Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com

It was a customer return at a discounted price that was inspected and certified as in new condition. What this dealer does apparently is not actively update his listings and many items it turns out he does not actually have items in stock ever though he shows on his website that he had 5 of them for example.

Of all the China dealers he is the one mentioned the most on Youtube reviews of Muzishare and Willsenton and others. I had assumed he was safe. I think he is just a lazy liar now.

And yes $595 for shipping. Probably $200 of that or more is profit but the item price was good so it offset the shipping cost.

I previously purchased a Muzishare X7 from TubeAmplfierStore on Amazon and it was quick free shipping from China to me in under a week. Different story with China-Hifi. What makes me angry is that there is an open claim on Paypal and he cannot even bother to just respond to it so I can have my refund. He is being spiteful and delaying the refund on purpose. 

Will you share what tube amp it is?

Never file a claim with PAYPAL if you used a Credit Card. You ALWAYS call your CC Company up and have them credit your account IMMEDIATELY. Your CC Company is more "powerful" than Paypal and Paypal will start some BS investigation without IMMEDIATELY crediting you your money back. Why wait and have the headache waiting for somebody to rule one way or the other.  You always win with your CC company.   If I was you I would bypass Paypal RIGHT NOW and call up your CC company and have your account credited for the full amount.

The amp was Willsenton R-800i 300B 845.

I just got the refund email from Paypal. Maybe the seller reads this forum?

Lesson learned. If you order from them try emailing first to be sure item is in stock.

Thank you for all your helpful comments.

Make sure you call a few times and talk to a human about this through PayPal.
this works better than just emails, explain how much tou paid, the time wasted and no contact from the seller, etc.

we have had numerous claims through PayPal over the years, they have come through %99 of the time.
Keep on top of it with phone calls and emails to the seller about the amount of time which has passed, the no contact, the amount of money already paid, and still no contact. Keep the email messages between you and the seller printed, or let PayPal know to look at your acct, and all the “non reply” of the seller.

Great luck, we hope all works out for you. We know what your going through!,!


Best of luck & Happy Easter.



  @calieng

  glad to hear the refund came through. Be careful out there.
I would never drop 500$ on a shipping charge.  But sometimes it’s a necessary evil.  
   Hey I have paid 400+$ for a single LP before, so I know about trust. Luckily I have onl Y been taken advantage of twice in internet sales scams.   😡🤮😁