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AliBadge 0.2.0

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@navotvolkgroundup navotvolkgroundup released this 28 Jul 15:32
v0.2.0
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Chrome extension that finds the AliExpress listing a dropship store is reselling, and shows the markup.

Install

Step-by-step instructions for non-developers — about two minutes, no terminal.

Short version: download alibadge-0.2.0.zip below, unzip it somewhere permanent, then chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → pick the unzipped folder. An options page opens; nothing is uploaded until you enable it there.

It is silent on most pages, deliberately

Showing a percentage is close to an accusation, so a number requires two independent things: a near-exact product-photo match, and importer fingerprints in the store itself (the SKU and image-filename shapes DSers and CJdropshipping leave behind). A photo match alone cannot say who copied whom — marketplace sellers steal brand photography constantly.

Measured on a 40-product labelled set covering dropship stores, ordinary brands, and brands with known marketplace counterfeits (Stanley, Spigen, OtterBox, Anker):

  • 0 false positives across all 32 legitimate-brand products
  • 2 of 8 dropship products detected

An earlier version without the second check produced 8 false accusations out of 12 badges, including four against Spigen and four against OtterBox. Those runs are in labelset/ — a tool that prints an accusation should publish its error rate.

Other things worth knowing

  • Markup is computed against the dearest variant of the matched listing, not the cheapest, so it understates rather than inflates. Shipping is excluded and the receipt says so.
  • One click copies a shareable receipt image: both photos, both prices, and the listing URL so anyone can reproduce it.
  • No AliBadge server, no analytics, no account. PRIVACY.md
  • Not a counterfeit detector, and not a verdict about any merchant.
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