When a buyer pays for an item VIA a payment method such as Western union or Bank transfer - The buyer is unprotected by Law, and alibaba seem as if they like to stay uninvolved with such matters.
What safe guards should be put in place for international trading, by whom and why?

Quoting from [alexfiddock]:


When a buyer pays for an item VIA a payment method such as Western union or Bank transfer - The buyer is unprotected by Law, and alibaba seem as if they like to stay uninvolved with such matters.

What safe guards should be put in place for international trading, by whom and why?

As long everybody know that WU or Bank Transfer is not a safe payment but still use it,mean  we like the risk and suspance.We must take care alone by our business and our money,not to wait another to be our angel guard.

Yes, for the more successful and richer business' = they can afford to take risks with their financial wellbeing. Also, the way you describe the "risk" as an almost thrill is not true! Myself as a buyer, whenever I have made a deal with a business that I haven’t traded with before through payment methods where I am not protected from - all I can feel is sheer worry, and wonder if I am going to be humiliated, and if so what effect this financial loss will have on my business!

Also, you did not address the question in my post - I was asking for propositions for new safe guards, to make the trading experience safer.

Many thanks!

Quoting from [alexfiddock]:


Yes, for the more successful and richer business' = they can afford to take risks with their financial wellbeing. Also, the way you describe the "risk" as an almost thrill is not true! Myself as a buyer, whenever I have made a deal with a business that I haven’t traded with before through payment methods where I am not protected from - all I can feel is sheer worry, and wonder if I am going to be humiliated, and if so what effect this financial loss will have on my business!


Also, you did not address the question in my post - I was asking for propositions for new safe guards, to make the trading experience safer.


Many thanks!

Alex, a simple thing such as a prequalified inspection can save you thousands.  Why would you send a T/T payment to a company or person without first qualifying them as real supplier?   If you do not qualify them, the risk is all yours.  When you start a business no one guarantee's you success.  Your success is defined by personally taking action and making decisions to produce the needed outcome.  The forums as well as the many articles written can help you in your effort for success.  If you do a search you can find hundreds of discussions and answers to all kinds of questions that you could have.  Alibaba is the best single platform for help in all aspects of world trade because of the diversity of members and to the fact that answers are not portrayed generally due to the writers nationality on other websites.  Alibaba is a marketing tool.  You can contact any marketing, advertisement or PR agency in the world and they will not guarantee you any kind of success.

I hope you find all the answers you need to promote a successful busines venture.

Ranger

Replying to [Ranger]:
Hi ranger, I understand what you are saying - and what you have expressed is all to true, but is not for what the post was asking. I was asking if people had any ideas in regards to what safeguards could be put in place by independent companies or by money authorities such as western union, (Not alibaba).
Thanks for your reply.