Breaking down 'chim' finance knowledge into manageable pieces so you don't have to. You can contribute your thoughts like Ruth here. A huge season of mega online shopping fests just began. We’re talking about the crazy 9.9 extravaganza!!! For the uninitiated, 9th of September kicks start the biggest online shopping fest for e-commerce platforms. One such platform is Taobao, a Chinese site that has been termed the Amazon or eBay of China. It is a mega marketplace that ships you a whole range of things from tissue paper to wedding dresses. I would boast about how great a bargain hunter I am, but I’m going to be completely honest; the only 2 times I ever bought things off Taobao, I had friends sitting on the left and right of my laptop while I checked out my items ......