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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
145
Neutral
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Negative
36

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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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October 7th, 2019
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You have to understand that your experience on alibaba depends on the seller you decide to work with... some are going to be completely great and professional but others might not be so good but alibaba can help you if something gos wrong so just keep that in mind and you will have nothing but good thing coming from Alibaba.

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October 19th, 2016

I opened a business and ordered 5 shipments through this site. 4 out of the 5 shorted me products. The TT guarantee is a big joke. I have ordered 31 shipments from debate 2 have gone to dispute and settled in less than 5 days

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July 12th, 2023

I wish zero stars were available. Hopestar is the supplier and the sales representative grossly misrepresented the product purchased. After going to Alibaba's Trade Assurance and several well documented e-mails, videos and written correspondence, I found out that the Trade Assurance program is worthless. Ultimately, I had to go to my USA Credit Card provider to get this resolved. Consumer Fraud is protected in the USA. Do not buy anything of consequence from Alibaba if you live in the USA. Also, Alibaba should "BOOT" companies like Hopestar China off of their platform, as they give all of the other great companies on Alibaba a bad perspective of what it is like to do business here vs. Amazon.

I am not adding photos, or videos as this has become a legal matter now due to the scale of the dollar amount.

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May 6th, 2020

Each and every transaction has been a wonderful experience. The suppliers have been professional and delivered quality results and products even during the COVID-19 pandemic. I highly recommend using Alibaba

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August 14th, 2018

We had a bizarre sex toy (had to Google the description to find out what it was) arrive. Something I wouldn't pay. 02 for never mind the $55. We actually lost. Why would they do this? Most bizarre. I took pics of it trying to figure out what it was. Super angry.

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March 25th, 2021

Alibaba now has one of the worst customer service departments. They never try to resolve an issue just offer a refund. Shipping delays, missed delivery times and items being charged for showing shipped.

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May 29th, 2019
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I am a distributor, mainly importing solar energy products and selling them to the Americas. I knew Alibaba International Station a long time ago. I traded with the Greenssun solar company twice on Alibaba, solar panel and inverter. They solved my problem very professionally and provided perfect products and services. Saved my time, Thanks!

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February 18th, 2020

We have reviewed similar products and have found Huizhou Risen Lighting Co., Ltd. to be a leader in quality manufactured HID ballasts and bulbs especially DE and SE bulbs,
DE ballasts and complete fixtures
We will continue to promote Huizhou Risen Lighting Co., Ltd. products because
1. Quality of products are superior to others in CMH HID lighting components
2. Service and communication is outstanding
3. Delivery is early every time.
You will come out ahead when dealing with Tobin he is professional and is best

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January 5th, 2020

Never order something from Alibaba if the supplier does not support Paypal or trade assurance. Keep the communication only on Alibaba. If the seller wanted you to chat through what's app, stay away. Don't fall for the cheap price. Most likely the SCAMMERs will give you a tracking, and will say "product stuck at customs". Those shipping companies never exist. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.

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September 5th, 2019
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The payment process is less smooth compare with others (link me to the right suppliers, provide efficient platform to communicate, provide trustful insurance to protect transactions, etc. I can not use my USD credit card from Canada and end up with using my CAD credit card to pay. The exchange rate is not that good, which is understandable.

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December 10th, 2022

I love how this genius minds in this Campus of business are being coded and really outputing the best there is results in the whole world and this really making Jack Maa a bright person.I just love to see how you are going to take from streets and give the something from those researches

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July 22nd, 2019
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Excellent. Easy to use and great experience. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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July 9th, 2019
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Great service, all as expected.
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May 2nd, 2019
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We recently met Ken Huang via the Alibaba bidding process. We were delighted to find Ken, who's perfect English, and domestic US working hours made it easy to get our products on time and as specified. We found Ken to resourceful, honorable and dedicated to getting us what we needed at a competitive price. Ken and Xiamen Nicest Paper Products communicated with us at each step of the way to ensure that the finished product was exactly what we were expecting. Response time between comments were short and timely, and Ken made communication easy through real-time video chatting. Short production turnaround times were exactly as communicated and our products arrived undamaged in good packaging and on time. We look forward to working with Ken and Xiamen Nicest Paper Products on our next project and highly recommend him to anyone in the market for the custom goods that Xiamen produces.

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August 3rd, 2019
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I have been buying from Alibaba website, all product received and on time. My supplier always ask me to confirm so that their money can be released. These is a very good law because it protect us the buyer.

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November 26th, 2020

This team is honest, sincere with their quotations and they go above and beyond to help figure out the best shipping, which makes it easy for someone who does not live in China. I love their eco-friendly coated paper options as this can biodegrade faster for less of an impact on our environment. Most people think a label company will magically make labels that you send them look incredible. In all sincerity, you will have the best experience if your art files are high resolution and do not suck. If you aren't a graphic designer or artist, ask. They can design for you the art. Best label company on this website. Excellent customer service. I have purchased a few times from them and I will continue to come back because I am impressed. Thanks Subby, great work!

Tip for consumers:
Make sure your art files are very high resolution and don't suck.

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Printed product labels for cosmetic & personal care use.

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2 reviews
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November 6th, 2015

I had lost my money by trying to purchase from a seller on alibaba. After realizing that I've been robbed, I approached Alibaba customer support and anti-fraud center. No body helped me in that. They just made the lame excuse that seller was unregistered and we blocked that seller profile. But I found the same seller with another trade name robbing buyer on alibaba.
That was my first and LAST business deal with alibaba. I would never ever deal with or even recommend ALIBABA (AND 40 THIEVES- as an notorious legend is).

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Jeff W. – Alibaba Rep

Dear Msin,

This is Echo from Alibaba International Service and I understand that you met with a dispute case and need some assistance on it. Please rest assured that I will do my best to further check it out for you.
In order to better assist you, please provide me with the registered email of your account via private message and I will contact the service team to see what we can do for you.
Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Regards,
Echo
Alibaba International Customer Service

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January 13th, 2017

Recently bought a xcmg wheel loader zl50gn from the companyEvangel Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and they shipped me defective "lemon" product with a lot of issues including a faulty alternator, faulty air-condition, etc. This business does not stand by their 1 year warranty. Stay away from them

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April 17th, 2019
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This seller is very responsive but more importantly, HONEST. I have purchased 3x with this seller and have been more than happy each time. She goes above and beyond and you can tell that she wants to continue business with me for a long time. I will definitely repeat and will continue purchasing with her company.

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July 6th, 2019
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Good place for transactions, but the negative thing is that sometimes supplier will cancel the transaction due to their error such as no stock, discontinued, etc, but when they refund you the money, Alipay does not refund you the card fees previously charged. The card fees need also be refunded if its not the fault of the buyer.

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June 18th, 2019
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Good day, Kay.

I would like to inform you that we've received our order.

Firstly, I really appreciate your professionality and quality service.

We'll see how this run goes and defintly be in contact with future pruchases.

Kind Regards

Altus

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August 12th, 2013

Rec'd wrong item. Opened dispute. Still waiting... no way of contacting them or sending Email.
Purchase Item from www.aliexpress.com;
http://www.alibaba.com/member/cn*******251.html (Mary Wang)(Company Name: Sun-Shine) Item received is different from Item shown, complained... there reply: "Not there fault." Just another rip off-Bait and Switch. ( they Have since removed the photo of the Item because it was wrong! Yet No Refund! DO NOT DO Business with any of the companies represented by Aibaba.com. I only wish I had checked them out first ( this site is NOW BOOKMARKED) Will always check here first!. Their "Escrow" is a joke!

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June 8th, 2019

I made an account with alibaba.com as a new business owner looking into different merchandise within less then a month I had a charge from alibaba.com on my bank account for 303.14 out of no where, I made no transactions! I got the online chat going with customer service and the asked for my credit card info! Number and ARN #
I wasn't about to give them it so i asked for a phone # to get someone on the phone and they tell me there isn't one just online chat and again try to get my info so they can track the purchase I didn't make down! Stay away from this scam sight!

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April 25th, 2013

Umm I know you guys are disgruntled and but I order cloths from them and got everything I ordered. I guess its cause I used paypal? I dont know even Western Union people try to scam you of western Union money orders. I got 3 in Stockholm of 1000 dollars each and each time they tried to hold on to the money, You

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April 29th, 2020

I had never heard of alibaba until recently. Decided to take a chance purchasing an LED grow light. Not cheap so was a little nervous. Item arrived from China to US in 17 days. Every step of the way I felt reassured by the alibaba platform and the Chinese company. Very glad I found this website and will consider additional purchases. Like anything, do research before committing.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Yuanhui-Full-Spectrum-LED-Plant-Grow_*******685.html?spm=a2756.order-detail-ta-bn-b.0.0.5edb2fc2J59jXj

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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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