vegetaleb wroteOk guys I broke a new record of speed!
It took only 5 days fro my BT controller to arrive from Beijing to Beirut, it's in the hands of the customs since yesterday.
I think the best season for buying from AE is summer
That's impressive! My best record was like 10 days! But 5 is crazy! Nearly express shipping!
5 days later
About refunds, what are your experience with AE?
Do they respect the 10-15 days deadline?
I am waiting for my refund, I am on my 12th day since dispute finished
vegetaleb wroteAbout refunds, what are your experience with AE?
Do they respect the 10-15 days deadline?
I am waiting for my refund, I am on my 12th day since dispute finished
The sellers usually refunded me in a couple of days! The problem is from our side, in our banks!

Last time, the seller refunded me in the same day; it took 15 days to get my money! I called the bank and they told me that the 15 days limit is mandatory and i will get my money back in case the seller didn't take his money in 15 days! Weird bullshit!
LifeEngineer wrote
vegetaleb wroteAbout refunds, what are your experience with AE?
Do they respect the 10-15 days deadline?
I am waiting for my refund, I am on my 12th day since dispute finished
The sellers usually refunded me in a couple of days! The problem is from our side, in our banks!

Last time, the seller refunded me in the same day; it took 15 days to get my money! I called the bank and they told me that the 15 days limit is mandatory and i will get my money back in case the seller didn't take his money in 15 days! Weird bullshit!
It's saying ''processing'' on aliexpress, the refund should be made because when the Chinese customs rejected the item the seller didn't answer my messages, I opened dispute and he proposed too late to re-send the item, the dispute was terminated by AE because I didn't close the dispute and they engaged the refund, I have no idea who is gonna refund me, the seller or AE?
vegetaleb wrote It's saying ''processing'' on aliexpress, the refund should be made because when the Chinese customs rejected the item the seller didn't answer my messages, I opened dispute and he proposed too late to re-send the item, the dispute was terminated by AE because I didn't close the dispute and they engaged the refund, I have no idea who is gonna refund me, the seller or AE?
Man the seller never refunds! Actually when i said the seller, I meant AE! The seller never gets his money before you confirm receiving the item or when those 60 days periods end up without you raising a request for extension!
The seller doesn't have your money yet! But it's up to him to cancel the whole process and allow the money to return to your account!
Some sellers are shipping with Turkey Post. In 7 days, the item arrived to Lebanon with tracking. Hope the customs do their job fast.
xAzarian wroteSome sellers are shipping with Turkey Post. In 7 days, the item arrived to Lebanon with tracking. Hope the customs do their job fast.
It's not turkey post, but for us it is.
In fact, those are global shipping companies, just like dhl or fedex, but they cooperate with the national postal services, (turkey is the nearest in our case).
10 days later
Hey there's a shirt i ordered and liked very much, and now i want like 4-5 more... Will customs tax me or do anything for assuming i want to resell them here for profit? (tejir fiyon) though i just want them for myself. And package size is is not small 2 pieces will easily be distinguished from 1 piece package.
Romanvian wroteHey there's a shirt i ordered and liked very much, and now i want like 4-5 more... Will customs tax me or do anything for assuming i want to resell them here for profit? (tejir fiyon) though i just want them for myself. And package size is is not small 2 pieces will easily be distinguished from 1 piece package.
I think the seller will not ship them together, 2 months ago I ordered 6 big boots and 4 shirts, the order was big around 350$, the shirts were separated randomly with maximum 2 in 1 bag, the boots arrived 1 per bag, no customs whatsoever
anayman_k7 wrote
Romanvian wroteHey there's a shirt i ordered and liked very much, and now i want like 4-5 more... Will customs tax me or do anything for assuming i want to resell them here for profit? (tejir fiyon) though i just want them for myself. And package size is is not small 2 pieces will easily be distinguished from 1 piece package.
I think the seller will not ship them together, 2 months ago I ordered 6 big boots and 4 shirts, the order was big around 350$, the shirts were separated randomly with maximum 2 in 1 bag, the boots arrived 1 per bag, no customs whatsoever
Thanks for sharing your experience. So i guess I'll tell seller to put 2 shirts in each bag just incase he doesn't pull off any stunt that maybe acceptable in other countries.
NuclearVision wrote
vegetaleb wroteOk guys I broke a new record of speed!
It took only 5 days fro my BT controller to arrive from Beijing to Beirut, it's in the hands of the customs since yesterday.
I think the best season for buying from AE is summer
I'm averaging 8 days (from order to delivery), on ebay. From non chinese sellers, france, uk, japan.
Chinese delivery is the same on ebay.
How do you pay for the item? any customs?
I tried once using my Credit Card with no luck forcing me to have a paypall account
5 days later
elserge82 wrote
NuclearVision wrote
vegetaleb wroteOk guys I broke a new record of speed!
It took only 5 days fro my BT controller to arrive from Beijing to Beirut, it's in the hands of the customs since yesterday.
I think the best season for buying from AE is summer
I'm averaging 8 days (from order to delivery), on ebay. From non chinese sellers, france, uk, japan.
Chinese delivery is the same on ebay.
How do you pay for the item? any customs?
I tried once using my Credit Card with no luck forcing me to have a paypall account
No customs. I Already made a topic explaining everything. Check it out. use search i'm too lazy to find it now.
NuclearVision wrote
elserge82 wrote
NuclearVision wrote I'm averaging 8 days (from order to delivery), on ebay. From non chinese sellers, france, uk, japan.
Chinese delivery is the same on ebay.
How do you pay for the item? any customs?
I tried once using my Credit Card with no luck forcing me to have a paypall account
No customs. I Already made a topic explaining everything. Check it out. use search i'm too lazy to find it now.
https://lebgeeks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=17260
ok thanks
AE is good for small accessories like sd card reader,cables,VR headets, earphones...Ebay is the way to go for branded stuff like camera lens, clothes, mobiles...
Though be aware of tons of fake merchandise on ebay
6 days later
Looks like best time to buy from AE is during summer time, everything is faster, in only 48h my items are already at the Chinese airport, one is even already in the plane, in winter it used to take at least 1 week inside China
vegetaleb wroteLooks like best time to buy from AE is during summer time, everything is faster, in only 48h my items are already at the Chinese airport, one is even already in the plane, in winter it used to take at least 1 week inside China
Not just from China, my orders from the USA are faster too.
9 days later
It's my 1st time I buy with Singapore airmail option and I must say I am impressed, tracking is more detailed than China airmail and with a better English, and the plane timing is fast (5 days).
Btw the day Alixpress will start selling branded items it will be super interesting, they have the cheapest original camera stuff like lenses in China,Singapore and Hong Kong, and I am talking original Canon,Nikon,Fujifilm...add to that the very cheap airmail :)
vegetaleb wrote Btw the day Alixpress will start selling branded items it will be super interesting, they have the cheapest original camera stuff like lenses in China,Singapore and Hong Kong, and I am talking original Canon,Nikon,Fujifilm...add to that the very cheap airmail :)
Very unlikely.
Cheap airmail isn't just in china. airmail is relatively cheap everywhere. But some sellers refuse to use non tracked shipping/no insurance, knowing that the site has your back, they will have no proof of delivery and lose their money.
Still you can find items that ship for free, from russia, usa, germany etc. These are the bigger company who can tolerate a lost shipement, a buyer lying, etc. Shipping is super fast, but once again, there's no tracking/insurance.
hi guys... just ordered an 800w pure sine wave inverter at 67$ plus 43$ shipping by aramex.. i agreed with the seller to mark it as low as 30$ and as a gift... the package will weigh around 3kgs... any idea if i will be charged for customs? i once got charged (25000LL) for a clock that weighs no more than 200g but marked with 45$ invoice and not as a gift... anyone got into this before? thanks!
dav wrotehi guys... just ordered an 800w pure sine wave inverter at 67$ plus 43$ shipping by aramex.. i agreed with the seller to mark it as low as 30$ and as a gift... the package will weigh around 3kgs... any idea if i will be charged for customs? i once got charged (25000LL) for a clock that weighs no more than 200g but marked with 45$ invoice and not as a gift... anyone got into this before? thanks!
Aramax yes, only libanpost has free customs