What’s better than Linsanity? Proflint! Clothes and iPhone accessories with Jeremy Lin’s face or #17 on them sell like crazy on Taobao. A sports product company in Wu Xi even registered a Lin trademark.

“It is neither a shame nor a crime to beg”, as the Taobao online begging slogan goes. Many of these e-beggars on Taobao are actually for a good cause, but many others are not at all charity related. Either way, they hope to harvest empathy as well as money through online begging.

Salt panic buying prompts Taobao stores to start “salt with purchase” promotion