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Originally Posted by OM617YOTA
China is 100% capable of building quality products. As long as the bearings are of the appropriate grade AND sourced only through official channels, country of origin shouldn't make a difference.
Counterfeiters copy labels and packaging, too. If you buy outside of official channels, you have no clue whether you're getting the real deal, regardless of what is printed on the box.
These bearings are inexpensive through official channels, I bought mine from Motion Industries for ~$11/ea. No reason to roll the dice buying from eBay.
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Are you sure those high grade Chinese Bearing are being sold in the US? The next question is how can you tell a high grade Chinese Bearing from a low grade one?
I personally bought quite a few Roller and Ball Bearings on eBay with zero issues and that same bearing that you got would likely cost 1/2 of what you paid. Also I only buy made in the US or Japan Bearings.
When I replaced the Pinion Bearings and the Axle Bearings on My Van I was able to get the exact same Bearing which were Torrington made in the USA on eBay.
Are all eBay Deals perfect the answer is no. But, eBay has cleaned up their act somewhat and if an item is not as described you are going to get your Money back off of that item but it is going to take a little effort on your part to file for it and wait.
I would rate My eBay Transactions over the Past 5 years as a 99% with 1% of the deals having issues. I have saved a lot of Money on auto parts there.