Alibaba.com = Cheaply made, often counterfeited Asian junk sold inexpensively in bulk.
Yes, I’ve bought some stocking stuffers from their “sister site” Aliexpress.com where you don’t have to buy in bulk.
BTW, a lot of the successful ebay sellers buy from alibaba and aliexpress.
I made some good money selling “Sons of Anarchy” patches bought for cheap and sold for a lot on ebay until FX sent me a cease and desist email for copyright violation, but not until I sold about a dozen sets.
There are a lot of other things to buy and sell that will make you money. The trick is to figure out what’s hot and what will sell and you’d be surprised at the profit margin.
The trick is to discover the latest trend early, buy a small amount of the product as a test and put it up on ebay and if it sells well, then go all in.
Find other products and repeat and watch the cash roll in.
I’m no expert, but I can see making several grand a month if someone dedicated themselves to doing this.