We’ve discussed this multiple times now, but again I don’t think that’s the case “most [of] the time”. Obviously many things are made in China, but even so buying from a Taiwanese seller is sometimes useful in terms of local stock, delivery speed, ease, some expectation of customer service, etc.
Yeah. It’s why I said “possibly fake or ones that had failed QC”. I’ve heard of that for Taobao listings while living in China - the manufacturers or others openly or illicitly selling lower-quality electronic stuff that aren’t good enough for export to major markets. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of this still goes on on Taobao, or if the items feed through to less strict markets like Southeast Asia.