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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
144
Neutral
3
Negative
36

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204 reviews

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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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1 review
5 helpful votes
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May 18th, 2016

I ordered an paid for a folding bike, 145 USD.
It never arrived, Alibaba said that they had paid the supplier, so I've lost my money.
Also ordered car seat covers, shorts, small things like that. All turned out to be complete cheap rubbish, much better to see what you buy.
I would never use them again.
Given one star, hardly worth even that.

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Jeff W. – Alibaba Rep

Hi Stanley, if the orders in question were placed on Alibaba.com, you are suggested to contact our service consultants and provide them with your account details for a check via: http://service.alibaba.com/buyer/contact_us.htm. However, if the orders were placed on AliExpress, you can find help at: http://www.aliexpress.com/help/newContactUs.htm. Hope the problems to be sorted out soon!

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1 review
0 helpful votes
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March 17th, 2019
Verified purchase

A wide variety of options available. Communication gap can be tedious depending on your time zone but as long as you are getting a response and persevere, it will happen. Also, make sure they have trade insurance as its great safety net. Overall very happy.

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2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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October 23rd, 2019
Verified purchase

First time buyer from USA. Never purchased anything from overseas before. A million questions and little errors on our part, but Alibaba was there to help along with the supplier. Could have been a very bad experience. Great job!

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1 review
5 helpful votes
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August 16th, 2017

They "closed" a transaction then asked for my ID, bank statements and pics of credit cards. They refunded my money, however o have gut feelings that something is not right.
For their defense, i bought items there before without any issue.

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October 11th, 2020

Narrowed down the list of supplement suppliers based on availability, quality, price, and service. Le Sen won three times in a row. Trade Assurance gave me both a high comfort level and convenient payment method by credit card for a nominal fee.

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July 14th, 2019
Verified purchase

Sourcing is a complex thing, esp. When done online across continents. Using the platform makes it easier (still a lot of work) esp. Having all communication with the supplier in one place, incl. Order, quality assurance, shipment and payments.

Of course there are somethings that could be done better (like not opening new browser windows /tabs for almost all clicks) but thats the nature of such systems.

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1 review
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July 11th, 2019
Verified purchase

My experience with Seven has been super great! Her service is nothing but of excellence. I really like the fact that she not only takes my order but provides her suggestions and recommendations which to us are 2 very important factors in building long term relationship.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 22nd, 2019
Verified purchase

The product was packed extremely well for sea voyage, container load/unload and bumpy ride to destination. Price was fair considering tariffs. Light assembly still in progress. Will report on quality next description.

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10 reviews
28 helpful votes
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March 15th, 2018

I ordered a several hundred piece lot for my business. Shipment tracking was nonexistent and seller's customer service sucked. Their emails did not make sense. Boxes arrived dirty, wet, and crushed. Returns and refunds through Alibaba don't exist. I don't get why anyone would order from this site.

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2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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June 11th, 2012

They hd e pay 707.22 usd to a Grace yao in Qingdao for 100% remy hair. The hair started to shed and swell and tangle once washed. Could not receive an exchange or refund. They say hit confirm order button if received and satisfied. How am i to get hairdressers appointment, attach hair wash it and write review before 5 days? Please do not buy anything fro them. You cant get your money back. Called california office wendy quite trite and rude. My escrow fee gone.

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1 review
8 helpful votes
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July 21st, 2017

Ordered a Gopro Hero 5 alloy casing from Ju-Bo's Town on Alibaba. They asked to be paid direct by Paypal which I did. They sent the wrong item, nothing like the one they advertised.

I advised the seller of this... nothing. I have mailed multiple times... Nothing, Nil, Nada Zilch, simply no response, 2 months later I have given up. Alibaba wont do anything, their customer service live chat is total shat, they don't understand basic English, and just keep repeating 'they are there to help'

I will never again buy from this scam site, with their scam sellers, Ebay all day for me.

Stuart

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1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 14th, 2019
Verified purchase

Samples for testing were received on time, however, the hardness was a bit lower than required and we have to decline.
We will look for another external supplier manufacturing O'Rings under our specifications.

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1 review
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May 10th, 2019
Verified purchase

As a small business, it is difficult for us to research and make contact with many foreign manufacturers. More, we simply don't have the resources or time to properly vet them for quality or security. Alibaba has allowed us to directly source products from manufacturers, cutting out expensive middle-men, while also giving the piece of mind that we are protected through their Trade Assurance program and vendor reviews. This has allowed us to save tens of thousands on asset acquisition costs and helped fuel our expansion. We expect to utilize the platform even more in coming years.

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1 review
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March 21st, 2019
Verified purchase

Brilliant Service - done what was required, will be using this gentleman in future.

The only one who agreed to send me my personal design of the item,
Great at communication and understanding the requests that are asked of him.

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June 17th, 2019
Verified purchase

I will do business with them again!
Great communication on the front end.
Quick shipment, and timely DHL delivery.
A very satisfying experience all around.
(and saved over $150 compared to buying from a USA provider of the same products.)

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1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 7th, 2019
Verified purchase

Good experience. Easy communication, professional, problem solving, fast response, high quality.we sold well for those items in last order, so we reorder this time. Because of the good selling, our products become out of stock. It is lucky that the seller cooperated well and helped to make the production faster than normal for almost half a month.

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1 review
19 helpful votes
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July 23rd, 2020

This company is impossible to get ahold of anyone. They have numbers that automatically disconnect others which have a busy signal.
The company I supposedly purchased from was a 10 day shipment. However two months later in still waiting. No items, no refund and no legitimate phone number to dispute
Never will I use this service for any future business or personal needs.

Tip for consumers:
Buyers beware !!!
business owners consider this a RED FLAG !
This may be a Business related site
However it’s far from business like ! very difficult to navigate even the simplest tasks such as logging in , retrieve a password , look up an order number , find tracking number and other prudent information such as seller contact information
Any phone number for that matter !!!
SCAM !!!!
SCAM !!!

Products used:
Nothing my items were never shipped or received
Nor did I receive a refund

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1 review
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October 31st, 2020

I received the items exactly as ordered and in perfect time! Rose who took care of the order communicated perfectly even advising on when the item was being shipped and my expected delivery which I can not fault. Will certainly use this company again. Thank you!

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1 review
8 helpful votes
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March 29th, 2020

Beware of suppliers trying to circumvent Alibaba by emailing direct to your email address with cheaper offers, your money is not safe, believe me, I know. Don't be afraid to negotiate, insist on a sample (paying for it) otherwise you may not get what you ordered, they might try to substitute with inferior product. If they start getting pushy, just say "no thanks" and walk away.

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1 review
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August 17th, 2019
Verified purchase

Everything we had ordered through Alibaba had arrived in good working order. Alibaba's trade assurance is a great feature. Just don't like the message interface it has. It's not as user-friendly as they make it out to be. We think there's room for improvement here.

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1 review
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April 27th, 2019
Verified purchase

I have been using Alibaba to outsource several different promotional products. It has always been easy and secure. There was some fear early on being in Canada, but after my first seamless purchase to landed product I haven't looked back.

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January 12th, 2022

I ordered an heirloom for my girlfriend and it was one of my favorite clothes she wore. She admires her beautiful body and talks about all the good things. Their designers have no jokes. I'm not posting a review but will order as much as he wants from this brand... not happy.

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1 review
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July 11th, 2019
Verified purchase

Alibaba is good platform for B2B customers, reliable, good customer service.
100 's of businesses offering their products at very competitive prices, so select products as per your needs quality & price, always transact through alibaba assurance and be protected.

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1 review
9 helpful votes
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December 19th, 2016

Trade assurance and Gold Supplier rating is all a smoke screen. Nothing is checked or vetted. 99% of Garment companies merely steal images from fashion online retailers such as ASOS and pass the product off as their own. Pure fraud yet Alibaba provides the platform and by default endorses it. Unless you physically visit the company you wish to do business with you will be defrauded by product disclosure, payment requests into private HK bank accounts (illegal), and generally garbage communication. When notified of the fraudulent activity of vendors Alibaba does nothing. Do not use Guangzhou One and Only Clothing Company Ltd. They demand payment into owners personal HK account, the merchandisers are arrogant and under skilled with no knowledge of garments. Their website shows images from brands they do not produce for. This company is the worst I have worked with in 28 years of sourcing in China, yet supported by Alibaba. Do not use them.

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2 reviews
19 helpful votes
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June 25th, 2020

Their purchasing software and service are terrible. They don't return calls, send senseless form letters, and then when you finally succeed after using three banks, their next email tells you that the transaction failed. They never corrected this. They use DHL to ship (no choice), who did not notify me while the package was at U.S. Customs for 6 days! It almost got sent back. Meanwhile, AliBaba is telling you they released your funds to the merchant, with no place on the form to tell them to hold up.

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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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