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Alibaba

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Alibaba Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company is mixed, with some customers appreciating the variety and affordability of products offered. However, significant concerns dominate the feedback, particularly regarding customer service and support. Many users report frustrating experiences with delayed refunds, ineffective communication, and unresolved product quality issues, often feeling misled by the company's assurances. The Trade Assurance program is frequently described as inadequate, failing to protect buyers effectively. This combination of positive product experiences and pervasive service challenges suggests a need for improved customer support and better oversight of suppliers to enhance overall customer satisfaction.

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service
1,332
value
1,311
shipping
1,305
returns
769
quality
1,284
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Malaysia
1 review
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Easy and convenience
July 24, 2019

Easy to find products we wanted, easy to verified supplier.
Convenience on payments method.

Congratulations!

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Denmark
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I purchased very expensive doors at NF Build mart with owner Norman Chen. He made a "mistake" in the contract writing "EXW". Then without my consent he ships the goods without insurance and correct labelling on boxes such as "glass" and "this side up".
When doors arrive in my country (but still in international transit) they are broken. Now he claims he has insurance, but will not provide documentation of this. I dispute at alibaba, but all they say it is my fault because of EXW. This means when buying EXW a seller can just push your goods onto the street and claim you have taken ownership and picked them up. Also alibaba dispute asks me for shipping insurance and paper - but it was seller who shipped items without sending me information and without my consent and approval. So how can i contact sellers insurance? It is ridiculous situation. I tell this to alibaba dispute, but they ignore this fact. In alibaba buyers protection it says seller must provide proof of legal change of ownership, but in reality the dispute manager ignores this rule.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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A great place to purchase from.
July 23, 2019

Excellent service in every way. Fast delivery and I will be looking to Alibaba for future purchases.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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A good place to find manufacture
July 23, 2019

A good place to find manufacture and patience and communications are gold. Patience and communications patience and communications patience and communications patience and communications.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Suppliers
July 23, 2019

Found exellent sellers, as well as bad as they make excessive charges on shipments, since they do not send you the proof of payment of the shipment

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Chile
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best way to buy everything
July 23, 2019

Is a good experience to buy on alibaba. It's my first time and it was wonderful, thank you alibaba...

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent Buying option
July 23, 2019

Having the trade assurance is excellent. There updates are a little slow at times, but utilizing Alibaba is a plus for us.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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No problems at all.
July 23, 2019

I brought an alto saxophone from this company. They were easy to deal with, they supplied a great product for a good price and everything arrived safely and I had no issues, so I would be happy to recommend them.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
India
1 review
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Good service
July 23, 2019

Good service and extremely professional support and shipping by our dear supplier. Will work with them again in the future.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Mexico
1 review
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Excelente
July 23, 2019

Alibaba me permitió comprar muestras de forma fácil y rápida estamos esperando poder hacer mas negocios con china y creo que es la mejor forma en la que se pueden hacer

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
New Hampshire
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Im satisfied
July 23, 2019

Product arrived as described. 3 days delay before i received the goods but that fine. Overall good experience until now.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Washington
1 review
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Working through Alibaba a joy.
July 23, 2019

Going through Alibaba takes the worry out of ordering from overseas. The transaction went smooth from start to finish.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Egypt
1 review
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I've purchased circuit breaker from Yueqing High Quality Electric Co., Ltd. through Alibaba.com, the experience was great, I received my product in very short time which was exactly as required with very reasonable price compared to my country but with high quality materials.

The supplier customer service team was following up with me each step till I received the product and made sure it meets my expectations, even beyond.

I would recommend purchasing from Alibaba.com in general and from Yueqing High Quality Electric Co., Ltd. in particular.

Best regards,

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Philippines
1 review
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Alright
July 23, 2019

This is my first time to buy in alibaba, overall experience is great and definitely will order again soon..

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Canada
1 review
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Shopping and ordering experience
July 23, 2019

Lots of options when it comes to looking for what you need. Well supported communication and billing process. That said do your homework when looking for what you want and be patience considering language differences and time zones.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Maldives
1 review
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Alibaba is good online site, but only problem is shipping cost is very very high. Need to have little cheaper way for shipping which more people can afford.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Chile
1 review
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Experiencia en compra
July 23, 2019

MUY RESPONSABLE Y SERIO Y LA MERCANCIA ME LLEGO EXCELENTE Y RAPIDO ME PARECE Q ES UN VENDEDOR MUY BUENO LO RECOMIENDO 100% PARA HACER NEGOCIO CON EL

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Florida
1 review
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First, my responses to bids did not change their status. I kept getting notices as if they were new. The phone app doesn't synch with my computer, and the computer app freezes on the page to start a conversation. Their platform is so buggy it makes Messenger look good. But I ordered, and later, while my shipment sat at customs, Alibaba completed it anyway and asked for a review of seller, not once but twice for 2 different orders. Alibaba's so-called help did nothing to correct the problem even after I got a human to respond. I had to come here to leave a review of Alibaba because their own site doesn't have the option. If I can find another way to get international bids, I will switch.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Italy
1 review
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Perfect
July 23, 2019

We had a good experience and the products have been delivered quite soon.

Nice dresses!

Thank you!

Date of experience: July 23, 2019
Minnesota
1 review
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I am so impressed
July 23, 2019

Of course, as a first time buyer, I was a little leary thinking "can this be legit?" but it is. Everythig went just exactly like it should have. I couldn't be happier with the service or the product.

Date of experience: July 23, 2019

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Alibaba.com is the world's leading wholesale trade platform that connects buyers and suppliers from around the world.


alibaba.com
Founded in 1999
Hangzhou, ZJ, China
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