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Being overwhelmed when buying on Alibaba

Being overwhelmed when buying on Alibaba

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Being overwhelmed when buying on Alibaba

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(upbeat music) - [Brian] Hi, Chris. This is Brian from Denver. I listened to an episode on sourcing products from Alibaba and got really excited, but when I went to look at the site, I felt seriously overwhelmed. It seems like you can buy almost anything you can imagine, but there are thousands of sellers and lots of confusing terms. You mentioned that Alibaba Express was more consumer-friendly with lower minimum order quantities, and the site does seem a lot easier to navigate, but is there a reason I should be looking at alibaba.com instead of Alibaba Express? What's the difference? Thanks. - [Chris] All right, so, yes, Alibaba is the largest marketplace in the world. You can find just about anything there from big booty jeans to live sheep. True story, I was just looking at their homepage, and those items jumped out at me. I guess, for some reason, they spoke to me. Also, leather shoulder bags, also, waterproof…

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