Aliexpress Bargains CHAT thread [See MOD note #1]

eeguy

Suckit wrote: »

I just bought this for €15.03 using N26 card.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Meterk-14-in-1-Electric-Soldering-Iron-Kit-60W-Adjustable-Temperature-Welding-Soldering-Iron-5pcs-Tips/32841266395.html

Package List:
1 * Soldering Iron
1 * Desoldering Pump
1 * Tin Solder Wire
1 * Wire Stripper Cutter
5 * Lead-free Soldering Iron Tips
2 * Anti-static Tweezers
1 * Iron Stand with Cleaning Sponge
1 * Solder Wick
1 * Tool Box
1 * User Manual


The soldering Iron would suit beginners or for small projects, and with all of the other items it is a good price.

Not a bad find for someone starting out. It's cheaper than Maplin's most basic soldering iron by itself.

Iseedeadpixels

Looking at getting some sunglasses, who is the most reliable?

b.gud

I've ordered Veithdia glasses a few times and really happy with them

jharr100

b.gud wrote: »

I've ordered Veithdia glasses a few times and really happy with them

+1 bought a few of these for myself and the Mrs.... Very good quality.

Iseedeadpixels

Thanks guys

JustMac

Hi All,

Any advice on which shipping method to use:

China Post Registered Air Mail 24-35 days Free Shipping Available
AliExpress Standard Shipping 17-25 days US $3.38 Available
ePacket 20-40 days US $7.44 Available

1 of the other things I was going to order offered DHL for $2 but this is the most likely to be stopped for extra payment?

I had a look through the last few pages and some mention using Parcel Motel or Parcel Wizard. I presume that this would be quicker? (Would it cause any problems if it never arrives?)

I'm ordering a lepin train and Battery Box and Remote Receiver. I presume that I would be best putting in separate orders?
Any advice on which seller to select. (Presume the one with the most/best feedback or does it really make any difference.)

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Any advice gratefully accepted

corkie

@JustMac Free delivery can take over 2 months to get here.

If there is VAT to be paid, PM service or similar might refuse the item.

Having them arrive as separate orders would mean there is not enough VAT to be paid and may get through without needing to pay it. Assuming all your orders are under €50 €26.

Edit: - My miss calculation.

zzyxxx

corkie wrote: »

@JustMac Free delivery can take over 2 months to get here.

If there is VAT to be paid, PM service or similar might refuse the item.

Having them arrive as separate orders would mean there is not enough VAT to be paid and may get through without needing to pay it. Assuming all your orders are under €50.

Did the VAT threshold change to €50?
I thought it was €22 or thereabouts?

corkie

zzyxxx wrote: »

Did the VAT threshold change to €50?
I thought it was €22 or thereabouts?

No change but if the VAT to be paid is less than €6 then: -

If the VAT payable is €6 or less it will not be collected.

https://www.revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/buying-of-goods-online-for-personal-use/buying-goods-from-outside-the-eu.aspx


I miscalculated the applicable VAT, plus parcel might be under price for shipment.

Edit: - Corrected my previous post.

jc77

I have order Veithdia sunglasses in the past & happy with them.

Looking to purchase prescription sunglasses, any recommendations?

Suckit

There is a new model of the RD tester - UM25c - with Type-C support and fast charging standards.
Measuring ranges: from 4 to 24 V / 5A, accuracy - up to one thousand units. The device has a color display 1.44", optional BT module.
The App for Android and Windows has been reworked - you need to download a new version.
Both are on Sale at the moment - Promotion due to the new version being released.

RD UM25c $13.29 (€10.80) without BT, $17.24 (€14) with BT
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/RD-UM25C-UM25-USB-2-0-Type-C-Color-LCD-Tester-voltage-current-meter-Voltmeter-ammeter/923042_32855845265.html
RD UM24c $13.50 (€11) without BT, $17.50 (€14.25) with BT
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/RD-UM24C-USB-2-0-Color-LCD-Display-Tester-voltage-current-meter-Voltmeter-amperimetro-battery-charge/923042_32845522857.html

If you add the store to favourites in the app, there is another discount, but i am not sure by how much.

slave1

So I asked my postman during the week where are all my January/February AE packages, to which he replied they're in huge cages and noone wants to sort through them and they're just growing....my tracked packages are still getting through but standard shipping not

Asus X540L

slave1 wrote: »

So I asked my postman during the week where are all my January/February AE packages, to which he replied they're in huge cages and noone wants to sort through them and they're just growing....my tracked packages are still getting through but standard shipping not

Lol no one wants to sort through them?
So people at the sorting office don't want to their job?

That said I'm waiting on a pile of stuff from Ali thought it was the Chinese New Year

Suckit

slave1 wrote: »

So I asked my postman during the week where are all my January/February AE packages, to which he replied they're in huge cages and noone wants to sort through them and they're just growing....my tracked packages are still getting through but standard shipping not

Asus X540L wrote: »

Lol no one wants to sort through them?
So people at the sorting office don't want to their job?

That said I'm waiting on a pile of stuff from Ali thought it was the Chinese New Year

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057689533

Snake Plisken

Anyone buy phone batteries from AliExpress? Any recommended brands? Need one for an iPhone, also plan to ship it in via ParcelMotel as deliveries are always quicker, but wondering because it’s a battery will it ship via sea and take two months?

Tom Mann Centuria

Anyone bought board games from Ali? Look decent quality. Might chance a cheapo one to try it out.

corkie

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Anyone buy phone batteries from AliExpress? Any recommended brands? Need one for an iPhone, also plan to ship it in via ParcelMotel as deliveries are always quicker, but wondering because it’s a battery will it ship via sea and take two months?

Got a Nohon battery recently for my Redmi Note 3 [Kenzo].

Ordered on the 6th Feb and delivered on 26th, paid about 2 Euro extra, so it wasn't coming by slow free post. Replaced on the day, I got it and it is working grand.

They have iPhone battery, but you maybe better pricing around for original oem battery.

https://nohon.aliexpress.com/store/group/For-iPhone/2190157_507834005.html


Be careful getting batteries through PM, they might not accept them. My came with no warning labels through normal post.

Snake Plisken

corkie wrote: »

Got a Nohon battery recently for my Redmi Note 3 [Kenzo].

Ordered on the 6th Feb and delivered on 26th, paid about 2 Euro extra, so it wasn't coming my slow free post. Replaced on the day, I got it and it is working grand.

They have iPhone battery, but you maybe better pricing around for original oem battery.

https://nohon.aliexpress.com/store/group/For-iPhone/2190157_507834005.html


Be careful getting batteries through PM, they might not accept them. My came with no warning labels through normal post.

Thanks that was the brand I was looking at it gets good reviews. Good to hear it’s working grand

Jlayay

Surely you can get most of the tat on Aliexpress at Eurogiant or Dealz without having to wait 1-2 months for them to ship from China?

Jlayay

Jlayay wrote: »

Surely you can get most of the tat on Aliexpress at Eurogiant or Dealz without having to wait 1-2 months for them to ship from China?

You're right. Just picked up a Redmi Note 5 and an SSD drive in Dealz for €1.50 a piece, dunno what people in this thread are thinking.

Asus X540L

Anyone have a link to a Moto g5 battery?

Nollog

Deleted User wrote: »

You're right. Just picked up a Redmi Note 5 and an SSD drive in Dealz for €1.50 a piece, dunno what people in this thread are thinking.

If you look above you see two different posts...

1. Batteries

2. Board games.

Now if you just assume the batteries to be AA or something and board games to be draughts or something then you can easily see what this person means.



Xaomi sale and hundreds of select coupons today I'm so tempted.

/\/ollog

/\/ollog wrote: »

If you look above you see two different posts...

1. Batteries

2. Board games.

Now if you just assume the batteries to be AA or something...

Why would you assume that? The post specifically mentions a phone battery, one of which you cannot get in a bricks and mortar Irish store. No one is discussing getting AA batteries from Ali Express. :pac:

Also, the poster did not mention the type of board game. From a quick look, you can get replica board games that cost €30+ in Ireland for <€10 from Ali Express, thereby making the query a sensible one since you cannot buy such replica board games in Dealz etc.

Ali Express is simply the Chinese version of Ebay, i.e. it sells products from 1 cent to thousands of Euro. Bringing up Dealz/Eurogiant as a reason not to use it just signifies that that person has not used Ali Express before.

That's not the case for you of course, I see you've used Ali Express for many years!

Nollog

Deleted User wrote: »

That's not the case for you of course, I see you've used Ali Express for many years!

I've even bought batteries from Ali
Rechargeable AA's and AAA's.

Asus X540L

Think the Ali stuff is starting to trickle through

fdevine

I had a tracked package identified as "arrived in destination country" three weeks before it landed at my door this week.

Stuff generally bounces around China for two or three weeks before leaving, then goes into limbo for another couple of weeks at least before being tossed into a cage in the sorting office only to sit there until someone decides to have a tidy up, and that's just the stuff I can track.

jc77

Looking for advice please

I have not received 2 items I ordered in mid-January.
Both items have automatically changed status to confirmed received.

In the past, I found sellers used to extend payment protection when protection time was running out.

Should I open dispute on both items, or wait a little longer to see if receive items?

loki7777

If it changed the status your purchase protection is gone and i'm afraid there is nothing you can do now.

corkie

jc77 wrote: »

Looking for advice please

I have not received 2 items I ordered in mid-January.
Both items have automatically changed status to confirmed received.

In the past, I found sellers used to extend payment protection when protection time was running out.

Should I open dispute on both items, or wait a little longer to see if receive items?

You could have extended the protection yourself when you saw the items not arriving.

You may still have the option to open a dispute: -

Disputes can only be opened up to 15 days after you have confirmed receiving your items.

Backlog on Free shipping items from China, Christmas, Chinese holidays and bad weather here . Someone (@Asus X540L) mentioned that stuff is starting to trickle through now.

I'm waiting on Items ordered in January from zapals, plus a earbud (S530) from ali in February.

There is a rumor/joke that these deliveries are siting in container and postmen only sorts through them when it suits them.

Suckit

jc77 wrote: »

Looking for advice please

I have not received 2 items I ordered in mid-January.
Both items have automatically changed status to confirmed received.

In the past, I found sellers used to extend payment protection when protection time was running out.

Should I open dispute on both items, or wait a little longer to see if receive items?

Open a dispute. They probably just assume that they have been delivered because they haven't heard anything since they got to Ireland. They are usually good with disputes. You can dispute up to 180 days anyway.

Smallish sale starts in 4 days.
If anyone planning on buying anything, add it to your basket now and add the store to your favourites.
It should end up with a higher discount than the Sale price. Assuming the store is taking part in the Sale.

BDCat 180w rotary tool should drop down to roughly €10-€11 and is well worth it, if anyone is looking for one.
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/BDCAT-180w-engraver-Electric-Dremel-Rotary-Tool-Variable-Speed-Mini-Drill-Grinding-tools-with-180pcs-Power/2138042_32852862962.html

ImARebel

corkie wrote: »

There is a rumor/joke that these deliveries are siting in container and postmen only sorts through them when it suits them.

No joke ... My postie confirmed it

The J Stands for Jay

corkie wrote: »

There is a rumor/joke that these deliveries are siting in container and postmen only sorts through them when it suits them.

I wonder are they doing the same with my order from banggood?

corkie

ImARebel wrote: »

No joke ... My postie confirmed it

How do you know that is wasn't the postmen, that started the joke/rumor. And all postie are just playing along.



Edit: - I was playing it safe saying it was a Joke/Rumor, there use to be a mod warning on a thread @Suckit links to.

The Warning is now gone so it must have been confirmed somehow as a fact?

autumnalcore

corkie wrote: »

How do you know that is wasn't the postmen, that started the joke/rumor. And all postie are just playing along.

China is classed as a Category 3 Economy so An Post get feck all for delivering all the chinese crap, they probably lose money delivering it so why wouldn't they make it a low priority, not to mention 99% of it is marked gift or has a fake value on it which makes life even more difficuly for An Post in terms of processing it.

joujoujou

corkie wrote: »

[...]

The Warning is now gone so it must have been confirmed somehow as a fact?

Yep, one of posters showed email An Post admitted in they hold them items for quite a long time before further processing. Don't ask me for a link, have not enough time atm to search the whole thread.

Edit:

Here:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105488435#post105488435

Duff

I ordered 5 USB C cables on the 12th of January that were delivered today. Only problem is the seller sent me 5 Micro USB cables instead

corkie

Duff wrote: »

I ordered 5 USB C cables on the 12th of January that were delivered today. Only problem is the seller sent me 5 Micro USB cables instead

Edit: - What was the link, hopefully they didn't provide multiple options for cables type (USB C, Micro or Lightening). If not then!


Dispute it, as getting a product not described. You may even get your money back and get to keep the wrong item.

Glad to known that stuff from January is slowing coming through from china slow post?

michellie

corkie wrote: »

Glad to known that stuff from January is slowing coming through from china slow post?

I received phone covers I ordered Jan 7th last week.
Yesterday I received baby hair bows that i ordered Feb 15th. That's the quickest I've recieved something in ages.

Duff

corkie wrote: »

Edit: - What was the link, hopefully they didn't provide multiple options for cables type (USB C, Micro or Lightening). If not then!


Dispute it, as getting a product not described. You may even get your money back and get to keep the wrong item.

Glad to known that stuff from January is slowing coming through from china slow post?

There was a a multiple option menu but I've doubled checked in my transaction history and I did select Type C. I've opened a dispute and I'll see what happens. Not too bothered anyway as it was only a tenner.

blade1

Duff wrote: »

There was a a multiple option menu but I've doubled checked in my transaction history and I did select Type C. I've opened a dispute and I'll see what happens. Not too bothered anyway as it was only a tenner.

I once ordered a pest repellent and instead received an elastic band.
Disputed it and they requested a photo of item received + reason why I was disputing.
Sent on evidence only for them to say they saw no issue and refund refused.
Ali CS is useless.

Asus X540L

I got a shirt with a brown stain on it. Think it was Chinese sauce and not Chinese ****e though came out in the wash.

Got another shirt that ancient absolutely reeked of Chow mein lol. It was a Rick and Morty shirt too so it kind of suited it lol

Nollog

There's a sale on.
Anyone find anything worth sharing?

Suckit

/\/ollog wrote: »

There's a sale on.
Anyone find anything worth sharing?

Nothing really..
It seems to be €2 - €5 off.
I saw the Edifier R1280DB Bluetooth speakers on sale for €70 + Free DHL (+€30 ).
But they are in same sale from Spain to Spain for the same price, so is probably cheaper to get mail forwarding or somebody over there.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/EDIFIER-R1280DB-Bluetooth-Speaker-Bookshelf-Powerful-Bass-Notes-Supports-Remote-Control-Bluetooth-Optical-Coaxial-Dual-RCA/32830313948.html

Most everything else seems to have been on sale for a few minutes, or had a limited amount on sale for the lower price.
The items that are still showing the 'lower' price seem to fluctuate consistently.
Higher Price 4 days - Lower Price 3 days -Higher Price 4 days - Lower Price 3 days etc..

joujoujou

Suckit wrote: »

Nothing really..
[...]
The items that are still showing the 'lower' price seem to fluctuate consistently.
Higher Price 4 days - Lower Price 3 days -Higher Price 4 days - Lower Price 3 days etc..

Ditto.

Had a number of items on my wish list for quite a long time - some of them are now on "sale" - and that sale price is exactly the same as it was at the moment I added them to the list.

Asus X540L

Those sales are like the Qweertee sales - a load of auld cod.

PaulKK

Got this nice little compact wallet for about 7 quid delivered.

http://s.aliexpress.com/VrM3IZJv

Very happy with it so I ordered another 2 for spares.

Was looking for a while for one that could hold some cash as well as the cards.

Remember kids, epacket postage ftw.

Snake Plisken

If anyone’s looking for decent proper IEM style earphones I highly recommend these KZ ZS6 fantastic sound off them, I have brought a lot of this brand and they are great quality. Got them from this seller via PacelMotel and had them within two weeks
from €24.75

http://s.aliexpress.com/byyMRv26

Autochange

Electronics are much cheaper on the deep web.
Best place to shop imo

Kuva

Autochange wrote: »

Electronics are much cheaper on the deep web.
Best place to shop imo

What?

Back this up.

Doge

Lads do you think we should use the no chat thread for posting bargains and items on instead of this chat thread?

I created the thread a few months ago but it was forgotten about, let me know what you think:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105206416