Steel Inquiry Overview
If you have an immediate or ongoing need for steel, you can
send
an Inquiry describing the steel you need to multiple sellers. Sellers who
have steel that might meet your needs respond directly to you. An Inquiry can be
a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Information (RFI). For examples of Inquiries,
go to
View Recent Inquiries under Inquire to see a summary
if some of the Inquiries sent in the past week or two.
Send an Inquiry
To send an Inquiry go to
Send an Inquiry under Inquire.
Identify the Form and Type of steel that is the subject of your inquiry and then
describe your Inquiry. Next identify the delivery point or location of use for the
steel. You are also able to include a file to provide additional information about
your Inquiry. You have two choices on whom you send your Inquiry to. You can select
from a list of suppliers using Steel Spider who deal in the product you need. You
can also send it to sellers you know and have included in your
Contact List. You can also elect to have your inquiry displayed in
View Recent Inquiries under Inquire so additional suppliers can see
it.
Buyers can send an Inquiry to sellers describing the steel they are looking for.
An Inquiry can be a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Information (RFI).
Go to
View Recent Inquiries under Inquire to see some
of the Inquiries sent in the past week or two. Sellers who want to receive Inquiries
need to identify the products that they deal in.
Receive Inquiries
To enable a buyer to send an Inquiry to you, identify what products you sell in
Receive Inquiries under Inquire. Your company will
then be included in the list of companies the buyer can send his Inquiry to. If
you have steel that might meet the buyer's needs you respond to the buyer directly.
We charge a seller $100 US per quarter (or $40 per month) to receive Inquiries.
Sellers can receive Inquiries without charge for a period of time sufficient to
evaluate the potential value of these Inquiries to the seller. A seller can receive
inquiries without charge until we contact him. A seller will not be invoiced for
receiving Inquiries until after he authorizes us to invoice. If multiple people
in the same office all wish to receive Inquiries, we charge $200 per quarter. Spider
Bites are messages sent through Steel Spider where a buyer is responding to a specific
item in the Inventory. Spider Bites are not considered Inquiries and there is no
charge to send or receive a Spider Bite.
Inquiries You Received
Inquiries are sent by email directly to a seller. Attachments are not physically
attached to the Inquiry. The email will contain a link to any attachment included
with the inquiry and you can download the attachment from this website. The Inquiries
You Received page displays the inquiries you received in the past 60 days. If you
want, you can easily add the buyer's contact information to your Contact List when
you view the details of the inquiry.