Buying A Blackvue from Aliexpress China

[Darren W]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum! I have been looking at buying a Blackvue DR900S-2CH for my Range Rover.

I live in the UK and they are quite expensive (£440/$575). I have seen one on Aliexpress, shipping from China at $364 on a Black Friday special deal.

Do you think this will be a fake/scam or too risky to buy, it does represent a great saving of over $200 if it turns out to be light?

I have never bought fro Ali Express before, but they do claim you can get a refund if your item does not arrive or turns out to be a fake.

I know to be safe, I should buy from an authorised dealer in my country, but $200 dollar savings it too tempting.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Darren

 

[Harsh]

I have never bought fro Ali Express before, but they do claim you can get a refund if your item does not arrive or turns out to be a fake.

I've had to dispute 12 out of 140 orders in the past 3 years, mostly being lost in transit. They have good buyer protection, never had a problem getting my money back.

 

[Darren W]

Thank you for the fast response!

I am also concerned that they maybe fakes or copies. Does that happen, are their fake Blackvue Dashcams knocking around?

 

[Harsh]

I see only one seller retailing BV, looks like a new store. Feedback numbers are low but seems legit.

 

[Darren W]

Thats the one one, its called the Thinkwareandblackvue store, it only sells their products, but he has only been selling for 2 months and has limited feedback..... I guess its a risk, but if it turns out to be fake, I can make a claim from Aliexpress

 

[Harsh]

Do check about warranty, terms and length.

I use AE for things that are not available here as availing warranty can be painful. I sent a camera back once, took almost two months to get the replacement.

 

[Darren W]

Thanks for all your advise, I think I will order on Black Friday once the sales starts! In 4 weeks I will either have a bargain Dashcams or a headache!

 

[jokiin]

Do check about warranty, terms and length.

yep this, the product will be grey market so warranty is on the seller, warranty is something you should be concerned about with the 900, the 750 would be a safer bet