Buying on TradeDee.com is simple. Follow these steps to begin your buying experience:

If you are new to TradeDee.com, Join as a TradeDee.com member first. Then you will get these benefits,

-Look for Products and Suppliers.

-Contact Sellers after you find products.

-Post Buying Leads to get instant seller quotations.

Looking for Products and Suppliers

If you want to find a product, or the suppliers who produce that product, you can use either our search function or browse by category.

Browsing

Click the "Buy" tab under next to Tradedee logo on the main navigation bar on any page.

You can browse the extensive product categories to find whatever you want.

Use the filters above the listing to refine your search results.

Search Basics

If you already know what you are looking for, enter the product name in a search box to start a search.

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The results will like this: They will include the title, the posted date, summary, and the company name of the seller, its country, and the icon denoting the membership type of the seller.

The results are sorted by relevance and by membership type.

Use the filters above the listing to refine your search results

Click here to start a search or use Advanced Search

Search Tips

To refine your search results, use the filters above the listing.

If the results are unsatisfactory, reduce the number of words (i.e. "computer hard drive" instead of "computer 20GB hard drive ").

Avoid keywords which are too specific or specialized (i.e. "4X4 Honda ATV")

Only search one product at a time.

Don''t include a country/region''s name in your search (i.e. "candle United Kingdom").

Don''t include the word "buyer" or "seller" in your keyword phrase (for example: "candle buyer").

Get More Accurate Search Results

Use asterisk (*) sign: To broaden your search, use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word or partial word. For example, "automobile*" would return all postings starting with "automobile", such as "automobile" or "automobile" or "automation", etc.

Use quotation marks (" "): For exact results, use quotation marks (e.g., "ac adapter"). If the results are not satisfactory, try again without quotation marks (e.g., ac adapter).

Use plus (+) sign: When using the operator "+" a keyword will definitely appear in the search results (i.e. "red+apple" will return results containing "apple," but may not contain "red," although those with the word "red" will be listed first.) Please note: Do not leave any spaces between the "+" sign and the keyword.

Use minus (-) sign: When using the operator "-" sign, a keyword will not appear in the search results. (i.e. "apple-red" will return all results containing "apple", but no results containing "red" will appear.) Please note: Do not leave any spaces between the - sign and the keyword.

Remember, make sure that no punctuation marks except +, -, and " " are included in your keyword phrase (i.e. bearing 3000/sec).

If you encounter any problems during browsing or searching, please visit our Help for a solution.

Contacting Suppliers

Sending Inquiries

You can send inquiries to sellers you find through browse or search. Use these steps:

Select the checkbox beside each product or supplier you are interested in

Click button.

Complete the inquiry form and submit.

If you check more than one product or supplier, your inquiries will be sent to these suppliers simultaneously.

Once you send out your inquiry, it will probably take sellers a few days to respond. Their replies will be sent to your Mail Box in My TradeDee.

Send Multiple Inquiries to Products or Suppliers

Select the checkbox beside each product or supplier you are interested in.

Click button.

When you are ready to make your inquiry, go to Inquiry Basket located at the top-right corner of each page.

Review your selection and click button.

Complete the inquiry form and submit.

Your Inquiry Basket works like a shopping cart, thus offering buyers greater convenience. You can add up to 20 items in your Inquiry Basket. The items in your Inquiry Basket will remain active only if you keep at least one TradeDee.com page open. Please send your inquiries before you leave the TradeDee.com website.

Posting Buying Leads

A Buying Lead is a Trade Lead posted by a buyer. Essentially, it is an invitation to sellers to quote their prices and terms regarding a certain product or product range.

Try posting a Buying Lead if you cannot find the products you want to source on TradeDee.com. As suppliers usually do not post their entire inventory, it is better to tell sellers what you want to more effectively source and get the right sellers to come to you.

When posting your Buying Lead, you can choose to specify your preferred method of contact, as well as conceal your company information.

You can post Buying Leads under Post Buy Trade Leads in Buying Tools within My TradeDee. Upon publication, sellers will be able to view your Buy Trade Leads and respond accordingly. All of the sellers'' responsive messages will be sent to your own Mail Box in My TradeDee also will be sent to your email to notify you about the contact.