anyone using taobao (chinese ebay)

pulliptears

Huge thanks for pointing me in the direction of aliexpress, just found the base product I use for 8p a unit rather than the 16p I currently pay so I'm VERY happy with that

Brooker_Dave

pulliptears wrote: »

Huge thanks for pointing me in the direction of aliexpress, just found the base product I use for 8p a unit rather than the 16p I currently pay so I'm VERY happy with that

chinapost seems to be extra slow at the moment though.

Aliexpress is a great place for stock.

steveo3002

post seems really fast for me ..2 packets in around a week, was faster than ems

got another im expecting anytime now ..see how that goes

Brooker_Dave

steveo3002 wrote: »

post seems really fast for me ..2 packets in around a week, was faster than ems

got another im expecting anytime now ..see how that goes

Mine have gone from being rapido to snails.

That said a tablet I ordered got here in a week or so, but rest is super slow.

steveo3002

yeah maybe its pot luck..ive had stuff take ages in the past

pulliptears

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

chinapost seems to be extra slow at the moment though.

Aliexpress is a great place for stock.

I stocked up with my usual supplier last week so I'm in the unusual position is being able to wait a while anyway so this came at the right time for me.
Can't believe how cheap some of my base items are in there, had the potential to save me a fair bit

Brooker_Dave

pulliptears wrote: »

I stocked up with my usual supplier last week so I'm in the unusual position is being able to wait a while anyway so this came at the right time for me.
Can't believe how cheap some of my base items are in there, had the potential to save me a fair bit

If what you order turns out to be ok, there's usually a deal to be done on larger quantities too, and the Chinese do seem quite flexible payment wise.

pulliptears

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

If what you order turns out to be ok, there's usually a deal to be done on larger quantities too, and the Chinese do seem quite flexible payment wise.

I've ordered a reasonably small amount by my usual standard just to see how it goes, but yes, if it's right I'll most certainly be trying to do a deal on a bigger order, though that said the price is so very low now I don't know how they are profiting on it!

Brooker_Dave

pulliptears wrote: »

I've ordered a reasonably small amount by my usual standard just to see how it goes, but yes, if it's right I'll most certainly be trying to do a deal on a bigger order, though that said the price is so very low now I don't know how they are profiting on it!

I thought I was doing well buying something for £2.50 landed to sell at £5, but then discovered if I brought 300 of them I could have them for 60p landed.

In a country where people earn $5 a day everything is cheap I suppose?

steveo3002

9 days for the last parcel via standard airmail

similar to what ems was