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Buying through an agent, start to finish, and how to judge QC photos. What I wish someone had told me before my first haul.
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Read guideHow To Buy From China?
Everything from picking an agent to tracking your parcel, step by step.
Read guideHow to DIY Order?
Many agents can't buy from platforms like Goofish on their own, so you place the order by hand. On Kakobuy it's under Fill & Buy in the top bar, and other…
Read guideTrusted Sellers
Sellers I trust and buy from myself, searchable by brand: who carries Supreme, LV, Jordan, Arc'teryx and 130+ more.
Read guideHow to buy from Yupoo
Yupoo is where sellers show their catalogues. You can't buy there directly, but every item links to the store you buy from through Kakobuy.
Read guideRepcentral extension: Agent Buddy
Our free Chrome extension takes the tedious part out of buying through an agent. It turns any Taobao, Weidian or 1688 link into a link for your agent, opens…
Read guideWhat are QC photos, and how to find them for any link
Seller photos show what an item should look like. QC photos show what people actually received. Here's how to find them before you spend a cent.
Read guideHow to check QC photos: the checklist I use
Most bad hauls could have been caught at QC. This is the order I go through photos in - it takes two minutes per item once you've done it a few times.
Read guideGL or RL? What they mean, and when to return an item
Two letters you'll see under every QC post. Here's what they mean and how to make the call yourself.
Read guideHow to QC sneakers: 9 spots to check
Sneakers have more small details than anything else you'll QC. Go through them in this order and you won't miss one.
Read guideNo QC photos found? Here's what to do
Not every listing has been ordered through an agent yet. That's a gap, not a dead end.
Read guideWeidian, Taobao and 1688 links explained
Every product link boils down to two things: which marketplace, and a number. Once you can spot them, no link will confuse you again.
Read guideMeasurements and weight in QC photos
Two of the most useful QC photos have nothing to do with how the item looks: the tape measure and the scale.
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