Re- COVID-induced, slower than usual, slow deliveries because of the overloaded postal systems in the receiving countries, which has nothing to do with Chinese Aliexpress sellers. (They are shipping within days, like normal). i.e, the delay is caused by the receiving countrys.
On the bright side, I'm seeing a lot of unimaginative competition who just can't seem to understand this simple and widely reported fact and don't have the ability to research ways to counter-act it and adjust their business models ... and are throwing in the towel.
And the ideas and solutions already in this forum, Youtube, and the entire internet are all out there for the taking.
But less competition is always better, so all is OK.