Been to Canton fair a few years now, thinking about my 2008 canton fair trip here. The Canton Fair is the biggest trade fair for Chinese factories to meet foreign buyers. Its held 2 times a year, in the spring (where we are now…) and then again in the fall.
I met up with Larry who has his iphone app development company here, and meeting up other contacts. Walking around the Canton Fair with Brent today, both of us saying how USA isnt so big as other Americans think – there are people from all over the world. Where are the Americans?? And sadly, tonight checking the news (night in China is daytime in America, and seeing the below headlines:
S&P cuts U.S. outlook to negative on fiscal worry
On Monday April 18, 2011, 9:47 amNEW YORK (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s on Monday downgraded its credit outlook for the United States, citing a “material risk” that policymakers may not reach agreement on a plan trim its large budget deficit.
While the agency maintained the country’s top AAA credit rating, it said that authorities have not made clear how they will tackle long-term fiscal pressures.
S&P said the move signals there’s at least a one-in-three chance that it could cut its long-term rating on the United States within two years.
“Because the U.S. has, relative to its AAA peers, what we consider to be very large budget deficits and rising government indebtedness and the path to addressing these is not clear to us, we have revise dour outlook on the long-term rating to negative from stable,” S&P said in a release.
Just realizing the further and further disconnect of the global economy from the US economy….and while my American friends may get upset about my blog posts sometimes mentioning my more negative feelings, I think we need to face reality ad realize American economy doesn’t correlate with the rest of the world economy.
Anyway, enough Political and Economic talks, back to the Canton Fair – jeez, this Chinese Canton fair was bigger then ever – they have their own on-site shipping center, they say its bigger than the Hong Kong international airport, ATM machines, bank tellers.
Walking the canton fair or any trade show is still an effective way to find factories and make connections, able to see everyone you may do business with from all over china in one day, seeing previous factories and meeting new ones. Brent and I traded times to go to various booths we needed…I overloaded my backpack with catalogs.
This is phase one, mostly focused on electronics, in the gallery below, I posted some photos of the product categories.
Plans keep changing, but I am learning to learn to deal with it, be flexible…and adapt. Tomorrow I have to get to Dongguan for training the marketing department, talking to Larry now about the method to get to Chang An district of Dong Guan, China. Think I have to take a subway to the edge of Guangzhou, and then take a taxi or motorbike over the bridge to Dongguan.
Just another day in the hustle of China business in the south.
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Hello. Are you Mike Caughey Trading Company Ltd? We are thinking of going to the Canton Fair next year and received an invitation from Mike Caughey.
Hi Fritz
Thanks for your comment but I am not u Mike Caughey from Mike Caughey Trading Company Ltd but I will be visiting Canton fair this year so maybe we can grab coffee and meet
Mike
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Michael Michelini
eCommerce consultant
OK, thanks Mike, not sure if we’re going or not but if we do I’ll be in touch.
Hi
My Daughetr has also been caught up in this scam she ordered 4 I phones and paid a sizeable deposit in the same Ponsonby store in auckland now the place is empty and they are no where to be seen.
Also a colleague from work has the same story.
I managed to get hold of his moble number and have spoken to him twice about ten minutes ago, I told him i was the father of someone he has ripped off and he arrogantly told me she has not got the goods because she has not paid in full for them, which is not what was agreed.
His mobile number in China is (0086( 134 220 066 35, he hung up on me when I asked for her deposit back and got really smart when I told him that one day he would be returning to NZ and I would find him, along with at least three other people who he has ripped off.
I would encourage you to call him and give him as much grief as you can, I have friends from China who I will also get to track him down.
The address on the invoice is 8 Linhe Zhong Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510610 China.
i will continue to call him no matter how many times he turns off his phone, I had another number which a lady answered who told me that she has had many others call her as she gave him her number to use, this number is 0086 131 788 36052.
I would suggest as many people bother her sooner or later he will be back here, If i dont get my daughters money back I will eventually take it out of his hide!
Anfd Mike Caughey, if you do read this My name is Paul Trotter and my email address is mrtrottz@6ea574158adb977a545d6ab28604568d:disqus xtra.co.nz,
I would look forward to you visiting me!
Mr Trottz
please send your email address to richard@superiordoors.co.nz
Watch this guy. he tried to set up trading in New Zealand with a Ben Tian. Just a scam !!! took our deposits and ran. Then deny’s who he is
horrible…guess he doesnt have a website and people think he is me?
Please send your email address to richard@superiordoors.co.nz
I pretended to require 20 iphones and 60 ipads, michael helsby knight sent me a sample of each COD , i scammed HIM !!!! He never got paid and never will , its only time b4 he gets bumped off.
Ian I read your post with interest. I get the horrible feeling that I’ve just been ripped off by Ben Tian working in the office of Mike Caughey Trading Ltd. Haven’t received my goods and Mr Tian seems to have dropped off the face of the earth with my fairly sizable deposit. I might have to hunt him down.
sorry a bout that Brent – maybe if you give me some more information about the case , I can help you hunt them down.
its people like that who screw up China business environment and I would love to help you out
Michael, sorry to have hijacked your discussion with this matter. Friends of mine have been invited to this years Canton Fair but they are now a little dubious because of my experience with Ben Tian and his association with Mike Caughey Trading. I met Ben Tian at an office in Auckland, NZ in the suburb of Ponsonby. The Mike Caughey Trading Company were promoting imported electronics such as TVs, computers etc, etc. Any help would be appreciated but people like Ben Tian do give Chinese business a bad name
Yea….this topic has gotten off topic ….but maybe email me the information more than names …. any invoices or quotations with addresses in china or Promotional materials about the Canton fair …
My email is site@michaelmichelini.com
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Michael Michelini
eCommerce Consultant
twitter/weibo @michelini
On Oct 28, 2011 6:22 PM, “Disqus”
Thanks Michael. I’ll email you some info in the next couple of days. Appreciate your help mate
Hi
My Daughetr has also been caught up in this scam she ordered 4 I phones
and paid a sizeable deposit in the same Ponsonby store in auckland now
the place is empty and they are no where to be seen.
Also a colleague from work has the same story.
I managed to get hold of his moble number and have spoken to him twice
about ten minutes ago, I told him i was the father of someone he has
ripped off and he arrogantly told me she has not got the goods because
she has not paid in full for them, which is not what was agreed.
His mobile number in China is (0086( 134 220 066 35, he hung up on me
when I asked for her deposit back and got really smart when I told him
that one day he would be returning to NZ and I would find him, along
with at least three other people who he has ripped off.
I would encourage you to call him and give him as much grief as you can,
I have friends from China who I will also get to track him down.
The address on the invoice is 8 Linhe Zhong Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510610 China.
i will continue to call him no matter how many times he turns off his
phone, I had another number which a lady answered who told me that she
has had many others call her as she gave him her number to use, this
number is 0086 131 788 36052.
I would suggest as many people bother her sooner or later he will be
back here, If i dont get my daughters money back I will eventually take
it out of his hide!
Anfd Mike Caughey, if you do read this My name is Paul Trotter and my email address is mrtrottz@xtra.co.nz,
I would look forward to you visiting me!
Mr Trottz
I and 6 of my work collages have been ripped off by Mike; we are going to the police and suggest you all do the same!
please send me your email address to richard@superiordoors.co.nz
I have, like most of you, paid deposits on behalf of my colleagues for electronic goods and I have sent a few emails. I have not received a reply that directly answers my queries. Received 2 general messages with nothing specific.
Mike told me he was member of the Caughey dynasty and I intend contacting them.
Can someone please let me know if the Canton Fair in April is still on with airfares and accommodation being provided. Also how kosher is the MBA he promotes on his business card.
I will be taking this matter further but will like to seek assistance of all parties involved. Is it possible for all of you to send me your email addresses to Richard Martin, 021 997 973, richard@superiordoors.co.nz so we can get some form of data base established.
Mike Caughey is:Michael Helsby Knight (Conman), the more people that report him the better chance of the police bringing a case, he is probably still in NZ
Crime number
Details of Electronic Goods Complainants – NZ Police Reference # 111007/0359
Crime numberDetails of Electronic Goods Complainants – NZ Police Reference # 111007/0359
Helsby knight (alias Michael caughey and more) was extradited from Thailand and is now in prison in New Zealand awaiting trial on numerous counts of fraud. Yahoo!