[rahimnathwani]

I usually buy only from sellers which have already sold lots of the particular item in question, with good feedback. The ability to see sales volume and feedback for a particular _listing_, and not just a particular SKU or particular seller, really makes my life easier.

A few of the things I've bought from Taobao recently:

Bluetooth receiver for headphones $16: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38718297406

48v 20Ah lithium battery for electric moped $192: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16566200878

Ultrasonic jewellery cleaner $19: http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=13861247309

Waterproof bluetooth speaker $6.36: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39374503285

Bluetooth adapter for amplifier $3.75: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20525099344

Custom-made venetian blinds ~$10: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15785435641

Google Cardboard $4: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39893565312

All of the prices above are in USD and include shipping.

[desireco42]

Are you saying they would ship to US? Maybe I am misunderstanding it. As long as you can speak the language, they will ship to US?

I am big fan of Amazon and got addicted to Aliexpress...

[rahimnathwani]

Sorry, I should have been clearer :(

These prices include delivery to Beijing. I converted the CNY prices to USD only to make them easier to understand.

I have heard that some Taobao vendors do ship internationally, but I have no knowledge of this, and have only heard it indirectly from overseas Chinese. If you don't speak Chinese, then dealing with unusual requests or customisation can be hard, because it's all done through the online chat system, and 99.99% of vendors only speak Chinese.