r/Aliexpress

I wanted to do some purchases before there is an extra tax Duty introduced in EU, but everything became so expensive, except for the small things such as phone cases. Coin discounts are also kind of useless, I think those are county specific (for instance, in Germany you get 50% off the price, but in Finland just 15% for the same item). At this point it's just cheaper to shop in a local store during the discount season. I have been using AliExpress for more than 15 years, and it has never been such bad regarding pricing. lets say I check user reviews of Baseus F02 mouse, people write that they paid 6 USD, but now the price is 17 USD with "super Sale". So sad to see it.

Up until this around this time last year, I can honestly say that I hardly ever had any issues with Aliexpress. Many years ago it could sometime take month(s) to receive an order but in recent years delivery has been quite impressive considering overseas shipping.

But when I tried to buy some stuff during a sale earlier this year, everything on ”sale” would get the price hiked during payment. Items from some sellers would get hiked more than others and price comparison was impractical (time consuming as you would only get the real price when you try to pay). The only section that remains honest is their 100-yen shop (not really 100 yen but price don’t seem to change during payment).

And today I found out it was even worse than I thought. After reaching the payment page, I got the usual message that they item I am trying to buy is no longer available at that price and it showed a new, higher total. I agreed to that new price.. but they ended up charging me an *even higher* total than the one shown on screen! I immediately cancelled the order and got my refund, but honestly it makes the platform completely unusable. Is that pretty much everyone’s experience?

I'm not happy about this. The fact I use a credit card for my purchases (which you have to be 18+ to have) is itself an age verification.

And now AliExpress is restricting purchases unless you do face scans etc? Unacceptable. Back to buying things from shops with cash. The whole point of buying things online is it's supposed to not only be convenient, but discreet.

Hi

I know this must have been asked a number of times, but after a search I didn't find any answers.

Evri left the parcel on the street at about 7pm outside my closed shop, when I got there in the morning it was gone.

I have reported it to the police and got a crime reference number, Evri have emailed to say they acknowledge it was left outside and in all probability stolen.

Aliexpress just keep sending me round in circles, I report it and upload the information they ask, a week goes by and nothing happens. I have reported it to both customer support and the seller.

Evri says Aliexpress need to resolve it.

Can anyone offer real world experience of who I need to speak to or how I resolve this?

The parcel was worth £78 so I am not just letting it go.

A lot of importers focus on print quality and stitching for World Cup merchandise, but the bigger risk is usually chemical and safety compliance.

Things like jerseys, scarves, plush mascots, pins, and flags can get stopped at customs for issues most factories never test for internally:

• Phthalates in prints or plastics
• Lead in metal components
• Azo dyes in fabrics
• Flammability failures in scarves/banners
• Missing CPSIA tracking labels for US-bound goods

One thing many people don’t realize is how fragmented production is in China. A factory might source fabric, dyes, printing, zippers, and packaging from completely different subcontractors. That creates a lot of compliance blind spots.

During the 2022 World Cup cycle, EU customs reportedly rejected hundreds of shipments of sports merchandise over chemical non-compliance issues alone.

For anyone importing sports merchandise into the EU or US, pre-shipment inspections are useful — but document verification and lab testing matter even more.

The expensive part usually isn’t the testing itself. It’s the customs hold, missed sales window, and dead inventory if something fails after shipment.

Curious if anyone here has dealt with REACH, CPSIA, or flammability testing issues with sports merchandise imports before.

i ordered ssd for steam deck and it was defect, i cant format it, i made a video with full steam deck disassembly showing the ssd and the booting etc and uploaded to youtube, several times complained to online support and they claim "We are regret to inform that your appeal request was closed.

Regarding this request, we have carefully revisited all

the proof provided, including the newly updated proof and found that the proof is not effective enough to prove your claim. And now this request has exceeded the AliExpress protection period."

also i accidentaly clicked accept on the refund page(no confirmation for it lol) and agreed to no refund is there any solution other than bank return?

As stated I’m wondering if the site is going to send me a knock off or something? I’d love to get a printer on there I see crazy low prices but I don’t want to shell out a couple hundred for a knock off or never get the package.

I am not living in Germany but would like to ask a friend to order.

Question: if you order from Germany, the price displayed on the product page is with or without taxes?

Thank you.

I've been trying to get a return QR code for two months for a faulty and incorrect model purchase. Five times I have been on the upload each photo and screengrab individually while customer services only upload one of the pics to the 'higher management' wait for 2 weeks for a response shizzle.

First the return date expired while I was waiting for them to get back to me.
Then after complaining in a review my item miraculously changed from collected/delivered to in transit without them telling me, thus stopping any returns appeals.

I always use the customer service people to make the claim.

I'm clearly stuck in a loop and my blood literally boils when customer services sends me on another loop.

So, as far as I can work out, they're just taking advantage of not being subject to UK laws, and refusing a QR code stops a credit card claw back.