Whole sale bikes

Fish_Master · 02-19-2021, 12:43 PM

Alright I stumbled across a website called alibaba.com. Now I don’t have any experience dealing with whole sale Chinese motorcycle producers but it looks like I could get a bike from them. It also seems like a website for scammers. But I was able to find TONS of different Chinese clone bikes there. But I know nothing about having to import and put something like this thru customs. Is this a crazy idea

TripleD · 02-19-2021, 01:13 PM

My personal opinion would be to avoid. Unless you need to save every penny possible. Customs can be very confusing and challenging to deal with. If your nerves are up to potential long delays, etc. you may survive the ordeal.

franque · 02-19-2021, 03:24 PM

Yes, it's crazy expensive to import only one of something with all the paperwork that will be involved. Unless you're planning on being a distributor, and importing bikes by the container load, you won't save anything over buying something already imported.

Fish_Master · 02-28-2021, 12:16 AM

Thanks guys I just saw this website and it looked crazy with the amount of just weird bikes n all

eltonwisk · 10-11-2021, 12:20 PM

If your nerves are up to potential long delays, etc. you may survive the ordeal. My personal opinion would be to avoid. Customs can be very confusing and challenging to deal with. Unless you need to save every penny possible.

braindead0 · 10-11-2021, 03:02 PM

You can save huge money, my wife and I have purchased a lot from aliexpress (which is more consumer pointed). Friend of mine purchased a mini tracked excavator from alibaba, ended up costing about $800 to handle import/duties on a $3500 purchase..

Only way it would really work is to get a group buy for a containers worth...

Bruces · 10-11-2021, 03:17 PM

How are you guys going to deal with the thousands of dollars in emissions testing that will need to be done before you can import them ? Lots of bikes were brought in before 2010 ,one or two at a time ,then the emissions people got involved and it is no longer worthwhile on a small scale .

Jonny · 10-11-2021, 08:54 PM

It's a dead end.
I contacted sellers on ali express and baba about atvs.
The cost to ship is a grand so you end up at nearly the same price as one already in America, granted what you would find to import is a significantly better model.
With that point made, you will also find out almost no seller will sell you 1, even if they claim that's their minimum purchase quantity; they will send you to an American dealer.

That guy mentioning emissions testing flew a bit too far into the thin air though. It's not illegal to import or sell vehicles that do not comply with emissions regulations, only to operate them. You wouldn't need a large quantity inspected by any means, you wouldn't believe the things I've imported and people I know have imported without issue.
I once had a gas engine skateboard the size of a surfboard shipped from China to the docks of Cleveland Ohio, and then freighted to my house for a grand whopping total of about $300! I actually had to call the harbor master to inform them of the freight service coming to pick it up, but it was a really quick and easy deal.

02-19-2021, 12:43 PM	#1
Fish_Master Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 31	Whole sale bikes Alright I stumbled across a website called alibaba.com. Now I don’t have any experience dealing with whole sale Chinese motorcycle producers but it looks like I could get a bike from them. It also seems like a website for scammers. But I was able to find TONS of different Chinese clone bikes there. But I know nothing about having to import and put something like this thru customs. Is this a crazy idea
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02-19-2021, 01:13 PM	#2
TripleD Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: MO Posts: 5	My personal opinion would be to avoid. Unless you need to save every penny possible. Customs can be very confusing and challenging to deal with. If your nerves are up to potential long delays, etc. you may survive the ordeal.
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02-19-2021, 03:24 PM	#3
franque Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Marseille, France -> Conakry, Guinea Posts: 1,481	Yes, it's crazy expensive to import only one of something with all the paperwork that will be involved. Unless you're planning on being a distributor, and importing bikes by the container load, you won't save anything over buying something already imported.
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02-28-2021, 12:16 AM	#4
Fish_Master Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 31	Thanks guys I just saw this website and it looked crazy with the amount of just weird bikes n all
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10-11-2021, 12:20 PM	#5
eltonwisk Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Fitchburg, MA Posts: 2	If your nerves are up to potential long delays, etc. you may survive the ordeal. My personal opinion would be to avoid. Customs can be very confusing and challenging to deal with. Unless you need to save every penny possible.
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10-11-2021, 03:02 PM	#6
braindead0 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 89	You can save huge money, my wife and I have purchased a lot from aliexpress (which is more consumer pointed). Friend of mine purchased a mini tracked excavator from alibaba, ended up costing about $800 to handle import/duties on a $3500 purchase.. Only way it would really work is to get a group buy for a containers worth...
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10-11-2021, 03:17 PM	#7
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,655	How are you guys going to deal with the thousands of dollars in emissions testing that will need to be done before you can import them ? Lots of bikes were brought in before 2010 ,one or two at a time ,then the emissions people got involved and it is no longer worthwhile on a small scale .
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10-11-2021, 08:54 PM	#8
Jonny Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 92	It's a dead end. I contacted sellers on ali express and baba about atvs. The cost to ship is a grand so you end up at nearly the same price as one already in America, granted what you would find to import is a significantly better model. With that point made, you will also find out almost no seller will sell you 1, even if they claim that's their minimum purchase quantity; they will send you to an American dealer. That guy mentioning emissions testing flew a bit too far into the thin air though. It's not illegal to import or sell vehicles that do not comply with emissions regulations, only to operate them. You wouldn't need a large quantity inspected by any means, you wouldn't believe the things I've imported and people I know have imported without issue. I once had a gas engine skateboard the size of a surfboard shipped from China to the docks of Cleveland Ohio, and then freighted to my house for a grand whopping total of about $300! I actually had to call the harbor master to inform them of the freight service coming to pick it up, but it was a really quick and easy deal.
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