Don’t Get Scammed: A Buyer’s Guide to Safe Overseas Sourcing With Lessons from Alibaba

Protect Your Money. Source Smarter. Grow Faster.

If you’re ready to start sourcing products overseas — whether for your clothing brand, e-commerce store, or wholesale business — the opportunities are endless. But so are the scams, bad products, and hidden mistakes that can cost you thousands.

This book is your roadmap to sourcing with confidence. Written by entrepreneur Mikal Blaise Settle, who learned the hard way through trial, error, and wasted money, this guide gives you the exact strategies to avoid costly mistakes and build a business that lasts.

Inside You’ll Discover:

• The 3 golden rules to instantly spot a trustworthy supplier.

• A proven step-by-step system to verify vendors, negotiate prices, and protect your payments.

• How to communicate exactly what you want so you always get the right materials, sizing, and fit.

• The “cheat code” major brands use to get perfect products made.

• Why you must count and check every order—and how to hold suppliers accountable.

• How to use WhatsApp calls and live shopping videos to see products in real time before you buy.

• Bonus: A list of trusted U.S. wholesale blank suppliers for faster sourcing.

Why You Need This Book

If this guide saves you even one mistake, it has already paid for itself. Imagine skipping the scams, wasted money, and failed orders—and instead building a sourcing strategy that grows your business with confidence.

This is the book I wish I had when I started. It would have saved me thousands of dollars and years of wasted time. Now it can save you.