Anonymous  +  588171 Sun, 16 Nov 08 04:49 PM I have received this letter: "Dear Mr. XY we met briefly at Florence Mess. Our activity is selling...The concept of your product is of interest to us and we may be interested to sell these units in the U.K. Please advise us if you would be interested in discussions with us about UK distribution. Regards W.Z." Here is my reply: "Dear Sir, We haven’t signed any contract yet for the distribution of our product in U.K. market and  we may be very interested in your proposal. In the meantime, we propose to start our business relations by selling you some units: in this way you could have the possibility to test our product and introduce it to your customers and prospects. After that we could start trade talks about trade area and quantities. We look forward to hearing from you X.Y. Managing Director" Is it correct? Thank you in advance. Anonymous

	AlpheccaStars  +  588187 Sun, 16 Nov 08 05:51 PM It looks really good! I have some minor suggestions. Anonymous “"Dear Sir, We haven’t signed any contracts yet for the distribution of our product in the U.K. market, and  we may be very interested in your proposal. In the meantime, we propose to start our business relations by selling you some units. This way you would have the opportunity possibility to test our product and introduce it to your customers and prospects. After that we could start trade talks about contracts and details such as rights, trade areas, and quantities. We look forward to hearing from you X.Y. Managing Director" ”   AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)

	Grammar Geek  +  588190 Sun, 16 Nov 08 05:56 PM It's common to start a business letter with some courtesies, like "Thank you for your interest in our product" or something like that. To jump in with "We don't have a contract with anyone else" is too abrupt.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Business Letters