out of 5 orders, I've only received 1 in the past 4 months. from my experience, the so called merchants drag their feet with tracking information, some of it contrived (it will state may take 5 days to update tracking information for 30+ days). once the item "supposedly" ships, you get a weekly/monthly update that the parcel has moved from sorting center to sorting center. I believe items are never shipped (or more than likely don't exist), & the "sellers" work under the impression/hope that the buyer will not file a dispute during the protection period, hence they receive money through insanely long wait times if the buyer drops the ball after the "protection" period expires. I gave aliexpress a shot, as their pricing is more reasonable, than paying the ebay tax for the same exact items (chinese middleman insane markups); ebay has a far better track record; that said, when dealing with overseas merchants, it's a crapshoot if the person/organization your dealing with is legitimate. also, reviews on the site are questionable, moreover "padded" to artificially inflate store ratings to inspire buyer confidence. it would be in aliexpress best interest to remove sellers with numerous disputes, granted they'll (the scam merchant) will more than likely rename, & resume listing imaginary items on their imaginary store; at least that will make it harder for them to rip people off.