Why sign in? I use IndiaMART to see if a particular drug is widely available and get a general idea of what the prices are. Then I ask my favorite supplier for a quote.
Signing in to IndiaMart is signing in to spam central.
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Exactly. I only use IndiaMart to check availability and price, but never sign in and have no account. I only deal with individual vendors and only through email. IndiaMart inserts itself between you and the vendor, is a usability nightmare and a spam machine. Always deal with the vendor directly.
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I requested to work by email/message only. With one seller that has meant emailing, and with a couple of others, it ended up meaning messaging on indiamart. Iāve not had a problem with it until now.
For most of the indiamart vendors, Whatsapp is the preferred means of communication. I only use that now
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Yeah, and Iād prefer email to all of the above. But whatever the case is, the purchase I made is only tied to the India Mart messaging system.
Iāve been buying Rapacan through Monarch Consortium on Indiamart. $0.55 USD per mg. Shipping: $30. Payment through Wise. Shipping has been prompt each time.
Another good source is Maulik Parekh, maulik7@gmail.com $0.50 mg.
300, Biocon (Rapacan) Sirolimus, 1 mg tablets - 150$
He charges $30 for shipping and takes Visa.
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Maulik is great, but Fyi, I think he is only taking credit cards from you (or maybe some select others). Iām a repeat customer, and last week he said he was not taking them so I had to pay in a different way
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Weird, I received this message a few days ago and just placed an order with my credit card.
" Hope you are doing well
Just an important update
We are accepting card payment again from now onwards."
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My Laxminarayan order arrived.
There had been a pretty significant communication hiccup right before it shipped that had me concerned, but in the end, all was exactly as described with some extras of one product thrown in! The outside was neatly wrapped in decorative wrapping paper, and the medications on the inside were sealed as a whole in aluminum foilāsmart wrapping. I paid with remitly (which I happened to still have a very old membership login for) to a family account.
I was also in communication with Maulik, and I felt like he was trying to go out of his way for meāto get more medications in stock, to look into reopening credit card payment (as this thread now indicates he has), etc. I told him that I would speak highly of him here and strongly consider his services in the future depending on which prescriptions I need.
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Got my first order from GP Pharma in India today via IndiaMart.
(One of the recommended suppliers)
Rapacan + tretinoin cream.
Arrived India to UK in 7 days, no customs probs (or duties).
Excellent service.
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My 13th package in last three months being delivered today. Zero problems with customs or tariffs. And this one was a pretty big order, over 1500 pills and over $500. I was emboldened by the fact that had no issues so took the risk and made a big order. My other orders were between $150 to $250 and 500-600 pills.
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Iāve been looking to order from India again for the first time since last spring. My go-to had been Forveda, but I was surprised that he asked me to pay him customs duties. Has anyone else been asked by any of the vendors?
Iāve been emailing Maulik as an alternative since heās highly recommended here but payment has been tricky. Remitly wonāt allow me to transfer funds to him because itās a business account. He takes Wise, but says he has to charge me a $28 āWise feeā because he has to pay someone else to receive the funds on his behalf because he does not have a Wise account.
Has anyone else encountered this?
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No, he hasnāt charged me tariffs or asked for $28 and all I can think (about the reason heās saying that) is we (as in people on this site) have probably given him so much business so that he doesnāt care for new ones. He did however tell me he would have to charge me something if I were to pay in crypto, so I never paid other than Wise, and credit card when he was accepting credit cars.
My advice to you is hop on indiamart and talk to 5-7 of sellers there and get the best price. I had 5 orders from 5 different vendors in month of December alone, all random ones from indiamart and all were delivered as promised. The only thing Iād say you need to watch is the fact that you may want to specify the manufacturer of the drug you are looking for as opposed to getting it from any manufacturer. The quality may differ greatly for some meds. i.e. I had ordered acarbose from three manufacturers and they were all different in size and texture even though they were all 50mg pills (wouldnāt know anything on quality since that can only be determined by a lab, but my guess is that even quality has got to be different)
@Kelman, thanks for the info. I did check among the reliable sellers, as I am as concerned about seizure and customs fee risk as I am about the lowest price. Maulik had the best price including shipping, but the āWise feeā did throw me for a loop. Iāll email him back and keep looking around.
I have 3 test orders in right now to see if any will make it through customs. Iāve even lowered the amounts to 500 pills per package. We shall see. Somehow I have a bad feeling that none of them will make it through as the first gas been stuck in customs for a few days.
Update: 1 was seized by US customs, but the pharmacist, Jagdish at RL Pharma, reshipped it to me at no extra cost. In the end, I received everything.
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@none, Maulik told me on 1/29:
" Credit card fee is double than wise, also we have faced many obstacles through that mode, so we least prefer it."
I assumed he meant that he would charge me 2x $28 (his Wise fee) but Iām going to ask him what the credit card fee is. How much have you paid for a credit card fee? Thanks
Credit card fee is 10% of purchase price. No doubt Wise is cheaper, he never offered that to me, but I prefer the card convenience. He sends a link to pay, payment receipt confirmed immediately. I Just add 10% to whatever price he quotes for an item, and consider that the real price.
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