My friend in the UK had a similar problem that was apparently caused by registering the account using a VPN. If you are using any kind of nerd settings, try registering on a fresh device with a default DNS, mainstream browser, no temporary email etc

thank you kbernstein

i have seen that they're now trying to get registrations with google / twitter etc... accounts linking to them with all the associated pitfalls that might introduce

i did reachout to aliexpress via twitter and discovered they will only allow people to even DM them on that platform that are paid up subscribers to twitterati verification

firstly i am on the mainland in the uk

i registered with ali and verified that with the code they emailed me

i'd already google searched the item i was looking to purchase

while logged in to ali i went straight to the listing for that item on ali

when i clicked on the button to buy i was immediately taken to a page with an 110003 error as screenshot saying account had been closed

so never even got to the point of being able to enter any info for delivery or payment options

tho i've seen it listed that paypal is a provided payment option, some sellers do while others don't

i am only a pc user (i won't use a mobile or app for anything like this) using the most up to date version of fireworks browser on windows 10, with or without add-ons, normal or safe mode on full-fibre with ipv6 ip address

this is exactly the same experience i had a couple of years ago when using different browser on a different os a couple of years ago on old ipv4 ip addressing

the appeal i made to get my account unblocked just ended up with a pile of chinese which when translated indicated blocked for suspicious activity / breaching taobao terms

my understanding is taobao is just a banking system used for residents in  mainland china

the appeal process was a purely automated one and immediate rejection, no other entitlement for providing any further details or reasons to unlock / reinstate was permitted

now it seems slightly different and having got passed the silly AI help system i am waiting to here what if anything else happens next

when i wanted to buy before, i found the exact item listed outside of ali and compared pricewise the uk price was about the same as if purchased from ali with shipping and taxes

i will try and update with details if it ever actually works (like one comes to expect and sees from other outlets like amazon or ebay)

hi

i'm confused (ok doesn't take much these days!)

i'm a newbie on here and am not sure if i'm posting in quite the best bit of the forum so please excuse me

i looked @ iiipro e4 4 piston hydraulic disc brakes and saw there is also an iiipro e2 2 piston hydraulic brake too

my personal preference is to get the 2 piston version

i accept they look like copies of hope tech products

from here in the uk i've only seen them listed on alibaba (both e2 and e4) or sister company aliexpress (e4 only but not e2)

for reasons that still elude me (and they won't explain either) i am unable to purchase anything from either alibaba or aliexpress

i understood the iiipro brakes are manufactured by oniriibike so reached out them

oniriibike insist the iiipro iv4r is there's but the others 'aint

what on earth do i do?

thanks
tel