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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
1,333
value
1,312
shipping
1,306
returns
770
quality
1,285
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Canada
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I have ordered a few thing on alibaba but the problem is once they have your money dont ever expect any customer service if something breaks after the 15 days u have to put in a dispute once you receive the proiduct i bought electronic device and it lasted a month i have contacted them 6 time about replacement and warranty its a joke they keep saying they are going to do something and nothing gets done, There are also lots of scams on there who want you to pay with western union do not ever do tjhis use the alibaba pay system with post delivery coverage that covers the product until u receive it and test it out

Date of experience: November 3, 2017
Bahrain
1 review
6 helpful votes
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--- Star. Fraud
October 26, 2017

Dear all please don't buy anything from alibaba's app or website. There are fraud companies are operating there. Like G. B. Industries SDN. They are cheating there customers. One they will offer you some product. After paying all the money. They ask you more money like. But you will not get your product. F****k Alibaba. I lost 1000 USD and now they are demanding 1300 USD more They will ask to send money to Receiver DINO GARZA Address 221 Parkland Ave. State Massachusetts Zip code MA ******* COUNTRY USA *******802 don't deal with them

Date of experience: October 25, 2017
North Carolina
1 review
6 helpful votes
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ZERO stars
October 25, 2017

This site is a joke. I was contacted to confirm what I wanted; then, the order was just cancelled without warning, additional communicationNOTHING. So ridiculous?! Save your time & money. Shop elsewhere for your own piece of mind.

Date of experience: October 25, 2017
Canada
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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We purchased from Teecrown watch bracelet company. They sent the wrong finish of bracelet and the fitment was crap. The dispute team ended up siding with the company because they claimed we were trying to put the bracelet on a different watch then what was provided... IT WAS THE SAME, JUST A DIFFERENT DIAL COLOUR! In the end, we provided photos, videos and even our watch manufacturing company contacts to say that it is the exact same watch and Alibaba sided with the company saying there wasn't enough proof for a refund!

Stay away from Alibaba unless you're okay with gambling on product with your capital. You might loose and Alibaba is not there to save you.

Date of experience: October 24, 2017
Germany
1 review
6 helpful votes
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING
October 15, 2017

I waited and waited and my package didnt arrive. I just have this barely-speaking-English person who keeps telling me everything is alright and I should call "the post" or "ask a friend what to do". After finding out myself, turns out the package was returned. Now I will travel and the damn thing never arrived. AWFUL.

Date of experience: October 15, 2017
Mexico
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Shangdong Pang's Biological Technology Co., Ltd. DO NOT RECOMMEND! Be careful with this company! MAY BE NOT A REAL CO. They sent my product to a wrong address and gave me wrong DHL number. DHL sent the package back to China. They refused to refund my money and refused to send me my product. I lost my money! It is hard to deal with them and hard to settle the issue. I filed the dispute but they deny it all and blaming on me that my address is wrong.

Date of experience: October 12, 2017
Florida
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I received my product with Post Delivery Trade Assurance protection from GUANGZHOU MJL Building Materials. An order of $9200. Second day after delivery I email the supplier, and they wanted me to pay for half of the replacements of the wrong items, which include, wrong size, mwrong glass, missing parts. Alibaba disoute team close my dispute with tons of prove, pictures, measurements, emails and skype exchange copies with the suppliers admitting the items were wrong. And listed the claim as not enought proof, without even giving me the option for the $300 inspection, which I was willing to pay for more than 4k worth of useless materials. First dont buy from the company Guangzhou MJL Building Materials, second dont trust TRade assurance, mits a scam, if you do buy make sure you go an inspect your products before shipping.

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Date of experience: October 12, 2017
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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As another person wrote on this site, Trade Assurance offers absolutely no assurance what-so-ever. You only have 15 days to report an issue from when the item arrives at your port! In our case it was ordered from China and was held in Customs for 10 days. Then we had to arrange collection and as it is a treadmill that needed to be assembled (it weighs over 250kg), we didn't even get to test it until after the 15 day time scale.
Don't go near Shandong Jiahe Sports Equipment co., Ltd - practically won't leave you alone until you order then goes silent when you advise there are (many) issues. Monitor faulty, fits together poorly with ugly gaps, fittings fall off when in use and agreed logos / branding to be included (proof in emails) but was completely unbranded. $2k down the drain but glad we tested the one machine before placing the full order of $80k for full set of Gym equipment!

Date of experience: October 12, 2017
Finland
1 review
7 helpful votes
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They even have their own currier logistics fake site where you can see who is your item travelling. They will keep on askin for more money but nothing will ever. Well its a fake

Date of experience: October 6, 2017
Massachusetts
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Do not buy from this company for home improvement items on Alibaba. They will get the order incorrect. Shipment resulted in heavily damaged items due to poor shipping preparation. They say the refund, but wont. And they reduced their amount of agreed refund after the agreement. No replaced items were ever sent, even though at purchase they guaranteed full insurance (CIF) and they agreed to send some replacement items. They will ignore you if there are problems. They just want to take your money. Owner's name is Leena. See image for details.

Date of experience: October 4, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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App to intrusive
October 1, 2017

Hi guys firstly I love alibaba, however the app just takes up to much prodding power from my device, so iv had to uninstall as it was messing my device up, I tryed force stopping it in running apps it doesn't make any difference, I could not find any options in settings to minimise the its prosseing etc, perhaps I'm missing, something, if I am please let me know, its a real shame, my device is a good divice with exelelent processing power, I would love to re install it if it ever becomes less intrusive on my prosesing, iv decided I must simply just sign in and out of the site when I need it, shame, however alibaba keep up the great work all the best a big fan brian PS rating is for app only not the site

Date of experience: October 1, 2017
Washington
2 reviews
19 helpful votes
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I just started the account
September 29, 2017

I just made account on alibaba, i see that normally all are from china is there are any filters to get quotations from only desired or targeted country.
Anyway its helpful for us.

Date of experience: September 29, 2017
Philippines
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Horrible Place
September 26, 2017

Trade Assurance NO WAY, this protects the scamming sellers. I am dealing with 2 companies, One sent me a product that does not work, and they WON the trade dispute. I paid them for a product it arrived and is not in working condition. Another company did a Port to Port delivery without notifying me until the shipment was in the Port 1000KM away from me. Alibaba is a complete scam, they do unethical business, violate price gouging, false advertisement and Alibaba will protect the chinese sellers. Pay the little extra and have have your products from reputable companies do not get the headaches involved with Alibaba.

Date of experience: September 25, 2017
Arizona
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Never buy from Alibaba or Lishui City Yongrun Precision Machinery Co.
They dont respect customer interest, they just take your money and when you loose your package... Good luck if you can get anything out of them. USA customer for them is a $$$$$$ source only. They have no rules for customer satisfaction or customer appreciation, I bought $800 worth of material and when received I was missing 6 pieces for $50... it has been 67 days trying to get those pieces... and dont think I will get them... they dont speak english well and they dont understand you well, even the Trade assurance who should be english speakers. Also they dont. And you will drwon in a chinese ocean where you can communicate and at the end you give up...

Date of experience: September 25, 2017
Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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WARNING! Do not use Alibaba! Crooked companies!
Shenzhen Ziho Technology Co., Ltd promise you what ever it takes to get your money, then they lie and make up excuses, They promised to deliver product to my door for $650.00, when after they got my money they said I needed to get them $320.00 more to get an FDA approval. I told them no,,, Then they said I needed to pay customs fees after they told me that it was included In the $650,00,,, Then they said I needed a VAT number,,, American companies don't do VAT numbers (unless trading with the UK)

Date of experience: September 22, 2017
California
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Valforex. Com is a great website that can give us some quality electronic or etc product. valforex.com can give you a discount for purchase. Valforex is a good website for online shoping. Please visite this I have visited and I have got my feed back if you visite this website I think you have a great experience of buying quality products. Valforex gives you 100% guranty product thats not wasted money.so visite this company.

Date of experience: September 16, 2017
District of Columbia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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We ordered a large shipment of saw blades that was supposed to be shipped within 15 days. We submitted 100% payment before production started. The supplier shipped late, and we raised trade assurance dispute with Alibaba. Aliababa kept on insisting to resolve with the supplier on our own despite asking ro submit our evidence. Finally, they just decided to close the case without even providing us with any justification. TERRIBLE AND VERY UNETHICAL ON PART OF ALIBABA. Will never trust trust their Trade Assurance Agreements.

Date of experience: September 13, 2017
GB
4 reviews
11 helpful votes
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FRAUDSTERS
September 9, 2017

ORDERED AN ELECTRIC MOPED FROM ALIBABA THEY KEPT MY MONEY AND GAVE ME NOTHING IN RETURN ANYONE BUYING ANYTHING FROM ALIBABA.COM.CN NEEDS THEIR HEAD SEEING TO. THEY MAKE UP PICTURES OF FACTORIES WHEN THEY ARE ALL FAKE.IT, S ABOUT TIME CHINA REMOVED THEM FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADING IF THEY WERE IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD GIVE THEM A GOOD HIDING.

Date of experience: September 9, 2017
Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Suqian Ribuluo International Trade Co., Ltd.

Sex dolls purchased through this company are faulty with manufacturing defects, customer service is non existent so be warned that all products they represent are faulty and untrue to photographs supplied on products as they look nothing alike. Very bad buying experience currently stuck with stock that has no resale value.
Requested partial refund but they refused, will not deal with any one on alibaba or aliexpress as their dispute system is flawed and unjust.
For instance the seller put photos of different product that was sent and lied, skin tone, facial features, nipple color all were different. Did not represent the true dolls that were sent, my photos were of the real products sent but were ruled as not genuine.
Alibaba will always side with the seller.

Date of experience: September 4, 2017
Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
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We ordered hats with a SILVER buckle, but the supplier gave us a GOLD buckle. Products arrived one day before the event, so we had to use them. We requested a decent compensation from the supplier but they would not do anything for us except attempt to close a second order.

Escalated to Alibaba Trade Assurance, and they said they could only give us $10 compensation. We want a refund, as this is NOT what we ordered. The supplier and Alibaba keep saying that they cannot do much because its customized and there is only one problem with it. What is the point of using Trade Assurance if you can't guarantee THE CORRECT ORDER.

I will never us this site ever again, and I will tell all connections to never use this either.

Date of experience: September 2, 2017

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


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