How to spot a fake wholesale supplier?

Getting scammed is no one’s idea of fun. You don’t know what to look for to spot an illegitimate supplier when you’ve never done anything like this. So, I will tell you about three dead giveaways that should set off big red flags for you. If you come across any of these do not contemplate the supplier. Just walk away. It’s tough luck but it’s better than being taken advantage of or stolen from.
 

First, wholesale suppliers never sell to the public directly. That’s the whole idea behind wholesale, after all,B2B. If a potential supplier is selling both wholesale and directly to the public, walk away.
 

Second, they will never have fees to do business with them. This may be in the form of monthly fees or pre-order fees. You will have to walk away from any supplier that wants to charge you for doing any business with them. Their way of making money is to sell you wholesale goods, not through fees. There are plenty of suppliers that do not take advantage of their customers this way. It’s not something you should ever put up with. Period.
 

Third, a legitimate supplier does not publish their prices publically. Nor will they sell anything to the general public. They must be a strictly B2B company. In order to obtain prices, you will have to inquire about a quote for whatever items you want to buy from them. They should never have a pricing page or a menu of any kind.