I make regular purchases from alibaba
I make regular purchases from alibaba, and I will continue to make them. However, I think the service could be improved, by evaluating their supplier database more in depth. I've had different experiences with different suppliers. Good and bad. I can say you have to be a relative experienced purchaser to know what to ask for the supplier. Since Chinese providers don't always come clean about all information, do not go just with price and photos. Ask all the questions you think are relevant to your purchase. And even doing so you can receive some products that are not what you expected. Having said that, I have also found good suppliers, and received also very good equipment, friendly people and they also agree to take photos and videos before you pay the amount due (if you negotiated 50-50, 30-70%) So I would look at the years of supplier on alibaba, the reviews, the market, the volume of sells, etc. Hopefully this review helps you.