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Overview

Alibaba has a rating of 3.6 stars from 13,058 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Alibaba most frequently mention good quality, trade assurance, and customer service. Alibaba ranks 1st among Sourcing sites.

  • Service
    988
  • Value
    971
  • Shipping
    969
  • Returns
    575
  • Quality
    955

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 78.7%
Positive
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Neutral
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Top Positive Review

“Trust and peace of mind”

Dorothy H.
7/14/24

Trading through alibaba provides peace of mind that your transactions are secured and you are trading with professionals. I will always buy from this platform and I recommend it to others. We also buy a lot of things for my work. Everything I have ordered in Australia always arrives on time and buying the products and selecting them has been made so easy through Alibaba. Very happy with the service!

Top Critical Review

“Alibaba Trade assurance is a scam”

Leif Erik G.
9/20/24

Even when you provide Trade Assurance with clear evidence a supplier has commited fraud, they will still side with the supplier. Please do not trust that Trade Assurance will help you or protect you as a customer in any way. You just pay extra when paying to Alibaba. That's it. And it's impossible to get help from customer service.

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July 8th, 2020

I highly recommend this company. Lucy provided excellent communication and customer service. The products I ordered are high quality and arrived quickly despite the fact that this was an international order. I will shop here again.

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March 12th, 2019
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So far I am very happy with Alibaba. They have made it easier for me to source for products, order and receive them within required timelines. Looking forward to visiting China and some of the suppliers that I met on Alibaba.

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May 25th, 2019
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The one thing I disliked is the site automatically confirming receipt of package even when we haven't received a package on our side. I understand that we have a button to request an extension but still, shouldn't confirm receipt on our behalf. Must instead keep checking with the customers if they have yet received their orders.

Apart from this, I am really happy with everything on this website. Was quite seamless.

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April 22nd, 2019
Verified purchase

I am very pleased to work with this company. Alibaba gave me some trust to deal. Ounuowei is very professional and was willing to satisfy my personal demands. They delivered very quickly what I appreciate.
A second order will follow soon.

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March 19th, 2017

I process a printer form your vendor "wer" for more then $7000 USA and she stop to print i ask for some one to fix that and no one contact me and alibaba.com dont contact me
Also you need to check your supplier before the can sell on your bad i will never buy from your web anymore

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Jeff W. – Alibaba Rep

Hi Yaniv, we are sorry to hear you have encountered an unpleasant purchasing experience, regarding your concerns, please directly chat with us at https://service.alibaba.com/buyer/, and we will have professional service agents help you with it. Thanks!

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March 28th, 2020

This is first time I order a merchandise from Alibaba.com. I'm worry that I never see the products nor the money. I know this company had ware house in the USA I'm happy received my merchandise on time. I have two more orders but these are from main land China. I hope these order soon ship to me.

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November 11th, 2019

Alibaba is a great source to have when looking for the best products in China. They have a vast range of companies and product to choose from and along with Trade Assurance, purchases are quick and easy. I would suggest Alibaba to all my friends and associates when looking to purchase goods from China.
Thank you. Tony Bennett.

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May 16th, 2022

If you decide to purchase from Alibaba please understand that you are stuck with the item regardless of it being the wrong item, if it is received late, if the vendor is a con artist and tells lies to get you to purchase. My experience has been a nightmare. I purchased an item for a clients wedding. Not only did I not receive the item on time and I had to purchase items to compensate for the wedding. When it was received I it was something completely different. I lost money because I had to replace the clients items at the last minute that means 2 purchases and then I was sent a useless item. I do not recommend Allibaba at all. I realize I am just one customer so they will continue to cheat people but if my review saves at least one person from the headache then I'll be happy.
Also please note the Trade Assurance is useless

Tip for consumers:
Do not purchase unless you understand you are stuck with the item. They side with their vendors more often then not.

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September 16th, 2019
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I'm supposed to buy a high-grade dart board sisal, but I received a very poor quality product, stained, obvious defects in the paint, with holes in the joints of the sisal rolls, without the anti-glare ring, it looks like a product Second category. I attach the same images that I sent to Steve Yu, marketing manager of weloncreative.com
I'm waiting for a quick solution from Steve Yu. I attach the corresponding photographs

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March 8th, 2020

The product arrived and I was not able to set it up properly. However, all the problems were solved by the kind instructions of the friendly staff. The 21-inch LCD monitor was a good product with beautiful images and no blurring. This time I purchased it for a trial, but I was really looking for parts for new products. As with the products, I was looking for a good maker to support the staff. Thanks to you.

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November 24th, 2019

I love shopping at Alibaba.com. You understand buyer need and make life easy shopping at Alibaba. Your trade Assurance put my business deal with seller at ease. Your seller are so easy to communicate with and so friendly. This will be my first choice place to shop for my need. Thank you Alibaba.

Tip for consumers:
Spend more time searching for your product here . Value for money

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June 26th, 2019
Verified purchase

This was my first order with this company. Overall the process from contact to production was quite long but we got there in the end. Susan was helpful and patient with my hundreds of messages! The quality of the bags are very good and match the samples so I'm very happy there. They labelled the packaging with Amazon stickers and also labelled the cartons well which means next time I trust them to send direct to Amazon. Overall I can recommend this company.

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September 17th, 2020

I enjoyed the quality of the service the supplier was offering. She would always be on top of everything and out of the many orders i placed last month, my goods that i ordered from this supplier had arrived already while the others are still on the way. I love their unique service of going the extra mile to satisfy their customers. Hope they keep it that way

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August 30th, 2019
Verified purchase

System is easy to learn and the staff is great and helpfull. If you don't find what you are looking for they will 100% find it or similar for you, all an extra service. On a business level this seems really PRO. Shipping is expensive but thats the cost of getting things a day or 2 later instead of 20 or 30 days.

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June 6th, 2019

Alibaba promises Trade Assurance Protection but that is a total lie. I bought male and female Jackets on one supply on Alibaba. As usual, we are encouraged to pay via Alibaba so we can get Trade protection. The items i received did not match the standards I was promised. The measurements were totally wrong, some were 8-11 cm short. And that is too much, because it can move a medium Jacket into very small. Alibaba promised me that when the measurements are missing between 2-3 cm, they will not be able to refund me, but after i showed them that it misses around 8-11 cm, they start to tell me stories. They say I used my own measurements, this did not matter even if I took a video and sent it to them. These people are scammers. NEVER BUY FROM THEM if you don't want to lose your money.

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April 29th, 2020

I have used Alibaba.com now for some time. I have used to source several types of products for our restaurants. I have had great luck and, on the one occasion where I did have a small problem, Alibaba helped me resolve it quickly. I would not think of sourcing overseas, with a vendor I do not know, without using Alibaba.com

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September 4th, 2020

Trade Assurance is a joke and they will side with Seller Every time. Seller threatened me personally and professionally for wanting to return bad product. I supplied Alibaba with threats and they still sided with seller. The Seller also sold me counterfeit items (all serial numbers are the same on product in shipment) and Alibaba sided Supplier. I supplied Alibaba with threats and they still sided with seller. I just wanted to return bad product. Sent Alibaba customers reviews, list of customers I had to refund and pay shipping on the returns and they still sided with Seller. Sellers proof was a video of him smiling and saying product worked and that was all they needed to rule in Sellers favor. Buyer beware!

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October 9th, 2020

I am using Alibaba only for the first time and the job was done well by the vendors. The sales staff were very polite and did their job well. If something was not clear to me, they sent me a link where you need to confirm the order or the method of payment. This is my first time using Alibaba and for the first time my order came to Estonia very well.

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February 4th, 2022

I used Alibaba alliance and it was so bad that i just gave up and lost over $1200. I was like dealing with 5 year olds and reminded me how backward some company's are. I had to prompt there support team as they didnt have a clue. Promised a refund and never did, stalled for time and lied to me. Its was just dreadful and a total waste of time. Still dont have my money.

Tip for consumers:
just stay away

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March 12th, 2019
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I needed to order some nootropic products and decided to use Alibaba as my source. They provided a service that seemed to guarantee a positive outcome as there were multiple safeguards in place to protect my investment. I am preparing my next order right now as I was very pleased with the product and service despite having some apprehension initially.

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February 4th, 2020

This was my first ever experience shopping on Alibaba and everything went perfectly. I had constant contact with the seller and was kept on track of where the order was and when I should expect to receive it. Once it was delivered it was better than I expected, very well made a d durable as well as comfortable. I will definitely continue shopping here a d recommend it to all my friends!

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January 4th, 2020

From the moment I placed my purchase to 2 weeks after, this company has made sure I received my items on time. There was an issue with shipping (I didn't know) and Alibaba changed it to get to it to me faster with no charge to me. Amazing since my purchase was during Christmas time to Miami, FL. I am very impressed with their customer service and follow-up.

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August 31st, 2020

I've ordered several things from the sellers on Alibaba, and I've only had one small hiccup. Every other order has been exactly to my expectations and, in some cases, completely exceeded my expectations.

The only downside is the cost of shipping from China to the US. And of course, this isn't their fault.

My business potential has grown exponentially since using Alibaba.

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August 6th, 2019
Verified purchase

We did business and it worked fine. Communication was easy and direct. Always again. We are fairly new to this site and we love it from the beginning on. We feel very good by using this service. We also like the protection of Alibaba and help if needed. Therefore we recommend the service and will for sure use it many times. Alexander

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August 2nd, 2019
Verified purchase

Supplier is good to work with, communicates well, responsive and ships quickly. Quality of the dance shoes is excellent - nice soft leather with smooth finish, consistent color matching and packaging very good.

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

Business History

The first business of Alibaba Group, Alibaba.com (www.alibaba.com) is the leading platform for global wholesale trade serving millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Through Alibaba.com, small businesses can sell their products to companies in other countries. Sellers on Alibaba.com are typically manufacturers and distributors based in China and other manufacturing countries such as India, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand.

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