That is correct, but again, the reality is that the whole supply chain comes from China and fake 3M masks also exist. Also, no one is telling the hospitals not

That is correct, but again, the reality is that the whole supply chain comes from China and fake 3M masks also exist. Also, no one is telling the hospitals not to ask for samples and test the goods themselves. The problem is that the hospitals don't even understand what they're up against on the supply side, and they have an expectation that 'legit' masks will just show up. I've been knee deep in this stuff for the last two weeks or so, the article in this post is accurate from what I've seen on the supply side. This is also another accurate article - https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2020/03/30/i-spent-a-day-in-the-coronavirus-driven-feeding-frenzy-of-n95-mask-sellers-and-buyers-and-this-is-what-i-learned/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2020/03/30/i-spent... One thing worth pointing out is the article points to the sheer number of supplies leaving the country due to hospitals being unable to pay quickly enough. All I can say is, the demand is real, the supply is constrained, and not all the 'random internet people' are scammers - a lot of them are people with very deep resources and relationships in China actually trying to do their part to bring PPE. In the end, donations aren't going to solve this problem. Reliable supply chains are, and reliable supply chains require that some small profit be made to cover material costs, cost of risk, cost of storage, etc.