Yep, I found that Aliexpress /w Alipay is a great way to safely make new contacts in China since they basically escrow the money and you release the funds once the goods are received here in the States. A growing number of Chinese manufacturers seem to be making low quantity "samples" available this way to build relationships that will result in bulk orders. I met a contact thru Alipay there and am now at a point where I have even transferred money via Western Union to a personal account in China and received my goods. DONT ever do that unless you build up some trust..even then you better be prepared to lose it all in case they are hustling you.
I recently bought 40 of these snowfall lights for about $10 a tube....price seems to be going up every day as more people find out about them. Here's a hastily made video review of my purchase You are not allowed to view links.
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LoginTry as I may, I have not been able to find a Chinese source of full wave LEDs at a price that beats my local Big Lots. During the Holidays, they have 70 count C6 strawberrys for $7 regular price and drop it to $5 on a couple of weekends. Most of stuff on Aliexpress and subsequently ebay are "fairy lights"...totally useless for our needs.
Good Luck and have fun Shopping!
Mike E.
