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Crazy low prices on Aliexpress LifePO4 320A, with buyer protection?

1999orders Store been in business since June 17, 2021

Assembly battery Store has been in business since July 1, 2021

These might be good and up coming business but with virtually no track history, good luck with your purchasing. I would not take a chance on them at this time since AliExpress isn’t known for being a strong customer defender vs defender of the sellers.
I just bought 4x of their 16 cell packages for ~3200 from 1999orders hopefully it’s all good!
 
I guess we will see, protected through cc and PayPal…
I should point out their pictures are of EVE cells, and the largest capacity EVE manufacturers is 304 amp hours. Lots of vendors seem to be selling 320ah cells that arrive bloated.

Free DHL shipping and arrival in one week. PT Barnum comes to mind.

The latest scam is "delivered" but no package is received.

If they are delivered, and there is a problem, you can of course ship them back for a full refund.
 
So far i've ordered from the following:
Assembly battery shop Store
- 8x320AH toal = $1000CAD -> Super shady! Shipping was supposed to be through DHL, but only got a tracking number that can be tracked on 17track.net (shady!). Currently in talks with buyer as they were allegedly delivered more than 2 weeks ago... I have nothing. They don't seem to understand the concept of answering questions -> Who is the Canadian Carrier? What is the appropriate tracking #? Provide proof of delivery! Right now, a dispute has been started with AliExpress, but I have to wait another 30 days for that to trigger. Worse case... I'll go through PayPal or CC.

Jinxin battery 18650 - 8x320AH total = ~450CAD - Haha, ya I know.. you get what you paid for. I saw this and out of shear stupidity, I said, lets do it! While the conditions mirror Assembly battery shop Store - The tracking number they provided me (still 17track.net) is more promising. It actually shows it'll be handed off to CanadaPost. So we'll see.

If/when I'm confident these are failures, I'll be looking to creditable AliExpress stores or eBay as their dispute process is much more reliable.

I guess the question we should be asking is Has anyone ordered from the mentioned stores in this thread and actually received their purchased goods? -> keep in mind, I totally understand that the exact condition of the cells is another factor/gamble.
 
I guess the question we should be asking is Has anyone ordered from the mentioned stores in this thread and actually received their purchased goods? -> keep in mind, I totally understand that the exact condition of the cells is another factor/gamble.
Something I noticed with these stores, they have feedback from small items like lithium vacuum batteries, but nothing for large cells.
Whether its just the extended time frame of larger cells not reaching customers yet or the smaller items are a front to gain feedback and then rip off people putting big money on bigger cells for 4mths, then Phoenix into another store - i'm not sure.
 
Here is my latest tracking update from a similar 'shonky' store:
Hasn't moved for 13 days, no contact, no idea what state it is in.
Seller will not advise who local carrier is.

2021-09-01 15:35
destination, Item ready for pick up at a Post Office collection point against a notice of arrival or item code
 
Here is my latest tracking update from a similar 'shonky' store:
Hasn't moved for 13 days, no contact, no idea what state it is in.
Seller will not advise who local carrier is.

2021-09-01 15:35
destination, Item ready for pick up at a Post Office collection point against a notice of arrival or item code
I get that all the time, then the post office delivers the package next day.

In your case, I think it is probably a scam to let refund period expire.

I suggest you start a charge back now, they have had plenty of time to respond.
 
Yes, I have ordered from them, three different sellers, and so has Mr. Prowse.
Personally, I will stick to ordering from the vendor I have ordered from before that delivered real grade A cells for about 25% more.

I just ordered some 304AH EVE cells, if they are real quality, I will order 32 more next year.
 
Hi,
I´m Kai,
living most of my Time in Germany.

What should i say, i used the september Sale on 3999Orders and 1999 Orders for 4 Orders in total, 40 Cells a 280AH and 2 Cells a 320AH 100% New Grade A :)

8 Cells with 280 AH for 150 Euros total are so temping ...

First Red Flag: Shipping should be DHL, was switched to Seller Standard ...

For tracking i use the AliExpress operated Ciaonao Global Track und the "AfterShip" App, all Orders have been "Shipped" on Aliexrpress, Tracking is providing "Shipping on the way, Pending shipping by the Seller"

-> The Seller created Tracking ID´s, but did not provide a Package for the Carrier, since the last 9 Days ..
No Contact with the Seller, only "You have Track-ID, so i have shipped you Batteries ... such a Bulls***

It will be interesting, how they clear Customs, when Customs stop this Shipping, usually sendning you a "Love Letter", to pay your taxes and Pickup of the Batteries. Without Customs no Delivery ...

Regards,

Kai
 
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and not some "fly by night" re-seller of who-knows-what, selling on AliExpress out of an apartment.
It would have to be a big apartment with 2629 Battery Sellers all living there....assuming they live together since all the photos from their AliExpress sites have them sharing the same office and factory.
Bath time would be a bit crowded.
 
That is often difficult to do. They go out of stock OR the vendor changes practices and sometimes, when they have you as a previous customer, The price goes way up.. Unreasonably up. They think they "have you". That is why I shop different vendors.
The best scenario would be to deal directly with the factory and not some "fly by night" re-seller of who-knows-what, selling on AliExpress out of an apartment. Factories are not interested or have the structure to deal in small bites of an order.
The vendor I use is never out of stock of the grade A cells, since they come directly from EVE. The grade B or bulk cells are frequently out of stock. Fortunately the third order I placed, I got the best deal on. I hope my 4th order next year will be as good, but we will have to wait and see. Cheaper is good, as long as the quality is there. I don't want to wait 3 months to get them and then find out that I can't use them. Cell manufacturers in China are legally restricted to the Chinese market by the patent holder, so it will be interesting to see what happens in April when the patent expires.
 
The vendor I use is never out of stock of the grade A cells, since they come directly from EVE. The grade B or bulk cells are frequently out of stock. Fortunately the third order I placed, I got the best deal on. I hope my 4th order next year will be as good, but we will have to wait and see. Cheaper is good, as long as the quality is there. I don't want to wait 3 months to get them and then find out that I can't use them. Cell manufacturers in China are legally restricted to the Chinese market by the patent holder, so it will be interesting to see what happens in April when the patent expires.
Which vendor do you use?
 
Which vendor do you use?

Any estimate of shipping given by Alibaba is way off, use Alibaba chat to get a real quote.
 
Still no movement on my tracking in 20 days since hitting the shore, there is no signature on tracking yet too.
I have no doubt its a scam now.
Aliexpress dispute is in, but I have zero confidence they will do anything.
Last resort will be Paypal.
 
Here is my latest tracking update from a similar 'shonky' store:
Hasn't moved for 13 days, no contact, no idea what state it is in.
Seller will not advise who local carrier is.

2021-09-01 15:35
destination, Item ready for pick up at a Post Office collection point against a notice of arrival or item code
I ordered 20 cells supposedly "Grade A 320ah" from the 1999orders store on aliexpress on July 28th. I have experienced the exact same thing others reported about shipping, tracking and vendor communications.

The vendor has stopped responding to my last 2 messages specifically asking for a US based shipping company tracking number as the HJYT company apparently will not handling the shipping anymore after reaching the shores of the US.

My local USPS post office does not have any packages for me in their possession. I also spoke directly with DHL Ecommerce and without a DHL tracking number they cannot offer any assistance and don't even have a way to reverse lookup a specific address for pending delivery.

The tracking information as provided by HJYT directly and through the 17track website hasn't changed since August 22nd and is as follows...

2021-08-22 23:43
Destination, Item ready for pick up at a Post Office collection point against a notice of arrival or item code
2021-08-19 23:43
Destination, The consignment has arrived in the country of destination
2021-08-17 23:43
Oversea, The item is on transport to the country of destination
2021-08-12 23:43
Oversea, The item is processed at the Post sorting center
2021-08-06 23:43
Oversea, Consignment received at the PostNL Acceptance Centre
2021-08-01 23:43
HK, Arrival at export hub
2021-08-01 13:43
HK, Item is ready for transport
2021-07-31 17:43
SHENZHEN, RECEIVING AND PROCESSING CENTER HAS RECEIVED
2021-07-31 17:37
SHENZHEN, THE PARCELS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED
2021-07-29 08:09
货物电子信息已经收到


I live just outside Detroit, Michigan. I do not understand what the "PostNL" message means in the tracking information, all searches on phrase "PostNL" refer to the postal service in the Netherlands. My package should never need to go through Netherlands postal services.

I looked up PostNL a little further, it seems they also handle international shipping. I assume they are operating the container ship between Hong Kong and the US. The HJYT tracking number I have for my parcel does not work on their website either. I have seen other example tracking information on PostNL website indicating delivery times up to about 52 days total to the US. It looks like I am just coming up on about 56 days since ordering.

Also I would assume since the tracking information claims "Item ready for pick up at a Post Office collection point" that it should mean it has been unloaded from the shipping container at the port in the USA already. If that is the case then they already have had 32 days to go through customs and get transported from California to my doorstep in Michigan.
 
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My Ali dispute has been frozen, I assume this was triggered by the Paypal claim.
Just need someone with some brains at Paypal to review and hopefully not a bot,
 
I looked up PostNL a little further, it seems they also handle international shipping. I assume they are operating the container ship between Hong Kong and the US. The HJYT tracking number I have for my parcel does not work on their website either. I have seen other example tracking information on PostNL website indicating delivery times up to about 52 days total to the US. It looks like I am just coming up on about 56 days since ordering.

Also I would assume since the tracking information claims "Item ready for pick up at a Post Office collection point" that it should mean it has been unloaded from the shipping container at the port in the USA already. If that is the case then they already have had 32 days to go through customs and get transported from California to my doorstep in Michigan.

PostNL is pretty similar to something like the USPS in the USA. They do international, but mostly under the TNT Post names in Europe , and afaik not in US. For shippings from CN to USA it doesn't make sense at all.... since both of them are not their markets
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostNL )
Also, I'm not aware of any ship or container service they have. Only freight trucks for local delivery (well, within NL). I'm living in NL my entire life, I never saw a container or ship with their brand :)

I think al those xxxx stores have similar tactics: Open a store, label it <4 digit random number>store, advertise with very low prices, get money, post a random tracking no, and run....
Are you able to retrieve a weight indication? That probably would confirm it's just some random tracking no they abused for this scam.

If you're getting anything at all it will be bloated cells, batteries with rocks (to make up for the weight), and invalid capacty ratings (280Ah cells sold as 420Ah as some have experienced), or sell batteries by doing creative math (as some do: 4 cells of 3.2V/75Ah in series will give a 12.8V (4x3.2V) / 300Ah (4x75)

General it results in filing a claim. Ali frequently denies the claim (they don't know anthing, and if the seller says the customer isn't using proper equipment they just close the claim). Paypal... Well, haven't heart too many good results either. I think you're going ending up filing a claim at your CC company.

For anyone who hasn't bought cells yet: Go to a REPUTABLE seller on Alibaba, with decent reviews and a longer existence. Aliexpress is quite a lucky shot. Bloated cells, overrated cells, used cells, bad packaging, fraudulent sellers... I've seen them all. Look just at topics here: The majority of people having issues made the mistake ordering on Aliexpress without doing properly research.

Alibabba is neither 100% warranty, but it's much likely to get something you can actually use.... Want to minimum risk? Get a vendor with a US (or wherever you are located) warehouse. If you have the time, get properly matched cells at eg Amy (Luyuan)
 
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I may be a victim....What do you think?

I purchased 8 of these cells through AliExpress. Paid roughly $1000CAD for all 8, which included shipping. They were supposed to be shipped through DHL. These were a good deal, not the cheapest, but not the most expensive as well from what I could find.

The batteries were shipped out within a couple days and I was provided a tracking number that can only be viewed on track17.net and not through DHL. I bought these batteries late July and I started asking the seller about them early Sept. The tracking details showed that the package had arrived into Canada and was apparently at some sorting facility as of Aug 18th. Conveniently, after I questioned the seller about the shipping and starting a dispute with Aliexpress on Sept 5th, the tracking data now shows that it's been delivered on Aug 25th. Nothing has been received! :(

I'm now in the process of disputing this through AliExpress and it's doesn't look like it'll go smoothly. I have to try to resolve it with the seller within the next 35 days before AliExpress will even step in. The seller just keeps saying that the package was delivered/signed for. I've read that in these instances, AliExpress will typically side with the seller as there is a tracking # that states it was delivered. :mad: I'm asking the seller to provide the carrier details of who ever deals with it once it's in Canada and to provide proof of delivery.... I haven't heard anything.

Fortunately, I did use PayPal and have the option to file a dispute with them, if not my credit card company. While I have no idea how this will turn out... it's a big pain in the ass having $1000 tied up, time wasted and my newly converted offgrid shed/office sitting in limbo while I wait for batteries.

In the mean time, I placed an order for the same cells for half the price through AliExpress (haha ya, most likely a scam as well, but hope the protections in place work) and I might place another order through someone on eBay (far more reputable) to get something to me asap.

Thoughts? Anyone else dealt with AliExpress disputes?

PS..... (I just read more of the thread above).... and the store I bought from was Assembly battery Store

Just check the high number of FAKE stores if you search for "280ah lifepo4", I think that more than 95% of the stores are fake and automatically created with duplicated products and all of them will never ship the package, first 2 pages only FAKE fraudulent stores , be aware :

All these will never ship anything, they use an expoit or can alterate the shipping comany database records and create false battery path ...

 
PostNL is pretty similar to something like the USPS in the USA. They do international, but mostly under the TNT Post names in Europe , and afaik not in US. For shippings from CN to USA it doesn't make sense at all.... since both of them are not their markets
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostNL )
Also, I'm not aware of any ship or container service they have. Only freight trucks for local delivery (well, within NL). I'm living in NL my entire life, I never saw a container or ship with their brand :)

I think al those xxxx stores have similar tactics: Open a store, label it <4 digit random number>store, advertise with very low prices, get money, post a random tracking no, and run....
Are you able to retrieve a weight indication? That probably would confirm it's just some random tracking no they abused for this scam.

If you're getting anything at all it will be bloated cells, batteries with rocks (to make up for the weight), and invalid capacty ratings (280Ah cells sold as 420Ah as some have experienced), or sell batteries by doing creative math (as some do: 4 cells of 3.2V/75Ah in series will give a 12.8V (4x3.2V) / 300Ah (4x75)

General it results in filing a claim. Ali frequently denies the claim (they don't know anthing, and if the seller says the customer isn't using proper equipment they just close the claim). Paypal... Well, haven't heart too many good results either. I think you're going ending up filing a claim at your CC company.

For anyone who hasn't bought cells yet: Go to a REPUTABLE seller on Alibaba, with decent reviews and a longer existence. Aliexpress is quite a lucky shot. Bloated cells, overrated cells, used cells, bad packaging, fraudulent sellers... I've seen them all. Look just at topics here: The majority of people having issues made the mistake ordering on Aliexpress without doing properly research.

Alibabba is neither 100% warranty, but it's much likely to get something you can actually use.... Want to minimum risk? Get a vendor with a US (or wherever you are located) warehouse. If you have the time, get properly matched cells at eg Amy (Luyuan)

Indeed, this is what I've noticed too, now all results from the search are these scam stores and they do nothing to remove them :

 
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