Guides
How to find and judge QC photos, get the most out of KakoBuy, buy from China and Yupoo, and track your parcel home.
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What is a QC finder and how does it work?
Where the photos come from, which links work, and why they beat the seller's pictures.
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How to find QC photos for any rep link
Copy the right link, paste it, read the albums. Plus fixes when a link doesn't work.
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How to check QC photos: what to look at, item by item
A checklist for clothes, sneakers and bags, and how to read the tape measure.
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How to buy from China?
Everything from picking an agent to tracking your parcel, step by step.
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How 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.
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Trusted sellers
Sellers I trust and buy from myself, searchable by brand: who carries Supreme, LV, Jordan, Arc'teryx and 130+ more.
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How 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.
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Repcentral extension: Agent Buddy
Our free Chrome extension turns any Taobao, Weidian or 1688 link into a link for your agent, opens QC photos in one click and closes reminder popups.
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How to track your parcel to Europe
Why DHL shows nothing for the first week, and where to look at every step from the warehouse to your door.
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How to track your parcel to the USA
From your agent's warehouse to USPS: what each tracking step means and how long it takes.
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How to register on KakoBuy
Takes about a minute.
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GL and RL meaning: green light or red light your QC
What the two letters mean and how to decide which one your item gets.
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Weidian, Taobao and 1688 links explained
How each marketplace's links look and where the item number hides.
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How to read measurements in QC photos
Pit to pit, length, waist and insole: what the tape measure is telling you.
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Can you see QC photos before buying?
Yes, if someone has bought the same listing before. Here's how and how much to trust them.
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Picksly: find reps, compare sellers and check QC
Browse the whole catalogue, search with a photo and see QC photos next to every listing.
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