Are you talking about ebay? I have ordered and received little $2-10 items that come direct from China or Hong Kong with no problem. Stuff like battery chargers, LED flashlight that was $3 and very good ran on 2 AA batteries, LCD thermometers etc minor computer parts/// etc
Our Chinese retailers for flashlights are taking forever.
I just waited about 50 days for a flashlight, and my headlamp shipped on February 13, is still “”, Origin Post is Preparing Shipment””, on the flashlight forums many are complaining because the shipments are exceeding the 45 day Paypal limit for complaints.
Many times we have verified that it is Chinese customs delaying the shipments, not the retailers.