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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    DeepL is one that I use to compare with Google Translate's Polish. https://www.deepl.com/translator

    I'd give DeepL a try.

    Of course, I read that you're over Ali, but if you're interested in the email's text after all....



    P.S. I have not tried using AliExpress, so no opinion there.
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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    Google worked. It read something along the lines of, 'suspicious Payment method caused account lockdown. Money returned within 30 days.'

    (Too bad we have to wait a month to close the account.)

    We used Paypal, fer pity's sake. And the 'letter' only arrived after we opened the PP dispute. AliExpress, blacklisted for eternity and then some.
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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin View Post
    Google worked. It read something along the lines of, 'suspicious Payment method caused account lockdown. Money returned within 30 days.'

    (Too bad we have to wait a month to close the account.)

    We used Paypal, fer pity's sake. And the 'letter' only arrived after we opened the PP dispute. AliExpress, blacklisted for eternity and then some.
    That does sound odd.
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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    I've used aliexpress for years and probably placed over 100 orders with them and never had an issue, occasionally something hasn't arrived or arrived damaged but I've always been refunded promptly. Im currently waiting on several orders and just this morning I had a large parcel with a nintendo switch double carry case arrive sooner than expected

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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    I've had my AliExpress account for almost 5 years and have placed more than 300 orders with them (not all pens). Sometimes orders arrive within 10 days, sometimes they take a month, but it's rare that things go wrong, and when they do, AliExpress has always had my back. Always. They're very good at protecting their customers, in my opinion and experience, much better than eBay.

    AliExpress use a dispute system, so you don't even need to file a claim with PayPal or your bank. I had a look at my dispute list. Over the last 5 years, I've filed these disputes:

    - item arrived in working order but in the wrong color: 5 times. All refunded within a day, in three cases within the hour. (The last two were a fountain pen and an ink. Of course they work and I still use them. Freebies! )
    - Items didn't arrive: twice. Both refunded within a day.
    - Items arrived broken: 3 times. All refunded within a day.

    And then there were two items that didn't arrive but where the seller warned me that something had gone wrong and I got refunded without even asking.

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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    Well all SK tried to do was to buy something and pay for it using PayPal. From that it doesn't look like he did much wrong, but his order has apparently failed at the seller end. I would be just as frustrated as he is.
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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    No problems with my two AliExpress orders. Both were for inexpensive fountain pens not available in the US, both arrived within a reasonable period of time, both orders were intact, no damage or crushing. The only problem I had was figuring out how things work on their website in the first place. I still think the website is a little clumsy, but not clumsy enough to keep me from checking from time to time.

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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    It's almost over. We were refunded, now it just has to clear and we can kill the account and never buy from them again.

    To soothe my ruffled feathers, I bought another Pilot Prera off Amazon.
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

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    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    I have bought from Aliexpress some times, from Spain. Always with good result. Delivery times can get a bit long, but I expected that, so no problem. In pens, I have bought Jinhaos, Delikes and Moonmans. All have been very satisfying considering their price, although for me the limitation is the lack of B nibs, stubs, obliques, which I prefer over F and EF. Prices were cheaper than ebay (slightly) or amazon (considerably).

    Some months ago news spread about taxes increases, custom fees being more restrictive, etc. and I haven't bought since then. I don't know what is the current situation right now.

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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    I try not to buy from vendors that have:

    1. Difficult communication
    2. Confusing web sites
    3. 10,000 mile journey to return the item

    All of those red flags, when I’ve ignored them, have resulted in losses or disappointment for me. Now I prefer to let a US-based eBay seller take those risks and sell the item to me for a bit more.
    "Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine

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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    Quote Originally Posted by VertOlive View Post
    I try not to buy from vendors that have:

    1. Difficult communication
    2. Confusing web sites
    3. 10,000 mile journey to return the item

    All of those red flags, when I’ve ignored them, have resulted in losses or disappointment for me. Now I prefer to let a US-based eBay seller take those risks and sell the item to me for a bit more.
    Exactly.
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    Default Re: Anyone buy from AliExpress?

    And I just bought a similar Safari-like pen off the 'bay. It had a stated delivery date of anywhere from the end of November to the beginning of December. I got it two days ago. 🎉
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

    And my other blog is a tumblr!


    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD

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