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Great to see someone going into detail on this- the Taobao experience is awesome. There are a few flakey carriers but over all- nothing even close in the US. It

by Wogef 12y ago

Great to see someone going into detail on this- the Taobao experience is awesome. There are a few flakey carriers but over all- nothing even close in the US. It's become my favorite thing about living in China.

rahimnathwani 12y ago
I usually buy only from sellers which have already sold lots of the particular item in question, with good feedback. The ability to see sales volume and feedback for a particular _listing_, and not just a particular SKU or particular seller, really makes my life easier. A few of the things I've bought from Taobao recently: Bluetooth receiver for headphones $16: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38718297406 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38718297406 48v 20Ah lithium battery for electric moped $192: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16566200878 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16566200878 Ultrasonic jewellery cleaner $19: http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=13861247309 http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=13861247309 Waterproof bluetooth speaker $6.36: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39374503285 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39374503285 Bluetooth adapter for amplifier $3.75: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20525099344 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20525099344 Custom-made venetian blinds ~$10: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15785435641 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15785435641 Google Cardboard $4: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39893565312 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39893565312 All of the prices above are in USD and include shipping.
- desireco42 12y ago
  Are you saying they would ship to US? Maybe I am misunderstanding it. As long as you can speak the language, they will ship to US? I am big fan of Amazon and got addicted to Aliexpress...
  - rahimnathwani 12y ago
    Sorry, I should have been clearer :( These prices include delivery to Beijing. I converted the CNY prices to USD only to make them easier to understand. I have heard that some Taobao vendors do ship internationally, but I have no knowledge of this, and have only heard it indirectly from overseas Chinese. If you don't speak Chinese, then dealing with unusual requests or customisation can be hard, because it's all done through the online chat system, and 99.99% of vendors only speak Chinese.

by Wogef 12y ago

rahimnathwani 12y ago

I usually buy only from sellers which have already sold lots of the particular item in question, with good feedback. The ability to see sales volume and feedback for a particular _listing_, and not just a particular SKU or particular seller, really makes my life easier. A few of the things I've bought from Taobao recently: Bluetooth receiver for headphones $16: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38718297406 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38718297406 48v 20Ah lithium battery for electric moped $192: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16566200878 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16566200878 Ultrasonic jewellery cleaner $19: http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=13861247309 http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=13861247309 Waterproof bluetooth speaker $6.36: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39374503285 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39374503285 Bluetooth adapter for amplifier $3.75: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20525099344 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20525099344 Custom-made venetian blinds ~$10: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15785435641 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15785435641 Google Cardboard $4: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39893565312 http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39893565312 All of the prices above are in USD and include shipping.

desireco42 12y ago
Are you saying they would ship to US? Maybe I am misunderstanding it. As long as you can speak the language, they will ship to US? I am big fan of Amazon and got addicted to Aliexpress...
- rahimnathwani 12y ago
  Sorry, I should have been clearer :( These prices include delivery to Beijing. I converted the CNY prices to USD only to make them easier to understand. I have heard that some Taobao vendors do ship internationally, but I have no knowledge of this, and have only heard it indirectly from overseas Chinese. If you don't speak Chinese, then dealing with unusual requests or customisation can be hard, because it's all done through the online chat system, and 99.99% of vendors only speak Chinese.