content: I highly suggest Aliexpress for chinese goods. Easier than Alibaba because you don't have to buy in bulk. Easier than TaoBao because... honestly, TaoBao is only good if you are buying a lot of light items (like clothing) at the same time. As far as Aliexpress goes, you will find the same item with the same stock photos with different prices. I highly suggest that you buy not based off of user ratings (which are easily spoofed) but by the number of orders a product has.