Anyone bought strings off Ali Express?

[jeremyb]

If it's branded and purchased from China, why would you expect it to be genuine?

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

[Danger Mouse]

If it's branded and purchased from China, why would you expect it to be genuine?

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

Yep, I have bought a few things of Ali that are genuine. Often they are sold by US companies but the manufacturing is in China, so they use Ali as just another sales avenue, a direct from factory sort of thing.

[Bg]

If it's branded and purchased from China, why would you expect it to be genuine?

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

Knives, guns, tanks, ac10's etcetera

[robthemac]

If it's branded and purchased from China, why would you expect it to be genuine?

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

Knives, guns, tanks, ac10's etcetera

Pet snakes, sleeveless leather jackets...

[jeremyb]

If it's branded and purchased from China, why would you expect it to be genuine?

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

Knives, guns, tanks, ac10's etcetera

I must order a tank.

[clubhouse]

A 'reverb' tank, hopefully...

[Jay]

Meh, I'm still not convinced the packs I got were fake (if they are, it's exceptionally good fake packaging).

But I won't be making a habit of buying strings that way. For the few bucks you save, how long you wait and the risk they never show up (happens a lot with AE) is not worth it.

I take back what I said... I watched the video below and compared two sets, one bought in NZ and from AliExpress. The latter are absolute fakes. Very hard to tell when looking casually but there it is...

Do you think the fakes were any worse than the originals, though? Leaving aside risk, morality etc.

Sorry, I decided not to put them on and have returned them. Rather have the original, coated ones on the guitar.

[johnstratiwant]

Oh I bought a string from Ali, it was cheaper. I have a feeling it is fake :/

[johnstratiwant]

If it's branded and purchased from China, why would you expect it to be genuine?

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

Yep, I have bought a few things of Ali that are genuine. Often they are sold by US companies but the manufacturing is in China, so they use Ali as just another sales avenue, a direct from factory sort of thing.

Do you have the link for the seller?

[Danger Mouse]

Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!

Yep, I have bought a few things of Ali that are genuine. Often they are sold by US companies but the manufacturing is in China, so they use Ali as just another sales avenue, a direct from factory sort of thing.

Do you have the link for the seller?

Not guitar related, stuff for BBQ and brewing, Inkbird thermometers and temp probes etc.

[Bg]

you can buy inkbird here for about 30 bucks though, is it worth the hassle?

[Danger Mouse]

you can buy inkbird here for about 30 bucks though, is it worth the hassle?

The ones I use aren't $30 but they used to cost more locally and using an AliExpress official store is hardly a hassle.

[Bg]

you can buy inkbird here for about 30 bucks though, is it worth the hassle?

The ones I use aren't $30 but they used to cost more locally and using an AliExpress official store is hardly a hassle.

Dude, it is when you can get instant gratification! Well, within a day or so anyway

[chrispywings]

with how long they take to arrive plus the 15% GST applied at checkout, they are really not worth it imo