Don't buy cheap gear... that's a lesson EVERYONE learns sooner or later... now heres a tip from your Ole Uncle Harv.....
I rarely buy new gear, their is so much used stuff floating around on different boards and their Exchange forums.
And I can tell you that 90% of the sellers are selling practically new in the wrap gear, or gear they bought for a class, wore it once, and decided it was not for them. Pick up a piece here...a piece their... I can buy top quality Eagle and SOTech and Paraclete gear that is slightly used then what you could any of that cheap chinese made Tapco crap.....
Propblast is correct, a lot of that stuff is horribly made overseas Air-soft crap.. but hey, if your happy with cheap crap.......welcome to America.. land of free choice.. but their are such better options if your a smart shopper.
You just have to be patient... watch the boards and strike fast when something pops up...
oh , and if you like like the cheap crap... then your one less guy I gotta compete with when it comes to buying the good stuff on the EE board....