I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil

Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by jacquesm on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @09:34AM (#10499735)

Yes. Alibaba is indirectly responsible for many containerloads of goods traveling from the east to the west.

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by pjc50 on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:23AM (#10500120)

How do people handle QC issues with Alibaba orders? I dipped my toe in when ordering a crate of allegedly "CE marked" chargers that turned out to be obviously unsafe, and haven't been back.

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by dictum on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @11:27AM (#10500589)

That's the problem with acronyms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking#China_Export

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by sachingulaya on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:37AM (#10500218)

You receive samples first and check them. Another option is having an agent in find on your behalf perform QC before you pay the balance on your initial deposit. That's what I do..

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by toomuchtodo on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:53AM (#10500340)

How do you find an agent to perform QC?

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by fnordfnordfnord on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @12:30PM (#10501033)

You send someone like me to China, after you do what GP said to do.

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by toomuchtodo on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @12:43PM (#10501140)

Completely offtopic: Many moons ago, you emailed me advice for Burning Man. Before I forget again, I just wanted to say thank you so much.

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by fnordfnordfnord on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @04:11PM (#10502706)

I had forgotten that was you. I'm glad it worked out well. Thanks for remembering.

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by gech on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:16PM (#10504367)

How do I do what you do? What skills should I bring to the table?

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by jacquesm on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @02:41PM (#10501992)

Escrow.

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by creshal on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:07AM (#10499989)

Accidentally or intentionally?

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Re:I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil by jacquesm on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:15AM (#10500052)

Intentionally.

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