Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned.
I would like the audiophile community to know that Aliexpress will not stand to help buyers from vendor fraud of products purchased off of their website. I recently order fake Audioquest cables from [Vipeos - HiFi Store] and was denied my cancellation even though placed within a 24 hour period. They promises no charges will post before shipping happens but as a fact my credit card was posted a charge within 12 hours. Expected delivery time is about 2 weeks but still the vendor refuses to stop shipment and refund my card. They rather I receive, send back, and ultimately get credit vs cash back. So be aware of this type of practices Aliexpress is allowing to happen within their commerce market place.
I use Amazon too, almost for everything thing. 🙄. i do agree with “buyer beware”, but Amazon doesn’t have fake knockoffs, ie AudioQuest products. BTW, Monoprice has good products. Good choice. 👍 |
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007134936253.html Ads like this are bordering on fraudulent if not over the line. They are misrepresenting that the product shown in the ad that they are offering to sell are Nordost Valhalla 2 speaker cables. Maybe there is another habitable planet in some other solar system or galaxy that sells these cables for the advertised price in the ad, but you wont find the real deal on planet Earth for that price! These are knock off cables and you might as well go to Home Depot and buy lamp cord for a fraction of the price. Someone else said it above: caveat emptor which is latin for buyer beware. If it sounds too good to be true, then it is probably is fake. Perhaps there is a disclaimer somewhere in the ad that says these are fake Nordost cables, but I didn't see it. What also bothers me about the ad is that Alibaba is prepared to allow - or turns a blind eye to - third party vendors who advertise fake product on their website to unsuspecting purchasers. Just sayin'😫 |
Daytrader... Thanks for being willing to A/B real/fake gear. Even if you get what you paid for, which is not much... WHAT A HEADACHE! If the website states you can cancel, and they refuse, take a screenshot... your CC company can use it to expedite your refund. ALSO - Fake-product dumping is unethical and illegal (think Trademarks, Tariffs & Safety issues - see U.S. Customs & Border Protection websites for details). IMO This entire community must avoid sellers of fraudulent gear - FULL STOP. As they used to say, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. |
