What's wrong with this picture..seriously...

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Re: What's wrong with this picture..seriously...

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lister fiend wrote:Hi marc,
I can have a good guess at what will happen here.
Having bought five panzer iii's from aliexpress.
In 5-7 days you will get a notification that it's been sent.
The tracking number will be wrong.
You'll query this of course but will receive silence in return.
Two days later aliexpress will be in touch to say
Your order has been frozen & that the seller is under investigation & has 3 days to
Show shipping receipts.
3 days later your money will be refunded.
Shame but true :'(
All 5 have been pretty much like this
That's interesting Lister..never was brave enough to order anything from Aliexpress...mostly because the don't accept Paypal...but a Chinese copy of it...thing about the site was the Tanks never caught my interest..because in most cases the tanks were very overpriced...the listings of parts were good...especially since they seemed to have a seller who sounded like she was a direct connection to HengLong
But after dealing with the China based HobbyRaw... I felt it was too much of a risk...dealing with those guys sounds exactly what you describe about Aliexpress... the one exception "Paypal" ... to which I had to open a case against them before getting any response...reason I put them on the Vendor Blacklist

Anyway I hope this isn't the case with Marc's purchase..It's the hardest thing to deal with in this Hobby.. finding reputable vendors

Carpe Diem Everyone...Marc.. I hope things work in your favor :thumbup:

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jarndice wrote:Marc I laughed like a flushing toilet when I read your wife's reaction to your recent purchase, you joined this madhouse on March 05 and I was pleased to welcome you to the Forum, I mentioned the impact this hobby would have on your pocketbook and the warm and loving relationship with your partner, How pleased I am to say I told you so, About ALIE EXPRESS, you have to remember they are a clearing house and you are paying them, but the actual supplier is another company altogether, I buy my Voyager photo-etch from ALIE EXPRESS but I take care to look at who the actual supplier is. My only beef with ALIE EXPRESS is the time it takes to ship my order but as I already knew it would take time I can hardly complain and whatever you buy it is always cheaper than elsewhere, but I think this really is a case of (stand by I want to impress ALPHA)CAVEAT EMPTOR/buyer beware. Good luck with your Tiger 1. shaun
SHAUN!...you have a toilet that laughs when it's flushed? :O ....... :haha: :haha:

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Boy... the more I look at that auction page...the more I would have stayed away from it...too many red flags.... no feedbacks... 27 days for delivery...smells like a lure... hope you didn't use a major credit card...but one of those limited buy as you go ones...as you never know where that info might go

Best of luck on this deal Marc

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Re: What's wrong with this picture..seriously...

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I have used Aliexpress for purchases before.

Sure shipping is slow but I bet you get your Tank. It will be basic but still a bargain. If you don't get, you can put in a claim same as Ebay... As safe as it gets from buying from China direct. :thumbup:
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