People think they are buying from an Australian dealer when really they are purchasing another poor quality Chinese item.

OP, 90% of items in Australia are made in China, poor quality or good quality, all the same.

Go to any store, find the labels on items, they will say made in China, but we pay hell of lot more for them here that getting them straight from China.

Not only that, those manufacturers who used to make thir stuff here then relocated to China - didn't reduce their prices due to the crappy materials, labor and workmanship, they stayed the same or even increased.

The only disadvantage with buying from China is if one has to send something back - but usually those items are so cheap, why bother, just chuck them out.

I find even with a few losses (with all the good prices in general) one is still miles in front!