Learn 6 Tips To Be A Professional Buyer Of Bike Tools
When new buyers of bike tools just enter the bicycle industry, the most convenient way to screen suppliers is to find them online. According to Alibaba, more than 80000 bicycle tools suppliers can be found. Among these suppliers, some are factories, some are trading companies, some are just small stores that do not have any R & D capability at all, some are only one staff to do business through a domestic platform.
In the past two years, due to the epidemic situation, foreign purchasers have had no way to attend exhibitions in China and choose suppliers. Therefore, some buyers will look for suppliers according to the introduction of friends in the bicycle industry. No matter which procurement method is selected, how to find the most suitable supplier? The competition of buying and selling bicycle tools began from the preparation of the procurement plan.
When new buyers make purchase orders in China, they may encounter five problems. Now let’s tell you how to avoid them.
First, the price of bicycle tools is too high, or the quality of bicycle tools is too poor.
When bicycle tool buyers search for suppliers online, the first consideration is price.
First of all, new buyers need to know that the prices in different regions are actually very different. The price of bicycle tools produced by Ningbo factory will be higher than that produced by Yiwu Jinhua and other places.
Before placing an order, buyers should first know the supplier’s region, qualification certification, export country, etc.
If they choose bicycle tools only at the lowest price without geographical consideration, it is easy to buy the products with the lowest quality.
Second, the selected bicycle tool factory is not a real factory. They have no ability to complete purchase orders.
Some companies buy bicycle tools on domestic retail websites. These companies are often trading companies without stable suppliers. In order to get the purchase order, they will choose to buy bicycle tool samples on Taobao, JD or 1688, send them to customers and get the order at a low price. When customers place orders, they find a factory without inspection but with the lowest price.
Customers can choose a third-party organization, or find a local person on the part-time website to do investigation of the bicycle tool factory first. They can mainly check the production of machines and workers, whether there is a material workshop and warehouse for bicycle tools.
Or let the factory take videos and provide some information of previous customers.
Third, the bicycle tools are not in conformity with the samples, or the finished tools are shoddy.
Before placing an order, negotiate with the factory the compensation terms for the shortage or quality problems of bicycle tools.
After the bicycle tool order is completed, the factory can take the video of the finished product and issue the quality inspection report.
Buyers can also send someone to inspect the bicycle tools. Or let the factory send some bicycle tools from mass products to the company address or office address in China for inspection.
Fourth, the completed bicycle tools, because of improper storage, collided with each other, causing scratches on them.
After the production of bicycle tools, the factory needs to keep them properly. The customer can check whether the bicycle tools are properly packed by checking the condition of the completed bicycle tools. Bicycle tools should be packed separately, such as PP bags, foam bags, display boxes, and inner boxes. Of course, this refers to metal bicycle tools. Some plastic tools do not have this problem, such as nylon s, pans clips, and so on.
Fifth, the delivery date is not timely. Some factories even delay the delivery for more than two months.
Before purchasing, buyers need to reserve more time than the delivery date quoted by the bicycle tool factory.
Usually, it takes one month for bicycles to be transported to Europe, and it takes longer for land transportation. So, we must pay attention to this.
If a buyer places a new order directly with the bicycle tool factory, the time for completion can be specified in it. If it is later than the latest delivery time, the buyer can ask for a kind of compensation, such as a discount, etc.
Sixth, there was no after-sales guarantee, and the customer could not get compensation against the defective products.
Buyers need to confirm the address and qualification certificate of the bicycle tool factory before placing an order.
Check the finished bike tools before shipment, either through a third party or by the factory itself. Then arrange the delivery after the receipt of the inspection report.
After the bicycle tools are sent to the buyer’s warehouse, send someone to inspect them in time. If the storage time is too long, it may not easy to find records. If it is sold on Amazon, it is best to sign another cooperation agreement with the factory.
The bicycle tool factory may increase the guarantee cost according to the customer’s demand for product quality assurance, and the floating range of the cost is about 1% to 5%.
With the continuous upgrading and development of China’s trade, more and more suppliers cooperate with international buyers in good faith. I believe that in the future, the export of bicycle tools will be improved in quantity and quality.
