Quality Does Not Stay Consistent
Quality Changes Overtime
Even if your first few orders are good, your factory is changing all the time and so will quality.
What Changes?
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Production Lines
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Production Line Workers
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R&D Engineers
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Quality Engineers
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Quality Control Staff
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Raw Materials
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Raw Material Suppliers
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Sales Staff
Top Brands Have QC Issues Too
Apple regularly runs into QC problems with Foxconn from simple problems like color inconsistencies to more complex ones.
If a company with unlimited resources & leverage has issues, imagine the risks you face with your supplier.
Have a “Simple” Product?
We’ve heard countless stories from sellers. Even simple products with simple issues can be catastrophic for your brand.
For example, a long-time Amazon seller making keychains had one improperly labeled order sent to FBA which almost resulted in account suspension.
Thinking of Skipping Inspections?
The best brands do inspections every order (no matter how small or large). They don’t gamble with their business every order.
One Bad Order Pays for All Your Inspections For Years
Even catching one bad batch of products pays for all your inspections for several years. Just like insurance, you don’t want to be left holding the bag when something goes wrong.
See It For Yourself
Your business is worth more than the cost of an inspection. Calculate the risk you’re avoiding and the amount of money you save per order when you don’t skip inspections!
Calculate Your ROI
When To Do Inspections?
Inspections should be done on every order. If you are a very, very large seller doing monthly orders with a supplier, you may be able to get away doing it every other order, but even our biggest customers say it’s just not worth the risk because inspections are cheap.
Inspections Are Cheap
A $300/inspection on even a $5,000 order (including freight) is only a few cents on the dollar, let alone a $15k, $30k, or larger order. Inspections are budgeted into the landed cost, just like freight.
Most Inspections Don’t Work. Why?
Inspections typically catch the most obvious problems, but most other problems don’t get caught until your customers report them, and by then it’s too late. Why?
Inspectors Don’t Know What to Do
Most inspection companies send an inspector with no directions. Even the best inspector is not an engineer, and even if they were, you can’t expect them to come up with all the checks & tests for every product feature on the spot. And even then, do they have the necessary experience?
“Simple” Products Need Tests Too
Even the most basic products need checks & tests too such as making sure your logo doesn’t wipe off, materials are right, or packaging/product drop tests to make sure your product doesn’t fall apart in transit.
Inspectors Don’t Do a Good Job
Your inspectors are humans too. Were they feeling lazy that day and only checked half the units they were supposed to, and then go home early? There’s no way for you to know. Many companies give inspectors unreasonable time quotas. Why should they bother doing a good inspection if management doesn’t care?
Not Designed for Online Sellers
Traditional inspection companies were founded 100 years ago for brick-and-mortar buyers, many with established supply-chain expertise. A bad order for them means a slap on the wrist, not account suspension.
Movley Inspections Actually Work
We give you a full-service quality control team for the cost of an inspection
Built for Online Sellers, by Sellers
As a team of former 6, 7, and 8-figure sellers, we created Movley out of necessity. Even with great relationships with our suppliers and passed inspections, our customers were still receiving products with defects.
All-in-One Platform
Store all your products & details in our platform along with customizable testing instructions. Booking inspections is as easy as selecting your products, entering the number of units, and hitting book. We’ll take care of the rest!
Insights & Recommendations
Our team takes the time to truly understand your product, materials, and features to come up with the right testing requirements from our library and industry best practices. We have quality engineers on-staff, and our data gets better every day.
Dedicated Customer Service Pod
Every customer we work gets a dedicated pod of inspection specialists, an account manager, on-the-ground translation support, and QC engineers that compete internally to provide the best inspections.
Pricing is Flexible
Simple products cost less to inspect than more complex ones with more detailed checks and tests. We’ll help you build an inspection that fits your risk level and budget. Connect with us to chat more.