Ebay metal palette VS Coastal Scents Metal Mania palette. Are they really the same thing?

Few years ago (not too long after the CS Metal Mania Palette came out), I purchased an 88 metal palette, which looks exactly like the CS Metal Mania palette from Ebay. This metal palette is not unique to CS alone. Many other companies sell the exact same palette under different names. So I thought these companies must have bought them from the same manufacturers and re-brand them and sell them for much higher price. At Ebay, you could get this palette for $10 including shipping. CS sells it for ~$18 but they do have sales sometimes. So you could get it for $7 or $8 during Black Friday. That was when I snatched mine. 

Left to right: Ebay 88 metal palette, CS 88 metal mania palette. They mostly appear to be the same, except for a green shade that has been swapped. The Ebay one also looks a little frostier

I have always been very curious about whether the Ebay is selling the same palette as CS. After trying out both, I realized that they are NOT the same in terms of texture even though the listed ingredients are the same. In fact, I have to say that the Ebay one seems to have a better quality even though it has been 5 years since I bought it. Ebay one is frostier (hence, some of they look even more metallic) and creamier to touch. CS one has a drier texture and harder to swatch. You will definitely need a primer for CS ones to show better.

Swatches of equivalent colors: the left ones are from CS, right from Ebay

More swatches

As you can see, they are not the exact same colors even though they are in the same position and appear to be the same. 

Does that mean that I support Ebay palette? Not necessarily. I always feel a little iffy about things that do not have a brand. When you buy an unbranded stuff, you can't hold anyone responsible when something bad happens. Who knows what the Chinese manufacturer put in the palette to make the shadows shinier/frostier? Obviously, the FDA in China is a lot looser compared to FDA in US. I just don't trust the ingredient list very much. It just seems like one manufacturer was trying to copy another manufacturer. This is just my opinion though. They might be just as safe (or just as unsafe compared to CS. Since they are both made in China) to use. Who knows?