zenith4biz:
Good day, has speedaf started charging for delivery fee for registered parcel, the delivery guy is asking for ₦400 for delivery fee

Self pickup is free. Home delivery is not free.

Katsuki:


Here I was planning on getting one
I guess I'll change my mind
The ones I saw na 1tb tho

And it was put up for $5

That's about 4k. I laugh in greek

Goodnuel:
Chippercash is 795-800/$

WTF!
When last did you check?

Katsuki:


Actually looked through the reviews
And most buyers confirmed it wasn't fake
🤷

Forget review and do what I said.
The card reader was hacked to report 8tb capacity to the computer instead of the actual capacity of the SD card. It will work, albeit much slower than an actual SSD as long as you are within the actual capacity. If you go beyond it, everything beyond that actual capacity is saved in thin air.

Fayrouzz:
They are not fake. They don't match the bigger brands for speed, but they do well for their prices. They'd only be considered fakes if they were cloning the bigger brands.

Bros, I can bet my balls that they are FAKE.
NO ONE will sell a fully functional 8 terabyte SSD to you for less than 10k. No matter how much you want to believe it. What you bought was a card reader with probably a 128g SD card inside a plastic box. If you don't believe me, open the box, take a picture of the guts and show us.

Antiochus:
Now that Emefiele is out. What should we expect? I can't wait to be shopping with my naira card again. Or is this not about Emefiele? I don't know much about economics. Gurus in the house pls what's your take on this

Not about Emefiele. It is about your economy. It is about how much forex your country earns and how much of it you spend. It is about the law of demand and supply. It is about how much dollars CBN can supply.
You Gerrit?

Sapiosexuality:
Lol. It actually may not be fake. I got some 8TB of SSD external drive for less than 10k and it's been serving me perfectly fine.

It is definitely FAKE. I bet if you open it up, you will see a 64gb or 128gb micro SD card inside. It is still "serving" you cos you have not filled it beyond what the SD card can carry.
I'm also betting that the speed you are getting is what a micro SD card can offer and nothing close to what a SSD can achieve.

profmallor:

OK will check this out, I was just getting to like Gotok. I hope they make it back.

https://s.klasha.com/eRYz
Use the above link. We both get 1k bonus

smatjr:
PLS, what app works for purchase since klasha don pack up

Since when did Klasha pack up? I used my pink card not up to 1 min ago. Where are you getting your information from?

Smartmanager:
Una well done o. Phone wey I ordered since 19th of last month never come o. The tracking number provided redirects to Nipost's website and no update for more than a week now. Any explanation for this?

PATIENCE!

Oyadetunji:
Please what rate do they use? Black market?

Of course, it's black market. Only CBN does official rate.

nani667:
Klashaʼs pink card still work ❓

Works very well.
https://s.klasha.com/eRYz

Call4mide:
Hello guys, please I have this issue that I need your input on. I ordered a phone on AliExpress on 11th of April and till now the only thing on the tracking website is “departed from transit country”.


Is the lack of updates on the tracking website a normal thing? How long do I need to wait before opening a dispute? The tracking number starts with RB and ends with SG.

I don't know the shipping method, but a phone should use AliExpress standard shipping. So it should have tracking information. But there's not much you can do for now other than to wait till when the waiting period is about to expire. If still no information, open a dispute for full refund.

MilesLamar:
Gotok made things easy for me now, So to open a chipper cash virtual card I will have to pay 2k??

Why not use Klasha? You activate your virtual card with $5 that you can spend to $0. So the $5 for activation is still your money. So you don't lose anything.
https://s.klasha.com/eRYz
If you have further questions, quote me

Olamak1:


You must have bought an item that falls under "choice" category; as such products don't have "refund only", but "return and refund" as the only option. That is one disadvantage of purchasing such products, though they could be cheap bacause of reduction in their prices.

This must be it.

PCAID:
Now wey gotok don cast, abeg na which card dey as good alternative laidis?
I no like klasha abeg

Join Klasha. No complain from them so far.
https://s.klasha.com/eRYz

sonssyo:


Baba seriously the thing tire me as e be self now, i have a damaged item only for me to make claims and I'm seeing return and refund as the only option, which time that one start? Abeg help me check and confirm this my observation.
I'm not ready to return anything to anybody

I think I've encountered that once and it may be because of the item involved. Some items are all or none. For example, a phone display. It either works or not, so nothing like partial refund to keep it.
If it is not this, then I guess sellers have realized how to deal with African buyers knowing we don't like returning items and they are loosing money on "refund only".
I hope it's not the second case shaah, cos e no go funny

TheUnknownOne:


I just read the article, it's insane. Even here on this AE thread, people have mentioned how they effected refund and still kept the item instead when duly supposed to return it.

I think Union54 was Barter's partner for their cards.

I'm still searching for an option to use. I've found Grey & Bitnob (*I no ready to open another CEX account)

I don't know if I understood the boldened well. I don't think you can initiate a "return and refund"some without actually returning the item. I don't think guys have figured out how to defraud AliExpress to that level.
What most guys talk about is opening a dispute for partial refund which allows you to keep the item. It is not fraud like you made it sound.

jetoraphy:
Just 2 days ago that I sign up on Gotok, today they are gone. Nawao

Join Klasha sharply. No dulling.
https://s.klasha.com/eRYz

Ulrich01:
Omo gotok don drop breakfast

So Klasha rules!

jetoraphy:


Your first mistake is choosing RETURN and REFUND . You should have choose REFUND ONLY.

You have to find a means and return it. That's the only available option that AliExpress will offer you. Good luck!!

I don't know why people select "return and refund". In my >10yrs of shopping on AliExpress, I have only returned one item, and that is a nonfunctional AMOLED display a seller sent me. I can't keep a useless nonfunctional display, so I contacted my friend in post office and he initiated the return for me at a very reduced price.
As long as an item can serve a purpose, I don't return. Even if it means giving it out to someone. That is the golden rule.

Ifeanyi4491:
what are the advantage of this membership

Faster and more positive dispute resolutions.

jetoraphy:


Nobody knows it all. But I have never lost any dispute to a seller. I have won about 15 disputes in the past 8 months. Here are some tips:-

1. Before you open your parcel, you have to mount your video camera to record everything incase something go wrong.

2. Record and edit the video to suit your dispute. I'm a good videographer.

3. When opening a dispute, take it as you are going to court. Gather proofs and evidence possible, be it picture, shipping info or video.

4. Get a stand. I mean stand by what you say. You can't be saying "You have a feeling that the phone might develop more fault in the future."

You can say "this phone is faulty and not functional. That it is not what you agreed with the seller. That you need you full Money back."

5. Never accept any offer from the seller until AliExpress step-in. Nobody want to lose, even the seller.

I wish you good luck!!!

Lol. That description is laughable. AliExpress will never subscribe to that. It is a lost cause for him.

goodlife4every1:
SHOPPING ON ALIEXPRESS CAN BE VERY GOOD WHEN YOU BUY ITEMS FROM SINCERE SELLERS.

KNOW THIS, WE HAVE A LOT OF FRAUDULENT STORES ON ALIEXPRESS SELLING SUBSTANDARD ITEMS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY ADVERTISED. IT IS WORRISOME BECAUSE ALIEXPRESS DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS EVEN WHEN YOU UPLOAD EVIDENCE OF ITEMS RECEIVED BEING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS ADVERTISED. DISPUTE ARE MOST TIMES CLOSED IN FAVOR OF THE SELLERS. THEY ALSO DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU!

I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING ON ALIEXPRESS RIGHT FROM 2016 AND NO MATTER HOW SMART YOU CAN BE IN DEALING WITH THESE SELLERS, YOU CAN FALL VICTIM TO THEM ONCE IN A WHILE.

THE SHOP NAMED "HIGH TIP MOBILE_BRAND ORIGINAL PHONE STORE" IS A STORE YOU SHOULD AVOID SHOPPING WITH. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION!

I BOUGHT AN LG PHONE V60 THINQ 5G PHONE FROM THEM, BEFORE PLACING MY ORDER, I CHATTED WITH THE SELLER ASKING FOR A PROPER CHECK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE DEVICE AND ALSO, I NEED A SMARTPHONE WITHOUT SCRATCHES. I WAS ASSURED BY THE SELLER THAT ALL MY REQUEST WILL BE ATTENDED TO AND I PLACED THE ORDER.

FAST FORWARD TO WHEN I RECEIVED THE PHONE, I WAS SENT A SMARTPHONE WITH HARD SCRATCHES AT THE 4 ENDS OF THE SMARTPHONE AND THAT REALLY GOT ME WORRIED. WITH SUCH, I WAS TOTALLY SURE THE PHONE WILL HAVE ISSUES, AND TRULY IT DID.

I QUICKLY CHATTED THE SELLER AND I WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE PHONE AND I WILL BE SENT A COUPON OF $15. I SMILED! WHO DOES THAT FOR A PHONE OF $181.

I HAVE OPENNED A DISPUTE TO RETURN THE SMARTPHONE DESPITE THE HIGH COST OF SHIPPING IT THROUGH THE POST OFFICE TO THE GIVEN ADDRESS.

MY ADVICE FOR ANYONE READING THIS, AVOID "HIGH TIP MOBILE _BRAND ORIGINAL PHONE STORE ". THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU! THEY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES!

SEE SCREENSHOTS BELOW 👇!

Hahahahahahaha
I'm laughing because this is me in this story but with a different ending.
I bought same refurbished LG v60 from same stupid store because theirs was the cheapest (it is now obvious why). Just like you, I chatted the seller before placing the order making the same exact request you made, and the clown assured me that they do test every aspect of the phone before shipping.
Fast forward to receiving the phone, the phone actually looks brand new, it was well refurbished, BUT...
The phone has very weak gps signal reception and keep loosing signal when gps is in use.
Also the on screen fingerprint scanner is busted. You register one finger print and your grandma in the village can unlock it with her bumbum. Yes, you read that right. Anything that can activate the capacitive touch screen can unlock it. I once unlocked it with a key.
I contacted the same olodo seller, showed him video evidence of all these problems and the dude proposed a $10 refund. I felt insulted and told him I can only accept $40. He said I was being unreasonable.
I opened dispute and requested for partial refund of $80 and keeping the phone.
The dude responded on the dispute saying I qualify for no refund cos nothing is wrong with my phone.
I ignored his response and waited for AliExpress to step in.
AliExpress stepped in and gave me $39, saying they need more video evidence. I rejected the $39 and resent the video cos I believed it was very clear.
Last last, AliExpress granted me $79 which was half the price of the phone and I kept the phone. It was a huge win for me. The phone is sweet, but I can't use the fingerprint since it's absolutely insecure and the gps is a hit or miss. I still love the phone.
...
So AliExpress will always judge in your favor if...
- you have a good case
- you know how to supply evidence
- you know how to chat up their customer care
- you are patient

Macmilla:
Abeg, who has received refund on a virtual card before? How long does it take to reflect on the card?
I am expecting a refund on a deactivated klasha card. The refund has been completed by AliExpress almost a week now. I have contacted Klasha customer service to do the needful and they are saying they have not received the refund and that I should wait 30days. Is there anything else I should do or I should just wait? 30 days is too long, abeg. Who has experience with similar situation?

So Klasha has finally refunded me, but funny the money hit my wallet in naira, instead of in dollars in my dollar card. I have to fund my dollar card again at the new cost. Not fair.

TheUnknownOne:


The headache area is you deactivated the card. For refunds, I've received any/all refunds I've ever done. Used to take something of like 7 days or more

P.S: It's not a Klasha card I use. So I can't fully say how they operate regarding refunds. But from AliExpress' end, they truly send your refunds and notify you sef

Yes, I don't have any problem from the AliExpress. My challenge is with Klasha. And no, I didn't deactivate the card, Klasha did it for reasons best known to them to all their customers without informing them. A lot of folks here have/had the same problem of deactivated cards. Some have already received refunds on a new klasha dollar card (pink card). I just want to know what the experience was like.

Abeg, who has received refund on a virtual card before? How long does it take to reflect on the card?
I am expecting a refund on a deactivated klasha card. The refund has been completed by AliExpress almost a week now. I have contacted Klasha customer service to do the needful and they are saying they have not received the refund and that I should wait 30days. Is there anything else I should do or I should just wait? 30 days is too long, abeg. Who has experience with similar situation?

To all the klasha users in the house, what has been your experience with the pink card?
I just activated it, funded it, and ordered something with it on AE with successful payment, all effortlessly. The problem is that the item I ordered is still on "payment being verified" for 2 days now.
Please has anyone experienced this before? What is going on?
Note: black card is no longer available for now.

jboixxx:
If it's what I'm thinking, na so we de encourage corruption but when we're charged officially, we complain that "shebi I've paid for delivery".

Nigeria is a country where people like giving tips (bribe) than making official payments. We are just a funny bunch. We will complain that petrol has added #1 and go around looking for a station that sells #1/litre less, but when we get there, we tip the attendant 1k to sell for us first. Isn't that madness?

eteebanky1:


All of you are thieves

All Nigerians are thieves. The only difference is the level of thievery.

BannedUser:


Personally, I think it won't happen until they make CBN rate equal or almost equal to black market rate. There's a lot of arbitrage and corruption going on with maintaining different exchange rates. I made lots of money back then using ATM cards to buy USD at bank rates and selling at black market rate.

This is one of the youths that are the leaders of tomorrow, right? No wonder tomorrow has refused to come.
Na greed go destroy this country las las. We keep blaming the government, but most of us are way worse than the government.