Identify the page you opened
Album
Useful for images and codes; may not contain MOQ, terms, or checkout.
Supplier listing
May show quantity tiers, variants, company context, and domestic terms.
Catalog or price list
Summarizes products but may omit current stock, fees, and responsibility.
Service page
Explains that service's ordering, warehouse, QC, or shipping workflow.
Do not take direct or factory claims at face value
A seller, trading company, distributor, workshop, or manufacturer may all use similar wording. Ask what company accepts the order, who issues the invoice, where the goods are produced, which certifications apply, and what evidence can be checked for the specific product.
For regulated, safety-sensitive, branded, or electronic goods, relevant legal, authorization, compliance, and product-safety checks require qualified sources beyond a catalog page.
Read the minimum order and price tiers carefully
MOQ can apply per product, color, size, variant, carton, or total order. A sample price may differ from the bulk tier. Ask whether mixed variants count toward the minimum and whether the quoted tier includes packaging, domestic delivery, tax, inspection, or export preparation.
Use the price-context guide to keep amount, currency, exact variant, quantity basis, source, and date together.
Make the price list answer basic questions
- What exact product code and specification does the price cover?
- What currency, unit, MOQ, and quantity tier apply?
- Which colors, sizes, materials, configurations, and packaging are included?
- Is the amount ex-works, domestic-delivered, export-prepared, or based on another shipping term?
- How long is the quote valid and what can change it?
- Who is the responsible seller or contracting party?
Confirm which order stage the quote covers
Ask where responsibility and cost begin and end: sample preparation, production, domestic pickup, export packing, warehouse receipt, international transport, or final delivery. A low unit quote can describe only the earliest stage.
Write excluded stages beside the amount before comparing suppliers. This exposes missing costs and makes a later shipping or service quote easier to reconcile with the original catalog note.
Keep the original source with every note
Store the album, supplier listing, catalog, quote, QC record, and service page in separate fields. A screenshot without its URL, date, seller, item code, and variant becomes hard to verify later.
Use category-specific questions
Clothing and footwear
- Material composition and construction
- Measurement method and tolerances
- Size range and mixed-size MOQ
- Color consistency and packaging
Bags and accessories
- Dimensions, hardware, lining, and closures
- Protective packaging and carton count
- Material declarations and finish
- Sample-to-bulk consistency
Electronics
- Exact model, ports, and compatibility
- Included parts and test evidence
- Battery, plug, labeling, and certifications
- Warranty and responsible service source
Shipping belongs inside the comparison
Ask for unit weight, packed unit weight, carton dimensions, units per carton, total gross weight, and the shipping basis. International freight, customs, taxes, restricted-goods rules, and delivery responsibility depend on route and destination.
Checklist before requesting a wholesale quote
- Exact product URL, code, and specification are saved.
- Sample requirement and acceptance criteria are defined.
- Quantity, mixed-variant rule, and MOQ are clear.
- Price tier, currency, unit, validity, and included costs are recorded.
- Seller or contracting party and source page are identified.
- Measurements, materials, construction, and product evidence are requested.
- Packaging, carton dimensions, and packed weights are included.
- Destination, shipping basis, customs responsibility, and excluded costs are clear.
- Payment terms, buyer protection, refund, defect, and dispute policies are reviewed.
