The seller "disappeared" after shipping? Freight forwarder exposed a new scam...

The impact of the account blocking wave is huge. In this storm, not only the sellers are hurt, but many freight forwarders have also been "battered". Some time ago, in order to survive the account blocking wave, some freight forwarders even launched a new business of "clearing inventory", and practitioners sighed that it was "too sad".

After one crisis comes another, something unexpected happened again, and this time the freight forwarder was the victim...

The seller ruthlessly "ran away", and the Shenzhen freight forwarder complained about being cheated...

It is not just the sellers who are affected by the Amazon ban, freight forwarders and service providers are also affected. This week, a freight forwarder reported that he was "run away" by the seller, which was really unexpected!

The freight forwarder said that he had not had much interaction with the seller who had fled the payment before, except that the seller would ask about the price from time to time and then disappear. A month ago, the seller came again to ask about the timeliness and price, saying that he wanted to send a batch of goods from Shenzhen to the United States. After hearing the quotation, the seller did not bargain or care about the size, and the entire transaction process went unexpectedly smoothly.

However, what the freight forwarder never expected was that the same scenario in which the seller “ran away” would happen to him!

In the following period of time before the goods arrived, the seller called every day to inquire about the progress and communicated frequently with the freight forwarder. But after the goods were signed for, the seller disappeared. No matter how many times the freight forwarder called, the other party always did not respond. At this point, the freight forwarder realized that the other party was going to "run away", so he immediately went to the place where the goods were picked up to inquire, but was told that the factory did not know this person at all.

The freight forwarder who was unwilling to give up checked on Tianyancha and found that the other party's company had been revoked as early as April, and even the account opening form and phone number were fake. "All his information was fake, and probably only the goods were real." The freight forwarder said with a wry smile.

The freight forwarder said bluntly: "The other party must be a 'repeat offender'. Although the payment is not much, this practice is really disgusting! I still have to be careful when shipping in the future. I have to take pictures of the product labels, at least I can find the store link."

Industry insiders said that in fact, it is not only freight forwarders who are "run away" by sellers, but some service providers will also fall into the trap of sellers . The account blocking wave has indeed hit some sellers hard , and also given some sellers the opportunity to "take advantage of loopholes". Freight forwarders and service providers should also pay more attention in the near future and not fall into the trap carelessly.

Freight forwarder buys a house every six months? Freight forwarder: Some people eat meat, some people drink soup!

Not long ago , there was a saying in the cross-border circle: If you want to get rich, do logistics, buy a car a week and a house half a year. Nowadays, has being a freight forwarder really become a new way to get rich?

The editor learned that although the saying that "a freight forwarder buys one truck a week" is a bit exaggerated, it is not groundless. Some freight forwarders have their own "way to make money" and make a lot of money by adding layers of price increases.

A seller revealed: "Nowadays, many salesmen are mainly engaged in the 'box business'. Once they get a box, they will directly add $500 to the price and sell it in the group. The profit from this is not a small amount. Therefore, this year, some 'dishonest' freight forwarders have indeed made a lot of money!"

According to industry insiders, last year some freight forwarding companies’ year-end bonus was 17 salaries. This year, freight rates and quotations have skyrocketed, so some freight forwarding companies’ year-end bonus may even reach 30 salaries .

However, for most freight forwarders, the road to wealth is still very difficult, and the pain is perhaps only known to the freight forwarders themselves .

A few days ago, I saw a freight forwarder summarizing his difficult situation in the freight forwarding group: he has to negotiate prices with the dealers upstream and communicate with the sellers downstream. He has to bear risks and responsibilities, and beware of customers being stolen. The freight forwarders all expressed their agreement with the freight forwarder's "insightful summary"↓

Freight forwarder A: If you want to die quickly, become a freight forwarder! I haven't received any orders for a month. I don't know when things will get better.

Freight Forwarder B: The seller loses money, the freight forwarder loses money, so who makes money?

Freight Forwarder C: Since I entered the freight forwarding industry, it feels like entering a bank. There is plenty of money, but not a single cent belongs to me.

Freight forwarder D: This is true in every industry. Some people eat meat, and some people drink soup! Those who buy houses and cars are always the ones who eat meat, and those of us who can't even drink soup can only watch helplessly.

"I entered this industry by accident at first. I have been working in this business for 4 years now and I deeply feel that it is getting harder and harder every year. Out of ten people who come to inquire about the price, only one may be willing to ship the goods. The fees are transparent and the profits are extremely low. I feel that I am very busy every day but have no results." A freight forward sighed helplessly.

The impact of the account blocking wave is undoubtedly huge . The competition in the industry is becoming increasingly fierce. If freight forwarders want to survive in the "cracks", the most important thing is to operate with integrity and attract more companies and customers with high-quality services.

Chinese sellers are being tricked again? Sellers: It’s too difficult!

It is not difficult to see from this large-scale ban on Amazon accounts that Chinese sellers are the biggest "targets". Sellers are complaining bitterly, not knowing when this magical day will end, and not knowing what methods can be used to minimize losses.

After their accounts were blocked, some sellers re-listed the products of the blocked brands under different brands in an attempt to survive the crisis.

However, the good times did not last long. Recently, some practitioners said that a small number of foreign sellers began to expose listings that were relisted in other ways on social media, and would dig deeper into the relationship through trademark owners . This news caused sellers to speculate: Are we going to be " tricked " again ?

Many sellers who are exhausted both physically and mentally said, "It's too difficult, the Chinese sellers are always the ones who get hurt", "Are they going to kill us all?", "It's better to be careful in the near future."

At present , most Chinese sellers have been blocked. Although some sellers have tried their best to recover the frozen funds and resume operation of their stores, the overall possibility of success is very small. Therefore, the most important thing for sellers is to find another way and choose a good tree to live in.

In fact, it is not difficult to see that in this wave of account blocking, most of the sellers who have suffered the least losses are those who choose to develop on multiple platforms. Even if their accounts are blocked and their appeals are unsuccessful, sellers can directly abandon the Amazon platform and quickly switch to other platforms to continue operations.

In short, it is not a wise move for sellers to be too dependent on a certain platform , as this will easily limit their own development. The general trend is that it is a good move to build independent websites and other platforms. When the "tide" recedes, sellers who are still not afraid to move forward after being tempered can go further on the road of future development.

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