Saturday, February 23, 2008

How To Find Legitimate Women's Shoe Wholesale Distributors And Avoid Being Scammed

When you are looking for women's shoe wholesale distributors online, chances are out of 10 you will come across about 7 to 8 scam sites. They are designed to avoid detection and lure sellers to commit to a purchase with no strings attached. This articles attempts to help you sift out these scam sites and avoid pitfalls. These tips do not only apply to women's shoe wholesale distributors but suppliers of other types of goods as well.

First of all, check the contact details of the company provided. Legitimate suppliers will definitely have a valid telephone number. It is advisable to contact the company via phone to make sure that it is valid and also to get a feel of its professionalism from the way the call recipient answers the call. Also, a real company will always use a land line as the contact number instead of a cell phone number.

Secondly, verify that the contact details include the full business name and its registration number. It would be ideal to be able to verify the information from the company registry of the country where the company resides.

Thirdly, do an online Whois lookup on the domain name of the company website. You can do it at http://www.whois.sc Check for the date the domain name was registered and its expiry. Legitimate women's shoe wholesale distributors for example will have its domain registered typically for a period of more than 3 years.

Fourthly, verify the address to make sure it is not a fake. Make sure it is valid and not in some poor, deserted and undeveloped area.

Last but not least, go for secure mode of payment like Escrow, Cod, Paypal or credit cards as far as possible. Try to avoid Western union and wire transfers which are unsecured and untraceable. Also, when doing business with any women's shoe wholesale distributors for the first time, order in smaller quantities first to establish the trust.

To save time and minimize the risk of running into scam sites, you can also opt for online listing of suppliers and distributors that reviews these companies before listing them in the database.

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