First of all: make sure your contract is good. They sent me a contract that said they had 300 business days to ship the game after I paid and it took forever to get them to change it. They kept saying they would ship in 15 days but wouldn't put it in the contract.

Make sure you specify 4 layers of corrugated cardboard for shipping. I have a friend who had worked with alibaba at his job and a lot of things showed up crushed before he started specifying the packaging for shipping.

The manufacturer I chose wasn't the cheapest but had good communication. As soon as I put the deposit down, they switched me to a different salesperson who didn't speak English as well and replied less frequently.

I am very happy with the finished product so all is well, but it was stressful.