Benro Tripods TRA068 or A069? And how about ordering from China??

[nufo]

So I've narrowed down the travel tripods to the Benro TRA068 or 069. But I can't seem to find any other differences between the two other than a couple inches in height and 0.6in shorter (069) when folded. Does anyone have any experience with either and know of any other differences? Also, I found the A069 on ebay for considerably less (about $100 less) but the seller ships out of Hong Kong.

New Benro A0690TB00 Aluminium Tripod A0690 B00 A069 0 | eBay

Excellent feedback and seems legit but has anyone ordered their tripod from overseas? Thanks in advance for the input!

 

[molested_cow]

For that price, you can find the carbon fiber version of it on Amazon.com.

I almost bought one, but ended up with something else for unrelated reasons. The user reviews I can find on them seem pretty good.

 

[nufo]

Cheapest Benro CF one I could find on Amazon was around $170 but that doesn't include a head. Any link to the one you're thinking of? Also, I don't see a HUGE difference between the CF vs. non-CF except for a few ounces. Thank for the input!