GST equipment from Alibaba.com

Has anyone ever ordered any GST equipment off of Alibaba.com?  I'm equipping a 3,000 square foot gym and am interested in obtaining one or two parallel bars. When I look online for US suppliers, just one set can be as much as $5,000. That seems ridiculous. I looked on Alibaba.com and found parallel bars ranging in price from $200 to $1,200. On the one hand this looks like a deal, on the other, I'm worried buying from a Chinese company when there is such a huge difference in price that I'm going through get garbage. 

So, I figured I might as well ask here if anyone has had any luck with the site (and even better if you have had any experiences with getting parallel bars). Thanks in advance!

Hi Matthew,

do you want to use it only by yourself or for starting a business? If the second what about warranty? I wouldn´t take the risk. Imagine some of your clients hurts himself (parallel bar gets broken). Always better to have certified equipment sold by a local vendor.

Best regards

-Dieter

I would not trust Alibaba. I know Rogue is more expensive, but their stuff is damn near bulletproof. Pay once for quality. 

Thanks for the input. Funny your should mention Rogue -- I am buying literally everything including stall bars, to equip the gym from Rogue. They don't carry parallel bars, however.