Elinx said:
pxl666 said:
but to be willing to buy ANYTHING you have to know WHAT is the product you want to buy in the first place ......
As I said, Alibaba and Taobao are whosale sellers and sell mostly to retail sellers that know what they want.
For specs and information you must find these at the retailer stores or at the product pages of these brands. (
in this case Shengyi and Wuxing)
That is also the reason I did advice you to made your homework before buying.
Just to clarify on this . I have sourced many things from Taobao/Aliexpress/Alibaba for years so I believe I know enough .
Taobao: China's amazon. They are not solely wholesalers. They are a mixture of factories , online resellers and just normal online shops. They converse in mainly Chinese as Taobao used to be just a china domestic market until they implemented worldwide shipping by Cainiao however you still have to converse in Chinese . There are a few english listings but they often are more expensive.
Aliexpress: Taobao for foreigners. Mainly in english and you can
MOSTLY find whatever you want from Taobao on Aliexpress. There ARE some cases where Aliexpress has things that Taobao don't which i've encountered. The main reason as to why I don't like Aliexpress is because they have what I call the 'Foreigner premium' and it is ALOT more.
For example , I was sourcing a super73 clone frame , it was listed as 609USD . Through communication , I managed to get 3 frames at
102USD EACH. I also had my own forwarding company for them to ship to , avoiding the crazy expensive Fedex/DHL.
Alibaba: This is the true main wholesalers for foreign AND china market. If you are starting a company and sourcing for bulk , Alibaba's the place to be. They communicate via english. Albeit it used to be broken english , but as time progressed , I feel it's getting better. Unfortunately , it seems it is also the site for quite a few scam companies but you have to do your research. Not just based on their ratings and certifications stated on the site but also on google and see if anyone REAL has bought from the company.
Hope this clarifies.