Comment · Sat, November 14, 2015 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Reputable Chinese vendors/labs (on Alibaba)
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PseudonymityRules · 16 points
Hi there fellow /r/Nootropics,
I have wondered for a while about how to screen vendors for legitimacy/reliability on Alibaba. The first way to do that would be to order a sample and do testing, then if results are good and repeat the testing to ensure they haven't sold you bunk in bulk. Since making arrangements for testing is rather cumbersome if ordering for personal use with a <$200 budget it would be preferable to use another method, which leads me to reputation.
Since all the US/EU vendors are likely order from Alibaba from vendors they consider somewhat reputable (and a few are even amazing enough to do their own in-house or third party testing) it would be nice to know which vendors these are.
So, if anyone has experience with ordering from a Chinese vendor/lab (via Alibaba or otherwise), please share your experience, what you ordered and from who!
PS. I'm actually a regular here but recently created this pseudonym so that I could be less careful with what I wrote and shared.
Edit: As usual /u/shrillthrill has an excellent point I want to stress: Nobody should order from vendors (if they are not prepared to do testing) without the vendor having an extensive track recor…
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PseudonymityRules · 3 points
Thank you, I really respect that and your response has pretty much settled it for me. I won't attempt to buy directly from the source anytime soon.
It's crazy! Without vendors like us, Newstar, NewMind, and Powder City in the mix, this space would be an absolute mess.
Without you and the other active mods like /u/shrillthrill this entire community would be a mess. Your experience is especially valuable precisely because you are so transparent about Ceretropics operations.
Again, I want to really stress something I don't think you hear enough: Thank you
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
My pleasure!