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Title: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: P Nut on January 14, 2020, 11:06:01 PM
May naka-try na ba dito ng aliexpress guitars? Ano difference ng mga 10k guitars dun sa mga same price na RJ, Tagima, J-Craft, Harley Benton, etc?
Title: Re: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: sheepsmellslikeseashells on February 16, 2020, 09:53:55 PM
Before there was Crescendo & Guitar Pusher as well as another guy who already came before me & those other two, i was already getting Epiphone guitars from the above said website through another friend who'd place orders there on my behalf plus some sort of an "acquisition fee" that he'd charge me soon as he hands over the guitar upon arrival. Nowadays, i could just personally place orders there myself already & as well as other sites like eBay & Amazon just to name a few. So, i no longer needed somebody else to do logistics for me. But, making money out of it back then was just too slow as all my eggs that time were proverbially put in one basket. And when i say one "basket", it means one guitar unit only & i had to wait 'til it's sold before i get to make another order. ...nowadays, we got guys like those two mentioned earlier to say the least who could go to China themselves & source from there. And they got quite an interesting inventory too, actually. So, unless you can't find what you're looking for from them, that's the only time i'd suggest you resort to ordering online. 'coz I still prefer acquiring a guitar that i could personally test first prior to putting my money on it.

Just a very very VERY few of those axes i've managed to bring in back then, by the way...
https://app.photobucket.com/u/sheepsmellslikeseashells/a/98531538-777e-4345-87d5-376d32941d15
https://app.photobucket.com/u/sheepsmellslikeseashells/a/fd66f7c6-9e32-4eec-8ad2-262ca4ee4a7e
https://app.photobucket.com/u/sheepsmellslikeseashells/a/5b167f7f-e111-4098-a865-957c9d99652d
Title: Re: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: j3yps on February 28, 2020, 12:00:40 AM
Quote from: sheepsmellslikeseashells on February 16, 2020, 09:53:55 PM
Before there was Crescendo & Guitar Pusher as well as another guy who already came before me & those other two, i was already getting Epiphone guitars from the above said website through another friend who'd place orders there on my behalf plus some sort of an "acquisition fee" that he'd charge me soon as he hands over the guitar upon arrival. Nowadays, i could just personally place orders there myself already & as well as other sites like eBay & Amazon just to name a few. So, i no longer needed somebody else to do logistics for me. But, making money out of it back then was just too slow as all my eggs that time were proverbially put in one basket. And when i say one "basket", it means one guitar unit only & i had to wait 'til it's sold before i get to make another order. ...nowadays, we got guys like those two mentioned earlier to say the least who could go to China themselves & source from there. And they got quite an interesting inventory too, actually. So, unless you can't find what you're looking for from them, that's the only time i'd suggest you resort to ordering online. 'coz I still prefer acquiring a guitar that i could personally test first prior to putting my money on it.

Just a very very VERY few of those axes i've managed to bring in back then, by the way...
https://app.photobucket.com/u/sheepsmellslikeseashells/a/98531538-777e-4345-87d5-376d32941d15
https://app.photobucket.com/u/sheepsmellslikeseashells/a/fd66f7c6-9e32-4eec-8ad2-262ca4ee4a7e
https://app.photobucket.com/u/sheepsmellslikeseashells/a/5b167f7f-e111-4098-a865-957c9d99652d

And that Sheraton is still with me :)
Title: Re: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: sheepsmellslikeseashells on February 28, 2020, 12:37:13 AM
Quote from: j3yps on February 28, 2020, 12:00:40 AM
And that Sheraton is still with me :)
Haha! I'm glad to know, sir J3pys. Na-miss ko yan. Please take care of it for me. If i'm able to raise enough dough to acquire another "higher ended" guitar, you'll be the first guy i'm gonna' approach should you let me buy it back before i'd move on to my other considerstions in mind. :D

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Title: Re: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: iyzburg on March 10, 2020, 05:11:55 PM
Quote from: sheepsmellslikeseashells on February 16, 2020, 09:53:55 PM
Nowadays, i could just personally place orders there myself already & as well as other sites like eBay & Amazon just to name a few. So, i no longer needed somebody else to do logistics for me.

If you may, how do you purchase your own? I have some interests in Reverb and eBay (personal use).. Thanks..
Title: Re: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: skrumian on March 12, 2020, 11:53:48 PM
Quote from: iyzburg on March 10, 2020, 05:11:55 PM
If you may, how do you purchase your own? I have some interests in Reverb and eBay (personal use).. Thanks..

If that's from USm maybe use 3rd party US to PH logistics company like SHipping cart etc. You'll use their address as delivery address.

https://www.shippingcart.com/
Title: Re: Aliexpress vs other cheap guitars
Post by: cacophony on March 14, 2020, 02:46:20 AM
Anyone tried ordering a Shijie? I've been contemplating about this for quite a while...
(http://cdn.weiunity.com/site/2003/news/20191117/1573990450452024521.jpg)