Anyone here order from Ali express? Alibabba etc

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Wondering if anyone here has ordered anything from this Chinese website? Is it legit? any additional fees or hidden costs? I just took the leap and ordered a dualgun overdrive.
 
I've ordered some Chinese 6N6 pre tubes over the years; when they were 4 bucks per tube. Never had a problem. It might take 3-4 weeks to get to you, but they always showed.
 
Racerxrated said:
I've ordered some Chinese 6N6 pre tubes over the years; when they were 4 bucks per tube. Never had a problem. It might take 3-4 weeks to get to you, but they always showed.
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Oh good... thats a relief. Yes the price was insane for the quality of the parts used. thanks for the info!
 
I think @rsm has recent experience, if I'm not mistaken. I feel like it's pretty much just like ebay/amazon and your experience would mostly be dependent on the specific vendor.
 
Ordered E-cymbals as they are way overpriced in Canada/USA. Got them without issue, good communication, shipping and PRICE. I saved 400$
 
One good purchase, one not so good.

The not so good purchase has finish damage below the poly clearcoat, but the guitar plays well and sounds good.

Both around $300, knockoffs of limited edition Japanese guitars that go for around $6K or more used.
 
I bought a Joyo Vintage Phase pedal through there forever ago; the pedal sucked but the transaction was smooth
 
I have, and it works well. However there is potentially a large caveat.

If your order shows up damaged, or not as advertised. You can get your money back, after you ship the product back. Problem is the cost to ship back may cost more than you paid for the product.
 
Good responses. I'm surprised nobody yet has said "you piece of shit, whaddya doing buying dat Chinese crap blah blah blah" :ROFLMAO:

I've bought a few things from there and its all been gravy so far. Small purchases. Nothing big.
 
PurityS.L.G said:
Good responses. I'm surprised nobody yet has said "you piece of shit, whaddya doing buying dat Chinese crap blah blah blah" :ROFLMAO:

I've bought a few things from there and its all been gravy so far. Small purchases. Nothing big.
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Hey I was ready to take my lumps...lol This is my first order so I'll let everyone know how it went. I purchased an amp from germany a year ago knowing that if it was damaged in shipping I would just have to eat it.. no way would I pay return shipping.
 
PurityS.L.G said:
Good responses. I'm surprised nobody yet has said "you piece of shit, whaddya doing buying dat Chinese crap blah blah blah" :ROFLMAO:

I've bought a few things from there and its all been gravy so far. Small purchases. Nothing big.
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I bought a DOD clone with the diff version built into it including a D+ and micro amp. It sucks balls and is crap lol. Noisy as f-ck, signal cuts in and out. I could probably fix it but I can't be bothered. Price was cheap and got here no issues. Transaction good, quality though? shiite.
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
I bought a DOD clone with the diff version built into it including a D+ and micro amp. It sucks balls and is crap lol. Noisy as f-ck, signal cuts in and out. I could probably fix it but I can't be bothered. Price was cheap and got here no issues. Transaction good, quality though? shiite.
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I was looking at that one too.. the dod 250 malmsteen type overdrive right? thanks for the heads up
 
watson503 said:
Most everything branded you see on there is going to be counterfeit so just keep that in mind.
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I've seen counterfeit Seymour Duncan pickups there, with prices about 25-50% of the original.
But for instance, Gotoh hardware, based on the price, seems to be the real deal. They're not cheaper there than anywhere else.
Never bought the stuff though, but I was looking for some strap pins in black recently.
 
lespaul6 said:
Wondering if anyone here has ordered anything from this Chinese website? Is it legit? any additional fees or hidden costs? I just took the leap and ordered a dualgun overdrive.
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Yes, not music stuff, tooling and such, always arrived and prices were great. I get the impression your buying right from the factory or a domestic 3rd party with much less overhead than importers and rebranders.
 
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