Originally Posted by The Fixer
I don't know about $5 precision instruments from China. My $5.99 digital caliper from Harbor Freight reads 27.0 against my 27.2 seatpost.
Which is why they keep their selling price low. They know that they can make crap and sell it cheap and the consumer will be sucked in by the price and then not be arsed enough to take it back, becuase it is not worth the $5.