I will be starting with aliexpress
The Ultimate Guide to Buying From ALIEXPRESS
without Getting Scammed
Aliexpress is
basically a
transaction-
based
wholesale
platform for
importing
small volumes
of goods from
China. It’s a
huge resource
for innovative
and profitable
products that
cannot be found elsewhere in low quantities. Though,
ordering for Aliexpress seems simple and
straightforward unlike Alibaba, there are however
some few things you must do to minimize some
coherent risks existing on the platform and increase
your long-term success chances. I will tell you how and
why here, Just follow me!
Though, I have written and posted something similar
on this before, but I decide to make a well detailed post
to walk you through the simple but tricky process of
buying safely from Aliexpress.
Many products listed on Aliexpress are manufactured
for the Chinese domestic market. These products may
be just fine, but most are not compliant with standard
product safety directives in Nigeria. Importing non-
compliant items is illegal, and may result in a forced
recall or major fines, in case anyone is injured or
damaged.
Note that, it’s always the importer that is responsible
for ensuring that imported items are compliant with
relevant standards and directives. Chinese suppliers,
including those selling on Aliexpress dot com are not
responsible. If you still wish to import items from an
Aliexpress supplier, you shall consider a sample test
before making a larger order. You must also confirm
which standard and/or directive is applicable to your
product, in the country.
Simply follow the steps outlined below to have a risk-
free transaction on Aliexpress
Step 1:
Source
products
and
suppliers
Aliexpress is
home to small
Chinese
trading
companies
and unlike
Alibaba, where
you have a lot of verified information on each Gold
Supplier, you have very limited information on a
Aliexpress supplier profile. This makes the supplier
selection harder to define, but Aliexpress compensates
for this shortcoming with customers feedback. For this
reason, the supplier selection shall be based on buyer
feedback to a large extent. The positive feedback
number is a good start, but you’ll get a more balanced
impression of the supplier if you review the negative
feedback as well.
Product selection is also an important factor when
selecting a supplier on Aliexpress. You might want to
expand your product selection in the future and the
best thing is always to stick to one or two reliable
suppliers, instead of sourcing new suppliers each time
you need to stock up.
Checklist
Important things to check at this stage. It’s important
you carry out these checklists to the latter, as this will
help you make informed decisions and have adequate
information about the seller you are about dealing
with.
Does the supplier have 95% or higher positive
feedback?
What kind of negative feedback has the supplier
received?
Is the supplier receiving more or less negative
feedback recently?
Is the supplier specialized in your product or is it
trading a little bit of everything?
Step 2: Price research and samples
It’s possible to buy products directly online, but it
might be possible to get a better deal if you
negotiate the price directly with the supplier. The
most straightforward way is to prepare an Excel
spreadsheet with product links and a number of
quantities you want to get quoted
A common mistake importers make when
negotiating the price with Chinese suppliers is that
quality is negotiated down with the price. If you
push the supplier too hard, he might
simply end up sending a lower-quality
product. The best way to avoid this issue is by
stating clearly to the supplier that you will only
accept a product with the same specifications as
the one advertised on Aliexpress
When you’ve agreed on a price, it’s time to buy a
couple of samples. There’s a risk that the sample
will not match your expectations, so order samples
from more than one supplier, 2-5 is better. That
way, you don’t need to start all over again if one or
two suppliers doesn’t match your requirements.
Remember, there’s no universal definition of “good
quality” and this could also be reflected in the
supplier feedback. What somebody in one country
considers to be good quality might be considered
junk in your market. You understand?
Step 3: Confirm order and payment
When you have confirmed a supplier and the number
of products, it’s time to place the order and pay.In
order to avoid fraud, I strongly suggest that you split
the payment in two, one before the products are
prepared for delivery and one after. Many suppliers
need to purchase the products from another trading
company, and there’s always a risk that something will
be out of stock. .
The addition of Nigeria to the list of Paypal countries
has opened a new method of making payment to
Chinese suppliers. Most of the suppliers prefers PayPal
because their money is not tied down with Aliexpress
for some period of time, With PayPal, they get their
money inside their account immediately. Though, I
really don’t advise a newbie to thread this line.
Product: Wristwatch )
Case material: Stainless steel / Case colour: IP Rose
Gold / Watch band: Leather
Shipping included to the buyer address: Yes (If the
supplier is shipping directly to you)
This payment shall be refunded in case the supplier
would breach against any term.
As simple as that. This would serve as a form of
protection for you in case the supplier defaults.
Summary
Review the positive and negative feedback
Prioritize suppliers that are specialized in trading
your product (e.g. watches) instead of selling a little
bit of this and that (e.g. leggings and phone
chargers), I mean Jack of all Trade.
Compare prices of different suppliers
Negotiate price, but ensure that you are still
negotiating on the same product
Order samples from more than one supplier
Add additional terms to the PayPal invoice (In case
you are paying through PayPal). You can use visa card to pay money. I prefer using visa card. Please do not forget to check the feed back and ratings of the suppliers those are the main ways to know a legit suppliers on aliexpress
As time goes on I will be teaching you how to import from alibaba and other great china sites. I will also give some list of hot selling products you can import.

I guess I will stop here since there are no interested persons

Come on go ahead and and list all products you think we can import that are fast selling here in 9ja.

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I guess you all now understand how to import from china using aliexpress dot com. If you don't ask questions. Before I continue