BUYING MOTOR ACCESSORIES IN CHINA

kincaid · 19-01-2012 10:57am #1

Hi, I need some car parts in China, they have what i need at a bargain price inc shipping.
Problem is this company(I NEVER USED THIS COMPANY BEFORE) do not accept paypal , these use to and i have always used paypal to payas last few years with other companies without problems.
they will accept credit card but would this be as safe as paypal as do not want to be ripped off,

thanks

WestWing · 19-01-2012 11:05am

Buy a prepaid credit card. By doing this you eliminate the risk of fraudulent activity on your regular credit card.

Don't forget, you're liability to get hit for vat for any purchases outside the EU.

dharn · 19-01-2012 11:05am

lot of fakery going on in china, would not be too happy to supply credit card to company based there

kincaid · 19-01-2012 11:17am

Thanks anyway the site is ALI EXPRESS so not sure what to do now

WestWing · 19-01-2012 11:27am

I wouldn't risk it....

http://scam.com/showthread.php?t=138767

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/815-forget-aliexpress/

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89535

Chris_Heilong · 19-01-2012 1:15pm

the closest thing to buyer protection in China is Alibaba, it is actually a foreign owned company that regulates sales over the internet and their version of Ebay is taobao, it is safe to use taobao as the partent company will not release funds to the seller until you confirm you are happy with the product but as another poster said, Prepay cards are the way to go.