Originally Posted by
WhyFi
ETA: also, aren't the bulk of the quality manufacturers in Tiawan or the southern parts of the mainland? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Mandarin (he said that he needed a Mandarin translator) isn't the primary language in those regions. Mandarin is further north and west.
mandarin is indeed the Northern language ... but it is also the language of Taiwan. And as was noted .... the "unnamed Chinese company" could have been one of the who-knows-how-many which start up, crank out some cheap crap, dissolve or simply rename themselves to avoid taxes/liability/customer complaints, and simply sell the same cheap crap under a different name .... and honestly some of the cheap stuff----stems and such---are probably as good as the better known cheap Chinese stuff.
Also ... I mean, a company like DengFu or Workswell could fake their test videos, or make the videos and simply never test .... but since they have had the same names for years, i figure they'd have been sued if they were liable.
People who buy really cheap stuff, way below market price, are taking their own risks. "Is this brand-new Ultegra group for $14.99 legit, do you think?"