How best to verify new trade partners is something many businesses involved in e-commerce ask us every day...
One of our buyers sent an email to Alibaba service team. It said: "I have received a quotation in my email; the sender said his company was a Gold Supplier. I knew Gold Supplier members are verified, so it gave me confidence in this transaction and I paid 30% deposit to buy the Ipods he provided. But after the payment, I didn't receive my Ipods, nor get any response from them.