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ryanm Senior Member Joined: 25/09/2015 Location: AustraliaPosts: 202
Posted: 10:43am 24 Dec 2018
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Hi All,
I'm looking at buying some submersible pressure sensors for a small scale commercial product. Got a quote from a domestic supplier for a chinese product at $175ex. I was wondering if anyone on the forum has any experience sourcing bulk quantities on Alibaba and had some experience to share?
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 02:48am 25 Dec 2018
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I've had an alibaba account now for a while, and quite frankly, I prefer it over ebay these days for most things
ryanm Senior Member Joined: 25/09/2015 Location: AustraliaPosts: 202
Posted: 12:11am 26 Dec 2018
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Alibaba or Aliexpress? I know they're the same company, but the ordering process is a little different. I get electronic stuff off Aliexpress all the time. Like you said eBay just can't compete.
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 12:44am 26 Dec 2018
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I have aliexpressed a lot too, but also alibaba'd as well
ryanm Senior Member Joined: 25/09/2015 Location: AustraliaPosts: 202
Posted: 12:46am 26 Dec 2018
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Did you get what you wanted? I'm worried a company is going to send me some top notch samples and then forget QC when I place a large order.
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 02:21am 26 Dec 2018
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Ive only had 5 big orders (100 plus type), but haven't had any issues to date- use gold suppliers as they tend to be the major ones, if its a personal one I'll experiment and shop around looking for samples