Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Appreciate you taking the time to respond to this forum Ive read all the links and am pretty happy with whats there, my concern, which is shared by a few, is that there are many horror stories out there about people being scammed buying through sites just like yours. Dont get me wrong there are positives as well, but the negatives do seem to outweigh the positives. Im not pointing the finger at your site, but all the security and buyer protection in the world still wont prevent scams happening. One of the buyers i had considerd buying from seems very genuine, ive had positive and timely response from the buyer in relation to questions ive emailed. Cant ask much more really, but, theres still the niggling worry that in the back of my mind im going to get scammed, and if ive learnt anything in life, especially in my former job, its trust your gut instinct. Echo had a statement issued on a certain site warning against buying echo products from china via your site and other similar sites. Edited September 24, 2012 by Doddsy2801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Just tried to find the sellers (to be number 1) website via google after reading your link on Safe trading...... site dosent exist He can only be contacted via Aliexpress and has no direct contact number or email address for his site....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 to be fair ive bought from sellers on ebay with their own site listed, but it didn't work and everything was fine. guess it depends on the size of the company, running costs are a bitch if i doesn't generate income. have you tried googleing the email you used to contact the seller? and a contact number would be pointless unless your fluent in chinese haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 The Email was via the Aliexpress site " contact seller" function, dosent list an email for the seller on there or the link to his " site " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 same as what i did, goes through my email and has their address on the mail. i'd imagine most sellers wont have an 'official webstie' its more like having a shop on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Fair one so in the end after import tax etc your saving roughly £150 or so on uk retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 as worst case senario paying full taxes, thats based on the included cost of a few other bits too ( bout 200 dollars ) vs a standard build from tarty without postage. it depends on weather or not you pay for import, might not pay anything guess it depends on how the seller sends it, ie as a 'gift' wich makes it exempt from any charges i think. maybe dave33 can shed some light on this while he has had experience........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 ^ second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 To be honest Im not going to repeat myself all the time. I have told you lot it's safe, just use some comon sense when you order. I'm not going to tell you what to do only to be held responsible if it goes wrong. Goggle is the answer to all ? Vat is the only thing you can be charged I think %20 But don't quote me on that Grow some balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 It not about growing balls fella its about being as informed as i can be before parting with my hard earned. Cheers for your "help" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 we were asking about your experience as a buyer and "its safe" is a bit of a vague answer, i certainly wasn't asking what to do...... if i got ripped off i wouldn't be blaming you. all i can find on google is people complaning they got knock off ipads, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 ^ Exactly, thats what we wanted, im hardly guna hold the bloke to ransom if sumit goes wrong, the decision is after all totally mine, but a bit more info then " its safe " would be helpful..... google trawl produced limited help and that was the sole point in me starting this thread in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Dave they asked your experiance and also if you had to pay any extra tax's when the bike was brought into the country, you'd have spent less time giving them the info they asked for rather than pissing about and going around in circles with vague answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) No vat or tax No extra charges Edited September 24, 2012 by dave33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibabauk Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hello, Is the supplier you are looking at a Gold Supplier? While we’re unable to comment on specific suppliers listed on Alibaba.com, it may reassure you to know that all Gold Suppliers undergo basic authentication and verification checks. These checks are conducted by an independent inspection service and let buyers know that the company in question holds a valid business license and have provided the government with basic registration information. Once again, our Product Inspection Service is a key way of finding out if your supplier is selling legitimate goods. These services are helping UK importers ensure that the goods they’re sourcing meet the quality standards they expect prior to purchase. Find out more here: http://inspection.alibaba.com/ May we also suggest that you look at this blog from The Wholesale Forums titled '14 ways to perform supplier due diligence like a pro'. http://www.dhlguide.co.uk/news/index.php/2012/06/07/14-ways-perform-supplier-due-diligence-pro/ We hope this is of use to you. Kind regards and happy trading, The UK Alibaba team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 I am physical proof ! You mean you were posted from China? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hello, Is the supplier you are looking at a Gold Supplier? While we’re unable to comment on specific suppliers listed on Alibaba.com, it may reassure you to know that all Gold Suppliers undergo basic authentication and verification checks. These checks are conducted by an independent inspection service and let buyers know that the company in question holds a valid business license and have provided the government with basic registration information. Once again, our Product Inspection Service is a key way of finding out if your supplier is selling legitimate goods. These services are helping UK importers ensure that the goods they’re sourcing meet the quality standards they expect prior to purchase. Find out more here: http://inspection.alibaba.com/ May we also suggest that you look at this blog from The Wholesale Forums titled '14 ways to perform supplier due diligence like a pro'. http://www.dhlguide....-diligence-pro/ We hope this is of use to you. Kind regards and happy trading, The UK Alibaba team By Gold buyer do you mean the little "gold medal" looking things on the individual sellers listings and sites? If so then yes both the sellers that have been mentioned in this thread are "gold" members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) No vat or tax No extra charges on what kind of order? if its something small like a set of clamps its less likely to draw intrest from customs than a full bike...... Edited September 25, 2012 by trials hoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsy2801 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Im guna give up trying to get a straight answer, like getting blood outa a stone Think ill just order sumit small from " outlet for trials " like you said and see what happens Edited September 25, 2012 by Doddsy2801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 on what kind of order? if its something small like a set of clamps its less likely to draw intrest from customs than a full bike...... About £1000 worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iChimpp Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Sorry for digging this up, how did you get on? I'm very curious now as I've been browsing alibaba for 24" and it does just seem too good to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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