Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:

is that a threat

brocked posted:

I hope this photo is to scale and somewhere in Ali-land there are ginormous cars and USB-12 cables

Vlaphor posted:

Just gotta plug in my USB cable.

Vlaphor posted:

Just gotta plug in my USB cable.

no_tears posted:

I’ve only had to dispute one order before, but it was because they sent me the wrong size of a tshirt. Super easy, as long as it isn’t a pattern showing possible dispute abuse, you should be fine!

DRINK ME posted:

I’ve had a handful (out of hundreds of orders). Two for broken items and the rest were no shows - even after the buyer protection was extended out for another couple of months.

The first time the seller was a real dick about it and asked for photos and videos as proof - I took a photo and said ‘there it is but it’s not working how am I meant to show it not working other than it sitting there’. Some try to bargain, like messaging you “half off your next order” or offering sell price minus shipping or half the price in refund, but the dispute system lets you respond by selecting the amount you want and I just go full amount. Others just haven’t responded to the dispute and AE defaults to refund if they don’t.

I’ve got a refund for every dispute and am happy with the process - I wouldn’t trust the ones that message me on the side offering stuff, stick to the process.

DRINK ME posted:

I think some of these are from the old GBS “make porn work-safe” thread. I realise it’s probably a script that just populates the store and (hopefully) no one would ever buy them.

DRINK ME posted:

I did find one toy to buy after all those too-expensive toys. I was gifted a nice second hand soldering iron recently but I haven’t done any soldering in about ten years, except small jobs like reattaching wires.

AU$3.73 12％ Off | TZT Electronic Diy Kit Fingertip Gyro LED Manufacture Kit Fun Welding Diy Kt RG550 Alleviate Fatigue Loosen Body And Mind





I have soldered sone smd before but not really much experience with this type of board / surface mount components. I decided to get this one as well as it’s so cheap. Should be interesting and fun.

AU$1.38 5％ Off | 1kit SMT SMD Component Welding Practice Board Soldering DIY Kit Resitor Diode Transistor By start Learning Electronic


There’s actually lots of little DIY electronics kits on ali I wouldn’t mind doing but I’ll wait and see how these ones turn out before going hog wild.

HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:

I somehow lost my Aliexpress multitool, and, since I'd been quite satisfied with it, decided to order another of the same model.

DRINK ME posted:

I always assumed they were double sided. No idea why but I guess I didn’t spend that long thinking about them until I landed in weird weapons alixpress.

The company that sells the steel pole with -10 wallet has a lot of martial arts stuff. If you can’t afford a steel pole they also have pretty wooden ones for much cheaper:
AU$41.19 | Hot selling Black Ebony Hardwood Shaolin Wushu Sticks Kung Fu Sticks Hardwood Escrima Sticks strong durable wood sticks

DRINK ME posted:

There’s actually lots of little DIY electronics kits on ali I wouldn’t mind doing but I’ll wait and see how these ones turn out before going hog wild.

solarNativity posted:

So, I'm looking at getting some carbon fiber aero wheels for my road bike, and severely torn between cheaper major brands ($$$) and nicer Ali wheels ($$). I know some of you have bought Ali bike wheels before, do you have any recommendations?
Trying to find something that's
disc brake, shimano 11spd
~50mm deep or more
relatively wide
serviceable hubs
and most importantly, good-looking. gimmicky spoke patterns or cool decals appreciated.

Platystemon posted:

My ears won’t get pregnant.

There’s a diaphragm in there.

Jokerpilled Drudge posted:

I feel like this is such a bad plan but I've heard both horror and success stories from ali cabron wheels. lmao just imagine that rear axle cracking right in half when you hit a pot hole during a quick descent

sigher posted:

You didn't gently caress your ear hard enough then.

norp posted:

I think the big thing is not buying from seller who sell fakes of branded stuff

Like if you buy something with HED decals and a Novatec or unbranded hub it's gonna be shithouse bottom of the barrel factory seconds rim built as cheap as possible.

But if you but but from a seller who's business is the outlet for a major carbon manufacturer and really all they are doing is dropshipping for random fly-by nighters you will probably get the same wheelbuilders used by major players and maybe even the same moulds/designs.

Jokerpilled Drudge posted:

If this goon is into tri's or TT's then I will concede but otherwise I don't think there is much wisdom in training on even brand-name carbon rims

DRINK ME posted:

Fidget toys for adults on ali

I clicked on the initial one in my recommendations because I couldn’t work out what the hell it was, it looked like a weird belt buckle and was over $300. I’m fairly sure they are like a fidget spinner but for rich adults who can’t sit still. Made of metal and magnets instead of plastic, some seem to have lights but I think they are actually like those little glowsticks you can get for fishing - one of the videos show them being slotted in already glowing.


I’m probably in the target demographic for these (unsurprisingly for someone posting on SA). I am that sort of awkward where I like to have something in my hand/s to play with all the time but I just settle for a pen when I’m in the office. The price would need to come down somewhere around $3-$30 for me to consider buying.

holefoods posted:

Does anyone know if there’s any sellers doing sunglasses with prescription lenses that will customize an order? I am blind as a bat (I think my script is like -7.5 / -7.75) and most of the prescription ones seem to max at -7.

holefoods posted:

Oh hey, their prices look great. Thanks!

cyberia posted:

I've always been morbidly curious about these mega-expensive fidget toys. I know the target audience is rich nerds and tacticool EDC bros but I wonder if any of these listings are legit or if they're just scams.

If you're looking for something to fidget with that's less obtrusive than a fidget spinner, I recommend a worry stone. They're small, polished pieces of gemstone with a concave side so you can hold them and either spin them around in your hand or stroke them depending on your fidgeting preferences. I got an obsidian one from a local eBay listing. I can't find many good ones on AliExpress so check out eBay.

cyberia posted:

KDdidit posted:

Got my fake shoes. Look fine. I wear a US 11.5 so I ordered 47 1/3. A bit big but there’s no way I’d have been comfortable going the next size down. I usually end up in an 11.5 mostly for width and not length, so that may effect other sizing. I never tie up casual shoes though, so when I did lace these up they felt pretty well sized.

NoneMoreNegative posted:

I'm just... confused

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003773798164.html

edit: also this thing in my recoomends, which is not your usual AliX cheapness



https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32872187646.html