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It's mostly the entry level cheap stuff that is essentially identical except for a sticker. I assume the seller's willingness to stand behind their gear and provide a warranty also changes. So if you can get something with a BassPro name for $50 or you can buy the same thing with some Chinese name from Amazon for $30, I'd probably buy from Bass Pro assuming they have good customer service.

I've heard about stuff like this in the past that different brands may specify different levels of quality, so even though the things look the same, one brand may actually be more reliable and/or made with better parts.

Even with other stuff where it's not obvious, the same thing is going on. If you go to buy parts for your refrigerator, dish washer, etc... (major appliances), I think there are only a few manufacturers of the parts, so the same part may go on a Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, etc...

No idea if this is current or old, but


Regarding that Battery thing. I would not assume that the $9.99 product was the same as the $59. It would not surprise me to learn that the $59 product had more intelligence built in and may be less likely to over charge batteries while the $9 product could be poorly made and dangerous. But I'm willing to accept that they might be the same product.