has anyone been approached by oversea buyer to purchase fair amount of wine recently? specifically from japan? we have one individual who contacted us to purchase 20+ cases and wanted us to pay for the freight, duty etc…along with inventory of wine to charge it on their credit card. never done business with them so we are little suspicious .
thanks in advance .
thanks! i did ask for wire transfer and they told me that credit card is the only way of payment…on top of that, shipping company that they like to use is located in england and cost over $4900 for shipping 20+ cases! no website on either the buyer or shipping company.
i keep asking for trade references but haven’t heard back…i am thinking big PASS
I just noticed this thread. Must say, given how serious the discussion continued after you made this point, that this has to be the most insidiously funny thread I have seen in a while.
I received several calls over the last week from someone in Nigeria who wants to import our wine. Really? I actually had a legit order last year to another continent (new buyer) that looked wrong on the surface. Best practice is do business with established contacts.
Wire transfers are no protection. See quotes in this article series from bankers and law enforcement.
(Quoting one of our very own super-secret Berserkers, who agreed to be interviewed anonymously.)