aliexpress.com

[midnightcaller]

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

What are the do's and dont's?
What are the lessons learnt?
Thanks

 

[Burnblaze]

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.

 

[midnightcaller]

@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.

 

[Burnblaze]

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.

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.

 

[Fiekie247]

Delivery Time Aliexpress

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.

So how long did it take for you to receive your Goods? 1 months, few weeks? Customs how much was it etc?

Thanks

 

[mercurial]

I have bought from them before. Took about 3-4 weeks and got the stuff at customs.

 

[riscbroker]

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.

 

[jansdejager]

rubbish, avoid

 

[FNfal]

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.

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.

 

[wolverine_dcp]

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

What are the do's and dont's?
What are the lessons learnt?
Thanks

I have bought over 50 items and had no issues.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

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.

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.

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.

 

[JackWhite]

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.

What about customs?

 

[roskii]

Still waiting on goods I ordered in September... Post office

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

What about customs?

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

 

[JackWhite]

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

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

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

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

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