Maximus said:
I've never heard of this outfit. What made you order from them? Are you planning on sending to Jano for testing?
SamLloydPascual said:
global sources and echemi, looking for direct suppliers
I am going to chime in here because it's important for people to realize that while there are countless hundreds of vendors that nobody has ever heard of listed on the sites mentioned as well as others, trying to locate and purchase from these kind of vendors independently is a bad idea.
For starters, many of them are complete scams, despite the "verification" that many of these websites promote. They are going to take your money and you're either not going to get anything in return, or what you do get will not be what was advertised or promised.
The prices they list on these B2B/wholesale marketplaces are always lower than what they are really going to charge once you tell them what you want. You can't actually buy what they are advertising for the price displayed, it's just a bullshit price to attract suckers who don't know any better.
They will almost all advertise that they accept card payments, PayPal, etc. but somewhere along the process they will tell you that TT (wire transfer) or crypto are the only accepted methods.
75% of them are lying when they tell you they have a US warehouse (and same for most other countries).
"Free samples" are a big part of their hook. They'll send you a single vial of something if you just pay shipping (often $50+ USD).
Then there are the ones who had a terrible reputation under a previous name (or multiple names) and have re-branded in order to take advantage of a whole new group of unsuspecting newbies.
Bottom line: stay away. You're not going to be "that person" who identifies that one perfect vendor that's going to fix everything that's wrong with the current well-known vendors and at the best price possible, or find that super top secret supplier where your favorite domestic vendors are getting the "good stuff". I've seen this movie before, and it always ends the same way.
