aulantern Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Looking at buying a few bits and pieces through Alibaba. Always used Ali Express in the past.Has anyone had any issues? I am always a bit weary of using Credit Cards on purchases OS. Apparently Alibaba Trade Assurance covers any stuff ups? <_<. I would appreciate you thoughts Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki4101 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I believe Alibaba is the parent company of aliexpress and is more commonly used for bulk buying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezbaz Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Be very careful The seller may offer you an invoice outside of the "trusted" system DO NOT proceed I have done 2 deals on Alibaba. The first I lost over $1K as they sent me an invoice away from Alibaba trusted system They sent me the wrong items so I was screwed I didn't know what to expect, as it was my first one The second time I ordered using the trusted system, and all went perfectly well any way But if it had of gone bad I could of claimed Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezbaz Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Looking at buying a few bits and pieces through Alibaba. Always used Ali Express in the past.Has anyone had any issues? I am always a bit weary of using Credit Cards on purchases OS. Apparently Alibaba Trade Assurance covers any stuff ups? <_<. I would appreciate you thoughts Cheers Alibaba accept bank deposit I went into my CBA account and found "international transfer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On a number occasions have thought about buying bulk items from Alibaba, But always chickened out. I have my concerns with it as some people get burnt, but Others have it go smooth. I was looking at a very large sum of cash and the hesitation got the better of me. I think If i was to ever go down the route of alibaba in the future I would find some one Who uses it all the time, and learn from them. this thread should be very interesting so great question to ask, Will follow this closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavisbeaver Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Like dezbaz i've had experiences on both sides. Had a bulk lot of telephone connectors ordered and they sent wrong ones first and then the next lot that sent they were 'extra cheap looking'. Complained about the quality compared to the picture & ad and got nowhere. Had connectivity issues because they were poorly made & ended up throwing them all in the bin as it was not worth the hassle. Have also used alibaba & ali express for single items and transactions have been fine. It's always a gamble with these places. Same goes for purchases on Taobao which is also owned by the Chinese Alibaba Group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madal Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Best to think of it as AliBaba and the Forty Thieves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now