Taobao淘宝 iphone

[reallych1932]

I'm going to China in September

I was thinking of openinng a taobao account when I get there

After all there's nothing better for sharpening a foreingn language than doing business

Is it easy for a foreigner to do this? (open an account etc)

As I will sell a couple of iphones --do you think i will have to pay tax on them (entering the country/sales tax)?

[Taobao Dude]

Yo Brodeo,

Welcome to China! It is easy for anybody to open a Taobao account. To sell stuff, you will need to certify your identity on Taobao, which requires a Chinese friend to vouch for you, as well as a Chinese bank account. That part is a pain.

[111111]

yeah, if you want to buy stuff via taobao, you can register online anytime as long as u have a chinese bank account which has opened network trading. But if you want to sell things, u shall attach Chinese Identification Card to verify your qualification, but you can ask your Chinese friend to operate with you.

Besides, you may take best advantage of the taobao software -- Taobao Wang Wang to communicate with buyers or sellers online.

[chinahandinfo]

Taobao is certainly a buyers paradise! Just got to be careful as sometimes the photos and descriptions on the listing don't exactly match the goods they're advertising. Overall i'm more than happy with the service i've received when buying. There are a whole heap of fake iphones on there, you'll need to show that yours is the real deal, or else buyers may be put off!

[zozzen]

And be prepared with increasing harassment in taobao . Taobao is limp at this.

Few months ago, a buyer received an excrement blackmail from a seller after he gave him a negative rating. Taobao took action only this juicy news got a headline.

A long ago, I got a chance to experience the harassment. The seller phoned me more than 1000 times at 2-4am after I gave him negative rating. As the buyer said he did it to everyone who rate him negative, i contacted other victims and complained him. Here's Taobao model answer that no one could know what it talked about:

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If you have to buy anything from taobao, avoid giving a buyer your phone number and real address. Ask them to send it to a courier directly.