[xzjn9p]

bankster, on 01 February 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

Could you share which vendor and how much the Aurora and shipping were?

i used "eternal team" they have several store fronts on aliexpress it seems. The 8gb aurora was $148 + $23 fed ex shipping -$5 aliexpress coupon found on internet =~ $167. I have a tracking # to what appears to be a shipping consolidator. I expect this company will take it to the U.S. and hand it off to fed ex. But who knows. Note that the consolidator does not have the tablet yet, only showing as shipping information received. I'm going on the vendor's word that they actually have stock and have shipped it. Its entirely possible that they just generated a shipping slip.

The price was good and the presales chat ppl are responsive. They have a ton of feedback compared to most aliexpress vendors so they seem pretty legit. No recommendation from me, yet. I need to get the product and evaluate the shipping and condition first. YMMV.

This post has been edited by xzjn9p: 01 February 2012 - 01:50 PM

[!Sumit]

I've bought from Eternal Team before once already my Novo7Advanced. The price was best and had it shipped with DHL exactly in one week time (7 days including Sat & Sun I mean). Only bad part was that I had unpleasant customs clearance process which took hours,but still I paid only $26 (all paperwork + 20% VAT) as tablet was declared for $40 as I had asked for.
Though this time, I bought from Pandawill as I wanted Black Aurora instead of the one with white back and at the time of my purchase, Eternal team only had white ones.

[xzjn9p]

!Sumit, on 01 February 2012 - 02:09 PM, said:

I've bought from Eternal Team before once already my Novo7Advanced. The price was best and had it shipped with DHL exactly in one week time (7 days including Sat & Sun I mean). Only bad part was that I had unpleasant customs clearance process which took hours,but still I paid only $26 (all paperwork + 20% VAT) as tablet was declared for $40 as I had asked for.
Though this time, I bought from Pandawill as I wanted Black Aurora instead of the one with white back and at the time of my purchase, Eternal team only had white ones.

I don't know this to be fact, but I think the customs issues will be less coming into the U.S., especially if they are using a consolidator.

When I chatted with them the other day, the eternal team rep believed they would be getting the black auroras in on feb 3. I would prefer the black as well but I didn't really care enough to wait.

[!Sumit]

I don't think Pandawill will be getting stock before next Monday. I came to know that Ainol factory had holiday until yesterday. Maybe now they must be trying to get fresh stock and then according to the order number, they will ship out all orders within 1-2 days of getting the stock. I am somehow maintaining my patience until I get this wonderful tab.

[mrspin]

16gb are now on back order with the factory - being built on 4th Feb.

[MrTasselhof]

!Sumit, on 01 February 2012 - 02:22 PM, said:

I don't think Pandawill will be getting stock before next Monday. I came to know that Ainol factory had holiday until yesterday. Maybe now they must be trying to get fresh stock and then according to the order number, they will ship out all orders within 1-2 days of getting the stock. I am somehow maintaining my patience until I get this wonderful tab.

It is a tale I have seen haunt many a retailer before...
high demand, low availability due to a single part... in this case most likely the IPS screen...
Factory gives them a date and then keeps pushing it out... all the while customers get angry with the seller even though it is out of their control.

Some companies have learned from past mistakes... others appear doomed to repeat it... I imagine there will be a LOT of outcry against Pandawill in the coming weeks for over promising and under delivering... which is partly on them and partly on the factory.

Nature of the Chinese Tablet beast I suppose...

Tasselhof

[!Sumit]

MrTasselhof, on 01 February 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

It is a tale I have seen haunt many a retailer before...
high demand, low availability due to a single part... in this case most likely the IPS screen...
Factory gives them a date and then keeps pushing it out... all the while customers get angry with the seller even though it is out of their control.

Some companies have learned from past mistakes... others appear doomed to repeat it... I imagine there will be a LOT of outcry against Pandawill in the coming weeks for over promising and under delivering... which is partly on them and partly on the factory.

Nature of the Chinese Tablet beast I suppose...

Tasselhof

I'll just adhere more to my patience and wait for better to happen. I've a specific reason to buy from them & not from aliexpress or somewhere else this time. Let's hope that the reason for which I'm going to wait so long actually turns out to be worth it.

[tdwuk]

!Sumit, on 01 February 2012 - 05:51 PM, said:

I'll just adhere more to my patience and wait for better to happen. I've a specific reason to buy from them & not from aliexpress or somewhere else this time. Let's hope that the reason for which I'm going to wait so long actually turns out to be worth it.

Is buying from AliExpress risky? I just ordered

[pinny716]

!Sumit, on 01 February 2012 - 05:51 PM, said:

I'll just adhere more to my patience and wait for better to happen. I've a specific reason to buy from them & not from aliexpress or somewhere else this time. Let's hope that the reason for which I'm going to wait so long actually turns out to be worth it.

I agree, I think I'm going to wait for pandawill to ship out as opposed to canceling and going with aliexpress. Out of curiosity what is your reason?

[!Sumit]

tdwuk, on 01 February 2012 - 05:55 PM, said:

Is buying from AliExpress risky? I just ordered

No. No. Actually I was pretty satisfied with my previous tablet's (Novo7Advanced) purchase from Eternal Team on Aliexpress. Only thing I didn't expect was customs clearance charges. And they don't do free shipping such as with Hong Kong Post or China post which would be better for the country I reside in.
Don't worry about your purchase from Aliexpress as they work with Escrow system and money you pay with ur card etc. is released to the Seller only once you receive the order & press the confirmation button online in your account. In case of defect/any other problem, you can even open a dispute; therefore Aliexpress is probably one of the safest sites that way.

pinny716, on 01 February 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

I agree, I think I'm going to wait for pandawill to ship out as opposed to canceling and going with aliexpress. Out of curiosity what is your reason?

Hehe, it's just that I am on a tight budget and won't mind saving few more bucks even if that means that I've to wait 1-2 weeks more. That's all. Let's hope that in the end, I don't end up paying customs again. Well, for many others here, they didn't need to do so as it was already sent with such a declaration that it ended up directly in local post office.

[pinny716]

Was just on pandawill forums and the admin says "The manufacturer is still on vacation. They are expected back next week."

[Jelly Jim]

I dropped Pandawill an email on Monday, hoping they'd reply within the 48 hours they mention. They didn't, so I opened a case via Paypal, asking for a status on my order or, if it was going to be quite some time before they'd ship, how to obtain a refund.

Instead, they just refunded me

So I'm off shopping again...!

Does anybody know if Gadgetfreakz have any coupon codes? If I could shave a few more pennies off their price, then I'm definitely happy to buy from them.

[!Sumit]

Jelly Jim, on 02 February 2012 - 07:20 AM, said:

I dropped Pandawill an email on Monday, hoping they'd reply within the 48 hours they mention. They didn't, so I opened a case via Paypal, asking for a status on my order or, if it was going to be quite some time before they'd ship, how to obtain a refund.

Instead, they just refunded me

So I'm off shopping again...!

Does anybody know if Gadgetfreakz have any coupon codes? If I could shave a few more pennies off their price, then I'm definitely happy to buy from them.

You got the money right away back in the paypal account as balance or in your card ?

[Chunkypops]

hi guys, i was about to order one from Aliexpress, but noticed there are two models px-9900 and t1066 ? are ther 2 models or is it a glich?

[schween87]

http://www.worldchin...p?id_product=24

110$? incl P/S

It´s about 50 bucks less then i have seen it before. Is this a trustworthy reseller? Amazing price but prefer not being scamed

[Jelly Jim]

!Sumit, on 02 February 2012 - 09:57 AM, said:

You got the money right away back in the paypal account as balance or in your card ?

Both, I think. I had a lesser amount remitted to my credit card, so I assume the rest is what is currently in my Paypal account as its balance.

[xzjn9p]

update to my order: eternal team on aliexpress does not have aurora in stock at this moment. Although I have a tracking # nothing has shipped. I was told they are to receive stock on 3-feb and mine will ship on 4-feb. We shall see.

This post has been edited by xzjn9p: 02 February 2012 - 12:23 PM

[Chunkypops]

schween87, on 02 February 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

http://www.worldchin...p?id_product=24

110$? incl P/S

It´s about 50 bucks less then i have seen it before. Is this a trustworthy reseller? Amazing price but prefer not being scamed

that's certainly a scam website, they are selling ipods = fail => check information

[!Sumit]

schween87, on 02 February 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

http://www.worldchin...p?id_product=24

110$? incl P/S

It´s about 50 bucks less then i have seen it before. Is this a trustworthy reseller? Amazing price but prefer not being scamed

I checked on www.whois.com to see on whose name is website registered and which country etc. and I'm pretty skeptical about this one as it's registered on April,2011 and based in Pakistan.
Plus, I tried to just see how their checkout system is, and they offer 2 payment methods - one thru paypal & other through HSBC card payment system. But when you proceed with Paypal; it doesn't do anything. That means that the person is not really verified to use paypal as it's not really that easy to implement Paypal on your website because you're required to provide legal documents copies to Paypal for verification process.
Also, this stupid website didn't give me any option for shipping except for choosing $5 next day delivery. LOL. How come next day ? As if the company has local courier and dropshipping support in all countries.
Definitely SCAM ! Beware !
They're selling Novo Elf $9 costlier than Aurora. Now does that make sense ?

[schween87]

!Sumit, on 02 February 2012 - 01:27 PM, said:

I checked on www.whois.com to see on whose name is website registered and which country etc. and I'm pretty skeptical about this one as it's registered on April,2011 and based in Pakistan.
Plus, I tried to just see how their checkout system is, and they offer 2 payment methods - one thru paypal & other through HSBC card payment system. But when you proceed with Paypal; it doesn't do anything. That means that the person is not really verified to use paypal as it's not really that easy to implement Paypal on your website because you're required to provide legal documents copies to Paypal for verification process.
Also, this stupid website didn't give me any option for shipping except for choosing $5 next day delivery. LOL. How come next day ? As if the company has local courier and dropshipping support in all countries.
Definitely SCAM ! Beware !
They're selling Novo Elf $9 costlier than Aurora. Now does that make sense ?

Ty for ur investigation . Deals this good, can´t be true. Placed an order from Pandawill instead