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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): 78.7%
Positive
144
Neutral
3
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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November 9th, 2022

VAT process is a bit complex but working.

I was afraid to pay twice the VAT because having an order higher than 150 euros, the IOSS process indicates that the VAT must be paid in France. If you don't upload the VAT number before placing the order Alibaba collect the VAT. VAT collected by Alibaba has been refunded

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August 9th, 2016

I ordered a scooter from Merlot Commerce and they were very happy to take my money. I received the scooter in a worn-out cardboard box that had obviously been used for shipping in the past. Having been made of very thin, cheap looking cardboard, the top of the box was completely crushed and parts of the scooter were sticking out through the sides. Upon opening the box, i found broken, scratched and cracked pieces on many parts of my brand new scooter. The styrofoam packing was in small broken pieces throughout the insides of the box. I followed Alibaba's protocol for filing with their complaint department by sending photos opf the box and the scooter parts that were damaged. They put me in touch with one of the managers for trade at Merlot Commerce. I was advised by Alibaba and Merlot Commerce that I could return the shipment to them for a full refund at MY cost, and that was the only reparation they would offer.
I wouldv'e had to pay several hundred dollars more to return their product after already having paid in full for it. All I asked for were the parts to make repairs. I was refused. Alibaba made no attempt to intervene. I contacted them several more times reporting the outcome of this transaction and was told there was nothing that could be done.

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May 15th, 2019
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The future for SME business around the world driving global economy. I brought face steam face vacuum pumps and nail polish drying lamps to supply the USA spa beauty market.

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September 14th, 2015

Ordered 28,500 resin xmas decorations before ordering was sent perfect samples, perfect size and quality from Yuexi QuanYuanSheng Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. which convinced me to order decorations, I stated in contract that decoratins needed to be similar to samples previously sent before order took place and needed to be 9-10cm in size. As i was quite Worried about size I asked them to send me one of each decoration before sending mass production. The sizes were completely wrong all different sizes, much smaller than stated. I took this to trade assurance and disputed this, Yuexi QuanYuanSheng Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. admitted to the error and stated I accepted smaller size and price drop even though I did not accept this as I did not change contract! Now i'm having to pay an extra $200 dollars to an inspection company. Even though the company has accepted liability for size! Complete scam. NOT FOR THE BUYER ONLY FOR THEMSELVES!

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Jeff W. – Alibaba Rep

Dear Justin,

This is Echo from Alibaba Customer Service. Based on the comment you posted, I understand that you felt upset about the experience using Trade Assurance. Please allow me to assist you with it.
Firstly, please understand that if you have concerns about the product quality, Alibaba.com has designated three inspection companies (SGS, TUV Rheinland & Bureau Veritas) to conduct third-party inspections of orders under dispute. You should engage one of these companies to perform an inspection of the product quality. You will need to pay the inspection fee upfront – if the supplier is found to be at fault, you will be refunded for the inspection fee.
Secondly, based on the company name you provided, I have located the dispute case in question and found that you have agreed to contact the inspection company for assistance on 22nd, September.
If you still have concerns with this dispute case, please feel free to contact Ada from the dispute team. I am sure she will do her best to assist accordingly.

Regards,
Echo
Alibaba International Customer Service Team

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August 26th, 2020

This is my first time business with Alibaba.com. I can satisfy with the service. He is a good supplier and honorable. He was kind enough to contact me and help me to configure the machine well.

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July 16th, 2019
Verified purchase

I was Happy with the price and will buy again. The person who took the order did so in fallowed up on this order and was taking care to make sure my order was as requested.

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January 1st, 2020

Considering I haven't had any issues with the site, all I can say is that I'm satisfied with their services. Will see how they solve the problems, when they arrise (hopefuly never).

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February 3rd, 2018

I bought some goods on Alibaba platform and used Trade Assurance.
I had a contract with Hopora Shenzen Co. LTD for supplying the goods DDP, door to door in 2,3 weeks but the goods didn t arrive. The representative sale of the company trick me and not answering to my emails.
I asked Alibaba because I used Trade Assurance to mediate this case but only robotic answers like Please wait patiently.
I asked for refund because is more then 2 months and never happen but the same robotic answer.
I WILL NEVER DO ANY BUSSINES WITH THIS COMPANY OR USING ALIBABA BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING ANY RULLES.

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June 20th, 2019
Verified purchase

Love to buy here, all kind and trustful, we always recommend using trade assurance to just click and wait for your items, always find something great here.

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June 17th, 2019
Verified purchase

I just compleated my first deal on alibaba.com and it was brilliant from start to finish. The product arrived on time was well packaged and first rate

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July 5th, 2020

WARNING!
Do not buy equipment from this company! They are liars! Cheaters! Scammers!
I bought a defective pdt with warm & cool steam. The warm red steam does not work. Poor quality! I went through escalating through trade assurance but it's been over a month, & I haven't received any response.
I have lost my trust with alibaba seller. I lost $380 to this company Guangzhou Zhenao. Because of this company. I'm not going to do anymore business with alibaba. Alibaba's TRADE Assurance process does NOT work! Ella Lin, Harry Lin, & Lilly Xu are all cannot be trusted!
It's not a big amount of money, thank goodness! It's the principle of how these people can sleep through the night with their lies
Here's an allegation from this Lilly Xu, who has the audacity to accuse me

"Not machine has problem, just you think it has problem,
We have many other clients bought this Machine, nobody like you and think Machine it has problem,
Machine is good, but i cannot change your idea that you think it's bad,
Honestly, i think you are on purpose, you wanna cheat our Machine and then get money back"
What a scammer!
This company has only been in business for 2 years but already building up awedul reputatio Not machine has problem, just you think it has problem,

We have many other clients bought this Machine, nobody like you and think Machine it has problem,
Machine is good, but i cannot change your idea that you think it's bad,
Honestly, i think you are on purpose, you wanna cheat our Machine and then get money back!"

Oh wow! Unbelievable! They have the audacity to turn around & accuse me

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September 29th, 2019
Verified purchase

Alibaba has helped my business save thousands of dollars, and has helped it earn much more.

Couldn't think of a more valuable service in the modern age.

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August 16th, 2019
Verified purchase

Very helpful and good products with special thanks to mary.
She is very helpful and gives correct answers to all your questions.

Kind regards,

Maxim de bijl

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May 21st, 2019
Verified purchase

Enjoyed the process to find, qualify and use Shenzhen Naki Technology Co., Ltd.
Easy to use system for items. I will use Alibaba.com again in the future.

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June 8th, 2020

Always very satisfied with the professional service in delivery and quality and communication.
They have enough experience and knowlege in this product and market to convince customers.

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May 2nd, 2020

Sam is fantastic to work with. He goes the extra mile to insure customer satisfaction. Great products and great support service from Homa and Sam in particular.

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March 18th, 2020

All aspects of my experience with Alibaba were outstanding. Very easy to navigate the site. And on top of that, you have Team Freightos to back you in you shipment. Very impressive team

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June 4th, 2019
Verified purchase

Amazing supplier to deal with
Shes one of the best of the best ive every dealt with.
Represents alibaba very well.
Quality control is high
And ive never had any issues with samples

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February 8th, 2020

I looked online for a couple of moths until I found Alibaba. Even with shipping to the USA my product was way more affordible than if I'd bought it in the States.

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September 4th, 2019
Verified purchase

It was my first time using Alibaba.
I expected some problems but everthing was working fine.
Very good contact and very helpful.
The products are pretty nice and the delivery was in time.

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December 14th, 2019

Sarita is a good personal lady, and she is hardworking, she always cares her clients to be satisfied.
She reviews if there is a new product produced in their factory.

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March 13th, 2018

I ordered products through this and got my product the day after the delivery date. Prouct quality is also good and the shipping cost is also lower than other website.

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April 20th, 2019
Verified purchase

Good experience using Alibaba.
Its easy to make payment to the supplier through Alibaba, and reassureing to know we have Trade Assurance if we encounter any problems with the purchase.

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April 20th, 2019
Verified purchase

Love the eazy way to find what i am looking for and eazy way of communication with suppliers however i need to find out how to resolve my issue with my master card that is not working now

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January 11th, 2020

Very bad exprince dont use it specially donot buy any thing from supplier(perfect pet care) the name of the owner AASHIQ ALI he is a big thief. I bought an itunce card when he got the money he stoped answering me also he did not send me my card

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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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