I hope I'm never desperate enough to buy some of his "products." My understanding of the old 8" Chinese mini-lathes was that they were not as good as the 7" mini-lathes, or the 9" mini-lathes. Too tall, not wide enough to be stable. Fit and finish were not as good, either, but that was over a decade ago. Maybe they've fixed those problems. I have enough lathes now that I'm not going to buy one and see. If anyone does buy one, I'd like to hear about it!
Bill