Changsha Kangmei Mining Co., Ltd
Australia
Seller:
Changsha Kangmei Mining Co., Ltd
Seller Website:
www.kangmeiky.com
Seller Address:
Xiandai Huadu Homeland No 528, West Labour Rd Yuua District, Changsha Hunan China, No 528 West Labour Rd, Yuhua District, Changsha Hunan, China
Initial contact with the supplier:
Search Engine
Type of product(s) being purchased:
copper cathode
Value of the Purchase Order when the incident occurred:
Greater than 1 Million USD
Destination market of order in question:
Australia/New Zealand
Type of Complaint(s):
scams & other unethical activities
Stage of relationship with the supplier at the time of the incident:
Initial Order
User Experience:
We placed an order for 200 tons of copper cathode and the buyer demanded 30% upfront. Because we had not dealt with them before we traveled from Australia to visit their site and inspect the product. They demanded we pay $600US to cover their costs to visit the warehouse as they were based in another town which we foolishly paid. On arrival the stock was there but it was in an unmarked warehouse. We requested proof of ownership of the product and they refused demanding that we pay them $10,000 US before they would provide the information and discuss it with us further. We argued with them for over an hour and then left.
User Recommendations:
We were lucky to only lose our $600 and travel costs and time. But very glad we did not send off the initial deposit.
Thank you very much! Was about to place order for 1,000MT of copper cathode to CHANGSHA KANGMEI MINING CO.,LTD it would have cost us about $5.1M.