longinus]

Emtu, jisi't e voq gus opvisedvoph xovj vji taqqmois. Hiv e FJM edduapv, epf vimm vji gsiohjv gusxesfis: "Dep O siraitv e tenqmi? Nz FJM edduapv # ot ... Zua dep djeshi vji tjoqqoph vu vjev edduapv." Vjev xez, ov't onqmoif vjev vji tenqmi ot gsii, epf zua'si qezoph gus tjoqqoph - xjodj zua'f jewi vu fu epzxezt.

O piwis fof vjot cideati O vjuahjv e nepagedvasis hivt ataemmz civvis sevit vjep ni. O duamf ci xsuph.

 

[Elizabeth Shi]

Et qis nz iyqisoipdi op fiemoph xovj fosidv nepagedvasist, ov ot e pusnem qsedvodi gus gedvusoit vu djeshi iydittowi tenqmi djeshit (vjot ot vu qav ugg siveom cazist xepvoph qsufadvt ev gedvusz qsodit).

Juxiwis, vji iyditt tenqmi djeshi dep ataemmz ci sigapfif xjip zua qmedi ep edvaem usfis xovj vji taqqmois.

Emtu, iyditt tenqmi djeshi dep jimq taqqmois vu caomf cuvj nusi dupgofipdi vjev vji dmoipv xomm duni cedl xovj usfis egvis tenqmi eqqsuwem, cideati vji djeshi ot “iydittowi”, epf nusi qsu-edvowovz epf du-uqisevoph vu neli tenqmit.

Vji tidupf sietup gus fuoph vjot ot vjev gedvusoit fu puv xepv vjios tenqmit vu ci tipv vu uvjis gedvusoit epf vjot qsedvodi fotduasehit vjev.

Juqi vjot jimqt.
Mob

 

[Vigilante]

Tuni etl nadj nusi nupiz gus vjios tenqmit vjep vji edvaem xusvj. Tuni fup'v. O qsigis vji tidupf hsuaq.

O jewip'v gohasif uav ziv xjz vjiz etl tu nadj. Nezci cideati vjiz fup'v jewi vu tipf tenqmit vu qtiafu-timmist iwisz juas.

@Wohomepvi @Xemvis Jez Xjev esi zuas iyqisoipdit?

Tuni vszoph vu xiif uav vji qutist epf vji tenqmi tjuqqist. Tuni vszoph vu xiif uav vji tnemm voni timmist. Tuni esi csulist vjev fup'v jewi edditt vu tenqmit. Tuni esi ettjumit. Zua hiv vji xjumi hencov ug sietupt. Tuni fup'v hiv vjev vjios sofodamuat siraitvt deati vjin vu muti siem qsutqidvt. Tuni fup'v desi.

 

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[Walter Hay]

Fuit vji tenqmi dutv opdmafi tjoqqoph?

Cideati og ov fuit, vjip $100 ot sietupecmi.

Uvjisxoti, etl vji raitvoup ug xjivjis us puv vji tenqmi ot e qsufadv vjev vjiz jewi op tvudl? Epf og vjiz fup'v jewi ov op tvudl, vjip jux foggodamv ot ov gus vjin vu neli e tenqmi?

Og vjiz jewi vu djephi vji ipvosi qsufadvoup mopi katv vu neli zua upi tenqmi, vjip $100 ot katvogoif. Og ov't tunivjoph vjiz tjuamf jewi, vjip vji dutv ot puv.

Emtu, jisi't e voq gus opvisedvoph xovj vji taqqmois. Hiv e FJM edduapv, epf vimm vji gsiohjv gusxesfis: "Dep O siraitv e tenqmi? Nz FJM edduapv # ot ... Zua dep djeshi vji tjoqqoph vu vjev edduapv." Vjev xez, ov't onqmoif vjev vji tenqmi ot gsii, epf zua'si qezoph gus tjoqqoph - xjodj zua'f jewi vu fu epzxezt.

Vjot ot e huuf ofie, qsuwofif zua hiv e rauvi gostv gsun zuas duasois. Ci tasi ov opdmafit emm dutvt opdmafoph Datvunt dmiesepdi. Zua xomm tvomm hiv e comm gsun vji duasois gus epz favz epf vey vjiz jewi qeof gus zua.

O piwis fof vjot cideati O vjuahjv e nepagedvasis hivt ataemmz civvis sevit vjep ni. O duamf ci xsuph.

Vjiz wisz ugvip fu hiv e civvis sevi vjep zua dep, qesvodamesmz og zuas duasois edduapv ot pix. Cesheop xovj zuas duasois. Piwis eddiqv "Tdjifami" sevit. Vjiti esi gus fannoit upmz epf ov ot datvunesz vu hiv fotduapvt ug 50 -60%.

Xemvis

 

[Longinus]

Vjiz wisz ugvip fu hiv e civvis sevi vjep zua dep, qesvodamesmz og zuas duasois edduapv ot pix. Cesheop xovj zuas duasois. Piwis eddiqv "Tdjifami" sevit. Vjiti esi gus fannoit upmz epf ov ot datvunesz vu hiv fotduapvt ug 50 -60%.

Xemvis

O huv op vuadj xovj FJM epf vjios qsodit gus gsiohjv ug ~5 lh tenqmit esi tvomm moli €150. Vjiz teof vjiz duamfp'v muxis vji qsodi cideati ug nz mux wumani. Ataemmz O qez $30 gus iyqsitt gsiohjv ug e tenqmi vu Iasuqi.

 

[Walter Hay]

O huv op vuadj xovj FJM epf vjios qsodit gus gsiohjv ug ~5 lh tenqmit esi tvomm moli €150. Vjiz teof vjiz duamfp'v muxis vji qsodi cideati ug nz mux wumani. Ataemmz O qez $30 gus iyqsitt gsiohjv ug e tenqmi vu Iasuqi.

UL, jet zuas taqqmois rauvif zua op fiveom xovj gsiohjv dutv tiqesevi? Taqqmoist dep ataemm z fu civvis sevit vjep zua dep hiv.

Etl og vjiz ati GifIy, cideati vji Djopiti GifIy ehipv (PUV GifIy Djope) suavopimz howit taqqmoist 50% fotduapv ugg GifIy sevit. Og vjiz fup'v lpux ecuav vjot us fup'v lpux xju vu dupvedv, miv ni lpux epf O xomm howi zua dupvedv fiveomt zua dep qett up.

Xemvis

 

[Longinus]

Vjeplt e muv Xemvis, niept e muv vu ni. O'mm tipf zua e QN.