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Ever bought ingredients from Ebay?
I was looking around online to see if there was a supplier whom I could buy polyglutamic acid powder from. The only results that came up were from alibaba and ebay. I will include the link below for the ebay listing.
Would you ever buy ingredients from ebay? This polyglutamic acid comes from China and is 99% pure.
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Just two months ago, I had been looking for polyglutamic acid, too. All I wanted was a little sample that I could get right away. Yes, that’s also the same seller I’d been looking at!But I decided against it, because there’s the possibility of it being counterfeit.If that powder is counterfeit, you have no way of knowing unless you did a chemical analysis on it.There’s also the possibility that it’s contaminated with heavy metals or other bad things, even if that is indeed polyglutamic acid.Can you request a free sample on Ulprospector? (It would be much safer that way.) -
RedCoast said:Just two months ago, I had been looking for polyglutamic acid, too. All I wanted was a little sample that I could get right away. Yes, that’s also the same seller I’d been looking at!But I decided against it, because there’s the possibility of it being counterfeit.If that powder is counterfeit, you have no way of knowing unless you did a chemical analysis on it.There’s also the possibility that it’s contaminated with heavy metals or other bad things, even if that is indeed polyglutamic acid.Can you request a free sample on Ulprospector? (It would be much safer that way.)
Interesting. Yes it is evident that we are scarce for suppliers if we are trying to buy from the same ebay seller lol! Do you think Ulprospector would send it to anyone who requests a sample? Or do they only give samples to real skincare companies?
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It actually depends on the company.
If you’re doing this for a small business, you’d be far more successful in receiving samples if you had a business address. Make sure you have a professional email account. If you have a brand name picked out, buy the domain name and put a “coming soon” page.If you only have a home address with a “throwaway” email account (like Gmail or Outlook), you won’t look professional or legitimate in most suppliers. -
If you only have a home address with a “throwaway” email account (like Gmail or Outlook), you won’t look professional or legitimate in most suppliers.That should read: If you only have a home address with a “throwaway” email account (like Gmail or Outlook), you won’t look professional or legitimate in most major suppliers’ eyes.(Darn typos.)
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I have a real company…but throw away email address (long story, and I am lazy and cheap.)….and I get about a 60% take rate on ULP.
You have to sign up…and they actually do a surprising amount of vetting.
Aloha.
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Graillotion said:I have a real company…but throw away email address (long story, and I am lazy and cheap.)….and I get about a 60% take rate on ULP.
You have to sign up…and they actually do a surprising amount of vetting.
Aloha.
Oops, I should’ve clarified more on my previous statement: “if you only have a home address… and don’t have a business entity registered”. That was supposed to be the key part, but I somehow forgot to add that. Oh, well-that’s what I get for being highly distracted, too! :pBack to your original question… IMO, getting a sample of polyglutamic acid would be in your favor, since your business is registered and legitimate. Getting a business email address would be more in your favor. Again, it depends on the company, but some of them are pretty stingy with their samples if you’re not a big enough company or you look too much like a hobbyist.
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