I agree that Manafont is better and that's who I use if they carry whatever I'm looking for. I agree they usually take 2 weeks at least for the times I've used them.
There are some people who have waited a month or so from them however.
For me the average time from DX has been a month or even a bit more sometimes. I've very rarely got anything in less than a month.
I wouldn't say that 2 months is average but it certainly happens. However the OP said it's been less than a month! If he doesn't want the merchandise and just wants to get his money back and not use DX anymore then fine go to PayPal.
If he wants the stuff (and he did at one time or he wouldn't have ordered) then he should wait as less than 1 month from DX is not in the least bit unusual.
He hasn't even contacted DX or checked his account to see what the deal is.
Don't use DX if you don't like it. I rarely use it but don't be naive about the way it works.
By the way, my intention isn't to be rude to Steve who was just trying to help. I'm just letting the OP know that he needs to contact DX IMO to see the status of his account before filing a claim at PayPal for a normal occurrence.
You only have 45 days from date of original transaction to open a Paypal claim. Just go do that immediately, like now. That's the only way I shook a refund loose from DX. Rather than bitch up the works, Paypal claims will get some attention.
Oh, yeah... don't deal with them, period. If it's emitters and parts you're after, there are U.S. dealers who'll get parts to you in 2 days, not months.
If you must go to China, use Manafont. DX should go out of business.
I just received some lasers from DX that I ordered so long ago that I forgot I ordered them. In defense of DX I will say my memory isn't all that good, but it was at least 2 months. The memory is the second thing to go with old age right, what were we talking about again. I would start a Paypal dispute if it makes you feel better, but 60 days for DX is not abnormal for them.
In my experience that is not true. Whenever I have had a problem with either Manafont or Kaidomain they have sorted it out for me quickly and direct with me.
This is not to the OP, but a rant to the "fan boys" that want to take their ball and go home.
I had a light that reminds me of this, it whined too. My experience is that 21 days is relatively fast, the shipping is free. If you want a faster ship, PAY FOR IT!
You wouldn't buy from DX if they weren't the cheapest thing on the planet, and they have a WIDE variety of items we like.
If you think their communications are poor, perhaps you could learn to speak Chinese.
I personally stop dealing with people that are a pain in the ass.
If you boycott DX till hell freezes over, they won't give 2 shits about it, let me know how that works for ya.
Lakemonster doesn't list where they're located but Hong Kong, China is over 11,000 miles from my house, literally half-way around the WORLD, for free. I'm amazed it gets here AT ALL!
Because of time zone shifts, if I e-mailed them by mid-night, I would usually get a reply by the time I woke up.
You could try a phone call, if you think it'd speed things up.
Step back, take a breath, allow the process to work itself out. Just how many hundreds of dollars did you spend?
D*mn, FandyFire STL-V6 got backordered, so I canceled order. Let's see how long it takes DX to refund :|
EDIT: took 1 hour to get answer at live chat, and answer was that refund should happen within 8 working days... wow that's a lot time to refund... couldn't wait and ordered Sky Ray STL-V2 from Manafont already :shy:
It is amazing that their business seems to be really taking off without their service improving at all :) They have the new warehouse in the U.S. and their ads are all over the web now...and yet they are still the slowest in the business :)
Previously (quite some time back) I mostly bough from DX or Dino until:
1) Dino promoted a Christmas Sale of 50% off, but actually raised the original prize almost double first. Bye bye !
2) My order with DX showed 'order pending' for weeks and finally asked me to cancel the order. I tried to open a ticket without sucess. Then DX told me to seek help in the Forum. After a war with those so called moderator, I decided better go to Paypal for a dispute. I got the refund in 2 days !