Dresses from China on Ebay question

Athome1

My friend has just sent me several links for dresses that she loves, from a Chinese seller on ebay. They look gorgeous and are VERY reasonably priced but I can't help feeling she may be buying a pig-in-a-poke:( So I thought I'd ask you very knowledgeable brides on here. Has anyone bought a dress from these people and if so, was it well made and look like the picture and how long did it take to arrive? She hasn't much money and I'd hate her to get stung and so would value your opinions/experiences.

Thanks in advance:T

Bride2be24

who is the seller?

Athome1

Hi there,

Heavenly wedding
xia090729
elsieworldwide3

are the sellers shown. I presume as you are asking some are better than others?

picklepick

Theres a whole thread on here dedicated to Landy Bridal, who are a Chinese wedding dress maker. Milly bridal are also recommended aswell I believe. Best to read through that thread.

I refer to....Millybridal.com not to be confused with millybridal.co.uk who are completely different!

picklepick

link to Landy thread..

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1230785

Athome1

Are millybridal.co.uk a good company to buy from? Their dresses and prices look great and I assume they are here in the UK?

kaleys

I bought my dress off ebay in march at bagining and got told i would racive it end of april
I kepted up to date with them and end of april came i asked when they was sending it they sed next week witch this was 2 weeks ago
I went on holliday to carovan for a week and came back ecspecting an e-mail saying it has been sent off but ther was nothing
I messiged them asking if it was sent and if i could have the tracking number and all i got was yes
so i asked who they sent it with and what was the tracking number all i got bk was a number so had to messig again saying whitch company and when was it sent off
they said tnt i looked on tnt website and it was a packige gowing to cardif n i live in wakefield so i paniked n messiged them back and he said iv been on holiday just got back it now erli morning i will get it for you 2 morow so i was payshont and wated a whole day and nothing i messiged them back and then he said my friend has got the number and he not online ill get it for you tomorow
so fair was fair i wated again and finaly today after another 3 e-mails i got the tracking number and it said on tnt website my dress had onli just been posted out today so i was fuming
i just hope it looks good when it comes or i will be more mad
The worst thing about all this is i did my reserch on diffo sellers first and went witht the one who had most good comments and was rated top seller lol i think after this i will never buy dreses off ebay again lol lesson lernt

elektra-2007

I know a few people who have been stung by china ebay sellers and a few who have had complete bargains, if you pay via paypal you maybe protected. Leave plenty of time for your item to come. Be prepared you may have to pay customs tax when it arrives in the country. You could always ask for the sellers phone number that way you can bug them by phone aswell as email if you dont feel you are getting anywhere.
My friend brought her wedding dress from ebay US and the seller marked the dress as sample, therefore she didnt pay tax, it was a real bargain a fraction of the price in the shops about $350.

Athome1

Just a quick update. My friend bought the bridesmaids dresses (£54 each) and they arrive yesterday and they are great. Awaiting the wedding dress now:j

What decided her was a chat she had with a new friend who used to have a p/t backroom job in wedding dress shop and all she did was tidy up the dresses when they came in - ie cut off loose threads, tighten beading etc and she said nearly all the dresses came from abroad.

Sarah-Jean

Oh gosh, this is odd! One of those ebayers has the dress I really, really want...

I'm a bit worried as I've bought 5 dresses from China in the past, three fell apart the first time they were worn, and two were so drastically wrongly sized it was ridiculous!

I don't want to waste money, but I'm wondering if I should take a jab at it - it's so cheap that even if it was awful I could possibly get another one...

bacard1

If you can afford to get another if it goes belly up, then why not. You may get a bargain