I continuously see postings for gear from mainland China, at typically great prices but costing a small fortune for shipping. This one caught my eye:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370191051881

I realize that some of the brand-name items, like Audioquest cables, are perhaps cheap knock-offs or unauthorized, but there's also a lot of interesting gear hailing from China from reasonably well know names like Yaqin, Dussun, and Xindac. Some that caught my eye this week are:

http://cgi.ebay.com/XDSE-EL34-Class-A-Valve-Tube-Integrated-Amplifier-SV_W0QQitemZ180349323886QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Defa ultDomain_0?hash=item180349323886&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/DUSSUN-T2-INTEGRATED-STEREO-AMPLIFIER-WITH-USB-DAC-New_W0QQitemZ400013240777QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item400013240777&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bada-HD-23-Tube-CD-Player-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ350107529828QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCD_Min iDisc_Players?hash=item350107529828&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Many of these sport specs that are typically seen in components at a much higher price point, not to mention that the Chinese seem to have a real fondness for tubes. So this has piqued my curiosity, especially now that my finances are a bit tight. Has anyone here ordered from a Chinese distributor? What was your experience?