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The advice about fast, cheap or good - select two is good advice. Products are shoddy. XXL in clothing is a 34 waist. Many other things you may buy are really miniatures. Descriptions are inaccurate and misleading. Prices are so cheap, they figure you won't bother to complain. That heavy duty wool coat - paper thin and rayon. You will see a set of three for sale, but hidden away is you only get one. It may be listed as Silverware Set with 18 pieces, but that price is only for one fork. You have to order each one individually with separate shipping. I've never seen the quality of metal in this country. Belts have buckles the thickness of a ten cent sheriff's badge. Have you ever bent a belt buckle in one hand?

There are some things here worthwhile. But you will have to look for it. Searching by word is nearly impossible as descriptions are written by non-native English speakers.

Read the reviews. Every one is five stars and says it "looks" good. Who evaluates a product without using it?

Do you have a question about a product? (You will, many times, there's only a name and a photo). You have to buy it before you can ask the question. I'm serious about this. There are no item numbers, so the only way you can contact the seller is after you have paid for it. If you see something you like, save the URL, there's no way to get back to an item.

They do have online help. I hesitate to call it "help." The people do not speak English. The website can be difficult to navigate at times.

You will get all sorts of email after each purchase. They want you to tell them the date it was received.

I purchased one item. They wanted reams of information. They wanted photos of the item, and multiple photos of the shipping label. Their system only allows you to send one photo, period. You may be lucky enough for them to agree to give you a credit. You have to ship it back using their mailing label and their shipper, pay for that and wait. The shipping label comes in a proprietary format that can't be read or printed. If you ask them how, they just send it again and then tell you you've missed the deadline.

The real kicker was when I contacted them for an item not received. They said I had to take a picture of the mailing label, of an item I'd not received. After about six emails back and forth, they told me it was too late for a refund.

There are some good bargains to be had, but be very careful.

But I do have some basic questions. You may receive a package that would cost you $5-8 to ship inside the US. Many of the items you buy are $4-10. Some items are free, just pay postage of a dollar or two. How can all these companies afford to get $1 or $3 and then pay $8 for shipping plus the cost of shipping from China?

Something makes me think that the entire operation is being funded by China. Perhaps they want US Dollars so badly they don't mind spending a lot to get them. Or maybe it's something to do with the balance of trade. I'm not into conspiracy theories, but no one runs a business where almost every sale is at a loss.

It's like gambling. When I gamble, I go and expect to spend $X for the entertainment. If you expect to be entertained by ordering an item from China to see how easily you can be misled, do it. So far, I've not had a problem with credit card theft.