How can I check out if somebody is trustworthy to deal with on Alibaba. On Ebay buyers and sellers get feedback ratings and although there are still scammers for the most part users can gain good reputations and accrue greater trust

To Mighty_cambrian,

Thanks for your suggestion of setting up a rating system and we will forward it to relative department for further improvement.

If you are trading with a supplier for the first time, please follow these tips:
1. Get the contact person's name, phone number, and call them directly to confirm details
2. Ask the supplier to provide you with customer references from the last 12 months (preferably from your country)
3. Ask the supplier to provide you with their Business Registration Number so you can check their country's registrar to verify they are a legally registered business.

However, as trading always carries a degree of risk, we still recommend that you check their company through other means, such as offline visits and factory inspections. Meanwhile, please use your own business experience to make proper judgment.
For more online safe trading tips, please visit http://resources.alibaba.com/trade_safe/home.htm.