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Reliability of the Chinese websites like alibaba amd aliexpress
floobydust:
Aliexpress is not great lately.
For many low dollar vendors, I find the item never arrives. They give a fake tracking number that says the item supposedly made it into the country after a couple weeks and it ends there.
Their trick is to "extend buyer purchase protection" several times when the order is near late cutoff, until you forget the new cutoff date. Then it's surprise- "transaction closed".
Vendors will only give a refund if you give them a 5-star review.
I get emails from Aliexpress saying the seller gave feedback about me- but this cannot be viewed.
Aliexpress and eBay both need to email out reminders on the last day so you can track non-shipments.
Mr.B:
OT: @floobydust
Your photo has nothing to do with China Post.
It is the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe reef off Tauranga, New Zealand in 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rena_oil_spill
Mechatrommer:
--- Quote from: Mr.B on September 30, 2019, 03:29:33 am ---Your photo has nothing to do with China Post.
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even if it has, its one of the possibility happening to shipping transport, including airplane etc. if it happen that one of our parcel is inside that transport what will we do? blame the china seller? i think that will be ridiculous, nobody want nor expect disaster. i never use sea transport, but for air transport i've set the limit to within 2 weeks to a month, 2 weeks is average, a month is quite late from experience. if tracking number shows no movement in the first week i'll poke the seller, and if the 2nd week still the same i will start giving him hint about dispute process, 3rd week no progress? i hit dispute button regardless, its just a waste of my time. but if tracking number shows movement indicating the parcel left airport, i will think many times, or wait sometimes if i want to blame a seller.
floobydust:
--- Quote from: Mr.B on September 30, 2019, 03:29:33 am ---OT: @floobydust
Your photo has nothing to do with China Post.
It is the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe reef off Tauranga, New Zealand in 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rena_oil_spill
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Yes, it's a pic for what happens to your Aliexpress shipments. They mysteriously vanish into the ocean after waiting several months.
Followed by more weeks of "Hi,dear, we extend the buyer protection time for you by 9 days, and please keep in touch, we will help you to receive the product. thanks!"
I'm mentioning it because I've wasted more time with products that never show up, than low quality.
wraper:
--- Quote from: floobydust on October 02, 2019, 07:10:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mr.B on September 30, 2019, 03:29:33 am ---OT: @floobydust
Your photo has nothing to do with China Post.
It is the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe reef off Tauranga, New Zealand in 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rena_oil_spill
--- End quote ---
Yes, it's a pic for what happens to your Aliexpress shipments. They mysteriously vanish into the ocean after waiting several months.
Followed by more weeks of "Hi,dear, we extend the buyer protection time for you by 9 days, and please keep in touch, we will help you to receive the product. thanks!"
I'm mentioning it because I've wasted more time with products that never show up, than low quality.
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My shipments don't vanish. Extending protection is a usual thing, for me it's more like reminder that I did not confirm goods received in time.
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