18-09-2012, 11:34 PM
With respect to eBay and other Bulk sources. Also eluding the whey Australia comment, it costs a lot of money to be compliant to federal regulations, running a business, testing the product, hiring staff to market it, paying listing fees, paying leases on facilities and equipment so it will cost a lot more to buy a manufactured product vs. bulk. What you are really paying is ensuring a certain level of quality is there in the product.
It is very very easy for a Chinese supplier to put talc powder in a bag and call it a plant extract. A home customer has no way of validating what powder they are buying. For PM, a eBay person could sell just root powder and call it a 90% extract and you have Zero way of knowing. To make matters worse, the eBay seller could actually honestly think he's selling you expensive 90% extract caus ehe think he bought it and its just dehydrated root powder that at best 1%. If you don't believe it, then good for you for not having been exposed to the ingredient suppliers of china and india.
It is very very easy for a Chinese supplier to put talc powder in a bag and call it a plant extract. A home customer has no way of validating what powder they are buying. For PM, a eBay person could sell just root powder and call it a 90% extract and you have Zero way of knowing. To make matters worse, the eBay seller could actually honestly think he's selling you expensive 90% extract caus ehe think he bought it and its just dehydrated root powder that at best 1%. If you don't believe it, then good for you for not having been exposed to the ingredient suppliers of china and india.