RE: Chinese Hobby Shops.
The Chinese are very capable of producing high quality goods and there are high quality Chinese made goods out there. The discounted stuff is made using low cost labor, materials, and poor or no QC. Most of the stuff Hobby King sells falls into that category but they stock a few quality parts that are actually made elsewhere. Much of the stuff sold by US suppliers is made in China but it is made to a higher standard and that is why they are more reliable. So not everything made in China is junky, just some of it.