Krd I know what you mean. But a lot of people don't have luck in finding a good factory themselves to order from. Its like anything else.. If you go to a salon they charge you 100's more or thousands more. So for a lot of people toplace and coolpiece are deals.. Of course if you order from the factory direct your cutting out the middle man. But companies like Toplace there job is to find the best factories and give you the best service without having to deal with the Chinese directly. I have no idea if the pieces you are getting are the same better or worse then toplaces.. The only way you would know is if you tried out different companies. My opinion is most hair systems are pretty standardized. They are a lot cheaper than people realize.. but consistency and getting your orders correct is the big issue. I mean what good is a system if the color is wrong or doesn't fit your head right.