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Hi All,
I just had the world of AliExpress opened to me. I bought a DRO that came recommended by many and I am excited to see if it was worth what I paid. Now I am curious if I should be considering AliExpress a reasonable source for other tooling.
I buy most of my mid quality tools from Shars, with a handful of high end name brands where it is justified (test indicators for example). I have bought a lot of my indexable lathe tooling from eBay sellers who probably just drop ship from China, real cheap stuff but it all works perfectly. The biggest concerns I see are unknown quality.
Is AliExpress a viable supplier? The protection to the buyer seems comparable to eBay and the prices are quite good. I am ok with slow shipping for items I am not in immediate need of. Are there any tips I should know about? I've been told to mostly buy items that have high counts of being sold.
Thanks! Mike
I just had the world of AliExpress opened to me. I bought a DRO that came recommended by many and I am excited to see if it was worth what I paid. Now I am curious if I should be considering AliExpress a reasonable source for other tooling.
I buy most of my mid quality tools from Shars, with a handful of high end name brands where it is justified (test indicators for example). I have bought a lot of my indexable lathe tooling from eBay sellers who probably just drop ship from China, real cheap stuff but it all works perfectly. The biggest concerns I see are unknown quality.
Is AliExpress a viable supplier? The protection to the buyer seems comparable to eBay and the prices are quite good. I am ok with slow shipping for items I am not in immediate need of. Are there any tips I should know about? I've been told to mostly buy items that have high counts of being sold.
Thanks! Mike