alibaba.com any thoughts?

**davbren** · June 8th, 2010

Hey all, I was looking at alibaba.com and the prices on there are ridiculous. Are they too good to be true?

**prshah** · June 8th, 2010

Originally Posted by davbren

I was looking at alibaba.com and the prices on there are ridiculous

Most are. It is difficult to find reliable suppliers, but there are many. The prices are low, but as always "too good to be true"="usually untrue".

Use Ebay rule-of-thumb to avoid being scammed. Note that a number of third party escrow services are scammers as well.

**infestor** · June 8th, 2010

that site is one to avoid

**davbren** · June 8th, 2010

Originally Posted by infestor

that site is one to avoid

yh? how come?

**infestor** · July 24th, 2010

Originally Posted by prshah

Most are. It is difficult to find reliable suppliers, but there are many. The prices are low, but as always "too good to be true"="usually untrue".

Use Ebay rule-of-thumb to avoid being scammed. Note that a number of third party escrow services are scammers as well.

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