rudy
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I must chime in and say you are 1000% wrong on this statement. Everything from China is straight up cheaper than what you could get made elsewhere, but none of it is better. If you aren't able to see the differences in craftsmanship, engineering, and materials, then the products from China are about the same as everywhere else. Under no circumstances on this Earth has a product from China been better than from any other country. People who set up factories there understand that the only reason to do it there is for cheap labor. People who want quality set up factories elsewhere.
As for the actual topic... eBay is loaded up with knockoffs and has been for years. Sometimes you don't need a quality item. The example I always use is cell phone cases fifteen years ago when the only purpose of the case was to change the color (faceplate we called it). I'd get mine from China for $4 while many people got them in the mall for $30. It's not just mall markup, the expensive ones lasted longer and didn't scratch as easy. The paint would peel off of mine in 6 months. Did I care? No, I bought cheap on purpose and after six months I'd just buy a different color.
If you want something to actually perform well, buy from a trusted brand and never buy anything with no brand name whether it's from China or NJ. Quality products always have a brand, inferior products almost never do.
None of it is better? seriously? Try buying ANY good phone made in the USA period. You cannot find a high end phone at all. They tried the motox and eventually gave up. And that phone wasn't better than the high end devices, ironically it was cheaper though lol. If the products are even the same as you claim but they are cheaper from China that means they are better. If I can produce the same exact product and quality cheaper why would I pay more for it?
There are tons of products in textiles, electronics, ceramics and so on where the machinery and skilled labor force to produce it does not compete in the USA at all any more and the best state of the art techniques machines and labor are in China. And they are quickly closing the gap in many other areas. Get used to it. Cheap labor is even cheaper in places like Vietnam, Africa etc.... Why don't they just produce it there? Because simply they don't have the skill, infrastructure, or security. So yes I stand by my point lots of things that are made in China are the best hands down. Some of them are the best at any price point. But the reality is you have to compare reasonably comparable price points. For instance I once went to the store when I was ignorant like you and I was looking for a garden hose nozzle. There I was looking through all of them in the reasonably price range of sub $20. I found only 1 that was made in the USA and it was a little more expensive than the ones made in China so I bought it. That thing was the biggest piece of shit I ever owned. There I was duped just like the US auto companies screwed everyone through the 90s into thinking USA meant quality. In reality the Chinese one was superior in every way and cheaper.