I mostly buy gloves in person, after trying them on. Fit is so important and nothing like using your OWN EYES to asses quality. This especially true on EXPENSIVE gloves. I hate sending things back.

Helimot, the long time San Jose, CA leather craftsman I spoke of earlier, used to be a dealer for Held. He was their biggest booster. But he howled when they pulled his dealership and now says Held gloves are crap.

IMHO, not true. I have too Kangaroo pairs of Held gloves ... one made in Germany, the other China. Both are great, well made, lasting well.
Actually, the Chinese ones fit me better ... the German ones the fingers are just a bit too long for me. (a common problem with gloves) But that's just ONE experience. At least now Held gloves are more affordable ... but of course we ALL pay the price for that ... either now or later.

So, for glove shopping, most online stores are out ... unless I know the product beforehand and have tried it on. Naturally, buying at a brick & mortar store you pay more than online.

But still, no where near the Tourtech or BMW price ... which are typically 30% to 40% above average for sometimes questionable quality.

What you guys need in S. Africa is a store like Chaparral motors. This place has several HUGE warehouses ... 4500 sq. ft. devoted just to helmets. They carry nearly every brand of Motorcycle (NOT BMW) and have HUGE stocks of everything on site. Most of their business is Mail Order on line. HUGE. The place is like two or three Costco Stores. Check out a few pics below.

When I head South to Mexico, I always like to stop in and shop around. Or, if on the road, you can always get ANY tire in half an hour ... installed. Prices are pretty good but since I live in California, I pay sales tax (9%) unlike at other out of state online business's like Rocky Mountain, Motorcycle Superstore, Bike Bandit or Motorcycle Gear. NON of those are even 1/2 the size of Chaparral. So if you want variety and CHOICE ... that is the place.

4,500 Square Foot Helmet Showroom with over 20 brands of motorcycle helmets | Yelp