I was awarded a refund, based on a dispute, but 4 months later I still have not received it. In over 10 different conversations, during this 4 months, I have been told I will get my money in 20 days - more days - 10 days - 7 days - 24 to 72 hours - 48 hours - 3 to 5 days - now nothing. Their customer service is dishonest and you cannot trust anything they tell you.
AliExpress operates in bad faith when it comes to refunds. Since you can only reach them by “chat”, and since it can take hours to contact a live person, it’s very difficult to try to get any information from them. I’ve asked for email and telephone numbers many times only to be told it’s “impossible” which is nonsense. They restrict access to restrict accountability.