Author: Ian Ashley Howes
Article: Acquiring modern canvas art from overseas dealers is a subject that on the surface of it should be fairly straight forward quite simple. With big amounts of money regard it as you normally would any risk and proceed with the utmost caution. All very straight forward thus far, normal business methods. But here things begin to make a few turns. If you are used to purchasing from united kingdom sellers then you are possibly not aware of the level of risk there is. At the very least you have a common language, local laws and if all else fails the knowledge that there are a bevy of rules and bodies to help you in getting back your losses. I'll take a step back slightly here with a statement. If you are importing for resale then you would have shopped around a lot on the internet to locate the best prices. Your research will undoubtedly have brought foreign suppliers to your attention and the variety of products most appealing. The countries most likely to feature will be Singapore and Indonesia. A great choice and something of a great start. The most logical thing to do is to begin looking through their websites and get some quotations. Still all very manageable. So what's the issue? Well firstly you are only looking at the ones you found on the net, which means just the ones who have the best search engine position, unless you dug back to page 27. I really don't feel at ease with that method of selection, I would rather find the best, most suitable supplier. What I'm after in effect is an independently verified supplier who matches strict criteria. If you are aware of pub guide, then you know what I mean if you also try using pub listings from the internet. The issue is of independent reviews, these sellers are sales people and will possibly make outrageous claims to get your money. This is where the modern canvas art directories such as Alibaba can be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of viewers an ad gets the same that major search engines sells its ppc ads. This is where the directories such as Alibaba can be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertiser which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of views an ad gets the same that major search engines sells its pay per click ads. So given that it's like the wild west out there what can you do? Well at Moko Art we were made to rely upon good old fashioned intuition and common sense. I disregarded Indonesian sellers after an awful experience with another business and after looking at the paintings for sale China seemed the best bet. It was a very price as well as item driven decision but the actual prices and the supplier had yet to be established. Many many emails later the choice was quickly narrowing. This is where online messengers comes into its own, a chance to quiz the person and judge a few characteristics. I'll tell you now this didn't work as he claimed to be the business owner but was in fact a simple new farmer turned sales person. The lure of the dollar was enough to make this guy into a raving criminal. This is the big problem cash is king and with low salaries then the opportunity to make a weeks salary off of your commission means the temptation to lie is huge. The ultimate problems I had were product quality, they completed the order but to a very poor standard. The lowest possible level of quality. That is where you need to focus, find as reliable a supplier as possible then ask your self what am I going to get and what can I do about it if it's not what you thought you were buying. Regards Ian Howes Moko Art Ltd Syndication Source: Article Memo I hope that my ideas on modern canvas art were helpful. I will also be sharing some thoughts and tips on other art subjects in my coming articles so I hope to see you again.
Article: Acquiring modern canvas art from overseas dealers is a subject that on the surface of it should be fairly straight forward quite simple. With big amounts of money regard it as you normally would any risk and proceed with the utmost caution. All very straight forward thus far, normal business methods. But here things begin to make a few turns. If you are used to purchasing from united kingdom sellers then you are possibly not aware of the level of risk there is. At the very least you have a common language, local laws and if all else fails the knowledge that there are a bevy of rules and bodies to help you in getting back your losses. I'll take a step back slightly here with a statement. If you are importing for resale then you would have shopped around a lot on the internet to locate the best prices. Your research will undoubtedly have brought foreign suppliers to your attention and the variety of products most appealing. The countries most likely to feature will be Singapore and Indonesia. A great choice and something of a great start. The most logical thing to do is to begin looking through their websites and get some quotations. Still all very manageable. So what's the issue? Well firstly you are only looking at the ones you found on the net, which means just the ones who have the best search engine position, unless you dug back to page 27. I really don't feel at ease with that method of selection, I would rather find the best, most suitable supplier. What I'm after in effect is an independently verified supplier who matches strict criteria. If you are aware of pub guide, then you know what I mean if you also try using pub listings from the internet. The issue is of independent reviews, these sellers are sales people and will possibly make outrageous claims to get your money. This is where the modern canvas art directories such as Alibaba can be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of viewers an ad gets the same that major search engines sells its ppc ads. This is where the directories such as Alibaba can be able to assist with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just simple advertiser which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of views an ad gets the same that major search engines sells its pay per click ads. So given that it's like the wild west out there what can you do? Well at Moko Art we were made to rely upon good old fashioned intuition and common sense. I disregarded Indonesian sellers after an awful experience with another business and after looking at the paintings for sale China seemed the best bet. It was a very price as well as item driven decision but the actual prices and the supplier had yet to be established. Many many emails later the choice was quickly narrowing. This is where online messengers comes into its own, a chance to quiz the person and judge a few characteristics. I'll tell you now this didn't work as he claimed to be the business owner but was in fact a simple new farmer turned sales person. The lure of the dollar was enough to make this guy into a raving criminal. This is the big problem cash is king and with low salaries then the opportunity to make a weeks salary off of your commission means the temptation to lie is huge. The ultimate problems I had were product quality, they completed the order but to a very poor standard. The lowest possible level of quality. That is where you need to focus, find as reliable a supplier as possible then ask your self what am I going to get and what can I do about it if it's not what you thought you were buying. Regards Ian Howes Moko Art Ltd Syndication Source: Article Memo I hope that my ideas on modern canvas art were helpful. I will also be sharing some thoughts and tips on other art subjects in my coming articles so I hope to see you again.