TaobaoReviews of taobao.com

I like how Taoboa has a wide range of all kinds of stuff that can come from across the world! I also love that it has stuff that other places don't, or stuff that isn't much popular but some people still like it. For example, last halloween, I wanted to be my favorite Chinese movie character, Ao Run, the dragon king from ne zha 2, and you know, not much people really think about it, so I had trouble finding it on websites all across the world! My eyes lit up when I found it on Taoboa, and multiple cosplay! I got to choose on my hearts desire! it arrived in perfect condition and I got multiple compliments on how beautiful I looked! From then, I used taoboa for multiple things that couldn't be found in many common places! The only con is that shipping is kinda long, but otherwise definitely recommend!

Overall service is OK, but I hate the way they provide incorrect waybill numbers on the order page. People shouldn't have to ask customer service for a number that can actually track the parcel when it leaves China - firstly I got given the tracking updates, then had to ask again for the actual number. I don't really understand why there seems to be a sort of reluctance to provide such basic information. If they want less complaints/inquiries then it would be a good idea to just hand over the relevant info.

The sistem won't let my mom pay even though her address didn't type over amount or under

Not really suitable for international buyers! Many good products and trusted shops, and the Chinese language can be translated, but the biggest issue would be the cost of shipping. Not cheap at all! Taobao anyhow was created by Alibaba to target buyers from that region. Aliexpress on the hand is for international shoppers. Thank you

Randomness of the china markets which however got better lately - the share of items with correonding size or any of its other parameters got bigger. Still many disputes opened and still im a bit afraid to order somwthing valuable deapite of the low pricing

...since it's in China, there is no respect for intellectual property and no or little apparent enforcement for selling counterfeit goods. This is therefore fine if you are buying e.g. a packet of screws or a beach towel, but don't buy that Eastpak rucksack or Ug boots as you just can't guarantee they are genuine even if you are paying the genuine price. Other users do comment on whether things are genuine but how do they know...a good fake can fool anyone. The other issue is there is not a clear returns policy so no common rules which make it fair for everyone that are enforced universaly by Taobao e.g. you have to horsetrade with the seller on who will pay the return postage for example.