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Gadget Import

The document provides instructions for importing gadgets from the United States to Nigeria by using websites like OfferUp and Craiglist to find discounted items, then having local agents in the US purchase and ship the items. It details how to create profiles, search for deals, communicate with sellers, and work with agents in specific US cities to get items shipped to Nigeria.

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Gadget Import

The document provides instructions for importing gadgets from the United States to Nigeria by using websites like OfferUp and Craiglist to find discounted items, then having local agents in the US purchase and ship the items. It details how to create profiles, search for deals, communicate with sellers, and work with agents in specific US cities to get items shipped to Nigeria.

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Ordering this E-Book is not a mistake you have made but a bold step towards becoming a success in the

world of Gadget Importation in Nigeria. In this era we live in they say TIME is MONEY, and believe me
the time you have taken to read this manual will actually be productive money wise to you.

This E-Book is just a compilation of the most basics and simplest steps you will take into making MONEY
through gadgets importation, I have taken this steps and its yielding results for me and I want you to also
have good results in this field.

I have a confidence that through discipline and dedication and a little caramel topping of commitment you
can exit the first five months of 2020 a Millionaire.

On a personal note am looking forward to earning at least 10 Million before the year 2020 comes to a close.

And believe me you too can exit this year a MILLIONARE.

WHAT TO BEAR IN MIND:

You will not find many long notes here, but straight to the point notes that will enlighten your journey
towards becoming a PRO GADGET IMPORTER.

AM SURE YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE E-BOOK;

I will advise you to do the following;

“THE FIRST AND MOST PARAMOUNT STEP IS TO PRINT THIS E-BOOK THEN”

1. Forget everything you know and learnt about MINI IMPORTATION


2. Read this E-Book at the comfort of your house preferably when you are not with someone.
3. Take away any form of distraction
4. Have a pen to underline striking points and also to note down questions
5. Have a glass of water or your favourite drink by your side
6. GET UP AFTER READING IT AND START WORKING ON STARTING SOMETHING BIG TODAY.

SO ARE YOU READY?

IF YES, THEN LET US SHOOT.


WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

In the next few pages I will be showing you how the various platforms or websites that you will be working
with operate and how you can make the most out of them.

➢ These SITES are Market places for people who want to sell their used products in USA. Similar sites
that function as this in Nigeria are JIJI, OLX and others; many persons go to these platforms to sell
different items and buy different items at various PRICES. For instance you want to buy a 2010
Mercedes E-Class and you search for it you get different colours, mileage and conditions of the same
model of cars and prices are different so how much they are selling might depend of on SO MANY
FACTORS LIKE; CONDITION OF THE CAR AND HOW DESPERATE THE AMERICAN WANTS TO SELL THE
ITEM.
➢ In a nutshell there are no fixed prices for a particular item on the platform, for example someone
might be will to sell a Samsung S8 for $300 and someone might be selling it for $200 and even $100
and it can go lower for FAULTY GADGETS.
➢ Your number one JOB on the SITE is to scout or look for EXTREMELY CHEAP offers or the DESPERATE
AMERICANS willing to sell their DEVICES AT A GIVE AWAY PRICE.
THE NAME OF THE SITE THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH IS;

WWW.OFFERUP.COM

TRYING TO REACH THESE SITES WILL SHOW YOU THAT YOUR IP ADDRESS IS BLOCKED BECAUSE IT
HAS A NIGERIAN HEADER.

NOW THAT LEADS ME TO A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS BOOK, BEFORE PROCEEDING I WANT
TO TRASH OUT THE ASPECT OF AGENTS:

WHO ARE AGENTS?


Now these sites are for people in USA and you are here in Nigeria and the sites insist on a meet with
your potential SELLER, so how do you go about it since you are in Nigeria.
Agents are the intermediary between you and a SELLER, In a simple sentence “ THE AGENTS RECEIVE
GOODS FROM YOUR BUYER AND ALSO CONFRIMS THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY YOU MATCHES WITH
THE ITEM THE SELLER IS BRINGING”
More will be said about this part further more into the book.

AGENTS WILL CHARGE YOU MONEY FOR FUEL AND SHIPPING DOWN TO NIGERIA.
THE FUEL MONEY IS A SIMPLE WAY OF MAKING MONEY IN US BY THE AGENTS.

LOCATION: Since the website is similar to the likes of OLX and JIJI, someone in Lagos cannot go to
Kaduna to pick up an item.
The cost of FUEL will be too much and these things are costly in USA. So it’s the same with these
websites;

You need to be sure the location you are getting an ITEM is very close to your AGENT.

I WILL BE LATER ON SHARING MORE DETAILS OF DIFFFERENT AGENTS AND THEIR LOCATION IN
DIFFERENT CITIES.

UNLOCKING
READ CAREFULLY IN DETAILS: Unlocking is the only way you can lose out terribly in this business. A lot
of persons have had terrible and awful experiences in this business, So in the United States (US) their
network is totally different from the one we use in Nigeria unlike the normal Airtel, Glo, MTN and
others.
Most at times when these phones are brought into the country their carrier networks have to be
unlocked before they can be used in Nigeria.

SOME CAN NEVER BE UNLOCKED.

There are various Carriers


Like AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.
AT&T is very easily unlocked in Nigeria, that does not mean other networks cannot be easily be
unlocked it just depends on the phone MODEL.
Different phones have a different unlocking process so you want to be sure the mobile phone can be
unlocked here in Nigeria and how much this will cost you before purchasing or buying the phone.

If you stay in Lagos I will give you contact of an Unlock Engineer in Computer in Ikeja (Do not be
afraid he is 100% trusted and he is cheaper).

But if not you can search for one close to you and contact him.

So all you have to do is to call the Engineer to confirm if the phone can be unlocked and how MUCH
WILL IT COST?
BY THE WAY THIS IS JUST LIMITED TO MOBILE PHONES, LAPTOPS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES DON’T
REQUIRE THIS PROCESS.

DEALING WITH SELLERS: COMMUNICATION AND CLOSING DEALS.

This first aspect of this is that you don’t have to behave as a white man or woman.
Just don’t tell them you are in NIGERIA and you will be sending an AGENT;
This immediately sends a red flag! You have to just normal like you are close by and want to pick up
IMMEDIATELY.

You don’t need a white man or woman on your PROFILE.

IMEI NUMBER
If you are buying an IPHONE, you need to know the Update of the Phone by requesting for the IMEI.
We will talk about this later.

BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD TO THIS VERY POINT.
HOW TO GET STARTED
So straight to the point, the websites are CRAIGLIST, LETGO AND OFFERUP
❖ CRAIGLIST : www.craiglist.com
❖ LETGO : www.letgo.com
❖ OFFERUP: www.offerup.com
CRAIGLIST: On this website much requirement is not needed to access it, just ensure you
download a FREE VPN from your play store and access the website.

You can use a USA VPN PREFERABLY. ( I WILL BE SHARING A VIDEO WITH ON HOW TO ACCESS THE
VPN APP)

You can select cities according to your agent’s location.

1. So you go to CRAIGLIST.COM and pick US and then City of your Agent.

2. For assumption sake, we will say your Agent is in New York and New York Town is in New York
City
3. Am sure you might be wondering what to do next, but do not worry , now you type the name
of the product you want to BUY, In this case we will use a Samsung S8
4. Deals and offers on Samsung S8 will pop up, and then go through a better deal. When you find
one, click on it and it will take you there.
Make sure you read the product description and check the pictures if there is any bad
condition like a cracked screen or so. If you are satisfied, click on reply in the upper left corner
and then click reply by email and it will redirect you to your Gmail.
Send the seller a message.

OFFER UP
I love this one particularly and I will be sharing it because it has more deals and better offers
available on the platform.
Now straight to the point.
1. Firstly you go to your play store and search for PUFFIN BROWSER then download the
PUFFIN BROWSER.
2. Open the browser after downloading and type www.facebook.com on the browser tab,
and login to your normal facebook account .
Do not forget to allow PUFFIN BROWSER to save your Login Information.
3. After logging in, you then proceed to the address bar again and type www.offerup.com ,
Then click on the upper right tab and then go to LOGIN /SIGNUP
4. Click on the CONTINUE WITH FACEBOOK option.
5. This is quite the difficult aspect , the American might visit your OFFERUP Profile and see a
particular face then, when the agent comes for pickup he sees another different face, So I
suggest you change your OFFERUP profile Picture maybe to something INANIMATE
OBJECT like a Shirt or a car or something else.
You can do that by simply going to the upper left tab and click on profile edit and change
the picture.
NB: Please do not use an American picture for it.

AS YOU CAN SEE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ACCOUNT THE IMAGE OF THE PROFILE IS A SHIRT
AND THE PROFILE NAME DAN.

CONGRATULATIONS!!
YOUR ACCOUNT IS READY YOU CAN START THE DEAL HUNT.
Finally the last platform

LETGO

This is similar to OfferUp but just needs a really Strong VPN, If you can buy a strong VPN ,
you can go for it but the two up there have a better deal than this website though. You can
use your Google or Facebook to login there too.
HUNTING FOR A DEAL
So this depends on the agent and locations. These are the 100% agents that I know,

Name: Bukkie

Location: Dallas, Carrollton Texas Tx75010

Mobile Number : +12149454161

Whatsapp : +2348034383652

Check here to read her terms:


https://www.nairaland.com/5485206/dallas-picker-order-goods-via

Name: Mikky

Location: Inglewood, CA

Phone Number : +14242361961

( Whatsapp only please but you can call him later when you have agreed on a deal)

Check here to read his terms:

https://www.nairaland.com/1257506/order-ur-goods-via-ebay

Name: Yahaji

Location: Atlanta, Alpharetta Georgia

Zip Code: 30022

Mobile Number: +16786933743

Whatsapp: +2348034431026

You can read her terms here:


https://www.nairaland.com/4373087/pick-up-service-offerup-letgo

So let’s say you are going for Mikky. Just pick Inglewood in the location and type the item
you want to buy e.g. Samsung S9

And your message should be straight forward: No time for sentence

You send something like this:

“CAN YOUR S9 GO FOR $200?


I AM AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE PICKUP”

The sellers want money and some want the money very urgently so they want someone
serious that can come quickly come and pick the item up. Always make sure you tell them
you can come quickly and pick up the items.

NB: The offer you are placing on any item should be reasonable though, Do not price a
phone of $500 for $100. The seller might angrily report you. THIS IS NOT ALABA MARKET!

WHEN YOU AGREE ON A DEAL WITH AN AMERICAN AND HE ASKS YOU WHEN ARE YOU
COMING TO PICKUP!

JUST TELL THE AMERICAN ASAP.


YOU WANT TO BE SURE EVERYTHING IS FINE AND OKAY.
This next set of questions should be asked by you.

The carrier of phone and whether it’s unlocked.


If it’s locked then make sure you note the CARRIER of the device

CALL THIS MAN TO CONFIRM IF THE PHONE CARRIER CAN BE UNLOCKED AND WHAT IT
WILL COST:

AYO CV: 08022444020

He can unlock your phones, remove Google lock, and also patterns.

Another thing you want to ask is the condition of the phone; If its cracked, how big is the
crack! ( You can see these details on the picture or any other info provided on the page).
Only ask if you are not clear from the picture provided.

IF IT’S AN IPHONE MAKE SURE YOU REQUEST FOR AN IMEI NUMBER AND GO TO IMEI
CHECKER.

To confirm if the phone is on https://iunlocker.net/checkimei.php


Please also note that “FIND MY PHONE “ OPTION MUST BE TURNED OFF WHEN YOU
SEARCH FOR IMEI.

*** DON’T BUT ANY IPHONE NO MATTER THE PRICE WITHOUT CONFIRMING THE IMEI.

Lastly if you have confirmed all this ask the seller to send you an address of a CAFÉ OR
STARBUCKS, near them, this is for security reasons.

(STARBUCKS is popular COFFEE shop in the US)


HOW TO KNOW IF A DEAL IS GOOD

If every due process and step above has been followed how do confirm if you are not
going to lose money?

A SIMPLE ARITHEMETIC IS ALL YOU NEED TO DO.

You calculate the price of item on Offer Up + How much to unlock if its locked + Amount
for fuel + Shipping Cost

Fuel Price depends on the proximity of the seller to the agent but ranges from $15-$40
highest and shipping is $20-$30 for laptops.

SO WHEN YOU CALCULATE EVERYTHING, THEN CHECK JIJI.NG OR OLX.NG AND CONFIRM
WHAT OTHER SELLERS ARE SELLING THE SAME MODEL OF THE PHONE. IF YOU BRING THE
PHONE TO NIGERIA AT THE PRICE YOU CALCULATED, WILL YOU SEE ANY PROFIT? DOES
THE PROFIT WORTH IT? THEN YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.

For instance, let’s say you are buying a Samsung S8 and you have agreed for $150 with the
seller and you have called the UNLOCK ENGINEER to confirm if it’s unlockable and the
price is around #3000. Shipping of S8 is $20 and fuel should be around $15.

That means buying price is $150 (#55,000) + $20 ( #7400) + $15 ( #5550) + #3000 =
#70,950.

Usually a clean used Samsung S8 cost around #80,000 to #90,000. So averagely your profit
from one deal is about #15,000 to #20,000. Are you satisfied with this profit? Then you
can move on to the next thing to do.
CONVERSING WITH AN AGENT

This time around, this is our Nigerian Brother and Sisters in the United States doing this as
a business, so just try and go straight to the point when you are contacting them.
They have lots of people they are attending to so do not waste their time.
These are the information they need from you:

1. THE NAME AND MODEL OF THE ITEM YOU WANT TO ORDER.


2. AGREED PRICE
3. THE NAME IN YOUR PROFILE
4. THE PUBLIC ADDRESS THE SELLER GAVE YOU
5. CARRIER OF THE PHONE AND IF ITS UNLOCKED OR NOT
6. IMEI OF THE PHONE IF ITS AN IPHONE
7. LINK OF THE DEAL ( YOU CAN COPY THAT FROM THE TOP OF YOUR BROWSER)

BELOW IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT AM TALKING ABOUT.


The agent will reply if the place is too far or if possible. He can tell you if there is a RED
FLAG in the deal. So you look for another deal. If he agrees to go, He will give you total
price when he gets to the seller.

If the deal was successful, he will tell you when he is shipping next and when it will get to
Nigeria. Most times it takes 7-14 days and sometimes they do 2 days express shipping
occasionally.

SELLING THE GOODS

1. Family and Friends: You can sell these products to your family and friends or
neighbour. One thing here is not to be too greedy when setting your profit margin; you
want to make sure you sell it off quickly so you can buy more deals.
2. JIJI.NG: Jiji is now a combination of OLX.COM and JIJI.NG so there are more people on
the platform. It is free to upload but you can pay for more visibility on the platform.
You want to make sure you take a very clear picture of the item and put a description
where necessary.
3. OLIST.NG: This platform is similar to JIJI but this time around owned by OPAY. The
name sounds familiar I guess, So just go there SIGN UP and UPLOAD.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE DO SEND ME SCREENSHOTS AFTER YOUR FIRST PURCHASE.

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