actually i and my brother also buy from taobao... use sea freight, quite reliable. bought 2 sinki, 304 stainless steels type.. easily save half compare to malaysia, LED downlight, T5 LED, some light bulb. kitchen hoob... all easily save half also.. use sea freight, need 1 months to arrived.

but i break some of the lights. cause i didnt open carefully... overall is very worth,

till now didnt kena any tax.. total more than 5k purcahse ad

Using 65daigou. My reno only starts 2 weeks later, will update when everything is up.

This post has been edited by Xccess: Dec 18 2015, 12:44 PM

As long we do proper research and buy from right supplier, we can enjoy huge savings. Can share photos of your purchase? How long your LED downlight last?

This post has been edited by Xccess: Dec 18 2015, 11:19 AM

i only got downlight and T5 led.

downlight around rm 12 after convert and including postage around rm 14 each.

mine come with heatsink. my brother use for 1 years ad. still ok....

night i try take pic, only got T5 and led downlight,

T5 very safe, 1 tube can last at least 2 years, mine had been with me for several years without any problem but bought from light shops. Main concern for Taobao's LED downlights are the quality as there's too many supplier/makers out there, nevertheless I've bought quite a few, also around RM14.00 inclusive of shipping and agent's fee.

Is it alright for you to share the link of your supplier since yours don't have any problem? Members here can refer directly.

This post has been edited by Xccess: Dec 18 2015, 12:38 PM

last year T5 i bought from another vendor. nt very good. as some got defect. current 1 i bought is from same brand with the downlight i buying. will share tonight.

Interesting thread! Xxccess, are you able to read chinese? I've been checking out taobao and daigou, but always the concern is the inability to read chinese . Translate sometimes doesnt work very well. Any links of the items purchased are greatly appreciated!

Very disadvantaged now when it comes to buying stuff since quite a few items on taobao seems reasonably priced, and very close to designer look!

myself also an ABC aka bananaman, normally my sister help me to buy, courier it herself also, no need via agent.

find courier which have store there, so they will repack and send back to me.. use sea freight, 1 months lead time.. a lot cheaper than flight.

and sea freight no limit aka escape tax. and flight max is rm 500. else kena tax

just buy from those with many purchases, will a lot safer and Tmall is more safer a bit..

tmall and taobao is same .. only 1 more expensive abit

same with me..cannot read chinese, how to buy..anyone can help us...

My Chinese fail big time, that's why I'm using 65daigou as agent, it helps a lot. To purchase from Taobao, better look out for high number of users review and those with actual photos of products from their purchase. Don't judge by seller pictures.

From my research, Tmall seems to offer better quality products but research is still important when comes to online purchase.

This post has been edited by Xccess: Dec 18 2015, 09:22 PM

how much 65daigou charge?

normally they charge extra 10% surcahge?

Didn't check the exact calculation, knew some 3rd party agent can be cheaper. Using Daigou because of convenience and reliability, as long price of products is cheaper than local retailer, I'm fine with it.

This post has been edited by Xccess: Dec 18 2015, 09:53 PM

luckily my sister can do everything, so i can save on that..

actually any 1 try to buy the sofa from taobao.... dont know risky or not

Normally how much is the agent fee and exchange rate they count for??

I bought 130m LED strip and 30 Philips eye ball from Taobao, they count RMB:RM = 1:0.75, which i think is quite expensive.

do they still charge u for courier?

they use sea or air?

this is my fren charge la.. she is agent. [[item price + china express] / 1.48 ] x 10%



but mine, my sister do it herself. easier

got la...courier RM14/kg, if electronic (sensitive item) additional RM30/parcel

then yours is expensive lo..
the currency part.....

if dont mind slow delivery, use sea freight, cheaper and no need additional rm 30,

as well can skip the tax part for purchase more than rm 500

can share the LED downlight link?

LEd

Thanks for sharing. I have 2 items coming in tomorrow. One is a dish drainer and another is LED downlights mostly used for commercial but I'm using it at home for the effect.