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"text": "Ahh, this is always an issue when first doing business between 2 businesses in 2 different countries - I understand your concern. From the buyers perspective, they don't know if they are going to get what is promised - at the quality & time (within reason) it was promised - which adds tension to first transactions. my first 5-6 orders from Asia were much more than I could afford to lose and it was a LONG 45 days as payment was sent, processed and received then I waited for what seemed forever as customs held up for 10-14 days and I was never notified it was being held up EACH TIME. So I was constantly VERY stressed everytime I ordered - but I had no business history to prove prior payments to suppliers. \n\nOne option is looking into an Escrow service. The buyer pays the $ owed to this company - they hold it until the goods are delivered and accepted - upon which they are released the same or next day. Maybe the cost could be split 50/50 (or whatever) between your 2 parties. I would suggest a bank in the US if they offer escrow as they seem to give decent legal protections to people outside the country & if the buyer is in US - they will likely trust them. \n\nGood luck!",
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