Is it a genuine wholesale website or a scam?

tommyjin83

Hi there

I have bought a couple of links on E-bay where the seller claims to be one which you can buy quality electronics and other stuff for factory price.
Today i had a look around on the website, first impression was that the website looks fine, second thought was that how can i be sure if this is not another kind of fraud of some sort, or quality of the goods are also my concern.

Maybe some experts here could give me any advice.

Here is one of the link http://www.tradetang.com/
Any help would be appericated.

Eireann

I'm not 100% sure but I believe it to be an auction/trade type site, kinda like ebay where sellers set up usernames and sell their goods at a fixed price.

I would imagine it to be a lot like DHgate... a lot of items are possibly.. probably... fake.

jor el

On the plus side, they use SSL, and take Paypal, which lends credibility. On the minus side, the first thing I saw on the page was Escrow in big letters, which always makes me wary. None of the payment processors mentioned on the site are an Escrow service.

It's all from China, so likely to be 99% fake.

Bob Z

tommyjin83 wrote: »

Hi there

I have bought a couple of links on E-bay where the seller claims to be one which you can buy quality electronics and other stuff for factory price.
Today i had a look around on the website, first impression was that the website looks fine, second thought was that how can i be sure if this is not another kind of fraud of some sort, or quality of the goods are also my concern.

Maybe some experts here could give me any advice.

Here is one of the link http://www.tradetang.com/
Any help would be appericated.

I havent used this this site but i had a quick look in google( i searched for 'tradetang+fraud')

It seems to a site like ebay where you have to be aware of people feedback. They also seem to sell a lot of fakes

http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/dropshipping-wholesale-hookups/17094-tradetang-com-reviews.html

http://www.419legal.org/fradulent-website/40383-tradetang.html

http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/411636/How_do_I_get_my_1300usd_refunds_from_Tradetang_com.htm?tracelog=forum_hottopics_carol1


I suppose it would be ok if you were buying something cheap like an mp3 player but i would be weary of getting an ipod or ps3

Bob Z

Found this review

"I use them last 3 weeks. Buy something that smells like an iPod, sounds like an iPod, looks like an iPod but not an iPod (got what i mean?). LoL. Actually I just want to make a quality check of their service and the item that they will provide.

Even though the item is not as a VERY high quality as expected, it is not that bad too. I mean, the shape and looks is as the same as the real one, but not the software inside. The manual is badly written in English. I guess they just do a direct translation from chinese to English. I need to figure out how it works my self. By the way, I bought a knock off 16 GB Nano iPod 4th generation that cost me only 60 bucks. It is worth for my own use but not to sell it on eBay.

Service wise, as many others has already mentioned, you need to reassure that you are dealing with a legit seller. ASK questions and questions until they get bored and you get satisfied. If they can answer your question within less than 24 hours, most of the time they are legit. Leave those who only answer your question after let say 3 days or a year.
The eScrow system is find. But there is a catch.

If you are not satisfied with the item that you received, dispute as soon as possible. They have this system that if you do not dispute within 2 days, you are considered satisfied and the payment will be released to the seller."

eire2009

was gona buy runners for $18 but after shipping the real cost $48 providing I dont have to pay the vat and handling charge because its outside the EU

Defo Not worth the risk

tommyjin83

Thanks u guys for the help, i would definitely have to consider the up and downs about buy stuff from them.