Buying from Alibaba

[Jimmy Lawrence]

Does anyone have any experiance on purchasing on Alibaba as i have tried three times in the past and all three times i never received my items.

I would realy like to have another go, Can anyone recomend any good reliable suppliers on Alibaba or any other.

Thanls James

[liquid_meth]

Hi

I've bought from alibaba suppliers on a number of occasions. As long as you use common sense and don't buy form Indonesia it is okay. I recommend checking the alibaba forums for more advice. Some of my own would be not to buy from free members and to attempt to stay away from offers that sound too good, even if they provide you with a v. goodlooking website that seems professional. I can design a tasker macro in a day that would allow me to build a cool looking shop from a template time and time again with slight variations in colour, fonts, prices, etc.

General experience has been educational to say the least. For example on one occasion I bought microphones that said "Made in Germany" on them from Malaysia, about 30% of the mikes were faulty, the rest were fine and sellable. I'm using one of them now for podcasting, it is fine, but that venture was definitely not profitable.



On the other hand, laser pointers in 95% of the purchases were fine and even the faulty ones I learned to repair, so overall its not bad.

The most essential advice is:

To order samples first.
To think of any questions regarding the products before making a large order.
To stay away from free members
To stay away from offers that seem too good. Risk is good and all, but get real.

D.G
Liquid_meth

[quikshop]

Does anyone have any experiance on purchasing on Alibaba as i have tried three times in the past and all three times i never received my items.

I would realy like to have another go, Can anyone recomend any good reliable suppliers on Alibaba or any other.

Thanls James

I don't usually agree with the statement "a fool and his money are easily parted" but I think I'll make an exception for you.

Avoid Alibaba at all costs unless you enjoy giving your money to scam artists, its not just the free members who will take your money and run :rolleyes:

[tomo88]

I've spent thousands of pounds with suppliers listed on Alibaba within the last month, no complaints from me.

[Moneyman]

Some of the best and worst companies are on there. Just take everything with a pinch of salt. Personally i always go via an intermediary broker who sorts out the detail, chooses the supplier etc...another 5-20% but the risk is removed.

[Jimmy Lawrence]

I've spent thousands of pounds with suppliers listed on Alibaba within the last month, no complaints from me.
Thank, could you recomend any suppiers?

[Jimmy Lawrence]

Hi

I've bought from alibaba suppliers on a number of occasions. As long as you use common sense and don't buy form Indonesia it is okay. I recommend checking the alibaba forums for more advice. Some of my own would be not to buy from free members and to attempt to stay away from offers that sound too good, even if they provide you with a v. goodlooking website that seems professional. I can design a tasker macro in a day that would allow me to build a cool looking shop from a template time and time again with slight variations in colour, fonts, prices, etc.

General experience has been educational to say the least. For example on one occasion I bought microphones that said "Made in Germany" on them from Malaysia, about 30% of the mikes were faulty, the rest were fine and sellable. I'm using one of them now for podcasting, it is fine, but that venture was definitely not profitable.



On the other hand, laser pointers in 95% of the purchases were fine and even the faulty ones I learned to repair, so overall its not bad.

The most essential advice is:

To order samples first.
To think of any questions regarding the products before making a large order.
To stay away from free members
To stay away from offers that seem too good. Risk is good and all, but get real.

D.G
Liquid_meth



Thank you for the advice i will note your advice for my next purcahse from Alibaba.

[betausers]

Alibaba is a cesspool for scammers. You really have to tread carefully. Even the scammers aren´t making enough efforts to stand out from the crowd. Nowadays you have the Chinese watch scammers ripping each others site photos, even with the watermark intact!

[chinashopping]

Does anyone have any experiance on purchasing on Alibaba as i have tried three times in the past and all three times i never received my items.

I would realy like to have another go, Can anyone recomend any good reliable suppliers on Alibaba or any other.

Thanls James
What kind of product you want to purchase?I would like to help you.

[AlibabaTalk]

Hi guys

It’s very important to take due diligence before you make an order with a new supplier. Hiring a local inspection is a solution. We understand that it will incur extra costs but this can ensure that you are happy with the quality of the products you received. The other suggestion is to order samples first before you make bulk purchasing.

Product Inspection Services are also useful, allowing you check out the products you're sourcing before you before you make an order. You can find more details on our website.

You may find the information on the Safe Trading section of Alibaba.com useful as it contains tips on how to verify companies or make secure payments

Kind regards and happy trading,

The Alibaba UK Team

[ITsoldUK]

OT WARNING

Is it just me or does anyone else think that this company name was chosen deliberately to attract crooks?

BOT

If you don't feel safe trading on there, don't...period.

If you are unable to protect you and your money then leave well alone.

JMTC

[mazzy2k]

Hi,

Ive used alibaba for years now and i would like to think i have a general idea of what to buy.

You can generally tell by how responsive the seller is, and the information they give you about their products.

If you need any help feel free to PM or reply here with any questions!

Thanks,

M:)

[dynamic08]

You can generally tell by the response you get back. If your hearing yes to everything then that is certainly not always a good sign.

I have been lucky to date apart from 1 shipment where the quality was very bad. How ever I got lucky and got a portion of my money back I broke even on that deal.

It does depends on the product an enormous amount.

[Greg Black]

Doesn't Alibaba offer an escrow service to take some of the risk away?

[David A]

What kind of product you want to purchase? I would like to help you.

Or in the Queen's English, give me some more details, and hopfully I'll be able to scam you out of some money.

[Liybpg]

I wasn't impressed with Alibaba what so ever, it is full of scammers and I cannot believe this is considered to be one of the most promising companies by the financial markets. Alibaba team need to clean up their suppliers big time and before they do that, their website will always have no credibility with buyers.

I used DHGate website, which I found a little less scam-like. It is not perfect but if you are careful the escrow service they provide will help you losing all your money. However what I did find was that if there were any disputes, they would normally be on the sellers' side, which isn't helpful.

[AlibabaTalk]

I wasn't impressed with Alibaba what so ever, it is full of scammers and I cannot believe this is considered to be one of the most promising companies by the financial markets. Alibaba team need to clean up their suppliers big time and before they do that, their website will always have no credibility with buyers.

I used DHGate website, which I found a little less scam-like. It is not perfect but if you are careful the escrow service they provide will help you losing all your money. However what I did find was that if there were any disputes, they would normally be on the sellers' side, which isn't helpful.

Hi Liybpg,

I am really sorry to read about your experience. Have you reported a trade dispute via Alibaba.com? You can make a report via Alibaba.com. If we find out a dishonest supplier after investigation, we will close their account immediately.

Also, I would like to make you aware that trading with Gold Supplier members entitles you to the application of Fair Play Fund if you encounter a dishonest supplier.

Once again, I am really sorry to read about your unfortunate experience with Alibaba.com. I would like to reassure you that we are working hard to combat dishonest activities across our platform.

Kind regards,

The Alibaba UK Team

[xylen]

I have just started using aliexpress to source some telecom products from china and have been very happy so far. Great communication, service and reliability from my supplier.

Ive also seen a samsung TV which is almost half the cost compared to the UK price....it sounds too good to be true but aliexpress do offer a escrow service and only release payment if its delivered and is "as described" in any communication with the supplier.