Anyone done it? Success or failure? Good or bad?
I'm looking for a DVR unit I can plug a cheap camera into. I want to mount the cameras under cars to watch the suspension work. I found one on E-bay that would be perfect, but it's in China.
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Sept. 28, 2011 7:35 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
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Sept. 28, 2011 7:39 p.m. Zomby woof SuperDork
I've bought a few dozen things direct from China via ebay, and whenever there has been a (usually only minor) problem, it was taken care of promptly. I have no concerns.
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Sept. 28, 2011 7:52 p.m. N Sperlo Dork
Haven't had a problem and these toe socks are sooooo comfy.
I've ordered other things as well. Always pay via paypal.
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Sept. 28, 2011 7:57 p.m. MCarp22 HalfDork
I ordered an anime figurine to use for our wedding cake topper from hong kong and it shipped fairly quickly and had some cool stamps on the package.
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Sept. 28, 2011 8:04 p.m. oldtin Dork
Ordered a variable voltage controller direct. Pretty quick shipping and no problems. US versions I could find were $120 - China one was $18 - worked perfectly.
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Sept. 28, 2011 8:25 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I recently ordered a new battery for my bicycle's headlight (all home built stuff) and it was shipped far faster than I thought it would be
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Sept. 28, 2011 8:31 p.m. nderwater SuperDork
I've ordered from China a number of times. Electronics are hit-and-miss. Toys, jewelry, textiles were all good. Expect mediocre to poor customer service and average to long shipping times, so I usually buy local unless the economics demand otherwise.
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Sept. 28, 2011 8:34 p.m. Dr. Hess SuperDork
I ordered some coax connectors. They arrived promptly and very reasonably. They also sold my paypal email address to spammers.
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Sept. 28, 2011 9:24 p.m. mmosbey Reader
Dealextreme was pretty pleasant, but took a long time.
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Sept. 28, 2011 9:27 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
I found a company in California that had the same thing in stock for not much more money. So I ordered from them. Thanks for the input. I keep the China connection in mind for the future.
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Sept. 29, 2011 1:41 a.m. Appleseed SuperDork
I ordered some lead flavored toys. They were tastier than expected.
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Sept. 29, 2011 3:34 a.m. fasted58 Dork
Appleseed wrote:
I ordered some lead flavored toys. They were tastier than expected.
one from column A, one from column B
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Sept. 29, 2011 5:42 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Why don't you just wait until they own us? Shouldn't be too much of a wait.
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Sept. 29, 2011 5:49 a.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
I'm teaching myself Mandarin now.
他们已经拥有我们
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Sept. 29, 2011 6:27 a.m. 1988RedT2 Dork
I just go to WalMart. I let them do the ordering.
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Sept. 29, 2011 6:43 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
I bought some 20x20 LCD displays on ebay from Hong Kong for prototyping a project on my own dime... worked out fine. Since they cost $40 each here and I was buying them for $4.75 each. My risk wasn't exactly too great. Not sure I'd order something I had to borrow money to afford though.
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Sept. 29, 2011 6:44 a.m. ThePhranc Reader
mmosbey wrote:
Dealextreme was pretty pleasant, but took a long time.
DX now has shipping points in the US and UK.
I order stuff from China all the time. Most come by Hong Kong Post and takes a few weeks to get from distribution point to my door.
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Sept. 29, 2011 7:17 a.m. MadScientistMatt Dork
nderwater wrote:
I've ordered from China a number of times. Electronics are hit-and-miss. Toys, jewelry, textiles were all good. Expect mediocre to poor customer service and average to long shipping times, so I usually buy local unless the economics demand otherwise.
That's largely been our experience at the shop; we've started importing a couple Chinese tools. Lead times are long, you end up paying the tariff, and for electronics some suppliers are more reputable than others.
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Sept. 29, 2011 8:27 a.m. Strizzo SuperDork
here you go: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=%23...
camera + dvr in HD. problem solved for 40 bucks
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Sept. 29, 2011 8:53 a.m. cwh SuperDork
I ordered a CCTV DVR and an alarm system from Chinese vendors. Instructions were so poorly translated that the units were unusable.
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Sept. 29, 2011 9:01 a.m. N Sperlo Dork
Appleseed wrote:
I ordered some lead flavored toys. They were tastier than expected.
That explains allot actually.
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Sept. 29, 2011 10:39 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
N Sperlo wrote:
Appleseed wrote:
I ordered some lead flavored toys. They were tastier than expected.
That explains allot actually.
A bonus! Made with child labor!
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Sept. 29, 2011 12:09 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
I ordered Kung Pao Chicken from China.
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Sept. 29, 2011 6:42 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Did you get it yet? Was it cold?
