As?a?sourcing?agent?and?buyer?I?can?tell?you?what?is?a?good?quotation?for?me:?it?includes?all?relevant?information!?My?job?is?to?find?a?reliable?supplier?at?a?reasonable?price?in?the?shortest?time?possible.
It?is?very?possible?that?I?will?choose?a?supplier?whose?price?is?a?few?percent?higher?but?the?quotation?is?complete.?That?means,?it?includes:
-?FOB?(!!!)?price,?with?seaport?marked!?(I?often?get?FOB?quotes?without?location.?Obviously?for?me?in?Europe?a?FOB?Shanghai?price?is?higher?than?a?FOB?Xiamen?price,?since?shipping?rates?are?different).
-?delivery?time?(so?far?no?Chinese?supplier?was?able?to?keep?the?promised?delivery?time?for?my?projects?-?90%?delay,?10%?early)
-?package?unit?(carton?details)!!!?Carton?weight,?size,?volume,?content,?material.?It?is?very?important!!!?Usually?this?point?is?simply?left?out?by?suppliers.?But?I?-?and?most?full-time?buyers?-?have?just?simply?no?time?to?beg?for?any?details?separately!!!?If?a?quotation?misses?this,?I?simply?delete?it.?I?have?no?time?to?ask?for?these?points,?but?I?can?only?calculate?my?shipping?cost?with?this?info!!!
-?Payment?conditions?must?be?exactly?discussed.
I?hope?suppliers?will?consider?these?points?in?the?future.?If?you?include?all?relevant?information,?you?can?really?help?your?partner?in?his?decision.?And?for?the?supplier,?it?is?a?job?done?once;?you?needn’t?work?out?each?detail?separately.