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It is unlikely but imagine if they have to recall a whole batch of frame because of this failure...

They won't do a recall since there is absolutely no risk to them for a lawsuit...
Chinese sellers are above the (western) law, so it's up to their goodwill if they will give you warranty replacements or some money back when something goes wrong... And if sh*t really hits the fan they will just ignore you and the problem is solved for them.

opened it up and wiped everything down - it had some dirt inside the ratchet engagement splines on the freehub side after one wet ride, but the bearings were fine. the ratchet ground spring does not look symmetrical, so I flipped it and lubed everything with dumond classic. sounds ok now but I haven't tested engagement under similar conditions yet.
also, strangely enough the orange ano alu freehub body is either too long or my sensa 11-sp cassette carrier was out of spec because there was play before i added a 2mm spacer. everything's so hit and miss with AE in my experience.

If you need a 2mm spacer I would suspect you are using the wrong cassette on the wrong freehub...

Do not get no-name nipples off Aliexpress... I did a while ago and they are absolute crap!

So how long have you been waiting so far?

Well I’m almost there just trying to explain to Vivian I want a RAW/naked Matt carbon finish not an actually raw unfinished frame 
Appreciate English is not first language but trying to explain is hard work!
But will get there in end!

Maybe ask for only a matte clearcoat and no paint and leave out the "raw" part?

The bars may be custom made, molded carbon pieces whereas the flat components may simply be laser cut from pre-made carbon flats. They may not even make those parts themselves, and simply get them from a very low cost supplier.

I even doubt the mount is carbon. I have the same one and it is only carbon-look I think. It is fairly heavy to be real carbon.

I have no problems with it though...

Seems like tidydinosaur might be right and that spcycle should send a replacement part...

Well, considering the price of an axle I would not bother and just get one myself. Or get a thicker washer...

I also looked on Aliexpress, and it actually seems to be the best offer on R088 at the moment (even better than Alibaba).
However, I don't understand the adjustment of the shipping/duty costs (I selected Seller's Shipping Method):

"Price Adjustment - Orders shipped from outside of EU with a goods value above EUR150 will be subject to VAT upon importation into the EU. The price of your order has been adjusted to reflect a later collection of VAT at the customs. You are encouraged to confirm the logistics and tax payment arrangement (for VAT, duties, agent fees, etc.) with the seller."

So there will be some duty/tax to pay, or not?

It's like this: You pay for the shipping + prepaid tax (usually about 150-200EUR). When you check-out the VAT will be deducted. You will not have to pay extra tax or VAT (if all goes well).

Can you share the link so we can check?