Who Needs an Agent? Why even coming to China any more? After all, sourcing portals such as Alibaba, China Sources, and the likes have have revolutionized grobal sourcing forever, haven't they? Not quite! The chances of successfully finding a reliable supplier online, producing samples, placing a specific order, and getting a large quantity of exactly what you want at a reasonable price, are about the same as winning the Super Lotto! (More to come soon. For now, I can simply say that my areas of sourcing expertise center around furniture, leather bags and consumer electronics.)