I got SCAMMED on AliExpress

[@bnice1374]

Refunds are actually pretty solid on Ali, I've had multiple things that were not as advertised, and I got a full refund and got to keep the products.

[@Kaigame1]

agreed, if the seller causes any trouble, Aliexpress will step in and sort it out for you.

[@kimsleep4111]

Very true!

[@JustinEdge-i3i]

That’s why it’s cheap shit they ain’t gonna give a shit bout sending stuff back

[@ThatDroid]

Yep. Its 100% money back garuantee lives up to its claim.

[@kimsleep4111]

@@wrth very true

[@AaayJude]

I am so confused at the "Wish and Temu have a little bit more variety" claim. In my experience in most cases those two don't even have 1/100th of the option which Aliexpress does.

[@UFOhunter4711]

Even beyond that, nearly anything you can find on those 2 is on Ali and there is a high chance they are from ali baba as well

[@brundle_fly_3895]

Agreed!

[@ironman8657]

Crazy

[@alfredo962905]

That goes to show that this this channel is more about novelty and whacky things rather than useful things. I've used AliExpress for so many years now to buy replacement parts for consoles and phones. Its 1000% more useful than Temu or Wish.

[@tonberryhunter]

Yeah honestly Aliexpress is the biggest Chinese online marketplace. They are surely one of the first as well.

[@forsakenparallel]

TBH Aliexpress has been awesome to me, only issues I've had have been with Shipping and that's usually a logistics issue with their shipping partner in China. By far the best place to direct order electronic components for drones and other purpose-built electronics.

[@Oystein87]

Oh, that really depends on what you buy... ALOT of electronics I would never buy from ali or wish..

[@forsakenparallel]

@Oystein87 full on electronics sure, but components to build electronics I've never had issues

[@Oystein87]

@@forsakenparallel I am talking about components

[@APAMVs]

​@@Oystein87you'd be surprised. Got a ps vita screen for over 20 euros. Very nice screen! And it has lasted since 2017 or 2018. But yeah, it depends on the items. Nit everything is great in AliExpress. Also it seems like Austin just gets items instead of seeing if the reviews were bad for the item. I always check for items with more reviews and also the ratio between good and bad reviews as well as read the bad reviews too. Because of that, I've rarely had issues

[@daviddouillet4138]

The "Choice" yellow mark means it's a heavily discounted item that have been selling like hot cakes on AE for some time, I bought tablets that are usually 160-170 USD at just 80 (genuine Lenovo Tab 2022), they also have some very nice mini PCs at great prices.

[@Gabriel-jf2oq]

AliExpress and Genuine don't combine.

[@jerichochee1272]

​@@Gabriel-jf2oqthey are honestly pretty good in terms of refund/return policies, so it doesn't matter.

[@Oystein87]

Was it actually genuine or just a good copy? Seems like everytime I tried to get something "genuine" on ali or wish it ends up beeing fake. Can get some decent stuff but never got anything that's truly genuine even if it's marked as beeing genuine🤷‍♂️ Always ended up getting a refund

[@BigFatCone]

@@Gabriel-jf2oq Kinda depends. Something like a decent retro handheld will be genuine.

[@guadalupe8589]

My bot spidey sense is tingling…..

[@noah2765]

Aliexpress has very good customer support! If you have issues or something doesn’t work it isn’t hard to get a replacement or money back.

[@svyatoi6314]

Not my experience at all - a product broke after 3 months of usage and Aliexpress was anything but helpful.

[@MJ_M]

I disagree, I've bought headphones that failed on one side and they said my proof video wasn't good enough with no option to dispute

[@TheMenarch]

I smell a bot

[@cidkramer]

Their customer service sucks bad

[@Underskore]

I've had sellers that were great to deal with others that were ass.

[@stoneymahoney9106]

I ordered a GPU off AliExpress and they pre-emptively detected the seller was trying to pull a fast one and instantly refunded me. By comparison, when an SSD I ordered off Amazon got lost in transit, I had to wait 24 hours before I could even report it lost and the refund took an entire week to process. Make of that what you will.

[@Apollo-iq1vx]

I'm so used to Amazon having ultra fast delivery though, even non-Prime items arrive in less than 1 week most of the time. AliExpress is cool but I don't have the patience to wait an entire month to get some cheap electronics. AliExpress has "fast shipping" but it takes like 2 weeks and is only on a very tiny amount of stuff.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

I had a similar experience when buying from them. They seem a bit shady because there's a bit of "too good to be true" going on, but in my experience they're actually super reliable

[@Matt-uw9rb]

Amazon is trash, people are brainwashed

[@BasslineCriminal]

The SF2000 requires the supplied microSD card to be in the machine to turn it on. And for 20 bucks its a great entry into handheld emulation!

[@michaeleggers5539]

I hope Austin see this comment and give this handheld another chance I’m curious about it

[@red2]

Yes, thats exactly what happens if it cant detect the micro SD. The screen remains black with the power light on.

[@txcforever]

Yeah, that's what I suspected. If it runs a Linux distro and not it's own thing, without the SD Card it wouldn't show anything on the screen.

[@lwbga666]

I also came to say, I've had emulating handhelds that you also have to hit the start button or possibly a combo of start and another button to turn it on after the power is enabled.

[@wlovins0]

I thought the same when I got mine. The stupid thing is broken... until I saw the microsd card that wasn't noted anywhere in the instructions, put it in and.. magic. Even if there isn't an update, I hope they found it and got to see what a great toy it is for a mere $15.

[@TimidSylveon]

AliExpress is actually pretty good! I was able to source a custom water cooling, copper plate to mod my Surface Duo to be water cooled. I wasn't able to get that sort of part anywhere else. :/

[@VinnytotheK]

Bro why though? 😅

[@TimidSylveon]

@@VinnytotheK I use it to play both of my Pokémon Go accounts at the same time so it got hot really fast. At least it looks like a beefy Pokédex now though! 😅

[@VinnytotheK]

@@TimidSylveon Okay that's pretty sick lmao

[@MrSp33dyNL]

​@@TimidSylveon i wanna see how that looks like 😂, pls make a video

[@coldbreezeproductions]

Haha! That’s funny, you could just buy the fans now and throw a couple on the hot spots

[@alphenhousplaysgames4565]

ken singing the puff song with the jiggly mask is what's gonna keep me up this week.

[@Pienimusta]

There's ton of actually decent quality items for decent price, if you take even a second to look at what you are buying. The refund process is very good. Usually no questions asked and you get your money back, without having to send the product back.

[@AmusableKitten5]

The cool thing is that sometimes if you claim (and proof) that a product is broken they'll give you a refund and won't ask to get the product back, so you have the chance to repair it by yourself

[@Anon55504]

That camera quality on the S3 is insane

[@dipe6376]

Facts for a 2012 device it takes better pictures than most midrange devices

[@theodoros_1234]

3:48 That means the device is likely rooted, and I bet they've installed some malware onto that phone. I wouldn't trust it until flashing back the stock firmware from Samsung, or something more modern but from trusted sources (like Lineage OS or something like that).

[@jontranchida8179]

no it most likely doesnt have malware on it all it has is a custom rom and recovery on it so he needs to use odin to update the modem and bootloader to kitkat base and then he can flash lineage os 14.1 along with gapps and magisk if he chooses too but most likely it just has a custom rom but thats a normal warning message when your phone has been modified but it doesnt mean it has malware

[@theodoros_1234]

@@jontranchida8179 Yup, I know that the message just means that it's rooted. I've rooted phones in the past and I've seen that. However, when you consider that this device was purchased from a seller we know nothing about, and the seller didn't disclose that it's rooted, you shouldn't trust it. Same goes for computers. When I buy a laptop or desktop PC, unless I bought it brand new from a reputable store and the PC is from a reputable brand, I assume it has malware on it and do a fresh install of Windows. In both cases, the device might be just fine and malware free, but you can't risk it with this stuff.

[@Mandarin9900]

​@@jontranchida8179 Was that phone even a legit one or a fake?

[@tonypelzek]

Fun fact. Of all the channels on KZbin. Watching you buy Ali express and temu items while hoping for the best... Gives me life. Thank you for all you do. ❤❤

[@johnbevill128]

The sf2000 needed the sd card put in it for it to work. Everything is loaded on that card including the firmware

[@ElainesStory]

Hey Austin, You know that copyright keeps pushing forward every year. There's nothing wrong with a 2012 phone with a 2015 copyright. That just means they still have the copyright in 2015. Same thing how pokemon cards are done. Like you remember the first gen where they have copyright 95, 97, &98 on the bottom?

[@joaojotta64]

I actually have one SF2000 and it works great! That behaviour seams to be a missing/faulty microSD card.

[@7techno77]

Jigglypuff will not only lull you to sleep, it will haunt your dreams as well.

[@TheL1arL1ar]

Reminds me of metal gear online…especially playing ps2 online back in the day…

[@evillordaizen]

That’s not a Jigglypuff that’s a clefairy. It’s the checks and ears that’s a huge give away.

[@mcbchannel7173]

i actually got refund from aliexpress because the thing doesn’t work as advertised (iphone main board) without actually shipping back the item. the seller just slow responded me and eventually gave up and just gave back my money without demanded their board back.

[@mcbchannel7173]

most aliexpress sellers are big inlt supplier so they actually didn’t care that much for some bucks refund, most of them will eventually gave up after several days and just give you back your money without demanding their item back.

[@Nas4atu10]

I’ll never forget Austin doing a blind hearing test for a range of headphones and ended up choosing the worst pair as his “best pair”. Classic.

[@chrismintoff]

Austin videos are the AliExpress of tech reviews

[@alltheotherhandlesaretaken]

Aliexpress has gotten a lot better these days. Ordered a few things from them, if item isn’t as advertised the seller will rectify it or you get a refund.

[@DirtyPlumbus]

I have a hard time not spending hundreds of dollars on Aliexpress every month. Lol

[@martinskrastins2606]

Expensive chinese fishing rods, with them you can wack a friend and they dont break :D

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Aliexpress sometimes have more parts variety than eBay, or they’re cheaper. There’s also a lot of laptop vinyl skins that are good enough.

[@randomparable]

Kenlypuff is the thing that therapists tell you to not worry about

[@thomasreese2816]

Make sure you include the shipping cost as part of the price. It very much is part of how they price the items

[@RyanDeLaHaye]

Instead of repairing a junk console, try building one from scratch with the parts you can buy.

[@anergizerx7550]

Those Pokémon masks will haunt my dreams 😂

[@dontplayw_thme595]

Ken singing in that mask will be in my nightmares.

[@bluetoothdiggi7877]

Where was the scam ?

[@ToastedPanda]

When you clicked Austin’s video 😂

[@NewportBox100s]

Ken singing as Jigglypuff is becoming a meme now

[@Malaphor2501]

I think it would be neat to see if you can't build an entire console from AliExpress.

[@aethersx2-samsunggalaxys206]

Definitely possible, I buy a lot of parts there tbh probably could have built a good few with how much I order haha

[@atsurao]

My friend is currently trimming and soldering together a portable wii! It's an expensive but really cool project, I'm excited to get to try it once he's done!

[@georgedragon4039]

At 3:30 that shirt you’re wearing is a shirt you can buy from a KZbinr called Urban Ranch Rescue from his own merch store. But that Capybara definitely ate your son Austin!

[@40yr.Old.Nerdin]

I have a pair of Lenovo earbuds I got for less than $20CDN, so call it about $10USD....And I absolutely love them. Smart pairing and active noise cancellation. I've never heard anything bad about Lenovo buds.

[@blackheartstk]

Always found wish items didn't turn up ablut 30% of the time, aliexpress seemed to be the beat place for cables, random texh and Christmas stocking fillers for cheap

[@MrNuke101]

For $10 you get a cheap handheld console For $15 you get a broken cheap handheld console!

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

Honestly, for 550 you got a childhood memory in a sorta kinda holdable clearly 3d printed and totally custom hand built package.. that thing is pretty cool man, I loved my GC when I was younger (I've been around since atari 2600) I wish we kept our old Nintendo system and all those things.. man we yard saled them not thinking. They all were dead anyway though, but man it would be neat to have all the game systems I grew up with still.. I think the first one I bought personally with my own money was the N64. Yeah 007 baby!!

[@MaybeAnnatar]

If you look for other people selling those modders typically sell them for 2 to 3 times the price he paid

[@AerinRavage]

I wish Austin had looked inside the portable GC because I like the idea, but I don't know where the $550 is going. If there's no board fab (besides maybe gamepad interfaces?) is it just the Wii board and screen screwed into the case and the controller parts fitted in along with a battery?

[@MaybeAnnatar]

@@AerinRavage you can Google Ashida's Wii Portable to see how to build one of these. It's a rough project (I've done it, it is a genuinely fantastic semi-portable emulation machine but jesus it took forever) You have to mod the Wii main board (in a way that of you make a small error you will completely brick it), you need batteries, a custom sound board and speaker, a modified GameCube controller board split between the two sides, a screen, a custom shell (Ashida's is only a 5 inch screen so this one is larger) and a couple other things.

[@mduartay]

@@AerinRavage i would assume its more labor costs than gimmicks or features

[@sangan3202]

i mean if you wanted to play those so bad you could just buy an actual wii with a controller and mod it for like half the price or way less even

[@Wusyaname_]

It’d be pretty fun to see you try to build a whole new switch with only Ali express parts. Probably pretty hard.

[@DeadManChubz]

Its a good day when Austin uploads 🔥

[@DogeSuperior]

ye

[@totedamusicmonke]

you already know it!

[@amitheahole.]

I bet us retro gamers would love that laptop

[@tatnith3596]

I always love this type of video from him

[@pultz8255]

I can tell you this much, i once had a faulty product from aliexpress, and they didnt even want the faulty product back they simply asked if i wanted a refund or a new product sent to me , and i got a new product that was fully working

[@95blahblahhaha]

I have a problem throwing away old electronics so I still have my white Galaxy S3. 2 years ago I was using it just for a light switch for my smart lights🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@reubenhoffman8846]

one time my dad was on aliexpress he saw 2 jet-skis for only $200 💀

[@GFourGadget]

Another day another scam. Scammers truly love Austin Evans, and so do we! 😂

[@OctavianVca]

Why is bro glazing so hard

[@soyrobin2001]

Aliexpress doesn't even asks for proof of failure to refund, they trust their customers good will.

[@Natty_zd_]

Austin never fails to entertain us❤

[@Natty_zd_]

@@Elatenl Mate Im not a bot

[@sevine4667]

I got scammed too

[@ltu_aheadwhynot3471]

Same

[@JonLake]

Actually getting a refund on AliExpress is quite easy tho 😅

[@sevine4667]

@@JonLake Yeah, the problem starts when the seller contacts you and tells you "the order's on the way so they cannot cancel the order even though its pass deadline... And when you decide to open a dispute again, the 15 days dispute is over and" sorry you cannot request returns for this order" For the most part I received my orders. Most sellers are genuine. 10/10. But there are some who knows the policy too well and plays you. Thanks now I know about that and seller won't be able to scam me again though.

[@sevine4667]

​@@ltu_aheadwhynot3471if you ever get scam again, do think about opening a dispute BEFORE it expires or you won't have your money back. If you do open a dispute, it's like 70% chance they refund you with no problem and 25% chance they try to play around the regulations in order to make you lose the time limit for opening dispute... Another 5% is like they won't even respond at the complaint and then AliExpress comes in and forces them to refund you 🥂 Some people may say don't buy there again if we got scammed but you need to understand that for the price compared to ebay and amazon we are willing to buy again. I personally buy only with big and high rated sellers now and if there is a problem... Well they try to help you and worst case they refund with some day delays...

[@JonLake]

@@sevine4667 paying with your credit card on PayPal gives you so much layer of protection, 15 days AliExpress, 30 days PayPal and most credit card offers 90days protection. It's sad that some people still get scammed in 2023 😶‍🌫️

[@Wedeemgaming]

People do it all the time, the person who created the rom hack can't really profit off of it but charging someone money for the cartridge and loading the rom on the cart makes sense. People also make money off of repros which is essentially the same thing and at the end of the day anyone of us can just do it ourselves by buying the necessary materials!

[@kpleeon1939]

I will never buy from Ali express again , got scam several times now, Didn't get a full refund with no receive , after ali express step in only got 1/2 refund and case closed no farther communication. scammed for hundreds

[@DavyDave1313]

Ken going full jigglypuff was incredible

[@bigdaddy0614]

What the hell is that on the left at 4:09

[@bigchungus933]

Right??? Wtf dudeee

[@dannymanrique7721]

😂

[@Nurf]

had many issues with getting a refund on aliexpress. had items marked as delivered, for over 3 months and they've actively refused to refund me, because "please wait another week" and they did that over and over. If you see "Arrive by (date) or full refund!" you can forget about it. they will tell you to "wait a week". in these scenarios I've found that the only option is to just let them refuse you a refund 3-4 tiems and then go trhough with a chargeback on your banks side. Aliexpress has never contested any of them, but they do usually take the full 50+ days that your bank will give them to respond.

[@Mister_Clipster]

You really get what you pay for. Dont walk in there with high expectations. It's perfect to get okay products for super cheap prices. I had a positive experience with it.

[@federicomartinfernandezpan1192]

The wii had the guts of a gamecube for starters, so that portable console just made the thing go full circle

[@anothernerd4141]

Actually starting a dispute for a refund is really ez guys , like 100% you'll get your money back in max like 4 days tops

[@ATShields935]

Austin should make a video where he buys all the parts he needs to build a handheld console like a DS from scratch.

[@brennimation847]

I’m a fiber optic mechanic and when starting out I got a lot of my equipment from Ali, all very good quality and up to standard

[@TudorBelei]

Refunds actually work and it’s quite easy on Ali. Either receive another product or refund and the process is quite easy.

[@TheSeolyeon]

About the refunding: Ive tried a few times to get my money back, without having to return the product. They give u options if u wanna return the product or keep it and then the amount of money u want to get refunded. U just have to send some pics and explain why u want ur refund. As an eu person and only having amazon uk, it was a whole lot more difficult to return/get refunded from amazon imo compared to aliexpress but well,

[@5chmatz]

Never watched this show before, the fake laughs and forced enthusiasm make me never want to watch one again

[@valismind]

Man gets scammed everywhere he shops

[@elektrodata01]

AliExpress is super fair with refunds and the majority of the time they stand in favor of the customer. They're also very fast if the problem is obvious.

[@adamstone4261]

AliExpress most of the time will just want proof it’s broken like a picture or video but they usually just send you the money back depending the seller and don’t ask for the broken product back

[@TheOfficialBaharaByte]

Fun Fact: if you open the Samsung Store on the S3, it'll update to the *latest* version of the Galaxy Store, and you can get things...

[@mik3lang3lo]

Just to be clear, I never had a problem with AliExpress, the refund process is very straightforward and the final decision always comes from AliExpress and not the seller

[@ZebbMassiv]

I order off Aliexpress almost daily. Yes, they absolutely honor refunds if you properly do it with real proof. Like for example, i bought like $40 worth of 18650 samsung laptop batteries. They arrived and immediately i noticed something is up. I put them on a scale and they weighed a few grams less. I took out my battery tester and measured the mAh. I took photos and showed aliexpress and we both got the store shut down who was selling counterfeit cells. I got my money back.

[@babyslog2]

I purchased a dress and it was not the size stated. AliExpress refused to give me a refund. I gave them a full video and they still refused.

[@pandashabitat]

The Jigglypuff mask looks like the Winnie the Pooh horror film.. 😅😅

[@harveysmith4424]

I bought a 2TB SSD on Aliexpress for my ROG Ally, refund process was easy even though it took weeks to get it. I dig it.

[@Grosserracker]

Refunds are super simple. Never had a problem before

[@GK_Squid]

The galaxy S3 was my first smartphone. I absolutely loved it.

[@dailywheelies12]

I would love to see you send that s3 off for a thorough inspection. Hook it to a wifi netwrok and glass wire it to inspect netwrok traffic. Id bet some money it calls home in some way. Id even try and flash a factory image just to see if it would take it. If it didn't then there might be hardware differences.

[@EragoEntertainment]

I never got scammed. If something arrived damaged I got a partial refund, if something didn't work at all I always got a full refund.

[@fluffycritter]

Austin: goes to the website that started the entire concept Austin: “This looks very Teemu and Wishy”

[@EisMann61]

8:37 shows us the difference between Austine and Linus , i love them both

[@jtcustomknives]

The iPhone 4/4s was one of my favorites. Square edges with glass back. And now we have come full circle back to it lol

[@JamesTheEpicGamer]

That refurbishing consoles via Ali e idea is really good

[@FlamespeedyAMV]

The normal versions of these products officially are also scams lol, all underpowered and overpriced

[@its_marvelous8982]

Bruh Austin make more vid like this or broke vs pro since people watch u get scamed and getting good deal

[@jimmymyers]

That SF2000 requires you to use the cord that came it with. It's basically a USB-A to USB-A cord but with a USB-C end, that's why you can't use a normal usb-c cord with it. Awful with SNES & GBA games but great with Genesis, GB & GBC and NES

[@TigroGumi]

Refunds are easy for aliexpress... they basically just refund you, and you keep it because it will cost them more than the entire sale to have it returned to them from America or England

[@EdHadder]

I Really Love Austin Evans Videos 💙✌🏻

[@jeremys3174]

I'd like to see videos where you break down those niche items and see how they are built

[@myZAN]

Mister Evans, that samsung s3 (which was software modified), you shouldn't connect it to any of your home or work network. The world is very vulnerable

[@robclark4962]

Ken in that mask is nightmare fuel. Not sleeping tonight.

[@mmert138]

Who is that othwho is that other person who wore the mask?

[@alexlol5062]

Lol the only reason I use wish and AliExpress is because they don't ask questions with refunds. If something is under around $15, you get a full refund.

[@EX7RUD1CON]

that shell for the portable GameCube should’ve been 3d printed way nicer

[@azenyr]

The SF2000 console has the OS on the microSD card. Without it it won't turn on. Put the microSD card on it and try again.

[@linuxstreamer8910]

the making something that was a console portable scene is awesome

[@PicasoEnt]

KEN, hats off to you sir! That was some might fine Jigglypuff! Salute!

[@daisy_301]

08:36 Austin's dad reflexes kicking in.

[@limonsoda]

On another subject....actually, if you go to stablished stores in aliexpress, they do have decent after purchase service, and i have had full refunds and new systems shipped. It's a gamble though.

[@ThePandaSupreme]

That portable GameCube is kinda pog

[@Kangiru_Noah]

i have to intervene for the emulation station, its not that its not working, its just that you missed 1 step, INSERTING THE SD CARD INSIDE THE CONSOLE, without that, its obvious that its not working

[@RodBlanc]

I love Aliexpress. Use to buy literally everything there but I live in brazil and the government is trying really hard to pass a law to prohibit people from buying there.

[@Sharan25]

Austin be getting scammed everyday fr fr

[@sannjogsos3009]

Getting Scammed for your audience again and again You have my respects