Guides
Buying from AliExpress without getting burned
Most bad AliExpress experiences are not scams. They are avoidable misreadings of a listing — wrong size, wrong voltage, wrong finish. These are the things worth knowing before you spend anything.
How to spot a bad AliExpress listing in 30 seconds
Six signals that separate a listing that arrives as photographed from one that doesn’t. None of them are the price.
Are AliExpress reviews fake?
Some are. Here is how the incentives actually work, and how to read a review page so the fakes stop mattering.
Buying lighting from AliExpress: voltage, fittings and the mistakes people make
The single most-returned category, and almost every return traces back to one of four things.