bradleyclark86 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hope this isn't a repost. I searched but didn't find anything...even in the reviews area. I came across a site called alibaba.com that offers some beautiful hookahs. I've seen some other people on here post links to pictures on the site. I was just wondering if anyone has ordered off of there? What was the service like? All that good jazz. I hope it's legit. Found some hookahs on there I'd be afraid to smoke from...decoration-only material haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum055 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Now I don't know I read this right but it looks like a wholesaler .... so you have to buy a bunch at once? it says Min. Order Quantity for each hookah...so I found one but it looks like you have to buy 60 of the same pipe....IDK that's what I got from it.. BTW Check out this one http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/271129540/hookah.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I think it's more of portal site. Kinda like what amazon has turned into. You buy from them but it comes from someone else. But I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 It's not a vendor. It is a database of wholesalers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nars2k Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Alibaba isn't a vendor. Its how you can get conected with the Chinese manufactures, who usually have a minimum order requirment of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 [quote name='nars2k' date='09 December 2009 - 02:17 AM' timestamp='1260325069' post='436995'] Alibaba isn't a vendor. Its how you can get conected with the Chinese manufactures, who usually have a minimum order requirment of anything. [/quote] yes and no. alibaba is a listing of wholesalers and manufacturers from around the world, not just china. almost none of the companies listed with them will sell to the end user/consumer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiLLooR Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I studied this site the other day in class, it was really interesting but as its already been said its basically the social networking site of manufacturers kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyclark86 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Damn...what a shame. Still a great site to look at though. Some beautiful works of art...and some you couldn't pay me to smoke from haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bones- Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 [quote name='bradleyclark86' date='08 December 2009 - 08:49 PM' timestamp='1260323340' post='436970'] Hope this isn't a repost. I searched but didn't find anything...even in the reviews area. I came across a site called alibaba.com that offers some beautiful hookahs. I've seen some other people on here post links to pictures on the site. I was just wondering if anyone has ordered off of there? What was the service like? All that good jazz. I hope it's legit. Found some hookahs on there I'd be afraid to smoke from...decoration-only material haha. [/quote] Sorry i use every excuse to use this even though I don't believe this is actually a re-post [img]http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt240/chlmracing/pop1.jpg[/img] That said its like amazon for manufacturers as Stuie said but without a reliable rating system and most of the vendors on there do have minimum order requirements but.... A lot of vendors on there are counterfeiters, http://www.responsemagazine.com/resources/legal-resources/legal-review-how-handle-counterfeiters-alibabacom-804 or in either case less than reputable to say the least If you set it to search for USA company's only then maybe because you might have some legal recourse but if you don't have a recommendation from someone you know then i would really consider pursuing other avenues. There have been many reports on them just google alibaba reviews or reports ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyclark86 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Well I noticed that you can (supposedly) filter down by manufacturing area; like Egypt and Iran are some options and have the most tempting products. If you select China, the obvious knock-offs come up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 They are legit, but they only sell in 10's and 100's of products at once. You can not buy one hookah or one flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 some vendors allow single item sales, just look through, you can find some good deals on imported goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 [quote name='Codename067' date='09 December 2009 - 03:41 AM' timestamp='1260330114' post='437051'] They are legit, but they only sell in 10's and 100's of products at once. [/quote] or entire containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra Mint Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 they are dirt cheap, i ordered 90 few months ago. moq is 60 per piece but i negoicated it down to 30, and got 3 knock offs of mya, cost me $3 per piece, and i sold each for $20-30, all in pakistan making a huge profit but very hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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