Cost is relative to the utility you get from the product. You can buy a (very heavy) $200 lead acid battery that will last you 2 years or a (very light) $600 lithium battery that will last you 10 years. TODAY, the lead acid is less expensive. Over 10 years, the lithium is less expensive. (Note that I did not say "cheaper". Cheap has to do with quality, not price.)
As far as "Ali Express crap", does it matter where I buy my Les Paul Standard or just that Gibson made it? If you go to "Bob the Battery Boy" and buy a Battle Born battery, do you think Bob made the battery? So what's the difference who the reseller is? I went through Ali because they had the Ruixu battery I wanted, in stock, and shipped it free. It took 17 days to get here, but I was not then (nor am I now) in any rush. Not following the bad mouthing regarding buying wherever you can find a product. I prefer to buy American too, but when buying American costs me 30% more, I will go where the bargain is.
As to the Gibson guitar analogy, yes, there are knockoffs represented as authentic, but there are also things to look at on a guitar to know if it is a Gibson or a Gibsun, which is what the Chinese sell. (The tailpiece, the tuners, the bridge position....) I bought that battery from Ali based on Will's video blessing of the Ruixu battery. Because it came from a distributor in the land of fried rice and eggrolls doesn't mean it's a knockoff.