> Not that it changes your point but the funny thing is that Anker was a no name Chinese brand on Amazon like UGREEN back then.

They company was one of the first to construct a business plan around the idea of "Storefront and logistics will be handled by Amazon."

However, Anker always did their own engineering rather than just being a rebadger of Alibaba.

I'm not sure I understand your last sentence.

Anker is a Chinese manufacturer and Alibaba is a market place. Why would rebadging Alibaba mean there? Outsourcing design and production while only being an exporter?

They already are in China. It's highly likely they outsource part of their production process and supply chain. They just have good quality control like any other serious manufacturer.