furniture is awesome @ taobao, there are a lot of factories you can pick, which you can tell them the size you want and they have it ready.

Many European designer counterfeit stuff though. I bought a loft style floor lights for living room $3000cdn vs $250

I've managed to get a handful of random items from TaoBao over the years. Nothing of high value, just random housewares like kettles and whatnot, and some cheap cycling gear that was < $20 as opposed to paying $100+ locally.

In the end, I got what I paid for. Nothing has broken (yet) and this is over a matter of four years. If you expect authentic, you have to pay for it, but otherwise, stuff from TaoBao and AliExpress has been acceptable for me. You'll have to manage your risks accordingly.

aliexpress doesn't don't accept paypal so how do you make payments? do you actually use your CC or do they accept things like a prepaid visa card?

Taobao and AliExpress are actually the same company.

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I've used credit card with aliexpress with no issues. I've purchased things from cellphone cases to crane motors with them with no problems.

but isn't aliexpress like ebay in the sense that you're not purchasing from aliexpress but from different sellers using the site as a forum to sell goods? i guess what i'm saying/asking is there any protection from paying in case you have a bad seller?

my friend tried buying something once and i guess the seller was a scammer so aliexpress (not sure the process) refunded the funds back on his CC. but having to enter the CC info worries me. not sure who has access to that information (the seller or only aliexpress whom then pays the seller?)

It is, aliexpress has a pretty good money back system and if anything happens, the CC company will cover me anyways. I dont know how well a prepaid Visa/Mastercard will cover you.

I believe aliexpress holds the funds like paypal before releasing it to the seller after X amount of days or delivery confirmation.

So has anyone try ordering a date on taobao yet :troll:

Received and built :fullofwin:

https://scontent.fyxe1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d8&oe=5946D8CA

you beat me, shipping took so long...I just received mine today

https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...5214257868.jpg

but I bought these as well! LOL

https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...52213b8927.jpg

reserved for build thread

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LEPIN :suspicious:

le pin the blocks together LUL

lol, excellent quality, no missing piece at all!

https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...0495366d2a.jpg

I was actually missing some pieces, but I made it work. All the major pieced are included.....such a hassle to contact the seller for missing parts.

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I bought this as well, took just as long to build.

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Even though its labelled 1,2,3, and 4. It actually doesn't go in that order, you have to open all the boxes lol.

ridiculous, they gave me a wrong instruction manual

https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...45016c7c74.jpg

^LOL

Tae Bo? Billy Blanks?

http://lego.brickinstructions.com/en...42/MINI_Cooper

Try this, legit Lego instructions lol

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I spent 2 days to finish this. Feel lucky that there is only 1 missing piece, which is the clear corner light you can hardly see it. Quality is excellent, but I don't know why my door handles come in clear red. Can't expect much from $328 ($50cdn)

Way too many pieces I need to use all the buckets at home to hold all the pieces
https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...24047973b6.jpg

took me a day to build the frame, I was not too comfortable as there are 238 pages of instruction, this was only page 50 at this moment
https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...7311168612.jpg
https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...73559184fb.jpg

2nd night, already suffer from major neck pain because of building this
https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...15006a914b.jpg

This is it, it is pretty and HUGE motherfucker sitting in my room. Again, not sure why my door handles are red
https://picoolio.net/images/2017/02/...34041359ff.jpg

maybe it was an MM design LUL

pretty cool for $50 cdn. I'm guessing it'll be more if it needed to be shipped to vancouver.

i've bought sets from toys r us in the past from like Kreo or Megabloks and i've had pieces missing so for something this complicated missing 1 piece from a knockoff company in asia ain't too bad

Interesting things you can find on taobao https://shop185744921.world.taobao.com

Like dem Yeezy Boost 350's for only 940Y :awwyeah: