Far Eastern business ethics...
You have to understand - this is cultural thing, not necessarily "ethics issue". Moral and legal implications are left for the "other" party, it is not considered "manufacturers fault". You have never heard about "undervalue invoice", right? This is because China have most favorable nation status when comes to trade with US i.e. no import taxes or tariffs when import. Now take Europe. All imported goods are evaluated based on "import tariff book". Lets say you import ball joints. There is (for example) 15% import duties. The duties are calculated based on the price on the invoice (FOB)
plus transport cost. Why one have to pay duties on transportation cost is beyond me, but any way. Then, Europe have VAT tax system (absolute scam run by the government) - 22% in my country of birth, and at some point your staring in to 40-60% raise of cost
before you added profit margin. So, you are offered "undervalue invoice" i.e. lower cost is stated on the invoice on which duties are calculated. This practice is sanctioned by the Chinese government (not enforcing laws, that is) in order to stimulate exports. We all see where China is today, right.
Again, moral and legal aspect is left off for the buyer, Chinese simply did you a
favor.
Now, back to GH. While I am not saying that all
sellers on Alibaba are low life scumbags. Probably most of them are good people. The biggest area of concern is their knowledge on the subject (HGH handling) and if they will follow the best practices. This is - if they even order any q'ty for local storage. From my personal experience, reading between the lines, when I order a kit(s), my guy informs the "factory" which in turn gives the parcel to the "
forwarder" (another term you guys should be familiar with - third party acting as a
fuse that is safe to burn and so manufacturer or seller are never directly implicated).
Here is the biggest point of concern - how long the product is exposed to uncontrolled conditions.
As I said many times - it is a crap shoot...