Cheap MH bulbs from Hong Kong good or poor?

[lovespuds]

I've seen some cheap 150w 20,000K double ended MH bulbs on ebay from Hong Kong. Has anyone tried these are the any good or just rubbish? they were listed as £5 or approx $10.

Cheers, Chris

[Phurst]

I tried some when I had my HQI lights. They were great for about a month and then started dimming rapidly and shifting color. I'm afraid this is another case of "you get what you pay for".

[PhotoJohn]

i used some 400w MHs from hongkong. They were okay for a little bit, then died. As long as you dont mind changing bulbs often I would say go for it

[Phurst]

I do have some cheap 400w single ended bulbs that I'm plenty happy with, but the HQIs from eBay were terrible.

[PhotoJohn]

i used the single ended 400w...they seemed to be fine but I dont have a kelvin or par meter