Parts from china

[Car712]

Hello, I am wondering if ordering parts from China on sites like AliExpress usually take a long time to arrive? When I order on ebay, the order usually comes in 3-4 days, pretty fast, but I am wondering about ordering cheaper parts from China?

[Crunchy Dragon]

They usually take a while, international shipping, especially from China will take some time.

 

Be wary though, a lot of scam parts come out of China.

[jiyeon]

It's China. Everything is done there. The Chinese sellers usually have many orders to fill and as a result need to put yours on the backburner. Not to mention that it's from China, international shipping takes weeks to communicate and conduct.

[vascobrissos14]

Be aware of the importing taxes. Here in my country, if the value surpasses ~23€, you have to pay a whole lot of taxes that usually doubles the price. Just because it's out of Europe.

[Car712]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

They usually take a while, international shipping, especially from China will take some time.

 

Be wary though, a lot of scam parts come out of China.

 

3 minutes ago, seoz said:

It's China. Everything is done there. The Chinese sellers usually have many orders to fill and as a result need to put yours on the backburner. Not to mention that it's from China, international shipping takes weeks to communicate and conduct.

Alright, im definitely not going to order parts from China, thanks everyone for the info!

[jiyeon]

Just now, bobbyd52 said:

Alright, im definitely not going to order parts from China, thanks everyone for the info!

Don't be irrational. Don't not order parts just because you're impatient.

[vascobrissos14]

1 minute ago, seoz said:

Don't be irrational. Don't not order parts just because you're impatient.

Agreed. Just be careful when buying stuff online. I personnaly don't go over 50€. 

If I get scammed, it's not a HUGE loss.

[JHY]

I bought a charging cable at eBay from China cuz it was $1.

 

I received it 3 months later lul

 

not sure about pc parts but i don't recommend.

[Car712]

7 minutes ago, seoz said:

Don't be irrational. Don't not order parts just because you're impatient.

I mean, if the only place where I can afford, or get a decent price for a part is on AliExpress, then I obviously would order it. But, if the same thing is on ebay, costs only a little more, but is in the US and gets shipped faster, then I would just go with ebay.

 

But the main reason I am posting this, is because I am currently looking at a part that is ALOT cheaper on AliExpress than ebay

[seon123]

1 minute ago, bobbyd52 said:

I mean, if the only place where I can afford, or get a decent price for a part is on AliExpress, then I obviously would order it. But, if the same thing is on ebay, costs only a little more, but is in the US and gets shipped faster, then I would just go with ebay.

 

But the main reason I am posting this, is because I am currently looking at a part that is ALOT cheaper on AliExpress than ebay

If something is too good to be true, that's just probably what it is. 

[jiyeon]

1 minute ago, bobbyd52 said:

I mean, if the only place where I can afford, or get a decent price for a part is on AliExpress, then I obviously would order it. But, if the same thing is on ebay, costs only a little more, but is in the US and gets shipped faster, then I would just go with ebay.

 

But the main reason I am posting this, is because I am currently looking at a part that is ALOT cheaper on AliExpress than ebay

I understand and sure, it's appropriate to want to spend slightly more for pretty much guaranteed shipping than to skimp out a little and have it ship months later, it's fine.

 

Be wary of AliExpress, I'm almost certain 50% of the items there are scam items, hence why they are so cheap.