Why somebody so cheap

As a Chinese mobile phone supplier, we, Babiken, set our prices carefully: we try to strike a balance between our profit and the customers' perception.

Most of the businesses do research on competitors' prices, so do we. We got some price lists from those in the same business and surprisingly found that some of their prices are much lower than what we can do. We might go bankrupt soon if we sell at that kind prices. So I talked with my purchaser. Why? Is it possible that we get lower prices so that we can sell at lower prices? My purchaser said those who gave unreasonable lower prices might not really have those models available when you check with them. Secondly they can sell certain models with good prices indeed because they have considerable quantity orders and special contracts with the manufactures to average down the costs. I do not know if this is the real story but maybe partly yes.

But there are other reasons, including the possibility of the following story:

Two weeks again, I received a customer from Middle East. We did some deals but he thought that our prices were a little higher than others so he wanted to switch some orders and he did do that before he came to China. He asked us to guide him to talk with other suppliers. In order to find out why my competitors can outsell us, I agree that I accompany him to visit his another supplier.
After the talk with that supplier, I know the secret and know why some of our competitors can outsell us: my customer ordered 50 pieces LV2008 mobile phone with 256M memory card from those guys and paid full for the value on PI before my customer came to China. My customer did receive a pcakge from those guys but THOSE GUYS SHORTSHIPPED 1 PIECE OF THE PHONE AND 25 PIECES OF MEMORY CARD AND ALL EARPHONES. (Surely his supplier had an excuse, saying the shipping company might steal or lose those things.)

I begin to know WHY--Clearly SOMEBODY DO SHORTSHIPPING. I know not many people do this but at least this applies to some of our competitors.

If we shortshipped those things for an order, we could also sell at their price or even lower. The question for us is now that "How can we compete if somebody is doing things in this way?"

The most critical thing might be that buyers can detect the cheaters. It is easier said than done but it would benefit them if they can know the story that I present today.

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Babiken Dual Module CDMA & GSM Mobile Phone (BI-N82H)

BI-N82H is a dual module or dual mode mobile phone which you can put both GSM and CDMA sim cards in. GSM and CDMA can work simultaneously in one phone. Also this phone comes with Bluetooth which previous models do not have:

Dual SIM working simultaneously
GSM SIM working
CDMA SIM working
Bluetooth

Features:

* GSM 900/1800MHz /CDMA
* GSM & CDMA working at the same time in one phone
* 3.0 inch QVGA touch display
* Bluetooth / GPRS /WAP
* Easy navigation buttons
* MP3 player
* MP4 player plays 3GP and MP4 video
* 1.3 mega pixel digital camera
* Can serve as U-disk and PC camera
* T-Flash memory card slot
* Video and Audio recorder
* 256M T-Flash memory card as gift

* Language: English and Chinese
* E-Book, Calendar, To Do List, World Clock, Alarm, Image Viewer, Image Editor, Melody Composer
* Calculator, Unit Converter, Currency Converter, E-book Reader, File Manager

Details:

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Price is King

This morning, my friend handed over a newspaper to me and I read one article saying " Chinese Goods Traders facing dificulties and many of them strive for a new way out as most of the foreign buyers go for factories directly."
Why this caught my eyes is becasue I am a trader and even a newcomer for trading business. Babiken was "given birth" by me last year. Maybe it was really born in a wrong time. But fortunately I had saw the down-turn trend of trading business when I came up with Babiken business.
I knew that a trader will face tougher and tougher situation as information age goes. With things like internet, TV and handphones, it is too easy for information to spread, which makes almost everthing apparant on this planet. Nearly anything you want, you can find on the internet and then compare the prices and then buy at lowest prices. It is often impossible for an ordinary trader to have lowest prices. So I have to say that information age will make a lot of traders go out of business. As I said on my website, supply chains will be shorter and shorter in future and the business model will change revolutionarily.

I knew this but why I started Babiken trading business?
Personally I had no choice. Firstly I just fed up with working for others on something not realling interesting me. Secondly, I had a belief when something dies, it must leave a seed tangiable or intangiable for new a new born. I think by doing the trading, I might come accross new things during the course. Thirdly, I predict trading business will still exit in a forseeable future though it is harder and harder and I know I have to utilize thise period; otherwise it might be too late to catch up. Finally, everyone knows that trading is the best business for those who lacks of fund as relatively it demands not much financial investment to start up. I was not born with wealth but I think I could start from here and make myself with wealth and then I could help those needy.

BI-LV2008 not work in USA but someone sold it to USA

Usually when I get an enquiry from US, I will tell the customers. Are you sure that you want to these Chinese phones as most of these Chinese phones do not work in countries like USA, Cananda and Bahamas because most Chinese phones frenquencies are GSM900/1800 but in USA, they need 850/900/1800/1900.

This morning, we got a phone call from America and the man who bought a BI-LV2008 blamely asked us why "YOUR" phone does not work in US.

Let me try to cleary something here.
Why this man asked this question for us was that he had thought that this BI-LV2008 was made by us and on the internet, he found us selling this model. But actually we, Babiken, is just a marketer for mobile phones.Please do remember that he bought this phone from somewhere where the seller ONLY SELLS and will not tell him the trueth. Even the buyer might never find the seller after he got the phone.

This reminds some cases. I remembered that we often received all kinds of questions from ladies and gentlemen, who bought Chinese phones but seemed that they could not find the seller; then they thought we Babiken are the makers of all the phones.

Please dear friends, remeber"WHEN YOU BUY THE CHINESE PHONE, MAKE SURE THE SELLER WILL STILL EXIT TOMORROW".

Otherwise, turn to us and buy from us and we will serve you forever. :)

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Babiken TV Mobile Phone w/ Dual SIMs working simultaneously BI-N6198

Babiken Real Dual SIM TV Mobile Phone (BI-N6198)

REVOLUTIONARY Chinese Mobile Phone BI-U826 was the first TV mobile phone with dual SIMs working simultaneously; This BI-N6198 then is the first one hitting on the retailing shelf:

Dual SIM working simultaneously

Terrestrial Analog TV Tuner

FM Radio Tuner

Bluetooth

MP3 / MP4 Player

Digital Camera

NES Games

Features & Specifications:
* GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
* Terrestrial Analog TV tuner
* Built-in FM radio
* Dual SIM card slots (working the same time)
* Bluetooth / GPRS /WAP
* 2.8 inch QVGA touch display
* MP3 player
* MP4 player
* NES games
* Can serve as U-disk and PC camera
* T-Flash memory card slot
* 1.3 megpixels camera
* 512M T-Flash memory card as gift
* Language: English and Chinese
* E-Book, Calendar, To Do List, World Clock

Cool Digital TV mobile phone from China (Babiken BI-A880)

Digital  TV Mobile Phone (BI-A880)

Sometimes, it is really hard to catch up with technology trends. This mobile pone looks very ordinary, but you will be surely surprised when you have this phone on your hand. This phone might be the first mobile phone which is incorporated with high definition digital TV (DVB-T or DVB-H. Absolutely no GPRS and PAYMENT are needed for watching high definition TV programs). With an analog  TV mobile phone, you are not really mobile when you want to watch TV on it; but with this digital TV mobile phone, you can enjoy clear programs even when you are in a car or bus at a high speed free of charge. Besides this amazing capability, this mobile also has a DIGITAL Radio Tuner built-in. What's more it does not sacrifice  other entertainment features like mp3 players, mp4 players, camera. Surely, nothing is perfect, the digital TV capability on this phone is constrained by the availability of TV channels in your area as probably only some big developed cities, areas and countries have digital channels on the air. However as time goes by and with the development of the world, going digital will definitely be the trend. It might not be today or tomorrow but it might be the day after tomorrow.

Features: * Digital  TV Signal Reception Tuner built in for high definition TV programs free of charge * GSM:900/1800 MHz * 3.5 inch super-large touch screen * 64 polyphonic ring tone, supporting mp3 ringtone * 2.0 mega pixels digital cameras * Bluetooth for data transfer * MP3 Players playing music * MP4 Player for watching video * FM radio built in * Audio and Video Recorder * Can serve as U-disk that connects to a PC directly * 512M T-flash memory card as gift, also supporting the expansion up to 2G * WAP & GPRS function * E-book for text reading

Specifications:   * Dimension: 120*65*16 mm * Weight: 132 g * Talking time: 120-260 minutes * Standby time: 100-260 hours * Color option: Dark-Rouge

Accessories: 2 batteries (1800 mAH) 1 charger 1 data cable 1 earphone 1 stylus 1 512M  TF card

Babiken Mobile Phone by Jerry

This is Jerry Liang, founder of Babiken.
This will be the place for me to communicate with my customers and friends.

Thanks.

Jerry Liang
www.babiken.com