I'm Rachid and have been working in e-commerce for the past 5 years, sourcing personally and for others. The amount of knowledge I have gained over the past years has really changed my thinking when it comes to sourcing from China.
If you go to Alibaba and search for your product, you are doing it all wrong. Alibaba is filled with trading companies that markup the product 40-60% and make it challenging to move things quickly as they are the middleman.
Typically, my services are 5% of the total order price, which is standard in the industry. When others offer their services, they have behind the door deals with factories and mark it up 10-20% for themselves, so be careful of this.
I can assist with drop shipping, no more slow 20-30 day arrival for epackets, getting lost, etc. amazon fba and general sourcing consulting.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Many thanks,
Rachid