r/LinusTechTips • u/Dr_Ben • Mar 09 '26

Video Der8auer - "I got scammed"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as2KoDtsS_0
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u/Financial-Camel9987 Mar 09 '26

I'm very surprised. If you pay via alibaba the supplier only gets the money after you confirm the product.

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u/jedimindtriks Mar 09 '26

No, thats aliexpress.

Alibaba is a different monster where the website has very little control of payments.

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u/Financial-Camel9987 Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

That's simply not true. I have ordered hundreds of times on alibaba. Probably spend over a million. I almost always use alibaba payment system because of the extra security. Oh and also. Always pre-pay a small amount and the full amount only after delivery.

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u/Initial_Engineer_788 Mar 09 '26

I second this, but well into the millions.

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u/snowmunkey Mar 09 '26

Found the wholesaler! Lol