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Before you order

Before the first payment: sellers, items and agents the Oopbuy intake can check

Most intake surprises are decided before the first payment. These are the choices that make the warehouse day uneventful.

How to choose a seller with the intake in mind

The intake rewards sellers who label clearly. A listing with a size chart that matches the hang tag, clear colour names and a stated return offer gives the bench something to compare and gives you a way out inside the 120-hour window.

  • Prefer listings that state guaranteed returns: the 5-day guarantee only exists where the seller offers it.
  • Look for a model or version number in the title. The inspector checks it, so it becomes a useful match.
  • Be wary of listings with no size label in the photos. A size dispute without a label "cannot be verified", in Oopbuy's words.
  • Check where the seller ships from. A Guangdong seller usually reaches Xiamen in 1 to 2 working days; remote regions take around 7.

How to choose an item the bench can actually check

Choose items whose risks fall inside the inspection when you can. A labelled hoodie, a cap in one size, a canvas tote: the bench can match colour, label and condition, and the photos will tell you most of what you need.

Be more careful with items whose risks sit outside it: electronics that need a power-on test, sealed goods, fragile glass, liquids and powders, anything long enough to trigger the 90 cm flag. And avoid anything that borrows a brand it may not be licensed to use. That is not a question of taste: Oopbuy may destroy it in the warehouse with no shipment or refund.

How to choose a trustworthy agent, using the intake as the test

Every agent claims inspection. The useful comparison is the wording. Does the agent publish what it opens, what it compares, what it excludes, how many free photos you get, what extra photos cost and how long you have to return? Oopbuy publishes all six, with some conflicts.

Apply the same questions to any agent: Is the operating company named, with a registration number? Is the warehouse city stated? Are storage limits consistent across pages? Is there a written rule for what happens to counterfeit goods? An agent that cannot answer these in writing is asking you to trust the intake blind.

Oopbuy's case, and the case for another agent

What every agent shares: buying on your behalf, a warehouse, photos, consolidation, international routes. What Oopbuy does differently, on paper: no agent service fee, every parcel opened at intake, a published 1 RMB price for detail photos, and a Xiamen warehouse with Taobao, 1688 and Weidian support plus its own mall.

When to use someone else: if you need function testing on electronics, which Oopbuy does not do; if you need long storage, given the conflicting limits; if you prefer an agent that shows the conversion rate next to the price rather than inside it; or if you are buying anything branded that you cannot be sure is licensed, because Oopbuy's destruction rule is stricter than most.

Other agents you will see mentioned

Spreadsheet catalogues usually list several agents side by side: Kakobuy, Superbuy, CSSBuy and Sugargoo are common. Each publishes its own inspection scope, storage period and photo policy, and the details differ more than the marketing does.

This log does not rank them. If you are comparing, take the six intake questions above and read each agent's own help pages for the answers, with the date you read them. A shorter storage period, a stricter counterfeit rule or a different free-photo count can each decide the choice for a particular order.

Why this spreadsheet log, and what it will not do

Most catalogue sites tell you what to buy. This one is about what happens after you buy, at the one point where your listing becomes a physical object that someone else checks for you. It quotes Oopbuy's own pages with dates and prints their contradictions side by side.

It will not rank sellers, invent a free-photo count, tell you an item is genuine or promise that a route will deliver in a set number of days. It keeps its own dead links out by testing every outbound link before publishing. And it is updated when Oopbuy's help centre changes; the updates page lists what changed and when.

It also takes one side only where Oopbuy itself is clear. Where Oopbuy's pages disagree, as they do on storage limits, delivery time and the PayPal fee, every version is printed with the page it comes from, and the reader decides. Picking the most convenient figure would make these pages shorter and less useful.

Things to watch before you order

  • Read the listing's size chart against the hang tag, not just the size name.
  • Ask customer service before buying liquids, pastes, powders or medicines.
  • Check battery items against route rules before buying several.
  • Note the stock-in date the day photos arrive. Your 120-hour window and 90-day clock both start there.
  • Do not wait on a slow seller with items already stored: the earliest item sets the deadline.
  • If you self-ship to the warehouse, register the tracking number first, or the parcel may become abnormal with a 30-day life and no reminder.
  • Avoid anything that would need the inspector to vouch for authenticity. The intake never will.