In my 10 years sourcing products from China, the hardest part was finding suppliers I could trust and paying them in a way that I felt protected. I was eventually scammed by a "gold" supplier for $20K. It was devastating, and I was frustrated that I wasn't better protected. The more I learned about sourcing and sourcing platforms, the more I believed that there could be an easier way to find great suppliers and a safer way to pay them. Then the trade war happened and when I tried to find a supplier outside of China to avoid the huge tariffs, I found out that all roads lead to China and that even though there were so many other countries with manufacturing capabilities, there was no place to connect with them. The more I thought about Mexico, the more sense it made: super fast deliveries (like under 2 weeks), lower freight costs, free trade agreement, same time zones as the US... and already the number 2 supplier to the US so they obviously have manufacturing. What if there was a platform where you had options outside of China, payment protection on every order, and the sellers were carefully hand-picked and vetted? I don't know why this didn't already exist, but it does now thanks to some amazing people who have joined me on this vision along the way. We hope you find it useful.

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