AliExpress is an online store in April 2010 that offers products at much cheaper prices than Amazon and other similar services. AliExpress is part of the Alibaba Group and offers shoppers a full refund for damaged, delayed or undelivered products. In addition, AliExpress is more suitable for the international market and is available in English and 15 other languages.
The distribution model is the main sales model of AliExpress, which pays more attention to the development of emerging markets. Next, let’s share the advantages and disadvantages of AliExpress so that merchants who want to settle in the AliExpress platform can make a more reasonable evaluation.
Advantages:
1. Credit card-based.
AliExpress credit is king, does not accept checks, money orders or PayPal orders, and focuses almost entirely on credit card payments. For example, virtual credit cards are popular on AliExpress.
2. Buy products at cheap prices.
Compared with other cross-border e-commerce platforms, its product prices are lower. Many products are sold and shipped directly from China, and almost all products are free, which means that the shipping costs will be lower when sellers calculate the costs.
3. Guaranteed refund.
If the seller’s product is not consistent with the description, or the buyer has not received the goods within 60 days, you can file a claim with Suyuntong. Suyuntong will provide a refund based on different products.
Disadvantages:
1. Long-term transportation without tracking.
Most sellers on Suyuntong offer free shipping for their products, which means long delivery time and will not provide buyers with a global express tracking code to track the courier’s journey. If the buyer wants to receive the goods quickly, you may need to pay extra fees to speed up the shipping and tracking number.
2. Returns or exchanges are more troublesome
Since all products on Global Express are purchased and delivered from China, it is very troublesome to return the customer’s order to the original seller. The original seller may offer a small refund to the customer to keep the product because returning and shipping the product will be more expensive and take too much time.
In short, no matter which platform you operate, sellers need to find the most suitable cross-border e-commerce platform according to their needs. In the process of operation, if you can make good use of the tools of the cross-border platform, you can get twice the result with half the effort and improve operational efficiency!