In any way you know of. I find people here are more aware of politics and ethics behind big companies and this is what prompted my question but I’m also curious about any other differences.
I’m in Australia and I’ve only used Ebay and AliExpress so far. I find AliExpress has more variety and somewhat cheaper prices but I don’t know why or anything else.
When I first heard about Temu it was always in relation to dodgy products and sex toys so I didn’t pay much attention to it, however lately I keep hearing about people buying regular stuff without issues. Never tried it myself though.
Ali Express = Straight from the Chinese factory town to to you. There are various things to watch out for. Like with electronics components the shops sell the stuff that didn’t pass quality assurance testing for whomever ordered a manufacturing run, and now the factory is selling the rejects via AE shops.
Temu = Ali Express but now with more slavery
EBay = Anyone can do eCommerce but reputation carries enough weight that at least things usually aren’t scams. A lot of it (like many amazon sellers in the US) are just middlemen for AliExpress, Temu, or similar but hopefully they get sniffed out eventually. It’s like it’s not the wild west any more because the railroad came through, but the laws between sheriffs are still real different.
Ahhh so many things screwed up with the fashion industry. Especially with how much cheap clothing overstock is left at stores and how much is discarded so quickly after being purchased.