Stupid question. I have used dhgate for just under a year now and i have had no problems with it. If you play your cards right with it and think about what you are buying then there is no problems with it. For example, if you buy electronics from Dhgate then how likely are they to break? Id say very. But if you buy clothing/shoes, then you are more likely to 'pull it off' because, how can clothing break? Around 90% of its items are fake and there are approximatly 1.5m items on there. so thats what, 1.35m of the items are fake! Thats a lot, and the chances are, you are going to buy a fake item from there. Before getting involved in buying any old junk, i would take a look at the sellers feedback score because it takes a big interest in what kind of goods you are buying. so, it is reliable, but not reliable if your looking for authentity.