₦airaland Forum

umarfantami:
Good morning members of this great house. Iwant to ask like how much will custom charge me for buying iphone of 150k on ali xpres. Looking forward to your answers. Thanks

If you can, I'll recommend you use a third party shipper as they have ways of bringing in stuff like iPhone without paying crazy custom duties. The custom duty for iPhones varies, but the few I've seen is never small. I've seen a guy pay ₦80,000 for iPhone X. He was furious as it was a gift sent to him by his bro. You may get lucky and receive your item without custom duty fee. But the postal agencies always have a thing for Apple products, they love to give em hefty custom charges.

HilcomTech:
Good evening gurus in the house,

Please I want to buy this item with name Bludriver OB2 Bluetooth car scanner. I have searched on AliExpress but I couldn't find it but I found it on Amazon and other western e-commerce websites

Please how can I buy it and ship to Nigeria.

Em... check these links and do your own research

1) https://www.nairaland.com/712408/free-air-satellite-tv-general/2265#106797547

2) https://www.nairaland.com/4403417/shop-ship-amazon-ebay-usa

3) https://www.nairaland.com/6324863/buy-ship-usa-india-china

4) https://www.nairaland.com/5485206/dallas-picker-order-goods-via

dammodee911:
Recently installed a 5.5kwh Smk hybrid on and off grid inverter system coupled with 4 units of 12v 200ah blue carbon lithium ion lifepo4 batteries and 8 450watts mono solar panels. Everything seems fine, but the only downside is that my 9kva firman 12990esr generator can’t seem to charge it. So far only the solar and Nepa light have been able to charge it. But with the raining season on full mode and epileptic power supply, I really need the generator option. My installer said my generator frequency isn’t enough, this is a generator that comfortably powers my 3hp inverter standing AC and 1.5hp inverter AC. What can I do pls? So far from the inverter screen, my gen produces btw 275 -285v and btw 48 - 50.5hz. Shouldn’t this be enough to charge the battery?

The output frequency of your generator appear to be ok. But isn't 275v to 285v too high? Most over voltage cut off devices will cut off voltages above 242v.

I think your generator's output voltage is too high and may be the reason the inverter cannot charge on gen use.

Consider either fixing the generator's high voltage or getting an AVR. But I think the latter is not really a cost effective fix.

Trustwallet:
Where did u buy this, i want to get one.

At AliExpress

check this link

IRAPADA:
Please which charger is better for this battery and what size of solar panels do I need.120ah battery

Check here

https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/1127#110414582

gadgetplanetng:
My brother, the whole thing weak me.
See the spellings

I just saw it it now. Lol at oporating and "mor". WTF is "imadanco"?

gadgetplanetng:
Who sells original panels?

@Valto suggested Auxano and they say no stock

& and attached image is the type I'm seeing which I won't buy.

Are you afraid it may be these people?

Trippledots:
Yeah... The more persons i have interested, the more bargaining power I may have when prices are out. If I had enough cash I would have carted everything for myself.... I intend to go 100% off-grid on a budget so I'll be stocking some for myself from this deal for future use. .

When better money come I can replace them.

A neighbour once used one like that for two years. He still sold it and added money and bought a new one. I still wonder who bought it from him

ladykilllar:
If you have broken or misplaced your nb2 charging case I have spare ones for sale.

The earbuds not really working well so i can just sell the case off.

You may need to edit and type the name in full in case someone searches Nairaland.

I have this earbud mine still works well. Nearly lost the case one, but got lucky and got it back.

paulmarkino:
Please how will I pay for this item which costs around $98 dollar?

I need good reply.

Why not buy Amazon HD 8 (2020) release from Jiji instead of spending the almost same thing on this while running into issues of dollar wahala and goods getting lost in transit plus crazy wait time?

At least this is a known brand (I checked out both and they appear to have same configuration) this unknown Chinese brand may just have same spec and perform woefully.

Trippledots:
Hello guys,
Some stock of cracked panels are soon goibg to be in stock, but drmand is going to be high and I was privileged to get early information about their availability. Original jinko, Canadian etc. BUT CRACKED PLEASE.

I hear capacities as high as 375w will be available.

If interested pls dm me or email me, so as soon as prices are available it will be shared with you. IT'S GOING TO BE A STEAL, especially for those of us on a tight budget and don't mind the cracks

AGAIN THESE ARE CRACKED PANELS, COMPANY REJECTS.

Attached is a sample of cracked panel.

Well since you say it's a steal, then that's a nice way to get some feet wet in this incredible RE experience.

Marrvelous:
Is aliexpress ridiculously cheap or what’s that special about it , abeg bosses��

In AliExpress you do less work. Sellers often ship their products. Their MOQ is lower. I've seen great deals in Alibaba but sellers won't talk to me as I only wanted to buy a miserly 20 pieces. The seller has an MOQ of 500.

Alibaba is like DIY while AliExpress is like getting it already made. But if you know how to work Alibaba and you are buying many, you'll surely get a cheaper deal at Alibaba.

Marrvelous:
Guys please I’m about to purchase from alibaba for the first time, is there little important things I have to know, because it’s looking way too easy to just put in cart and make order , pay up and start waiting

You can check out the following points as a to-do list:

1) Check the review of the item you want to buy, if you can't see it...check other reviews of similar products sold by the same seller. Sometimes I even Google the name of the particular store to check reviews, just in case they have somewhat deleted older bad reviews � If all are good, proceed to No 2

2) Chat the seller and tell them how many MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) you want to buy. From experience I've seen sellers with MOQ of 1 boldly written on product that I chat up and they'll tell me MOQ is 1000. Also ask them how much they are selling the products, most of the prices you see are often clickbaity in nature to get you to click

Sellers in Alibaba wants to sell in large quantities, they'll often ask if you are buying for private use or whether you are buying for sale. Of course, I'm always buying for sale You know the perceived big buyers get all the perks and benefits. Lol. Remember you can negotiate downwards whatever they tell you. But if they insist that's the last price, that may probably be the last price.

3) Have a means of shipment (sellers will often ask if you have a forwarder in China), because when you chat up seller to enquire about pricing, they'll ask you where you are shipping it to. If you allow sellers to chose a shipping method for you, be ready to pay a crazy amount of money. I've only used a seller's shipping method once, because it was a steal ( $40 using DHL for a 1.5kg item).

4) Chat up other sellers too for same product to see who sells the cheapest. I sometimes chat up to 7 sellers from different part of China selling same goods to get a correct deal, of course I'm never in a hurry to close a deal. Some of the sales rep can be pretty persuasive, but you can't pressure me to make any purchase.

5) If a seller is very slow in response (note the time difference of 7 hours ahead if you are in Nigeria) I don't usually deal with em because if you run into problems, chances are they won't ever reply again especially after the deal is done.

6) Sometimes ask all the questions about the specs, don't just trust everything you read in the specification are correct. Eg I've chatted sellers and asked point blank if the batteries I'm interested in is used, it turned out it was used but still has about 80% capacity left. Note, this important factor is nowhere written in the description.


That is why I often asked questions like these when buying batteries from a new seller: "Are these brand new cells or fairly used?" "Are these grade A or grade B cells?" "What is the total capacity of these batteries after running a test" I'll ask the last question even when I see 200ah written as capacity. You'll be surprised to the answers you get when you ask. But if you don't ask, they often won't tell


7) Some sellers may encourage you to pay them outside of Alibaba protection, always say no to this. The only time I've paid outside of here was an old customer that I've already had several deals going back years.

Lastly, do your research on products you are buying, you'll be surprised to see people selling it cheaper in Nigeria.

I never buy a product that I'll get cheaper in Nigeria. I always add the total cost, shipping and cost of product. If higher than what it's sold in Nigeria I won't deal. But in my case so many of the things I buy are not even sold here, or if it's sold here I don't know where to get em.

Goodluck.

Bradiyung:
Thanks but how can I go about that western Union payment hope it’s not stressful

I don't think it will be too much hassles. Just pick whatever you want to pay for, select Western Union as your mode of payment, click confirm and go to the Western Union or FX section of the bank with the payment detail.

Give it a try and update the house how it went down.

Worst case scenario it wouldn't scale through; you can always cancel the order. Nothing lost.

chiboyne:
Please does anyone know how long packages
RB........SG takes to come.
I used AliExpress standard shipping, but it seems its on 4px using global tracking.

It has been on 'departed country of origin' for weeks now

Logistics is not like an exact science where 2+2 will always be 4. So each shipping is different even when done by the exact store using the same logistics. Sometimes all you gotta do is wait, if at the end of the day you don't get your package, there is dispute to be opened and refund to be done by AliExpress.

ayobamizz:
Please what's the current dollar to naira rate of Standard Chartered bank?

I heard ₦504/$ and $50/month limit

Bradiyung:
Hello everyone
I want to order a set of football boots from AliExpress which cost about $26 I can’t seem to make the payment with my bank (UBA) card so I called the bank and got to know that they got a limit of $20 per month for international transactions

So I have to now consider another payment option, I want to try western Union but I have not used it before and have no idea how to go about it and if it’s a very advisable means of payment.


I don’t know if the boots will take longer time to arrive and if I pay through western Union and something happens and I want a refund how will I get my money back


Pls a detailed explanation on how to go about this payment would be really appreciated ��
I don’t know who to ask and I turn to nairaland cause I know there are people here with experience Biko help me

The only bank that it's naira card can do this payment at once appears to be Standard Chartered bank.

Other ways to go about it is to ask sellers to split the payment into two (many will not do it, but correct sellers do) so you can pay with either of Access, GTB or Zenith which currently has $20 limit per month. Or open a dom account and fund it with dollars @₦600+ per $ and buy at once.

I have not tried any other means of payment apart from debit card on AliExpress, but I've done Wire Transfer (TT) on Alibaba from a dom account.

Also as a side note, on the boot you want to buy kindly check the addition feedback of those that had bought it and used it after some days. You'll be shocked to see some 5-star review drop to 0 star feedback after some days

anungangampu:
Who knows any cheaper means I can send a goods of 0.8kg to Germany?

DHL, dunno if it'll be cheap though.

WHITELIGHTER:
GT was ₦483 yesterday

Did ₦490/$ today

sleekender:
I have a 5KVA Solar Inverter with 4 x 200AH Eastman Tubular batteries (2.5 years old - 60% life remaining).

I want to replace the batteries to a Lithium battery.

Should I get a 5KVA or 10KVA Lithium LFP?

What is the best brands to buy (regardless of costs)

Get a 10KWH battery

sleekender:
I have a 5KVA Solar Inverter with 4 x 200AH Eastman Tubular batteries (2.5 years old - 60% life remaining).

I want to replace the batteries to a Lithium battery.

Should I get a 5KVA or 10KVA Lithium LFP?

What is the best brands to buy (regardless of costs)

Pylontech

EG4

BYD

Moneyboyz:
I have ordered one from AliExpress, knowing that it's gonna take weeks to arrive and I needed the bike very urgent, I sourced for another faulty solar inverter and swapped the transistors. It worked like charm. When the new one arrives I will replace it with the one I repaired cause some functions are not working.
It's better than the bike not being operational at all

That's great. Yeah missing features are usually a thing when one tries to repair it.

Fucklove:
did you use the virtual card or normal card?

Just the regular naira debit MasterCard.

UDanny:
As of now, GoMoney rate is N480 to $1

Zenith Bank is not doing well

Zenith Bank $1 = ₦494.77 today.

Babalegba:
I did a 128 $ transaction with GTB last week but this week even a one dollar transaction did not go through.

Just paid for something now with my GTB, maybe you've exhausted your 7 months reserve

Babalegba:
Which bank is that,is it GTB

Tried to do a $28 payment now after using $16, GTB no gree. Tried again for a $3 and it went through. So I doubt it'll be GTB.

HeadofNairaland:
It will work bro

Just like mine

Get a big transparent celotape( nylon ) and tape all over. It will work bro.

U can even use cling film on it too along with d tape.

Pay attention too to the borders where water will run through.


But bro I need cracked pv ooo

My neighbour tried this some years ago, but wait till the sun messes up the transparent tape. Your PV surface will be looking as scaly as a crocodile's skin.

Moneyboyz:
How many watt is it rated for, I need 60v 1500 to 2000 watts. I messed it up, it didn't spoil same day, it failed after 5 days or so. I thought the controller is waterproof.

I have placed an order for it.

The controller is specially rated to match with your ebike's motor and other features. So check your old ebike's controller and buy accordingly.

Moneyboyz:
I have a water damaged inverter (for electric bikes) is there anyone here who can repair it in lagos/Ogun?

The picture you showed shows an ebike brushless DC motor controller, it's hard to repair when it fails. Your best bet is to check the type of controller it is and buy another from AliExpress. I have a spare controller that I bought $15 for one of my ebike in the event it fails.

Here's a link to check the controller for one of my ebike: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNsTxRg


Always ensure the controller is in a place water can't reach...even if I run in water, water can't get to my controller.

rust6:
I have been trying to reach Nipost customer care service for over a month now and they don’t reply suddenly I ran into luck today and called one of their Glo line it was ringing and the person was just diverting the call, after I sent a text to them I called, once and she picked and angrily asked me to forward my complain to another person Omoh, I apologize but up till now she’s not even picking, and I ask myself if it’s a crime to be a Nigerian

Don't bother reaching them as the customer care is wack and they won't help you do anything. Just find a way to resolve your problem as NIPOST will never help you find a fix.

Onyeka90210:
495 actually

Oh, more like it. GTB still ₦490 though.