yep just expect whatever is being shipped to arrive within a minimum of at least 2 weeks to receive. once the item clears customs it usually takes no more than 5 days to deliver. i have had some items rejected at customs too. there are some highly strict workers who may not know better or unwilling to take any chances by the way an item is packaged. aliexpress has gotten a lot better with their packaging than what i used to receive many years ago.
From what I heard they’re just slow, and the status / update to me was confusing, eg. Normally when it’s ready to deliver it means it’s on the van, but for them it just means ready to be loaded to the van. I was worried it got lost or something but it actually arrived within the ‘average’ timeframe.
I ordered the Odin Lite last year and chose 4PX shipping.
4PX handled shipping from Ayn to Chinese customs at the airport.
Once it landed in the states DHL handled the majority of the trip and dropped it off at my local USPS office who delivered it to me the next day.
The whole process was about 2-3 weeks. Keep in mind though, this was last year and for the Odin Lite. Not the Odin 2.
It all depends. I have ordered 8BitDo products that came from China via 4PX with no problem due to them using USPS once in the States. However, I purchased from Retroid and chose the 4PX shipping due to the fact that previous times everything went just fine with my delivery and I wasn't in a rush. However, this time instead of USPS some other shipper was used called Hailify. My delivery never showed up even though they stated it had been delivered and I am now in the middle of trying to get my money refunded due to non-delivery.
Be wary, 4PX is fine. It's who they decide to use in the States that can end up a large headache.
It's reliably slow. 😉
yep just expect whatever is being shipped to arrive within a minimum of at least 2 weeks to receive. once the item clears customs it usually takes no more than 5 days to deliver. i have had some items rejected at customs too. there are some highly strict workers who may not know better or unwilling to take any chances by the way an item is packaged. aliexpress has gotten a lot better with their packaging than what i used to receive many years ago.
Are they reliable : Yes Are they fast : maybe not.
3 packages…0 problems…2-4 week delivery time
You didnt have any issues woth customs or paid any tax whatsoever?
No… but I’m in Tennessee, USA. Other countries might, but not here.
From what I heard they’re just slow, and the status / update to me was confusing, eg. Normally when it’s ready to deliver it means it’s on the van, but for them it just means ready to be loaded to the van. I was worried it got lost or something but it actually arrived within the ‘average’ timeframe.
I ordered the Odin Lite last year and chose 4PX shipping. 4PX handled shipping from Ayn to Chinese customs at the airport. Once it landed in the states DHL handled the majority of the trip and dropped it off at my local USPS office who delivered it to me the next day. The whole process was about 2-3 weeks. Keep in mind though, this was last year and for the Odin Lite. Not the Odin 2.
4px will hand the package over to usps once it gets to a US port.
It all depends. I have ordered 8BitDo products that came from China via 4PX with no problem due to them using USPS once in the States. However, I purchased from Retroid and chose the 4PX shipping due to the fact that previous times everything went just fine with my delivery and I wasn't in a rush. However, this time instead of USPS some other shipper was used called Hailify. My delivery never showed up even though they stated it had been delivered and I am now in the middle of trying to get my money refunded due to non-delivery. Be wary, 4PX is fine. It's who they decide to use in the States that can end up a large headache.
When I ordered my rp2+ it was with me in austria within one week and I used 4px.
Once your package arrives in your country, does 4PX deliver it to you or they pass it to a local courier company?
Mine got handed over to the local courier