I would say overall, Amazon or Aliexpress are the best, where Amazon = faster shipping, better quality, but higher prices, and Aliexpress = much slower shipping, variable quality, and much lower prices.
Considering all the choices in the question, some additional comments:
Which is the best online shopping site, eBay, Amazon, AliExpress, or Alibaba?
1) eBay:
-Better for buying things from individual sellers that are not usually in retail stores, like used video games.
-However, there can also be better deals from individuals in a local facebook marketplace group, or from local thrift stores.
2) Amazon:
-Best for buying items online where you need faster shipping, i.e.: 1-2 day shipping,
and want lower prices than most retail stores.
-However, faster shipping is usually not free, so the overall costs of an item may not be that much lower than retail.
-They are more suitable for shipping large boxes of items, such as printer paper, since they would more likely ship from local suppliers.
3) Aliexpress:
-Best for buying items that aren't needed right away but will be needed eventually, due to the shipping time taking one or more months.
-However, its prices are usually the lowest for the same or similar products found in Amazon; Also there's a risk where if you simply purchase the cheapest item, it may not work or easily fail (this had happened several times for me).
-It's shipping is free for smaller items and usually with no extra import fees.
-However, the lower cost is less of an advantage for the shipping of larger items, where there are often a significant fees for it due to the added cost of their non-local suppliers, driving up the costs to a similar level as Amazon.
4) Alibaba:
-Cannot comment, never used their services.
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