Phones on Alibaba.com?

[Dylan1999]

So my friend showed me this website called alibaba.com and said that he has good experience with them. I started looking around and saw that they have some pretty good deals there, but the thing is I have trust issues and I dont know which sellers are legit. I was wondering if any of you have experience with who I should trust, and if you could help pick out some urls of legit sellers. Im looking for the Oppo Find 7 and the OnePlus One. Im still not sure of which phone to get either ,thats why I would like to see both. Im looking in the price range of $100-$300 and 64gb of space. If you guys could comment some urls of what you know/think to be legit seller, that would be great! Thanks 😀

 

[USAFRet]

Assuming you are not in China, buying a phone from overseas is a risky proposition.

 

[Dylan1999]

Assuming you are not in China, buying a phone from overseas is a risky proposition.

what do you think about this guy? http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-OnePlus-One-smart-phones-5_60095232964.html they SEEM pretty legit to me. Whats your opinion?

 

[USAFRet]

Assuming you are not in China, buying a phone from overseas is a risky proposition.

what do you think about this guy? http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-OnePlus-One-smart-phones-5_60095232964.html they SEEM pretty legit to me. Whats your opinion?

100% unknown. Anybody can write fancy text.
You do know what alibaba is, right? Like the ebay of China, but bigger. And a lot more B2B.

 

[Dylan1999]

Assuming you are not in China, buying a phone from overseas is a risky proposition.

what do you think about this guy? http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-OnePlus-One-smart-phones-5_60095232964.html they SEEM pretty legit to me. Whats your opinion?

100% unknown. Anybody can write fancy text.
You do know what alibaba is, right? Like the ebay of China, but bigger. And a lot more B2B.

can i trust the people on here? because im talking to another friend right now and he says that he got scammed on it... should I just save a bit extra to get the phone straight from the actual company website?

 

[USAFRet]

Assuming you are not in China, buying a phone from overseas is a risky proposition.

what do you think about this guy? http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-OnePlus-One-smart-phones-5_60095232964.html they SEEM pretty legit to me. Whats your opinion?

100% unknown. Anybody can write fancy text.
You do know what alibaba is, right? Like the ebay of China, but bigger. And a lot more B2B.

can i trust the people on here? because im talking to another friend right now and he says that he got scammed on it... should I just save a bit extra to get the phone straight from the actual company website?

Personally, I wouldn't buy from alibaba. Not unless I was doing a 10,000 unit buy, and I had a rep on the ground talking to the guy in person.
Even then....

It's cheap for a reason.

 

[Dylan1999]

Assuming you are not in China, buying a phone from overseas is a risky proposition.

what do you think about this guy? http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-OnePlus-One-smart-phones-5_60095232964.html they SEEM pretty legit to me. Whats your opinion?

100% unknown. Anybody can write fancy text.
You do know what alibaba is, right? Like the ebay of China, but bigger. And a lot more B2B.

can i trust the people on here? because im talking to another friend right now and he says that he got scammed on it... should I just save a bit extra to get the phone straight from the actual company website?

Personally, I wouldn't buy from alibaba. Not unless I was doing a 10,000 unit buy, and I had a rep on the ground talking to the guy in person.
Even then....

It's cheap for a reason.

Are there any safe alternatives?

 

[USAFRet]

Are there any safe alternatives?

I'm not in the phone buying market, so can't advise.
I just know where I would not buy from.

 

[hang-the-9]

Ebay with a seller from your country with a decent ranking, in person like craigslist, from the phone company. I've gotten phones from all thre sources and bought probably 3-4 phones on craigslist, only one time did I have an issue with a phone turning off on me, but of-course it was a used one. Met up with the seller and got my money back with no issues. As they say though "your miliage may vary". If you are that worried, get the phone directly from the service provider. Online orders tend to have cheaper prices than if you get it from one of their stores.

 

[Dylan1999]

ok, thanks guys!