taobao and dealextreme

[ecgee]

Hi guys.... Just checking if you guys manage to get anything from the above site? taobao is basically sister company of alibaba but language all in mandarin and price quoted in RMB. Those who know mandarin should be in advantage to get some good deal out of there.. They do ship in low qty compared to alibaba where need qyt.. Down side is you need reliable agent over there to make sure quality of goods before shipping out of here... beware that they are many con artist even in alibaba...

Dealextreme selling all sort of electronic gadgets and many others and good thing is they provide free shipping... Friend of mine tried before and delivered safely... Good to check out if you guys wanna get some batteries etc but I am not sure if really cheap or not compare to outside.... I saw trustfire protected 18650 2500mAh 3.7V selling at usd7.99 for 2 packs.. Is that cheap?

Just my 2 cents contribution...

 

[wikzs]

The problem that I have with dealextreme is that the stuff that I order are always out of stock and they take literally months to restock. Mind you, they never update their stock status also, everything are always in stock and you find out after you pay em.

Bout the batteries. The price is pretty cheap but you have no idea of knowing whether the batteries are genuine or not. There are a lot of ciplak batteries floating around so you never know. I would probably go for a reputable US seller and pay the extra 5USD to ensure that I get a genuine battery. E.g. Super T Manufacturing etc.

Just my 5 sen