ALIBABA Vs AMAZON: Let the Global Tat Bazaar war begin Chinese Amazon equivalent Alibaba has unveiled plans to become the dominant international tat bazaar, aiming to shift more Chinese wares to the international market while simultaneously encouraging foreign companies to flog more goods to Chinese punters. The company has launched its B2B import biz, 1688.com, aimed at wooing …
Is this of some significance in the Chinese belief of the meaningfulness of numbers, or have all the 'cool' dot-com names been taken already?
. "Interestingly, Chinese consumers are even buying tea from the UK."
Ah, the cultural imperialist spearhead force of Tetley Tea Folk. The Chinese have no idea what they've let themselves in for.
I've not had a problem with service nor fake components. Every time they contact me to assure them on the seller whether the part is less than two dollars or more than 100. And that's going into the fourth year now.
Aside: The English chews boulders at times but I've been overseas long enough that I'm used to it.
The stuff they flog across the large pond may not be fake, but it sure as hell is crappy. The various bits and pieces that I've looked at were basically just crap. Some didn't work off the boat, others fell apart in a matter of weeks. Others functioned but not very well. The Chinese populace may want "high-quality" goods but that's because the local companies produce crap for local and foreign consumption and don't care.
If you want a good example, look up 40W Laser Cutters. The Chinese have flooded the market and the reviews on these are pathetic. Same for MoshiDRAW the software they need to run. Meh......
As I recall, we went through this back in the 60's and 70's with the Japanese dumping crap on the market. It wasn't until the locals had access to quality goods and they stopped buying the junk that things changed.
I think you've got it right, Mark 85. What any group considers "high-quality" is based on what they have had access to and will be subject to change once exposed to something better, whether home grown or imported. It will be interesting to see if Alibaba will be able to open the gates to the market in China or if they will be hampered by the current protectionist system.
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