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Alibaba has a rating of 3.7 stars from 13,059 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
    989
  • Value
    972
  • Shipping
    970
  • Returns
    576
  • Quality
    956

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 78.8%
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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2 reviews
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April 11th, 2019
Verified purchase

Took the leap and had a wonderful first experience with Alibaba. All the information was available for me to make a good decision for a supplier. The supplier I had chosen is and was awesome from start to finish. I will be doing more business with them in the future. The transaction was completely streamlined and simple through Alibaba, making my first experience easy, stress-free and enjoyable. Thank you

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July 13th, 2021

Disgusting customer support and case solving! They just help there homies! With clear evidences supplied that Chinese company is scamming me, the response received, please work with them to negotiate! 0 trustworthy service!

Tip for consumers:
do not use alibaba!

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freight forwarding

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December 17th, 2020

Alibaba is a wonderful website where you can bulk buy products. It's absolutely amazing since nothing gets lost. You can see where the product is during the shipping in real time. There are tons of vendors to choose from. Some speak English but some don't. It's important to pick an English speaking vendor since otherwise you couldn't communicate properly. I think Alibaba is wonderful for business and i would personally go there any time i would need to buy items in bulk to sell them on other platforms. The prices are really good and the quality is good most of the time. But be wary before buying items in bulk and order a sample since the product might not be what you're looking for.

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May 17th, 2021

Transport & cross border took a lot of time due to on going world troubles with the pandemic. And made me concerned about future imports. But after seeing the work quality I wish to go much further and distribute their line of adapters!
I hope the next ose shall be for Lavazza Blu double cup & the Italian ESE paper pods... Let's see!

Tip for consumers:
Bright sales follow up quality product

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DG adapter

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June 15th, 2022

Hui Yun li From Guangzhou Liansheng Trading Co. Was very professional & easy to deal with. & went out of her way to help save $$$$ & keep good customer relations. I would recommend her to anyone in business. Also very friendly with good English. She did her research well And all buisness transactions went well

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I have only been dealing with Hui Yun Li from Guangzhou Liansheng Trading Co using Whatsapp & Alibaba my company had good customer relations with no problems . I would recommend using her services. Shipping was fast & efficient with all details supplied

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Mechanical parts & accessories

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September 1st, 2020

My experience purchasing goods from Yiwu Leto was so awesome to the extent that I even bought what they did not normally supply or produce from them. I have a good business relationship with them. The good thing about them is that they always strive to resolve product and delivery related issues. Thank you, Yiwu Leto.

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October 8th, 2020

I just made my first purchase, i have no regrets. The supplier i used was accommodating and very insistent. I hope my next supplier is the same. Im still getting used to the website but so far their prices are much lower than US wholesalers so I'm here to stay. Fair warning, not all suppliers on the site are trustworthy and thats just by the lack of communication with some. However you just have to really look into the suppliers profile look at prior customer reviews and also see how much theyve earned thus far including if they're verified. I chose a supplier that cost me slightly a little more than others offer because of those factors. Starting a small business I couldn't afford to make a vulnerable mistake this early in the game. Hope this help anyone starting out.

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November 4th, 2022

Hengshui Jiucheng Technology Co. Did an excellent job creating and manufacturing a custom 90mm ball for us. They were very knowledgeable, easy to work with, and had fast production and shipping times! My company manufactures all different kinds of products and these balls come out perfect for a current project we were working on. I will definitely be doing business with them again for sure!

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July 9th, 2023

I just bought a natural hair from Henan Kiss Hair Fashion Company and this is my review.

First I wanted to say that wigs on this company are so freaking awesome, very natural and real, and don't let me start talking about their price, cuz it's super insanely affordable, and took them only 4 days to arrive. As for the service experience by the Supplier was very good, he (Mr. Eason Sun) was so professional and very understanding, helpful and willing to resolve issues. I will absolutely buy from them again if I needed more wigs (Highly recommended). Go and check their products out, you won't regret it.^-^

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Thank you. ^-^

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Natural Hair Wig.

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August 12th, 2019
Verified purchase

Wow! Amazing machine! Excellent Price-Value! I use it for filling 3ml glass mini-bottles (vials) with natural hair oil (a blend of vegetable and essential oils). The machine is easy to set up and operate both in manual and automatic modes. The bottles are filled with accuracy, the liquid looks at the same level in all bottles. The machine automatically reduces the speed of the pump when is about to reach the target weight for precision. The nozzle doesn't drip at all, which is vital for clean filling operation and avoid a mess. The machine was sucking the oil from a small drum that I placed at the same level as the machine (tabletop) and the hose did not suck air. I used to fill my bottles manually using a syringe and this machine was a game-changer. It allowed me to double my efficiency. I filled around 10 bottles per minute. Very happy with the machine and highly recommend it!

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November 30th, 2022

The Forwarder gave me wrong dimensions and Weight of my cartons, One of the carton is only 0.6 kg while they charged me 11 Kg.They did it by purpose to charge me more money otherwise this carton is not needed at all.there were only 4 small items in this small carton which could be placed in the big carton without any issue.They mislead me by not showing the actual carton and just dispatched it and sent me the above picture in which it is mentioned that the carton is 11kg while it is only 0.6 Kg. Also they removed plastic wrapping from one of my product as you can see in the attached screen shot, I told them not to open the product packing.While they are lying that I told them not to open the Carton.

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Consumer Electronics

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May 21st, 2020

Alibaba has made it possible for me to be in New York City and reach out for vital electronics, Bluetooth wristbands that will be part of a global Covid-19 monitoring system with AI data analysis. After going thru enough companies I found the perfect one, getting samples to test. The shipments thru DHL were slower than usual but considering the situation worked perfectly, door-to-door, was able to pay with a Visa card thru Alibaba making the transaction simple. I have 48 years in electronics, www.videowan.com and value working with professional people.

Tip for consumers:
Have patience in going thru suppliers until you find the right one.

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Bluetooth health wristbands.

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April 16th, 2020

At first it was a little intimidating, I thought that with my small order I would get ignored but the vendor was so quick and friendly to reply, I knew it was going to be OK. I love the fact that you can get the vendor to quote the order and write the order up so that the only thing you need to do is review it and provide your form of payment. My first time was a little intimidating but it ended up being so easy and painless.

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August 16th, 2019
Verified purchase

I was in need of a product that was hard-to-find. After trying Alibaba I was able to locate exactly what I needed fairly quickly and I was put in touch with a number of companies. One company in particular, with a sales professional named Eliza, was completely helpful. I am very happy that I tried Alibaba and will not hesitate to use them in the future. Thank you Alibaba!

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May 4th, 2018

Hi

I am just dealing with a supplier who did not send ordered goods within the shipment date. I thought my payment is secure because of the Trade Assurance. When the shipment is late, I have the right to apply for a refund and get my money back.

The day of the shipment my supplier informed me that they are not able to ship on this date. They extended shipment date from 20 days to 45 days.

This was not acceptable for me and I rejected the change in the order made from the supplier.

Now I am in the process of refund and its very difficult to talk to these people and Alibaba is not helping a lot. The contract is clear, but they want to help the chinese supplier instead of acting according the contract.

For me, the Trade Assurance Policy is a big fraud, it doesn`t help you anything and you will not get your money back.

Never Never again I will buy anything on Alibaba.

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October 15th, 2019
Verified purchase

I'm very grateful for the good provider and excellent product for my use. I recommend you buy this product.
This provider repairs any problem that gets out of your hands, as in my case the courier service.
What I can tell you is against problems, that the provider time answer is very quickly, business with the provider is very serious and truthful.

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May 31st, 2021
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Yes I order some products from the online store never received my merchandise nor a refund they just was giving me the run around about checking with everyone else but them to see what happen to the order they weren't trying to at least resend the product or anything when you trying to order something in bulk or anything don't trust them they out to get your money they are bad at meeting the customers needs

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All vendors

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None because they just stoled my money without product

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April 9th, 2019
Verified purchase

Placed two orders with two different vendors, one shipped incredibility fast and the other did not ship in the allotted time allowed so I canceled the order, took over three weeks (possibly longer) to get a refund.

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August 17th, 2021

My status is Quality Assurance Systems Analysis, looking for as near perfection to products and services. Ordering one expects as close to perfect at all times, very rarely achieving such. However, in this instance ordering a special guitar high expectation was visualised, not truly expected. Much to my greatest pleasure Mrs. Julia Yang exceeded all of my hopes and dreams of such, in taking note of my personality and expectations, transferring them to the craftsman. The guitar I received was nothing but Perfection!
Seller Changsha Geake Music Co., Ltd.
Order Number: **************876
Contract

Tip for consumers:
Ask for Mrs. Julia Yang will advise and guide you from beginning to receipt of product

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June 17th, 2017

Alibaba gives emails out to other fake scam companies and gets money. www.tobuy-cn.com is an scam company that you should stay away from. BE CARFUL. For many years they have been getting money the same way each time. They have a very believable website and targets American/Canadian people.

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February 19th, 2015

As suppliers buyers could do any thing with you and alibaba teams lets them go free a lady from Honduras claimed we took money and did not deliver... Yet payments is not made to us in the United kingd but to a company in Poland. This is crazy and legally unacceptable... matters not goin down we pay back money we did not steal yet alibaba tells us to wait for an additional 10 days... We started waiting on the 11 of February on the 19 the said they have Chinese new year we should wait till the 24 for our case to be process... My question is is ali express and all forms of how they get money on break too? Alibaba team is selfish. They just want to collect money and go their way... Disputes are not handle correctly. Cases of fraud sellers are not even protected... We too could be frauded by do call buyers

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March 26th, 2019
Verified purchase

Alibaba is a great place to source material. I have been using them for over a year, and have placed over 10 successful orders that have been easy to oversee. I do suggest you use Trade Assurance for your orders because of the protection it gives you.

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January 3rd, 2020

Prompt shipment and good quality, beside, a discrepancy as stated below:
Our Order was for size of length 1850mm, and we have mentioned several times, but when goods arrived it was 2035mm of length.
Please let us know in advance, if you can not supply this size, and kindly keep us informed what's the other length sizes produced by manufacturer.

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March 23rd, 2019
Verified purchase

I made my first order for samples on Alibaba and I am fully satisfied. My supplier was super nice, super friendly and super helpful. It was an amazing experience getting to see your own clothes being made and on top of that with such friendly people. 10/10

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July 22nd, 2019
Verified purchase

All the orders were easy to track and the information was available as submitted by supplier.
The communication with suppliers is very easy with the message center.
The visibility of the orders was new for me and I enjoyed it. My trust in this community has increased.

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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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