buying from china

deanos

i agree don't touch electrical items very dodgy

GabbaGabbaHey

dawn_rose wrote: »

They have 97% feedback.

That would worry me much more than the seller being in China - try to find the same goods from a seller with 99+%.

porkev

hi all,,
the thing to remember is although most brand names come from china, YOU can't buy brand names, if you do they are fake, I have sold lots of phones,tablets,watches,cameras (all unbranded) with no more problems than I have buying over here, Delivery can be a bit slow if you go for the free option, but you can still make decent money by paying for the express option (if you are careful):
just my two-pence worth

sequence

I buy a lot from china. You generally get as good as or better quality than buying from UK sellers. I've not had anything that wasn't as described.

barmonkey

porkev wrote: »

hi all,,
the thing to remember is although most brand names come from china, YOU can't buy brand names, if you do they are fake

not always, sometimes they are just part of the grey economy

eg..

Nike agree a deal with Chinese factory to make 1M pairs of shoes for £5 a pair (later to sell for £100) , factory makes 1.1M pairs and sells the extra 100,000 pairs on ebay / Aliexpress for £25 a pair.

deanos

do they really do this though, i hear it mentioned but not sure its true, why would they risk further contracts

porkev

I heard a few months ago (though I don't know if its true) about a firm who was working for apple and did that, was found out and lost the whole contract,

grannybiker

have only bought lower value jewellery, hair stuff, etc and has take a while to get here, but thus is clearly stated on the listing. I've only ever had 1 thing not turn up, so I messaged and they apologised and sent a replacement without quibble.
As for less than 100% feedback, such is the volume of sales, there are bound to be some dissatisfied customers. Remember- Paypal is your friend in times of problems

Brooker_Dave

deanos wrote: »

do they really do this though, i hear it mentioned but not sure its true, why would they risk further contracts

Made in the same city, not the same factories:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22fake-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

likelyfran

I've had some beautiful real gemstone beads from China. Shows just how outrageously over-priced at least one famous 'jeweller's stuff is. .