https://o2osourcing.com/tags/receiving-inspection/ Recent content in Receiving-Inspection on O2O Sourcing | China Supplier Checks & Sourcing Guides Hugo en Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://o2osourcing.com/guides/forwarder-signoff-delivered-trade-assurance-trap/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0800 https://o2osourcing.com/guides/forwarder-signoff-delivered-trade-assurance-trap/ <p>Before your forwarder signs, agree the inspection scope and release authority. A crate receipt can leave contents unverified. It does <strong>not</strong>, by itself, establish that Trade Assurance has ended or that a claim must fail.</p> <p>That distinction matters in <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Alibaba/comments/1wi5tqz/how_the_massive_alibaba_vehicle_scams_actually/">this r/Alibaba discussion about vehicle orders</a>. The thread was recorded with 54 comments. The poster describes apparently reassuring listings, supplier badges and willingness to accept Trade Assurance, followed by an alleged substitution inside a heavy crate. Their warning concerns the handover in China, before the buyer sees the contents overseas.</p>