Is Alibaba.com a trusted source ? can i get scammed?

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I want to buy a product  from a company posted on  Alibaba.com but they say that the gold members which are suppose to be checked by a third party could be spammers. How can i trust this company in particular if i don't even know Chinese to find out there info is true or not ? and i really need to purchase this as soon as possible . can anyone tell me if they are trusted or not?

Nacho Mama · Accepted Answer

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/Alibaba.com
Read what the people say on here. This is a site that reviews websites. Full of people that lost money. Listed as one of the top malware sites--infects your computer... etc etc

Anonymous · Answer

Amazon is a safe site and they tend to back the buyers. I have never had a problem with them so far. If you are buying directly from them it should go just fine. If you are purchasing thru one of the other people who sell thru Amazon just make sure you use a credit card in case you have problems with the seller. Amazon handles the credit card so that should be safe. If you are buying from someone listing on Amazon I make it a practice NOT to buy from anyone with a rating less than 97%. This shows they are most likely reliable. Hope that helps.

Anonymous · Answer

Ali baba certainly is a trusted source but there a chance of getting scammed everywhere.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Veronica,rnrnThank you for your question. As a representative of Alibaba.com, I want to let you know we're committed to making our platform a safe trading environment and we offer a lot of online tools and resources to educate and protect our buyers. For your case, our Secure Trading Guilde has some great information that should help - http://resources.alibaba.com/safe_trading_guide.html#no1  rnrnWe also strongly encourage buyers to use our Escrow Service to ensure safe transaction especially if you are working with a company for the first time. Here is a blog post with more details on this service - http://alizila.com/details/index.php/blog/2011-12/197/ rnrnHope this helps. Feel free to let us know if you have any other questions as you start your sourcing journey with Alibaba.com!rnrnBest,rnCandice from Alibaba.com

Is Alibaba.com a trusted source ? can i get scammed?

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