It's China's version of Amazon. At least Amazon makes an effort to guard your info, I can't say the same for Alibaba. If you have problems with your items expect no customer service. And, like Amazon, they have a major counterfeiting problem. Finally, if you scroll down the page you will notice a link for "Get paid for your feedback". reviews counterfeiting

Any luck finding information on ordering directly from China?

"Alibaba has several Sellers selling for $1K a piece which is a steal." Pay for it up front, 100%. Wait 16-20 weeks. Shipping and crating from overseas. Arrange and pay for it to pass thru customs. Arrange to have have it picked up after it has been delivered to the warehouse. Uncrate the door and find damage to the doors and or broken glass. Wait 6 months for the claim to be processed and a replacement shipped and then do the customs and delivery/pickup steps again. Our company has done it with similar products and glass. While you can save money "if" it all goes smooth it is also a crap shoot every time.

Alibaba is an Amazon for mostly all Chinese-sourced products. You'll be hard pressed to find any lighting that is UL listed. Products will be ETL listed and better aligned for the Euro market (e.g. e27 bases), if you can count on the ETL logo being legitimate. There is a huge difference between UL/ETL (someone will quickly google and say "no there isn't," but said person needs to dig deeper). Though a hanging light fixture without a UL listing will probably be fine, a toaster might need more scrutiny. IKEA products are an ETL example, which follows along that . . . There is also a huge difference between a product that is designed in, and has a corporate footprint in the U.S/Canada/Euro, but is manufactured in China, vs a product that is wholly birthed in China. And that goes for more than shipping and service, but affects quality control, materials e.g. amount of lead, etc. There is very little, if any, recourse or accountability for a product birthed in China. This is not sinophobia, because the manufacturing process, controls, and regulations are still the wild west when no entity can hold your feet to the fire. If you are worried about product quality, warranty, and service, experience on Amazon with Chinese-sourced products is a good bellwether (if you can subtract out the Amazon influence).