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Has anyone used www.aliexpress.com to import goods?

What are the do's and dont's?
What are the lessons learnt?
Thanks
 
It is like ebay, ... there are different sellers - always be weary of the seller and look at his sales/feedback history. I have used it with success in the past.
 
@burnblaze
Did u pay with a credit card?
If so, did you need to send them a copy of the credit card , your ID and credit card statement.

They asked me for this information. I declined to give it because of possible fraud.
 
maneshk said:
If so, did you need to send them a copy of the credit card , your ID and credit card statement.

They asked me for this information. I declined to give it because of possible fraud.
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They did not ask me for this info no, but the possibility was always there - they cannot do much with just a copy of the front of your card in any case.
 
Delivery Time Aliexpress

Burnblaze said:
It is like ebay, ... there are different sellers - always be weary of the seller and look at his sales/feedback history. I have used it with success in the past.
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So how long did it take for you to receive your Goods? 1 months, few weeks? Customs how much was it etc?

Thanks
 
Just be aware that a lot of the sellers on Aliexpress do not necessarily have the same interpretation of Genuine/Original and OEM as we do.
 
Burnblaze said:
It is like ebay, ... there are different sellers - always be weary of the seller and look at his sales/feedback history. I have used it with success in the past.
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This ^^^
Just make sure the seller has a good rating and more than 20 sales.
I pay with credit card and got my money back when seller was bogus.
I often buy at aliexpress , just do your homework with the seller and all should be Ok.
 
Burnblaze said:
It is like ebay, ... there are different sellers - always be weary of the seller and look at his sales/feedback history. I have used it with success in the past.
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FNfal said:
This ^^^
Just make sure the seller has a good rating and more than 20 sales.
I pay with credit card and got my money back when seller was bogus.
I often buy at aliexpress , just do your homework with the seller and all should be Ok.
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Guys, its not like eBay, at all!

AliExpress works by holding your money in escrow until you confirmed you've received the goods in good condition.

So the process is:
1. You buy the goods and pay with your credit card
2. AliExpress debits your account with the amount in question
3. The seller gets notified of your order
4. The seller ships your order.
5. You receive the goods and inspect it.
6. If for whatever reason you're unhappy, AliExpress will NOT pay the seller and you can asks them to refund you.
 
YingYang said:
Guys, its not like eBay, at all!

AliExpress works by holding your money in escrow until you confirmed you've received the goods in good condition.

So the process is:
1. You buy the goods and pay with your credit card
2. AliExpress debits your account with the amount in question
3. The seller gets notified of your order
4. The seller ships your order.
5. You receive the goods and inspect it.
6. If for whatever reason you're unhappy, AliExpress will NOT pay the seller and you can asks them to refund you.
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What about customs?
 
YingYang said:
Customs is for your account. Most of the sellers mark the parcel as "gift" or "sample" anyway (they know the drill) so you generally don't have a lot of customs charges to pay :)
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Ok. The only risk is then if you pay customs and then wish to return you wont get back what you paid to customs right
 
JackWhite said:
Ok. The only risk is then if you pay customs and then wish to return you wont get back what you paid to customs right
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No you won't.

I don't think I buy any single item worth more than $100 (I can't remember that I did). Its a mission to return something which becomes defective.

So try to keep the prices of the items you buy from them on the low side :)
 
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