AliExpress

glatt · 03-14-2018, 01:56 PM

Anybody else using this?

It's like a cross between Amazon and Ebay with a bit of suspense thrown in because the things are shipping from China. Actually, it's mostly like Amazon, for a lot cheaper, because the stuff is new, but you have to be patient and confident because you might see your item in a week or maybe two months.

I bought a tent from AliExpress. Good deal. Nice tent. Under $100 (shipped) for something that would be $400 if bought from a US outfitter.

I was just looking at cheap watches because I want to leave my Fitbit at home when I go on a long hike later, and see that my Fitbit, which costs $150, has a very close competitor that actually has more features for $30. I wound up finding a cheap Casio style watch for $1.50 instead of $10 on Amazon.

If you are patient, they have pretty much anything you might want for pretty low prices.

Clodfobble · 03-14-2018, 03:49 PM

I'm assuming this is a sub-venture by the wildly successful wholesaler Alibaba?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-14-2018, 06:35 PM

People on another forum have been using this but with all of them buying mostly the same items. The shipping times varied widely and the same item would sometimes vary in color or quality. It was rather strange.

Dagney · 03-17-2018, 06:02 PM

I use it for crafting supplies - some of the things I've gotten are clearly knockoffs and some are clear copyright infringement.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-18-2018, 02:00 AM

Dagney!

Griff · 03-18-2018, 08:01 AM

15 years glatt has been setting us up for this Chinese incursion...

glatt · 03-18-2018, 08:26 AM

Mua ah ha ha

Dagney · 03-20-2018, 07:29 PM

Bruce!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-20-2018, 09:17 PM

Good to hear you're alive and crafty, Dag.

03-14-2018, 01:56 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	AliExpress Anybody else using this? It's like a cross between Amazon and Ebay with a bit of suspense thrown in because the things are shipping from China. Actually, it's mostly like Amazon, for a lot cheaper, because the stuff is new, but you have to be patient and confident because you might see your item in a week or maybe two months. I bought a tent from AliExpress. Good deal. Nice tent. Under $100 (shipped) for something that would be $400 if bought from a US outfitter. I was just looking at cheap watches because I want to leave my Fitbit at home when I go on a long hike later, and see that my Fitbit, which costs $150, has a very close competitor that actually has more features for $30. I wound up finding a cheap Casio style watch for $1.50 instead of $10 on Amazon. If you are patient, they have pretty much anything you might want for pretty low prices.

03-14-2018, 03:49 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm assuming this is a sub-venture by the wildly successful wholesaler Alibaba? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-14-2018, 06:35 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	People on another forum have been using this but with all of them buying mostly the same items. The shipping times varied widely and the same item would sometimes vary in color or quality. It was rather strange. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-17-2018, 06:02 PM	#4
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	I use it for crafting supplies - some of the things I've gotten are clearly knockoffs and some are clear copyright infringement. __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

03-18-2018, 02:00 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dagney! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-18-2018, 08:01 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	15 years glatt has been setting us up for this Chinese incursion... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-18-2018, 08:26 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Mua ah ha ha

03-20-2018, 07:29 PM	#8
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Bruce!!! __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

03-20-2018, 09:17 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good to hear you're alive and crafty, Dag. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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