its stupid to buy there

Folks,

Taobao is like E-bay in lots of ways.

I bought tons of stuff in the last year and at our offices we buy a lot more.

Key things to note - research the products. A lot of stuff available there will be locally made, make sure you know what to expect.

Only buy from sellers offering "no quibble return" for 30 Days with your money in escrow.

I had to use this once, when a CD-player I bought (classic Pioneer - rare Japanese model, quite a find) had disk reading problems. Got my money back (minus shipping * 2) and that was that.

Look for sellers with lots of positive feedback.

This is largeley the same rules to apply to avoid being burned on e-bay.

What did I buy recently?

1 Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset (Y 600)

1 Set of Rattan Chairs & Table for my glazed-in Balcony (< Y 300 delivered)

1 Projector Wall mount (Y 300)

1 Electric 80" Projector Screen (Y 620 delivered)

1 Cisco/Linksys Wireless MP3/Internet Radio thing for the Bedroom (Y 300)

2 Sets of Halogen light Fittings, one has six 50W narrow beam spots, the other three 20W wide beam one, this one with build in wireless remote control on/off (Y 500 total)

All of the above worked just fine and to expectations.

E.g., the locally made screen is a little noisy when lowing and retracting and the material has very small imperfections on closeup inspection, nothing that is visible with my eyes and projector when watching movies though.

The Lamp fittings build quality is a little rough, but safety would pass U/EU regulations, again, what does one expect for the lowest price?

Of course, you can get almost any of these items at B&Q, Ikea and Gome. But for much more money and they ARE the same items.

So for me, taobao rules. If you know the rules that is.

For electricals and the like 360buy.com is also okay, not as cheap as Taobao on some items though. Good for memory chips to make your old Laptop able to handle Vista or Windoze Seven and similar stuff.

L.V.X. Thor

Since I don't have a bank account here, I'm thinking about trying this 线下网点付款方式 (http://club3.alipay.com/yy/club/cash/help/index01.html). As I understand it, there are two different payment methods with this. 1, after closing the the deal on Taobao, you get a transaction number with which you go to the nearest convenience store affiliated with Taobao (好邻居 etc.), tell the guy behind the counter the transaction number, pay a fee of 1 kuai, and done. Or, 2, put money into an Taobao account, from which the money needed is withdrawn by the seller.
Is it as easy as it sounds? Anyone?

I'm already addicted to taobao shopping.

first, @juana, sexy_man is not me. i dont me i ant sexy, but he is not me, got me?

2nd, taobao is not reliable i guess...

i only trust north americna sh*t: ebay

Great, I love it. A lot of fake stuff there,but at least you know they are fake and you pay less then in Silkmarket or Yashou. Well and you don't need to bargain for hours.

Have you ever buy my little pony here? It is wonderful.
http://www.yoybuy.com/product/13522616353/item?Cate=ItemShop