You can not be living and working in China, and not be approached at least once a month with requests to “find me this” or “find me that”.Working in the QC realm, with all the contact we have with factories, trading companies, agents, and US buyers, my company is constantly being bombarded with sourcing opportunities.I find myself saying out loud now more than ever “we don’t do that because we are strictly a 3rd party QC company”.My point: be wary of any QC company who at any time tells you they are also involved in sourcing.On the same hand, be suspicious of any trading company’s own in-house QC.Trading and QC are inherently conflicts of interest when it comes down to making tough decisions about shipping product, and they are always best handled by separate companies.A good 3rd party QC company does not participate in sourcing in any fashion if they are looking for long term success.