All hail Alibaba - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: FrankenPC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:00:41 am
content: I honestly thought Alibaba was just another junk Chinese marketplace. I was...mis-informed....

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:08:15 am
content: Impressive, something about that guy lends to me thinking he's a bit unhealthy somehow.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:09:29 am
content: Alibaba and Taobao are like the bomb in China. It's whereeveryonegoes foreverythingnow

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:16:57 am
content: Quote from: echen1024 on May 07, 2014, 02:09:29 amTaobao, Aliexpress, TMall, Alibaba, Alipay (payments handler kinda like like paypal) the list goes on.... all part of the Alibaba Group. Each of these divisions is massive in it's own right.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:28:36 am
content: I said it before, but here it goes again:I, for one, welcome our new overlords!Although I was wrong on the 3 billion strong, but 1.356 billion is impressive (~20% of the world). India comes second at 1.236 billion (~18%).One fun fact after looking this up, is that in 2009 Spanish is the 2nd language after Chinese. I'm glad I can speak the 2nd and the 3rd languages fluently.source: Cia's World Factbook.

author: TVman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:34:13 am
content: YAY!

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:34:58 am
content: Quote from: miguelvp on May 07, 2014, 02:28:36 amGlad I can speak 1st, second and 3rd

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:46:12 am
content: I guess that guy had hit the holy trinity in the world of entrepreneurship, the right man at the right time with the right mindset ?

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 05:02:18 am
content: Quote from: sleemanj on May 07, 2014, 02:16:57 am"The list goes on". Especially their ownership of Yahoo China is notable. It kind of explains why Yahoo (US) did regularly rat out Chinese dissidents who did then end up in prison because they dared to do their mail via Yahoo.

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2014, 02:12:52 pm
content: Quote from: sleemanj on May 07, 2014, 02:16:57 amI remember asking you about agents for taobao, but recently i've been using the integrated freight forwarders instead, it's freakin awesome!

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:08:40 am
content: I use Aliexpress quiet a lot they are dead cheap but take weeks for delivery.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:15:19 am
content: Quote from: electrolux on May 08, 2014, 11:08:40 amI use aliexpress a lot too, usually takes 2-3 weeks to get the goods, but thats normal for chinapost.If i pay a bit more for EMS it usually arrives 1-2 weeksSo i wouldnt say Aliexpress is slow, seems pretty normal for buying anything from china.DX on the other hand....

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:25:19 am
content: Yes, buying from AliExpress can be lightning fast if you get it delivered by DHL, EMS, etc. The delivery method accounts for most of the delivery time. The other factor is whether the vendor has the item in stock when you order.It's common for the seller to advertise many more items than they have in their own storage area. My guess is that they keep the high turnover stuff in stock and get the other stuff as people order it. No different to many other businesses.If you need the goods in a specific time frame, you must make it clear to the seller before placing the order. Never assume they have everything sitting there ready to send.

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2014, 11:38:53 am
content: I stopped using aliexpress when i started using taobao, you think aliexpress is cheap? It's got nothing on taobao! That and it's quite quick because express post from vendor -> 3rd party -> is so cheap you always choose it