There are very good Chinese shop violins, but you do somewhat get what you pay for. I purchased a very nice Chinese production shop violin from International Violin many years ago, sale priced at $450. I kept it for something like 15 years and it appraised (and sold) through Elderly as a consignment for more than I paid for it. If you're not knowledgeable about violins talk to someone who is and listen to them.
A $100 violin will usually sell for half of that as soon as the case is opened. If you actually want to play what you buy then up your ante a bit.
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