Hi Andrew, I’ve previously emailed before, but this is a slightly different subject! I’ve been in contact with some manufactures from alibaba.com and one of them has offered me a sample product but the sample is to be shipped via chinese shipping but a any bulk orders via DHL. Is this usual practice? Their payment terms also say wire transfer, western union and money gram, but when i ...

Hi Andrew, I’m putting together my first import deal and I have found few suppliers on Alibaba. Now, I’m little concerned about payment method I should use – some suppliers offer Western Union ONLY while other companies will take wire transfer as well. Haven’t found one taking PayPal yet. What are your thoughts about using Western Union as a payment method when dealing with...

I’m working on my first online shop and hope to finish it very soon. I’m confused about payment methods I should accept. Currently I have PayPal account but wonder if that’s enough? I live in the UK. What payment methods I should offer to my customers in my online shop? Well, you can start selling offering PayPal alone. It’s a well known company, especially in the UK. But you should defini...