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Old 06 May 2011, 07:24 PM
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Default Has anyone taken a punt on Alibaba.com ?

I was just wondering if anyone has taken a punt on anything at Alibaba.com ?

Yeh i know its like treading through a minefield on that website with plenty of sharks waiting to take your money with nothing in return, ive done a bit of research and it seems like Escrow for payment is a must and to avoid western union and other similar iffy payment options.

So has anyone has much success on there ? Feel free to post any buying tips.
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success in what sort of way? what are you trying to do?
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to me it just looks like ebay/amazon market place?
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Originally Posted by PaulC72
to me it just looks like ebay/amazon market place?
It would be great if it were like those lol ..... Your dealing in bulk quantities from people in places like China, Thailand and Japan etc.

A lot of people have been scammed on there for large amounts because your buying in bulk and parting with a fair amount of money, read some of the stories on google.

A lot of sellers are genuine but a lot are complete scammers, its not easy to work out which is which.
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They operate a verified member service now I think so they've sorted their act out somewhat. If you need any help drop me a PM as I've used the site a few times.

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