What is the catch?

[coopec43]

A 5000W Pure sine wave inverter 12V 220V for $64?


What am I missing?

https://www.aliexpress.com/af/invert...rigin=n&dida=y

[StuM]

First point: 5000W Peak power. 2000W continuous.
Second point: Overload shutdown 13.2V What's the bulk input voltage of your battery charger


Third point. The initial quoted price is for the smallest inverter. When you actually select the 5000W one in the little pick list on the right, the price jumps to AU $238.34

(Very common practice on AliExpress - always click on the exact the model you are interested in , even before reading further down the page for the specs.)

[Be Free]

Originally Posted by coopec43

A 5000W Pure sine wave inverter 12V 220V for $64?


What am I missing?

The "catch" is basically everything in the description.

I have told multiple salesmen (they have all been men) something along the lines of, "If the first communication you ever had with me was a lie, why would I ever believe anything you said after that?"

Don't do business with someone who lies. Don't buy products that have to be lied about.

[wholybee]

The catch is "aliexpress"
Do not ever expect to get what you pay for when buying from Aliexpress.

[George_SD]

I bought from Aliexpress and got exactly what i was expecting. Do your due diligence and understand what you are buying.

[Knotical]

Originally Posted by wholybee

The catch is "aliexpress"
Do not ever expect to get what you pay for when buying from Aliexpress.

This. 100%.

(Speaking from experience)

[senormechanico]

Hmmm...
Did they pick the name from A Lie Express?

[CaptTom]

I just spent a couple of hours configuring some small electronic devices I bought from Ali. They all work great. If you're buying a commodity, and they're all made in China anyway, it doesn't really matter who you buy from.

That said, yeah, you need to know exactly what you're buying. It's often not what you searched for. They bundle multiple products in one listing, and you need to click on each to figure out the right one.

[smac999]

catching on fire is the catch

[StuM]

Originally Posted by George_SD

I bought from Aliexpress and got exactly what i was expecting. Do your due diligence and understand what you are buying.

This!


I've also been quite happy with a number of things I have bought through AliExpress.

If the OP had done his due diligence, he wouldn't have needed to ask his question. All the facts are there.

[StuM]

Originally Posted by wholybee

The catch is "aliexpress"
Do not ever expect to get what you pay for when buying from Aliexpress.

In my experience, it's more a case of:
Expect to get what you pay for - but make sure you know exactly what it is you are paying for.

[coopec43]

Originally Posted by wholybee

The catch is "aliexpress"
Do not ever expect to get what you pay for when buying from Aliexpress.

I hear what you say but so far I've bought about 20 items and they are exactly what I expected.

However I've just bought a multimeter for $A5.70 The cheapest I've bought elsewhere are over double that price. (I don't need an expensive multimeter as invariably I just check Voltage and Ohms (for continuity)i

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...d=dSL29XfepPtS

[coopec43]

Originally Posted by George_SD

I bought from Aliexpress and got exactly what i was expecting. Do your due diligence and understand what you are buying.

Exactly!

[coopec43]

Originally Posted by CaptTom

I just spent a couple of hours configuring some small electronic devices I bought from Ali. They all work great. If you're buying a commodity, and they're all made in China anyway, it doesn't really matter who you buy from.

That said, yeah, you need to know exactly what you're buying. It's often not what you searched for. They bundle multiple products in one listing, and you need to click on each to figure out the right one.

I couldn't agree more.


I am very happy with the "ring pulls" and deck hatch latches.(They'd cost X5 times as much as buying from a chandler)

[coopec43]

Originally Posted by StuM

This!


I've also been quite happy with a number of things I have bought through AliExpress.

If the OP had done his due diligence, he wouldn't have needed to ask his question. All the facts are there.

Yes! You can bet if I was seriously thinking of buying one I would have researched more thoroughly! (But it is still incredibly cheap. I don't know about the quality as I have no way of telling)


My latest buy (fuel level indicator) at $A42 is less than a quarter of the price bought locally.