This is bizarre! I just purchased a lot of 4 of these fuel injector connectors (this common connector fits injectors on many different vehicles including the LR2) from AliExpress for $8.53 (including shipping), or a little over two bucks each. Shipping from Asia took a couple weeks.

The same connector is listed on eBay from a US seller for $39.84 for one connector. And it shows that several have actually sold! Are you kidding me? Are they pretending the global supply chain issues are responsible for these astronomical prices when I can buy them at retail online for two bucks?

 

There can be several explanations for this... many people don't trust China vendors, more simply don't know Alibaba exists, some search for a model car, others simply won't buy from China and prefer to have their money stay in the US. The list goes on and on.

 

Alibaba is the wholesaler for bulk purchasing and AliExpress is more oriented to consumers for small purchases. I used to avoid AliExpress because they had limited payment options, but now they accept Paypal which is my preferred payment method.

I'm finding better deals on AliExpress than eBay for many smaller, new parts that I don't need asap and can wait 2-3 weeks. Oddly, they don't combine shipping costs for multiple units making them a poor choice in that case. So I look for a "lot" when I want a quantity and they handle it as a single order.

They have been very reliable for all the orders I've placed. Haven't had to deal directly with any sellers yet to resolve a problem.

 

The service is not one warehousing giant like Amazon, it's like eBay so combining orders is difficult.