Sometimes, you may receive sourcing information on WeChat or other social media platforms. The photos, specifications, and quantities all seem complete, and the other party sounds very sincere, yet you still feel that something is not quite right.

In fact, some people are not the actual owners of the goods. They monitor listings on various auction platforms, record information about the goods being auctioned, and then contact you for a quotation under the pretense that they have the goods themselves. The whole process sounds very natural, so it is not easy to notice anything wrong.

They are not actually trying to sell the goods to you. Instead, they want to find out how much you would bid for this type of goods, so that they can decide how to bid on the auction platform.

Why are they difficult to identify? Because the photos and information they send you are genuine; they simply did not come from them. If you do not usually pay close attention to the characteristics of goods listed on various auction platforms, it can be difficult to spot this at a glance.