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Valto:
Rugged Suoer 12v Pure Sine Wave 1500VA Power Inverter with Built in 20A Battery Charger. with selectable charge voltages/battery types.can work/charge lithium battery. comes with toroidal transformer with low energy consumption. can power any fridge or freezer. price 82k.

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brand new Epever 30A Mppt Charge Controller Tracer A Series 12v/24v for @49k
0802-057-4628

These your items are reasonably priced, abeg NL wetin una dey wait for?

Mkelv0106:
Please does anyone know the current dollar rate of zenith bank?

₦480/$

okikigsm:
what is d model u bot? do u still have it with u?

LiitoKala Lii-500 PD4

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0NMvd6

I've thrown it away sometime last year

okikigsm:
at last my lithium battery charger arrived.after anxiety that the seller didn't send it.thank God!

Bought the type that works with 4 cells. It was good while it works, until I packed it up for storage for about 7 months or so, when I brought it out for use, it was dead.

seunfly:
It is not d issue of oga at the top, it the habit of average Nigerians working in public sector, they are either lazy, thief or saboteurs.

Even the boss can't do anything about it.
Anyway Aliexpress don't use Nipost in Abuja anymore, they use private logistic company owned by one Chinese man, they will even deliver it to u at home days before expected delivery day.

That's awesome.

oyaskii:
I had a feeling NIPOST staff use to do this. In the US, opening someone's mail or package unintentionally or intentionally is a federal crime punishable up to 5 years in Prison. Smh

Tampering with mail is a big crime in the US. In Nigeria, this dude will still come to work this week. Oga at the top got him covered.

Lixusheng:

I have the feeling the phone would've gone if it's an iPhone

Michaelondon53:
Thanks for your prompt reply, but what is the cause of this blown mosfets, kind you this is a new inverter! Haus strom inverter, does the warranty cover such issues?

If it's under warranty, don't even bother to open the inverter as it may void the warranty. Just pack it up and send it back to the place you bought it from.

Feshizzy:
Abeg those wein dey use dollar card,
How una dey fund am?
I been ask bank before,
They said i would deposit dollar and that aboki rate no dey favour person at all.
Is there other ways to fund a dollar account with similar bank rate?

Either you go the BDC route or you get someone to transfer dollar to your account. I don't even know if the latter still works. But you can always ask your bank.

Ddmon:
The 36k they refunded was the value written on the receipt. Reason is this: I won The bid I placed on the auction of $74 at 420/$1 that time. Now, they stated that their insurance policy can only cover , the cost of the item as declared, including shipping fees. Not including customs duty at a rate of 405/$1.

Whereas, I paid 22,000 naira as both shipment and customs duty.

Then I told them, I'm not really interested in money, that I just need the phone. They insisted that, that's the policy of their insurance company. I even gave them over a month to still look for the item.

Oh, I see the loophole they exploited. That's really bad, a Google search of their company can show this bad review. The world is now a pretty small place. I guess left for me to recommend, I'd suggest you let it go, as it may not worth further efforts to keep pursuing it. Better luck next time.

Ddmon:
Bro, I'm just confused. The amount they refunded for phone worth 150k in naija is 36k.

I kept quiet because, I don't have oil to grease the palm of NPF. I honestly feel cheated. I have all evidences of payments and proof of ownership.

I don't just like stress, but the stress I went through to secure that stuff to naija, with all my sleepless nights, coupled with the unfavorable naira to dollar rate, I don't think I'll let this slide.

I don't mind refunding the meagre 36k they paid as insurance. I'm not quite sure how to take up the case, and how much it'll cost me next year.

This happened 3 months ago, but still feels like yesterday

I don't understand, why did they refund ₦36k for a ₦150k phone? Did you under declare the value of the phone? Also, why did you accept the ₦36k they paid? Or is there some terms and condition by the said "insurance" to pay some percentage of the value of the product in the event of a loss? This does not feel right to me.

If you take it up legally, you'd surely pay more than ₦150k. I've once spent ₦500k on a legal case involving ₦10k (not trying to get the ₦10k back but to get the person involved in the deal freed). It's simply crazy how frustrating slow the legal system in Nigeria is and how some crooked lawyers benefit off it.

Babalegba:
I really don't understand why people blot out their tracking numbers, there is nothing anybody can do about the shipment. Are we just being paranoid because we live in a country of thieves or am I mistaken.

The internet is the wild wild west. Anyone that wants to do whatever they can to avoid getting "shot" is game

Geogeben:
Thanks for your kind response. Unfortunately this isn't my first time, I have order countless of items from aliexpress. I haven't had any problem where the item doesn't work until the motherboard.
I messaged the seller and she/he said I was the one that damaged the motherboard. The seller has refused to reply my messages since aliexpress mark the dispute as invalid

Ok, that's bad. The seller will never reply you now...no incentive to, they've got paid. Give the seller the 1 star they deserve. That's the only thing you can do now. Though I know once they get loads of 1 star they just simply close that link and open another one; AliExpress really makes it easy for Chinese.

Eg I bought a Poco X3 Pro phone that never arrived, I got refunded, yesterday I wanted to leave a review, noticed the link now has "Item not available" on it.

So all other bad reviews (especially from Nigerians) that never received their phone are simply gone.

Oshomo12:
Checking the panel label very well again, I seriously doubt that panel. 90% chance it's my brother's Trina.

Your brother dey produce solar panel?

Rey33:
Thank you, but I don't have a master or Visa card only verve card...

You can go to your bank and request for another card ...it'll cost you about ₦1050. Tell the bank you have lost the Verve card and now insist on getting either a Visa or MasterCard. The best way to do this thing is to do it yourself so you don't open yourself to scams. It's pretty simple and straightforward.

Rey33:
Pls can you help me other for a product in Aliexpress?... I'll love to chat with u on WhatsApp

I can help you show you how to order, unfortunately all my cards are always maxed out (Nigeria naira debit card has dollar limit of between $300 to $100 per month). I max these out in first week of every month. Feel free to ask your questions here. I'll try my best to answer em.

isangjohnson:
PLEASE HELP!
3.5kva 48v Felicity Inverter, 60A TriStar Mppt and 4pcs of 230Ah Genus tubular batteries with balancer installed.
Since the batteries has been on ground for months, I knew the batteries will be suffering from sulphation. So i decided to set 15.7v for equalisation and 15.1v, 14.9v, 14.5v and 14.7v were shown on Voltmeter.
After 3hrs, the readings returned to 14.4v, 14.1v, 13.8v and 14.1v.
This readings maintained till 5pm due to dull weather.
I went out by 5pm and returned by 6pm to see the readings 12.3v, 12.4v, 11.9v and 12.3v.
I've Not placed any load on the system since morning.
Though I don't know the idle power consumption of this inverter but I'm worried about the sudden drop in voltage.
Is it because the battery wasn't floating?

Could battery deviation has a role in voltage sudden dropping?

Since I've equalised it today, do I still need to equalise it again tomorrow?

If you have a 12v charger, consider paralleling all the 4 batteries and charging it overnight. It once solved an issue a friend had with his four 200ah lead acid batteries.

But if after this you still continued having different voltages, you may consider running a battery test as one or two of the batteries may be failing.

A crude way to run a battery test that I've seen work several times is to fully charge the batteries, put a load of about 500w on the inverter and wait for the inverter to indicate battery low, quickly measure the battery terminal voltage. If any of the battery dropped to below 10.5v, you may consider such battery bad.

Tozic:
Just ordered these on the 24th of this month nd the delivery date is on 7th of February.

Is there a possibility that they'll arrive on the 3rd week of January? Really them need badly on time.

It's possible if shipped by Speedaf ...you'll know as your tracking number will start from NG....and ends in R.

Eg my last order was made in 21st of November, I got it in 26th of December.

Another before this was made in 31st October and got delivered in 18th November.

At least now you get the picture.

Sacred007:
Hi, I have never ordered anything b4 on Ali express.
I want to order a laptop keyboard for my laptop. It seems cheaper there. I want to know long it takes to get it delivered to Ondo state. Thanks

Logistics is never a very precise game, you may order and get it in two weeks, one month, two months, or even never. The thing is to have this info at the back of your mind while ordering so you don't get too much disappointed. But the good news is you stand a good chance to get your money back if tracking shows you never collected the item after 75-90 days period.

I've ordered keyboard for laptops like thrice, I got all of them under six weeks. But that's just my experience, yours may arrive faster or later.

PS: read the description well before you order so you don't order Russian keyboard or even the wrong keyboard. When in doubt, ask the seller. It even got to the point I uploaded my own keyboard pictures for seller to confirm they have it

Goodluck

Don't mind me, I'm just passing by.

Geogeben:
I have lost a dispute worth $220. I bought a motherboard from a seller in aliexpress, paying via multiple orders since my card then was $100 limit. The motherboard didn't work and all the dispute was to the seller favour, aliexpress decided to release the payment to the seller. Please, Is there a way I can get my money back?

Sorry for the loss. Is this your first time buying from AE? Did the board have good reviews? You would've easily won the dispute if it wasn't delivered. But next time do a video of you opening the package and installing the motherboard. That will help strengthen your dispute case. AE often side with sellers as buyers sometimes ain't saints either. As some buyers can easily swap what was gotten with defective part to get their money back.

Sadly, once the final decision is made, you can't get your money back. What was the seller's response when you chatted them up prior to opening dispute? Did they ignore you or did they ask for evidence?

Khaytunechi:
I actually need about four dozens or more, so I felt getting from a foreign platform would be better. But thank you for pointing this out. Do you have an idea where I can get this, in bulk, locally?

Ok, if you are buying in foreign platform, it'll be cheaper to buy and ship via sea using third party shipper. The truth is I don't really know where you can buy that many in Nigeria.

But consider buying from Alibaba (you gotta do loads of research before making a buy) then ship via sea.

Khaytunechi:
Can I possibly get a laptop powerbank on aliexpress??

Yes, but the shipping cost will be huge. Why not consider buying it locally?

mrmachine:
Gurus in the house, please someone introduced me to a new brand Xtrapower; they have inverters, lithium batteries , charge controllers and other renewable solar products. Please has anybody used any of their products or have a review of them . Please help me before I enter one chance. Thanks

The MPPT charge controller appear to be iPanda or POWMR or whatever name the seller wants it to answer You can see it is also XTRA Power.

The MPPT is not a bad one. But as for the solar panels and lithium batteries, I can't really tell of their quality, but going by the seller slapping their name on generic brand of an MPPT, the solar panel and lithium battery could likely be just another generic Chinese brand whose seller is willing to slap any name you want on it.

Samyd18:
Want to help someone order from AliExpress with on his own account but I have registered my card (first Bank) on my account ....if I use my account on his own... Will the card be blocked if I use it on another account

No, you can pay for another person without AliExpress blocking your account. Just remember not to SAVE your card details after making the purchase. So that the person won't continue using your card

To check if your card is saved...go to Account
under Services you'll see Wallet ..click it. Then click My Credit/Debit Cards click on Remove to remove your card...Goodluck

[quote author=ceaser post=108731418][/quote]Thanks man.

ceaser:
It seems yours isn't of the best stock. I have two solar lights that have functioned quite well for over one year. They light up with constant intensity from dusk till dawn. One started acting up about 3 weeks ago (it lights up thru the daytime when it's charging but goes off at night probably after the battery must have been depleted during daytime). It also became non responsive to the remote. What I did was simply to get a replacement circuit at less than 1k5 and fixed it.

The circuits are damn cheap on AliExpress and you an DIY these lights yourself with a cheap 6v 5w solar panel (around 3k on Konga/Jumia) and two or three pieces of 18650 (BMS protected) cells depending on the duration of lighting you want. The BMS you will need is 1s Li-ion which is also under 150 naira.

Another one I DIYed has two protected 18650s and lights up from dusk till dawn with constant intensity.

What's the name of this light? Please screenshot it

smallsmall:
I was preparing to buy a few of the same Street Lights after the New Year festivities and would have trusted the Seller on his Warranty Claims but l guess he would also turn around to tell me It is just sheer deception designed to sell the product!

This does not speak well of the Seller at all, and all those who act like That.

Till our people know that business requires making some sacrifices. Ever since my Chinese seller did that warranty replacement, I've recommended their products to at least 7, out of which 5 actually made a purchase. Nothing beats knowing your seller got you covered should things go awry.

GeorgeD1:
sorry for your loss bro. unfortunately not everyone who comes to post here is really a solar enthusiast.
most are here just to make profit and that's it. they are not necessarily grounded in the products they're selling.
going forward, any seller who just comes to dump adverts on the thread and vanishes into thin air should be
avoided at all cost. they don't weigh in on discussions. they don't offer any suggestions on problem solving.
they are just business focused. chances are that they don't know much about what they are selling and will be
very unlikely to help you sort out your issues if you call them up on any product purchased from them.
a word is enough for the wise...

I've had Chinese living in far away China honour the warranty they gave. One even honoured it after 18 months in a 2 year warranty that I thought was one year

Most people in Nigeria find it extremely difficult to honour warranty. It becomes extremely difficult to truly believe their warranty claims as they mostly will not hold their end of the bargain when things goes south.

I understand some solar product marketers may not know much about the product they are selling, but that does not in any way exempt them from giving a warranty claim and reneging on the same promise; that's fraudulent.

gadgetplanetng:
I usually just order from the manufacturers.

I get the best quality (Nigerian importers tend to bring in lower quality stuff for more profits) and they've always sent replacement parts to me if their products fail within warranty (which is rare).

I suspect it's poor sealing damaging the lamps so likely water.

I'd expect the vendor to at least offer to take them in and fix and reseal if they won't be replaced.

I've fixed a couple myself and I'm not a technician.

Please do drop the brand name of this awesome solar all-in-one street light which you've experienced to be a great product?

Doing business with most Nigerians is so tough. Most of the times it usually ends up with one partner losing. We really need a sort of escrow in Nairaland, too many business gone scam is all I see. That's why it's super hard for me to recommend any business I see here as most will end up in clients losing money. This is not how it should be!

lilachiever:
Well, may not be so.


My last SingPost package was routed.

Routed 27/11
Delivered 14/12

Just 25 days total in transit.

Well, that's encouraging. I have two items 30+days on transit and still stuck at "Object Routed"