I'm not sure if this US vendor is trying to scam me or what.
I'm a small beauty business owner in Asia and recently I was approached by this beauty product business owner to get my product listed on some of the top American retailers, think Target, JC Penny....etc.
Now here is where it gets a little sus. This person is asking for our inventory without paying us first. So fine I guess it's all on consignment. Meaning they pay us only when there is a sale and we split the cost on advertising fees.
It's a gamble on our end but ok we do it. Now this person is asking us to handle all the shipping and labelling and barcodes. Ok fine we do it. Take note it's still all the cost on our end.
When we requested for proof of getting listed we have yet to see anything and my product has already been shipped. The only thing that seems legit is that this person already has their own products on the marketplace like Target. And they have sent us their business registration. I've also seen their LinkedIn profile and business website which all seems legit. I don't want to doxx this person because 1) it's illegal in some countries 2) I'm not sure if this is a scam.
I'm just very suspicious because it's supposed to be a 50/50 partnership but I feel like we are doing all the work here.