Ordering From Alibaba

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Homer
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Re: Ordering From Alibaba

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I've used aliexpress 4 times. No complaints about order fulfillment. Small problem with credit cards. Two vendors, both selling the same type of product, said they accepted credit cards. Both replied the card number wouldn't validate so I'd have to use paypal. My bank transactions did not show any attempted charges.

Consider Rakuten as an alternative. They started in Japan doing Amazon-like online commerce for Japanese electronics. They've expanded by acquisition and joint-ventures. My orders from the Japanese site have always been filled quickly with quality goods and delivered on time.

http://global.rakuten.com/corp/worldwide/
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/sitemap/ This site is in Japanese. Chrome browser translates.
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Re: Ordering From Alibaba

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I ordered from them once here in the states and the transaction went smoothly. It took about 2 weeks to receive the item. It was an Iphone case that my wife was going to buy from a U.S. online store for $29.00. I searched online for it and found exactly the same item on Alibaba for $2.99. I ordered two of them in different colors and she is very happy with them. That price mark-up is incredible. Incidently, when I did the internet search I found the item for sale by many other vendors for as low as $8, but as usual my wife had picked the most expensive place to buy from... :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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