With the recession now upon us, traders and business people are looking to find merchandise they can sell on Ebay. When you sell on this auction site, you will need some of the keenest buys to compete with others struggling for a place in the market. There are some things you should do to minimize risk when you import from China.

Give electronics a big detour.The prices you may be seeing are low because the brands are in fact fakes.

If you should be tempted to buy them you must realise you run the risk of being left with any faulty ones because you will have no one to return them to for a refund.

Designer clothing and accessories that you find from China are also almost always fake. You should never try to pass off these goods as originals or you will be facing a great many problems. A good rule of thumb to use is that if the prices are too good to be true, then they probably are not true.

Instead look for a site or company selling quality unbranded merchandise for a good price. As long as they are not trying to sell you a brand, you can be more assured that the merchandise that they have is a reasonable.

Look for the sites that rank well with Google. It is not 100%, but you can be sure that the sites with the highest rank are fairly legitimate. Keep an eye on the domain name that they are using. If they are trying to steer traffic to their site with the use of a brand name, avoid them.

Make sure that there is contact information for you on their site. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean that they are a legitimate company. It is better to see contact information than none at all.

Also make sure that you are careful about the types of payments that are accepted. If you are not comfortable sending your payment for merchandise in the way that they request, then go with your gut instinct. They should be able to accept some of the bigger name payment methods. The bottom line on dealing with import from China for reselling on Ebay is that you have to use your common sense. If you think you are going to get name brand designer purses for twenty five dollars, perhaps you should put your money back in your wallet and reconsider.