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Since there is PC hardware for sale on Alibaba, has anyone got any experiences from ordering there? I mean is it all just chinese clones of all these products or are they legit?

 

I have never used any of these kind of websites so any info will be appreciated.

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Since there is PC hardware for sale on Alibaba, has anyone got any experiences from ordering there? I mean is it all just chinese clones of all these products or are they legit?

 

I have never used any of these kind of websites so any info will be appreciated.

I personally would not touch it..

This might happen: 

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They do sell genuine stuff

 

but they also sell UTTER shit, personally I would not buy 99% of the stuff from there

 

or as @kwljunky has shown... you might have to email the fire brigade like Moss

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I would not buy it from them.

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I personally would not touch it..

This might happen: 

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They do sell genuine stuff

 

but they also sell UTTER shit, personally I would not buy 99% of the stuff from there

 

or as @kwljunky has shown... you might have to email the fire brigade like Moss

 

 

So even if something is sold as genuine asus or gigabyte for example might blow up? Damn, I was getting excited :P

 

I guess the chinese know how to copy others

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General rule: if its too cheap to be true it usually isn't...

Well, not that cheap for wholesale I guess but oh well.

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So even if something is sold as genuine asus or gigabyte for example might blow up? Damn, I was getting excited :P

 

I guess the chinese know how to copy others

 

If its genuine Asus then its Genuine Asus, but they generally dont sell that sort of stuff, and if they do you have to order like 100000

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Well, not that cheap for wholesale I guess but oh well.

 

I order small cheap things from aliexpress all the time and never had a problem - but i'd never buy something expensive from there just in case its shit....

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If its genuine Asus then its Genuine Asus, but they generally dont sell that sort of stuff, and if they do you have to order like 100000

 

Yeah, the minimum is usually at least 10 units. So maybe they are genuine?

I order small cheap things from aliexpress all the time and never had a problem - but i'd never buy something expensive from there just in case its shit....

 

Good to know that you have had success on ordering stuff from there. I guess it is kinda seller dependant though.

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Yeah, the minimum is usually at least 10 units. So maybe they are genuine?

 

Good to know that you have had success on ordering stuff from there. I guess it is kinda seller dependant though.

 

They are genuine, I guarantee it! Jack Ma the CEO was on the front cover of Forbes magazine, and is the 18th richest man in the world

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They are genuine, I guarantee it! Jack Ma the CEO was on the front cover of Forbes magazine, and is the 18th richest man in the world

That's awesome!

 

If it has the word "Genuine" or "Designer" in it, stay far, far away from them.

I will stay away of "Designer" PC components :P

 

They're good guys, if the item is not as described send it back for a full refund.

 

Good to know, I might give Alibaba a shot.

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They are genuine, I guarantee it! Jack Ma the CEO was on the front cover of Forbes magazine, and is the 18th richest man in the world

 

Alibaba and aliexpress are legit companies as much as ebay is... but the thing is that the sellers on there might be not.

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Alibaba and aliexpress are legit companies as much as ebay is... but the thing is that the sellers on there might be not.

 

That is very true, the ebay analogy is very good

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That is very true, the ebay analogy is very good

So I guess it's better to stick to the verified members?

 

 

E: Okay so I got a quote for 20 ASUS X99 Deluxe boards for $175 each, does this seem legit at all?

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So I guess it's better to stick to the verified members?

 

 

E: Okay so I got a quote for 20 ASUS X99 Deluxe boards for $175 each, does this seem legit at all?

 

seems quite low, but it might be, you will probably pay a ton in shipping and import taxes

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