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About Davide Andrew Papa
Expertise
All matters pertaining to assisting Private import export INTERMEDIARIES, AGENTS and BROKERS Regarding International trade Laws and procedures,Letters of credits, as per UCP 600,Presentation, Commissions,International Rules of agency, and Incoterms 2000. All matters pertaining to shipping documents relating to the Import and export of products from one country to another.All matter for buyers and sellers of commodity products relating to the import and export industry.FTN with the introduction of UCP 600 will release the publication "The world is yours"(2004) made specifically for Intermediaries.Current inhouse tra ining manual is "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"(2008) Our advice website is www.ftnexporting.com

Experience
FTN exporting founder Davide Papa has been trading for over 20 years- and has dealt with a huge variety of corporate entities including Gold and crude oil suppliers. FTN appeared in a major controversial Newspaper editorial in 1994. FTN Exporting official publication "International Trade and the Successful Intermediary"(ITSI) is about to be released world wide (December 2009) by the prestigious U.K publishing firm Gower's (U.K) and is listed on Amazon.com (Keyword: International Trade Intermediary) ITSI is ostensibly the first uniform intermediary trading doctrine of its kind, and will become the standard intermediary practice world wide in years to come. FTN exporting has created the said doctrine and supporting rules of trade defined as "URPIB" (Uniform Rules and Practice for Intermediaries and Brokers), which will (has?) become the most successful set of private intermediary rules ever created.

Publications
The World is Yours and "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" www.ftnexporting.com . Author of "International Trade and the Successful Intermediary " (ITSI) 2009 excepts on http://www.gowerpub.com/default.aspx?page=637&calcTitle=1&title_id=11177&edition_id=12138

Education/Credentials
Let school early. Became a master chef . Took up business management and later studied "international Trade at Stott's college Melbourne, Australia.

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Distribution of Products - Gazprom D2 oil offer

Expert: Davide Andrew Papa - 11/4/2009

Question
Dear Davide Papa
You have been a lot of help to me in the past and I thank you so very much. I trust no ones advice but yours and I need your expert advice and help again.

I received this informal offer from a company in Germany (that is supposed to be sitting next to Gazprom) to buy D2 oil (1) or (2).
The Offer: (I copy & paste the email offer)

Sir:
Would it be possible to get a statement from you
that, based on due diligence, the buyer would be willing to buy the following:

D2 0,2% Sulphur for 12 month
1.) die 500.000 MT D2 /month for 12 Month FOB Rotterdam, Platt minus
30.- USD
2.) die 1.000.000 MT D2 /month for 12 month CIF Rotterdam or CIF
Houston fix-price USD 525 / MT

With that we can give out a contract. We are looking for some
kind of Letter of Intention.
End of Offer................................

The man that directed them to me worked for the company in Germany who I know personally and tells me they are a legitimate company and they are involved with the refinery.

(I know a Letter of Intent means nothing.)

But, my first thoughts were to send them a formal RFQ with my intentions of "buying on behalf of my undisclosed buyer" along with the IPA for their commission and ask them to step back and give me the contact information to check their authority to sell D2 oil for Gazprom.

My Questions:
(1) Would this be the right way to go.
(2) Is there anything wrong with their offer to me.
(3) What does the word ("die") mean in their offer.
(4) If this is not really a real offer, would it be good to play a little for practice.

Thanks again….Craig

Answer
Dear Graig

It's a fake-

The person giving it to you thinks it s real- intermediary chasing intermediary

Good Practice- Say- Please provide a proper offer offer for your consideration- We will consider the offer and accept or reject such -

Please advise how many other need Commission protection ( this will soon let you know if its a intermediary chasing game)

regards
Davide Papa
Author " International trade and the successful intermediary "

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