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I don't understand why they are freezing accounts? They do a whole ass inbuilt SS/ Warehouse forwarding thing especially for international users... and then freeze accounts? Why??

Makes me paranoid for my account.
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This is the first I've heard about freezing accounts. Do they give a reason for it? Now I'm worried because I have a few hundred dollars worth of stuff waiting at the forwarding warehouse and I'll cry if my account gets frozen before I can consolidate it and ship it
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>>10849079
>>10849087
It's super common to happen tto people with US phone numbers and nobody knows why, the Taobao Reddit is full with people complaining about having their accounts frozen after their first purchase.
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>>10849141
I can't get my account frozen because I've become addicted to the little dress-up mini game in the app
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>>10849198
Taobao has a dress-up mini game? Didn't even know, but then again I only use desktop.
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>>10849198
Make a new account and buy on that, keep your old account for the game only
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>>10849225
Yeah! It's called taobao life (淘宝人生). I think you can only use it in the app. No microtransactions in it (you buy everything with the in game currency you can earn by checking in daily and playing other taobao mini games), I think it's more of a way for brands to promote their products (like having a pair of Adidas available to purchase in the game that you can also buy irl or getting a in-game reward for visiting a shop's page). There's a variety of styles, lots of fantastical traditional Chinese-inspired stuff, lots of designer stuff, but I feel like outfits that are obviously based off lolita don't quite get it right. Btw I've been enjoying it for the past 6 months even though I don't speak any Chinese besides being able to pick out a few characters, I just use Google translate if I really need to know what something means
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Any ringlet curl wig recommendations? Preferably twintail ones. Or would it be better for me to buy regular wigs and curl them myself?
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>>10849466
I would just curl it yourself, rag curls (steam it aggressively or wet ser for synthetic hair) are a historical technique but will give you the look you want. If you're trying to find pre-styled ringlets, use this keyword in conjunction with wig related keywords
罗马卷
I've seen a lot of clip in hairpieces with ringlets, you could clip those on to create twintails
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Taobao's new search is ass, you can't search in product categories anymore.
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>>10849550
Yeah I noticed that, AliExpress screwed up their search a while back too, so I guess this an Alibaba group-wide issue. AliExpress used to be a lot more precise with it's search, it seems like it just shows you whatever now. I'm a big user of both platforms and have been since 2015 but this is really bad
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Some recent purchases, excluding more basic stuff like nanchatte blouses and legwear. Blue = waiting for, pink = arrived. I got the shoes in multiple colors (white, black, brown), they're just MTO so no stock photos available in some colors
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>>10849746
Link to shoes and long skirt?
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>>10849951
Which skirt anon? They're all about the same length.
Shoes:
https://m.tb.cn/h.UG3XQoB?tk=UnfFdlj4KxO
Couple things you should know about the shoes if you plan to order: They're completely MTO, it takes about a month to make, you need to go through the color chart and leave it in the order notes if you want it in a color other than white. They can accommodate your foot width and shape as well. The sizes are Chinese sizes, which for some damn reason are very slightly off from European sizes (I'm a 40 in euro sizes, 41 in Chinese). By default, they come with a synthetic leather lining, you can pay an additional fee (in a different listing) to upgrade to a pigskin or leather lining (I upgraded to leather). You can change the heel height too (and can change it on most shoes), but I went with the default 4cm. This store specializes in dance shoes (for ballroom and swing mostly), but by default most of the shoes come with "street shoe" soles (not all of them, any sole described as "fur" or "suede" is not meant to be worn outside). "Beef tendon" (牛筋) = rubber sole. You can pay an additional fee (in a separate listing) to upgrade to a leather sole, or a leather sole with some rubber covering it (which is what I did).
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So how does the fee for the taobao warehouse storage thing work? Do they charge it automatically once you've past the deadline or do you pay it once you ship your order? Do I need to contact them about it? I know I'm likely gonna have to end up paying it because I'm waiting on just one item that might not arrive until a few days after my free storage period expires for another item. I don't mind paying the fee I just don't want them to think I've forgotten about my package and abandoned the order.
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Tao has a 50% off event rn, just a heads up.
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>>10851309
Where would I find that in the app? Since taobao is made up of several sellers I'd assume not all of them will participate. From the app's homepage the only thing I see is a banner for a promotion where if you spend ¥300 you get ¥30 back
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>>10851333
https://click.world.taobao.com/bhFWWqC according to their social media posts.
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>>10850018
those ugly shoes took a month to make? lmao. they're not even actual leather. they're "genuine" leather.
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>>10851337
Nayrt, is this something we should be looking out for? " genuine leather " isn't real leather?
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>>10851342
>Goods marked as genuine leather will be several layers of low-quality leather bonded together with glue and then painted to look uniform
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>>10851361
Thanks. I'm assuming it won't age/wear the same as regular leather.
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>>10851337
>>10851342
NAYRT but you have no idea what you're talking about. What we call "geniune leather" (composite leather) is 二层牛皮. That item is listed as 头层牛皮, which is what we call "top grain leather". It is thinner and less strong than full grain leather, but it is leather, straight from a cow, with a thin layer on top removed to correct imperfections in the hide like scars. Top grain leather is very common in the fashion industry when a clean, uniform look is desired. The confusion comes from the fact that the Chinese word referring to real leather (as opposed to PU or other synthetics) is 真皮, which translates to "genuine leather" (or skin), even though it is not the composite material we know as "geniune leather".
Additionally, I actually recognize this manufacturer because I used to do swing dance, and they used to sell custom dance shoes through a Facebook page directly to western customers under the name "Made in Lindy", and I knew several people that had their shoes and they were definitely the real deal, not "geniune leather"
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>>10851668
>defending your ugly fake shoes so hard
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>>10851668
Anon, your terminology is wrong. 头层牛皮 doesn't refer to the processing method and can also include "genuine leather" which is 碎皮 not 二层牛皮, which is split leather, a different kind of processing. Grades of leather and processing are totally different terms. Please do research before making these kind of assertions.

>https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/413835443?utm_id=0
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i just got my monkeep wig if anyone wants a review.
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>>10851691
dropped pic my bad.
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>>10851693
top-tier taste
>t. coomer
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>>10851693
Review, please! I've never heard of this brand before but I'm always on the lookout for good Taobao wigs.
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>>10851693
review! would it work for bigger noggins?
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Who had the downfall of Sugargoo for the 2023 bingo?
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>>10852426
What happened with sugargoo?
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>>10852426
didnt they just do a website upgrade? is something going on lmao
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>>10852426
>Sugargoo
What happened? I'm paying for my order after leaving my stuff in their warehouse for months.
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>>10852522
Yes, and that update removed the agent messaging function, fucked up everyone's orders, and items in the warehouse have vanished.
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>>10852444
>>10852665
Just look at their Reddit.
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Slightly unrelated, but the stupid questions thread is currently saging - can anyone recommend a reliable in person SS in Shanghai? I want to get on those Baby reservations, but don't want to get scammed by randos offering their services on Xianyu
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>>10852734
Damn. I thought the new page was shitty but I didn't think it was that bad.
Reminds me of what happened to Taobaoring(aka agent42 or whatever) It was my favorite agent until they changed their cart system.
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>use superbuy
>want $400 to ship a single prop
>have ordered bigger and heavier props from 42agent and it cost half the price
I'm so tired of every shopping service engaging in blatant gouging. It's all so fucking tiresome.
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Are Aurora&Ariel still the go-to for pettis?
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>>10853968
Yes
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I haven't been on cgl or even ordered anything on taobao for donkeys years so I've just ordered some random shit

I don't have a coherent style I'm just excited for some presents in the mail
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>>10853860
make sure you show all options for shipping, the UI kind of hids the cheaper options at the bottom of the shipping page under the like 'see more' option
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>>10854127
uhm... links? ;-;
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>>10854162
I got u, some are a lil expensive but I've seen others happy with their purchases

Bunny top
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=705130379862

Bat top
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=681866299937

Cat vest
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=680056823486

Cat phone holder
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=694961583656

Trick or treat hoodie
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=714728793931
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Does anyone have recs for black cotton blouses? It seems most stores either sell white cotton blouses or just poly.
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>>10851735
>>10851852
sorry gulls, busy month. i will post pics and a more detailed review when i get home, but for now the main issue is that the wig color is much different, it's thin and very small even for my not that big head. it's the same quality as alice garden or dreamholic, but double the price.
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Is it safe to use postlink on spreenow for shipping an expensive item or should I just stick with ems China? I'm not sure I can mark down the value of the item and I don't want to get €100 in customs....
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>>10854127
I'm currently sitting finals so I can't take pictures of everything but it was mostly all good

The hoodies print was peach instead of purple which was a bit of a shame but it's still cute
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When buying MTO cosplays, is the price listed the final price, or some kind of deposit? There's nothing in the description regarding this but I don't want to place an order if I'm going to unknowingly get whacked with extra charges after the item is made.
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>>10857565
Usually it's full price but some listings, usually very expensive ones, will want a deposit and a final payment.
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Is there actually a term for this sort of cyber techwear?
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>>10857704
almost looks good, almost
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>>10857565
Why not read the listing?
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>>10857704
They seem to list a lot of it under "jazz" or "hip-hop" tags. Your best bet is to probably reverse search it and start favouriting things and wait until Taobao starts naturally suggesting you more and more.

Heres some links to some random techwearish stuff to get your search started though, you might be able to find some keywords from these listings that could help

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.1997985097.d4918997.1de837demqRn0C&id=640113107208&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.16d637de9eNxle&id=619687103845&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.16d637de9eNxle&id=604134113935&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.1997985097.d4918997.1de837demqRn0C&id=600945611945&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.1997985097.d4918997.1de837demqRn0C&id=627142541388&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.1997985097.d4918997.1de837demqRn0C&id=641890593696&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.1997985097.d4918997.1de837demqRn0C&id=600063100140&_u=t2dmg8j26111
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.1997985097.d4918997.1de837demqRn0C&id=601994912369&_u=t2dmg8j26111

The shops aren't all techwear specific though, a lot of it is general "dance" stuff. You could try 赛博朋克机能风 which is "functional cyberwear" But hopefully that sort of helps?
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I can't view anything on Taobao without logging in, and I can't login to my account since it's been frozen...

Is there some sort of way to access the website anyway? I just want to browse...
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>>10857896
Create another account or recover your old one. You can't browse without an account anymore so unless you use some shopping service with browsing you're kinda fucked desu.
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>>10857880
Thanks anon!
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I tried creating an account and they just automatically froze it

Can't even access their customer service because you need to log in

Im lost
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For gulls having trouble making accounts, I would recommend making one through Alipay. The QR code log in for Alipay has been a reliable way for me to log in so far, as my main account tied to my number also got auto frozen. YMMV, but it's worth a try.
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>>10855097
Little Dipper has had some in the past which you might be able to find on Xianyu, though they only have one sweet cotton option right now (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=676393489226). Strawberry Witch has a very basic low-detail sweet option (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c-s.w4002-18504010872.14.1e574808UmjuNQ&id=20497535917).
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>>10855097
Nolita does pretty much everything from cotton, but idea if they have black blouses rn.
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Are there any chinese brands that make items in a cotton gauze fabric? Its kind of hard to find, but its one of my favorite fabrics for gothic items.

Or does anyone know what the correct search term is? Worst case i might buy some fabric and diy..
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My Taobao haul came in today! I didn't buy that much stuff this time, but I'm looking to get a bag and some shoes next time. Overall I'm very happy with the quality of the items, especially of the Red Maria socks and the Rococo Heroin KCs. The most disappointing thing I got were the rectangle headresses- they're a little shinier and feel a little cheaper than I was expecting.
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Haven't bought from taobao/have been out of the loop for about 8 years. Finally getting back into the hellscape that is those damn frills after a long hiatus. What are the leading shopping services these days? Or do people just use Taobao's forwarding service now?
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>>10861441
Honestly the only time I use an SS anymore is to buy on Xianyu. But it depends. If you use the inbuilt freight forwarding you have to do all the talking with the sellers yourself, its hard as well if stuff gets lost or doesn't arrive at the warehouse (not often, but does happen) you have to talk with the Customer Service and everything is dealt with in Chinese. If you are okay with that side of things and trust your Google Translate skills, I'd say use the Taobao service, its super easy and works out waaaay cheaper. Ive noticed a lot of SS no longer have discounted rates for shipping either so theres that to consider too. Its full price and in most cases billed volumetrically. For SS though, I think 42Agent is still a favourite, and they now have 42Lolita as well which makes it easier to find shops with them.

I'd still say give Taobao forwarding a go though, even if you just buy a bunch of random cheap items to test it.
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>>10861441
I use their in-house forwarding service. Economy air became available again some months ago and it's cheaper now. I noticed in my last order, they misweighed an entire dress as 0.01kg and didn't correct it, so I got away with paying like 50 yuan less for the shipping
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>>10849314
I checked out this game and it's actually so fun and well designed
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Can anyone tell me what keywords/style I need to look up to find stores similar to >https://www.taobao.com/list/product/bobon21.htm

It's some form of gyaru/gal I'm guessing? (I'm not super familiar with the subcats - sorry)

I've tried the "stores similar to this" search on Taobao but the clothes it offers are much more plain/bland. I've also looked through the links in the googlesheet but that decrepit old thing really needs some TLC. Looking up the keywords for himegyaru/gal also brings up really "plain" looking options.
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>>10861348
Nice haul. I love the socks
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>>10861836
公主少女风
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>>10861930
Thanks anon! I'll try with that once I'm at my computer
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Does it still take quite a while for orders to ship? What is the average time it takes after making a decent order to receive it from overseas? I can’t imagine that shopping services or Taobao stores could become so much more streamlined that it would make that drastic of a difference, but I am curious if there is anything noticeable.
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>>10849072
I found an item I want on the xianyu app but I can't copy a link to give to my shopping service to buy it and I can't find it on the website, is there anything I can do about this? I don't have an account because I've never needed one until now
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this question in china very common.If you usually use Taobao,you will now a APP be called“Pinduoduo”(拼多多),taht is adownright,If you buy any one in their ,you will regrot forever(but I usually use this APP,beacuse can give ¥ )
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>>10863254
I'm pretty sure you can't copy links without logging in first, so you'll have to get an account if you want to buy from the app
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>>10863252
It depends on the shipping option you go with. I went with BJ-EMS for my last order and it took 11 days. Different shopping services offer different shipping options. Also a good idea to check in advance what the cost is going to be, and compare shopping services not just by their fees and exchange rate, but also by their shipping options. Make a test calculation for a package under 2kg and over 2kg.
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>>10863252
On average it takes me 2 weeks to get something from Taobao by using their own proxy shipping. 3 days for domestic shipping+10 days to ship to Canada via economy air.

Protip: their standard and economy air take the same amount of time and standard costs about 50% more
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>>10857704
Y3K - not joking
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Any proxies that can buy from Weidian? My usual go to (Yoybuy) can't buy from them
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>>10863845
Superbuy
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>>10863845
yoybuy is so overpriced and has the worst customer service. swap to superbuy.
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Anyone for stores or search terms for replacement detachable handbag straps?
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>>10864299
可调包背带
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Anyone have any shop recs for black and white torchon or cluny lace? I've looked on laces.taobao but their selection isn't really what I'm looking for
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>>10865384
https://hubiancaomei.taobao.com/index.htm?spm=a1z10.1-c.w5002-3066450294.2.7aa05e9coGKKnS
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Probably an autistic question, but how do I buy this? Which option do I buy with my shopping service?
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-9790251054.12.404a6d1aY1ixTY&id=727025303184
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>>10866201
All of them (定金(deposit) first, then once they confirm the working schedule you buy the 尾款(remaining balance), then they will start making it.)
The third option is for the poofy skirt/petti and the pearl lace thats shown in the photos
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>>10866203
Thank you so much anon!
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Could anyone please tell me if they can see measurements on this listing for arm covers? I cant see any numbers, just M and L sizes. Hopefully it opens on desktop.
https://m.tb.cn/h.5ZjckSV?tk=2jtxdHLGegs

Also has anyone noticed desktop's search more or less doesn't work anymore? Even if I search something common I mostly get results related to my bookmarks.
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If im buying just a pile of stationary and shipping direct from taobao is an option, is there any reason to go with an SS?
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>>10868953
Depends on what kind of stationery and exactly how much... It's been a long time since I used TB's shipping but iirc the cost is only worth it for really big packages so unless you're buying 5kg of stationery going with an SS might be more economical since they can offer better shipping options for smaller packages
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>>10869006
Thats a good point. now i just gotta research the best shipping rates to canada. the package isnt giant, so yeah.
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Does anyone have store or search term recs for shoe clips?
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>Consolidate package with forwarding service
>FS tells me some highlighters I bought count as special goods and I'd have to put them in a separate shipment since I marked this one as regular goods
>Last time some pens I bought got flagged as special goods because of the liquid ink inside so I was ready for this
>Tell FS the highlighters are gel highlighters and there's no liquid in them because they're like crayons
>Two hours later FS tells me they're still special goods because they're made of wax
>The infographic they sent me before on what counts as special and regular doesn't have wax under special so I tell them that
>They now tell me that all writing instruments count as special goods
>Infographic literally has stationery under regular goods
>I tell them to update their infographic and make an announcement if they want to play this game because I'm tired of buying something and then being suddenly told it's special goods (the shipping is more expensive for them so I have to plan ahead)
>FS ignores me, doesn't even apologize, just asks if I want to convert the regular goods shipment to a special goods one or if I want to hold that specific item

I'm about to wring someone's neck I'm at the point where I want to change FS but I haven't been able to find anyone cheaper yet. Time to go back to scrolling xhs I guess
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>>10869567
yikes sorry to hear that non. They really should update the graphic if they're going to do that because its not like TB sellers allow returns for bs reasons like that. You should definitely change FS and be vocal about it. Annoying asf
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Is there anything I can do if a seller fucked up my custom sizing for a cosplay? I asked my shopping service to measure the waist and it’s 20 cm off.
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>>10870514
First thing I would do is make sure it was the seller who fucked up and not your ss if they were the ones relaying the info. Secondly maybe get in contact with the store yourself and send a measurement screenshot while explaining the problem if you're fluent enough, or again get your ss to communicate this. see what happens from there.
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Could anyone please recommend a light-loliable detachable (false) collar? I can find plenty on Taobao's search but whether or not they're good quality I can't know. The link is one I found in the vein of what I'm looking for.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=686350935673
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>>10870514
How did it go so wrong? Was it a conversion error or language barrier? Are your proportions very lopsided or fat?
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>>10871792
this is a stolen stock photo from a jp brand.
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Random dump of some links to assorted shit from my favourites people may be interested in.

1. Kuromi Keyboard (Store also has other cute themed keyboards)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=702701120718&_u=t2dmg8j26111

2. Little pearl dudes
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=683456682506&_u=t2dmg8j26111

3. Enamel Necklace (store has other dolls/ doll themed jewellery)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.0.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=655156628705&_u=t2dmg8j26111

4. Worlds ugliest Milkychan rep.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.0.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=683586528219&_u=t2dmg8j26111

5. Cute stickers
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.0.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=691568524108&_u=t2dmg8j26111

6. Stained Glass Skirt (I own this, its quite nice IRL)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=573878162064&_u=t2dmg8j26111

7. Simple wrist cuffs
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=676782819502&_u=t2dmg8j26111

8. Cute washi tape
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=588538445633&_u=t2dmg8j26111

9. Oldschool headdresses (decent quality as far as Taobao goes)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=555972175960&_u=t2dmg8j26111
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10. Printed corset top.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=673036957191&_u=t2dmg8j26111

11. Bear themed keyrings (Im sure you could rip them off and turn the into jewellery too)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=599220390244&_u=t2dmg8j26111

12. Enamel jewellery
https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?_u=t2dmg8j26111&id=675281029352&spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.5fb337deF6BlQf

13. Strawberry jewellery
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.0.5fb337deF6BlQf&id=632796607223&_u=t2dmg8j26111

14. Assorted Lace
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.631137deAAD7Rk&id=689646773095&_u=t2dmg8j26111

15. Custom press on nails
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.631137deAAD7Rk&id=652198873497&_u=t2dmg8j26111

16. Food themed jewllery
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.631137deAAD7Rk&id=583096773904&_u=t2dmg8j26111

17. Custom clay jewellery
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.1f1537deMyNJrh&id=629507680164&_u=t2dmg8j26111

18. Teddy Perfume
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.1f1537deMyNJrh&id=662234115240&_u=t2dmg8j26111
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19. Letter sets (store is adorable also)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-22386379381.40.27125730almfBD&id=636334044284

20. Sweet blouses (detachable sleeves, up to 104cm bust)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.0.d4919233.31a237defpoK3X&id=713300915399&_u=t2dmg8j26111

21. Gobelin fabric
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.1997985097.d4918997.3dac37deU1EMOA&id=660858261733&_u=t2dmg8j26111

22. Acrylic jewellery
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7628869.1997985097.d4918997.5d8337demKmBLq&id=616284164153&_u=t2dmg8j26111

23. Potato
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7628869.0.d4919233.5d8337demKmBLq&id=660723743108&_u=t2dmg8j26111

24. I think its some kidn of jewellery box
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.0.d4919233.31a237deia8lxM&id=612558988657&_u=t2dmg8j26111

25. Cute stcikerss/ tape
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7385961.0.d4919233.2a4237deJuAWiI&id=655281374221&_u=t2dmg8j26111

26. Rep fabric (store has loads, someone please make a duvet set)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7628869.0.d4919233.329f37de9ClvL4&id=647529795412&_u=t2dmg8j26111

27. Gothic jewellery (store has more exciting options than this)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.0.2e1e37deeH1M01&id=615555195317&_u=t2dmg8j26111
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>>10871847
Aren't there DML resellers on Taobao?
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>>10872226
>26. Rep fabric (store has loads, someone please make a duvet set)
A friend made one from one of their Baby replica fabrics and it sucks, the print has been poorly upscaled from a low res image and is super blurry up close
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>>10872413
Aw sad. Some of them didn't look too bad from pics, but good to know its shit IRL.
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>>10872224
>>10872225
>>10872226
stop spamming the thread. wait until people ask for links like anons did above with their hauls. and no one wants links to random shit anyway.
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>>10871847
DML is a chinese brand, just saying.
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%A2%A6%E5%B1%95%E6%9C%9B/7021148
>>10872411
DML itself is also on Tao and sold all over the place in China.
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>>10872463
>believing chinese propaganda
even the link you posted to what is essentially yahoo answers doesn't realize dreamv has a parent company.
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>>10872463
>>10872471
reuters stock link. please don't share misinformation. there are chinese resellers but the company is japanese.
>https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/3185.T/
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>>10872442
Sorry you're sad and boring, Anon. The thread is 4 months old, its dead and no one gives a fuck. I like when others share links to their finds, so I am going to share mine.
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>>10872471
>>10872476
>Baike
>chinese propaganda
>compared is to yahoo answers
Beyond it being a wiki, the entry is literally made by its parent company, Dream Vision Co Ltd is just the japanese division which you would know if you did read their wiki entry.
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>>10872476
you must be really now if you don't know yumetenbo's origin being in china, it's been known as replica manufacturer for a reason
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>>10872518
>>10872514
This is not true. All the facts are right there. The parent company of dreamv is a different japanese company. Please do research.
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>>10872514
there are no sources on that page, anon. it might as well be yahoo answers. this is literally not listed anywhere else other than that page. and the claim is that they moved to the japanese market in 2000s despite the japanese company being established in the 90s. just google it and you'll see it's not chinese and the japanese company moved to the chinese market. i can't believe how dumb people itt are.
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>>10872511
NTA but you should lurk more. No one does that other than annoying newfags. Post a collage of your stuff and reply to anons asking for links because chances are no one will like 90% of your taste.
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>>10872527
Fuck, guess I am an annoying newfag. People have shared finds in Taobao threads for years.
Why don't you post some finds and make the thread a bit more interesting? There's not exactly anything exciting happening.
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>>10872527
you're the newfag i like the link posts
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>>10872526
Anon is probably one of those pro CCP retards we have lurking around here. Anyone who thinks Chinese Wikipedia is a valid source of information is missing a few screws. They must think made in China means they created it, kek.
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>>10872525
>>10872526
>>10872542
Yumetenbo's headquarter is literally in Shenzen, that shit ain't Japan but keep pretending your china sweatshop trash is jp burando if it makes you sleep better at night.
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>>10872528
>>10872530
Nta but I also find it annoying, nobody asked for this stuff. Do what you want ig but don't expect people not to complain about you copying your favorites list unprompted. It's basically asking for criticism.
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>>10872224
>>10872225
>>10872226
thanks for sharing, sorry the others are salty. I'd rather see people posting and sharing, rather than collages and then 10 responses asking for individual item links....
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Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I'm a little confused with registering a Taobao account. I had problems in the past with the phone number I used and I guess I tried too many times and it flagged me for suspicious activity. I'm using a new phone number and different wifi, I just registered the number and that seemed to work. But it didn't ask me to put in a username and password, and when I click on items it says "Sorry, we have detected unusual traffic on your network" and I need to slide a bar to verify. Also when I click on my profile, the username seems to be some random name I didn't make, and I have no idea what my password might be.

What is going on? I am so frustrated, I just want to browse Taobao, does anyone know what I should do?
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>>10873400
I encountered this so much until I gave up and downloaded the app.
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>>10872608
>Yumetenbo's headquarter is literally in Shenzen
it's not their factory is there. i wish some of you had critical thinking skills. dreamv is japanese fast fashion but it's still japanese, made in china or not.
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>>10873021
>10 responses asking for individual item links....
There wouldn't be 10 responses because anon has zero taste. Half the shit she shared is bootleg.
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>>10872224
Thanks for posting nonna! The little pearl bunny jewelry is my favorite.
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>>10873438
>nonna
back to lolcow
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>>10873021
So instead we get 10 responses like this and >>10873438. You newfags are absolute retards.
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>>10873440
Everyone and their grandma has been saying nonny and nonna on this board for a few years now, it's kind of cute. Times and language change, get over it.
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>>10873438
I am happy you like them! I actually got one recently and would really recommend them. Its a decent lump of pearl and a lot larger than expecting, but very cute and more pearlescent in person.

>>10873419
Half.. literally 2.. mmmkay. What do you like, Anon? Happy to share some links to other stuff you may be interested in? Just trying to make the boring thread a bit more interesting instead of the usual "REEEEE CCP" we get every thread.
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>>10873516
this looks like absolute shit.
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>>10873465
That's because disgusting femcel crossposters use the term here. Go back.
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>>10873516
scrote here, therefore best opinions
the details and overall composition are top tier, the material of the blob is top tier, but the shape of the blob is meh
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Do you know where I could find some similar cute underwear/pyjamas on taobao? Pic related is from To Alice. I've searched in the spreedsheet but to no avail
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>>10875557
literally anywhere. etsy, any random chinese fashion storenvy, anywhere. this PJ design (bloomer and cropped cami) is so popular you'll find hundreds of variations if you just search for "roomwear" "loungewear" or "pajamas"
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>>10875557
sheeeeit, hoelita is my fetish
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>>10875666
it's just pajamas you weirdo
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>>10875670
I get it, "it's not sexual" it still is to me, sorry, anonette-chan I have failed you
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Does anyone have the search term for Jirai Kei? Didn't see it in the dictionary.
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>>10876276
Literally the japanese spelling, but good luck getting rid of the self-harm tools in your recommendations after having searched it once because most cn jirai stores also sell those.
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>>10876307
What the fuck
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>>10876307
Sorry some reason I assumed it'd be in Chinese. Thank you for the answer!
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Is it considered acceptable to ask for an update about a custom cosplay? Or should I just wait for the seller to be done? I ordered from DearMimosa and it’s been about a month if that helps.
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>>10876553
if the maker gave you a timeline and you're past that: absolutely ask
if the maker gave you a timeline and is still well within the deadline: it's a little pushy but asking for a WIP isn't necessarily a dick move, but don't push it if you're told no
if you weren't given a timeline: politely ask if they can give you an estimate on the remaining timeline, and go from there.

tldr it's never rlly rude to ask for an expected timeline if you weren't given one, just don't be that guy who messages every day/week asking if it's done yet or be rude/pushy about it.
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>>10876307
>>10876353
this happened to me and now half my feed is deco'd box cutters and glittery hobby knives.
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>>10876613
Thank you anon! I wasn’t given a timeline, so I’ll ask.
Can a Chinese speaking anon proofread? I don’t know if this sounds polite enough.
你好
它什么时候完成有估计吗?我只是好奇,我希望这听起来不像是我不耐烦
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>>10876307
>>10876622
This also happened to me. Is it really a subculture in China? I know about it in Japan.
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>>10876750
你好 问问订单号[insert order number]的进度 谢谢(Hi, just asking about [order number]'s progress. Thanks!) would suffice, there's no need to be so polite about it. They are a business and you paid them for a service, you have a right to know the progress. Some people will take advantage of the customers who don't ask for progress and keep putting it off if you don't bug them about it so don't be shy about asking for an update (of course don't spam them every day unless they're really jerking you around but asking once or twice doesn't hurt).
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>>10876754
Yes, but anyone outside of it makes fun of those girls.
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>>10876769
Thank you anon! You're right, I should've gone into it with that mindset. For some reason I've been dealing with this as if they're an individual cosplayer rather than a business.
I sent them the message on the 27th but they read it that same day and still haven't responded. How long do I need to wait before being worried?
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>>10877259
I normally give them a few days to a week depending on how I percieve the shop. Probably too patient, but I'm not typically needy.
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>>10877259
Can you link what you bought so I can check the description for turnaround time?
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>>10877454
https://m.tb.cn/h.5e4yvEW?tk=IMvkdC92SjH
Sorry for the mobile link! My friend also bought a custom sized cosplay from this shop two weeks ago and the warehouse already received it, so I think that’s why I’m so anxious. Thank you so much anons for holding my hand through this.
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>>10877479
Looks like the turnaround is 45 days (it says "will ship within 45 days of payment"). Not sure why your friend got theirs so early, maybe they were lucky or something. I would say wait until the 45 days is up and if they still don't do anything, message them again either on the day of or one day after if you want to give them a bit of leeway. Do not put it off for too long though, otherwise they may jerk you around.
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What does 现货掉落 mean? It's translated to 'spot drop' but I don't know what that means.
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>>10878403
Usually "spot" means it is in stock
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>>10878403
Sounds like preorders that people dropped so now the shop is selling them as regular stock
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I am so fucking tired of taobao's captcha
I just want to view taobao I have to refresh the fucking site ten times because it never loads aaaaaaaaaaaa
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>>10878403
it means that the item is in stock and preorder has ended, usually they put it on a listing that was a preorder final payment page. it's just to let customers know they can order it without being a preorder now. most shops only a certain number of preorder items and then sell the rest directly.
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This is less of a taobao question and more of a Chinese cultural question but I felt like I might get an answer here.
Is there a specific reason that on taobao I generally see the weight of objects expressed in grams or kilograms but often see the weight of people expressed in catties (in size charts for example)?
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>>10878823
It's just how it is. The jin (catty) is the common weight unit in China and it's 0.5kg. Official measuring system in China is the metric system hence the grams and kilograms, and the conversion is very easy with the jin. People will express their body weight in jin or kg, for example. G/kg I guess sounds kind of more technical? It's hard to really explain other than gut feeling and "this is how it always has been" as a Chinese person.
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>>10878935
also do that in UK with stone for people's weight. don't use it for anything else.
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Can anyone explain how the shipping cost is calculated? Is it a flat 74 yuan for the package size and weight regardless of what is in as long as they don't exceed the package size and weight? Sorry if this is a dumb question, as this is my first time buying directly through Taobao instead of an agent.
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>>10874348
KEK we were here first scrote.
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>>10872528
no you aren't these are the only quality posts here
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>>10879031
From what I remember about ZTO, shipping is a set cost for the first 0.5kg. Since your package is under 0.5kg, it gets rounded up.
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>>10879031
There's a flat rate starting cost up to 0.5kg, then it goes up every 0.5kg for air freight. For boat freight minimum weight before it goes up by the kilo is like 3kg or 5kg or something much heavier.
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>>10879190
>>10879183
Thank you so much!
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Has anyone got link for closed Rocking horses with tassels ?

I found theses one but I wanted to see if there's other listings
https://www.bhiner.com/index.php?mode=Search&skey=https%3A%2F%2Fitem.taobao.com%2Fitem.htm%3Fspm%3Da1z10.1-c.w4004-14756583175.6.3e9645565QpByM%26id%3D10881751039
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>>10857924
A lot of them are just missing many sellers and items. Is there an easy way to create one? None of my phone numbers worked when signing up and none of the old entrance methods like facebook work anymore.
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>>10879364
Most people reccomend using a VOIP line to signup if you can't use your original phone number.
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Are blades/cutting knives prohibited to ship from China?
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>>10879663
Yes. At least Taobao proper won't ship them overseas.
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What are some good terms if I just want to find general fantasy-esque or interesting/alternative looking mens clothing? (preferably not cosplay). Wuxia or xianxia type stuff would be neat too.

Not looking to buy, but I like using taobao to find non-western looking clothing for art ref/inspo. So even if its like, doll clothing or something unique like that, I'm down for it.
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(To be clear, I've absolutely already looked up the terms for 'fantasy menswear' 'wuxia/xianxia' etc. Hoping someone knows something more obscure or chinese-specific that would give more alt or modern-historical mix clothing, kek)
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>>10881386
maybe 古装 for chinese fantasy related clothing?
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>>10881384
>>10881386
I dunno man, no matter where you look, it's going to look costume-y as fuck because that's where the Chinese aesthetics are and have been at since 1990s. So much is over-the-top and nothing is "traditional". You're almost better just getting regular clothing or commissioning if you want something for daily wear.
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>>10881416
Thanks anon, I'll give that a shot! There are some adorable wuxia-esque children costumes shops, I've noticed, kek (picrel)
>>10881443
Thanks, but I really just want artspo, so I'm ok with it being 'costumey'. It's more the 'ideas' I want. The reason I don't want cosplay is because they're such specific char designs that it doesn't really give me much to work with.
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>>10881540
Sorry for another double post, but I realized I forgot to ask:
I've read about some kind of Chinese street fashion that is a mix of traditional hanfu with modern fashion. Does anyone know if there is a Chinese term/name for this 'trend'? I see lots of posts online talking about it being a 'thing' but couldn't find anything giving it a name, if it even has one. Or if there is a term for 'street fashion' in Chinese other than the literal/direct translation of the English term?
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>>10881541
日常 汉服 中国风 just try combos
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Would anyone have suggestions for nice stores that sell cotton blouses for goth lolita? I've found many cotton blouses for sweet, but almost nothing for goth.
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Would anyone be interested in a link dump? I have a few decent items to share
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>>10882180
have you looked at surface spell? https://shop35467425.world.taobao.com
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Damn, I finally got to making a new taobao acc and alipay, searched the stuff I wanted just to see they don't ship to the EU. fml
I looked into superbuy and the shipping is so damn expensive. How do I go about using superbuy in the most efficient way? I wanted to buy cosplay stuff... is it even worth to use superbuy for forwarding or do I have to stick with aliexpress prices?
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>>10882584
do it
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>>10882584
Just post a collage, Link dumps shit up the thread and waste posts.
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>>10882806
Even while you can't ship to the EU, you can use the account to favorite stores and products, plus the AI of the image search is useful in that you can input any cosplay and it will recommend you products for it.
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>>10882584
dump it senpai
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Does anyone know where I could find a wig that looks like this but in black?
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(Old)newfag here. Haven't browsed Taobao in ages, my last purchases were from shops I already knew. Now browsing is unusable, and world.taobao works up to a point, I can never browse past page 2-3 without the pesky login.

Planning on using one of those sms services. Like smspva or smspool. Just two questions. Can you complete the registration with a PC browser? Not interested in Alipay, buying or anything, just browsing. And do you need more than one sms verification upon registering? I just need a few hours of Taobao browsing to collect links for the SS. After that I don't care about the account. Smspva lets you rent a number for a week for 1.40. If you need to randomly verify your sms while browsing (idk how pesky these chinks are) might as well go for the rental (one time is 0.20-0.25)
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>>10886179
I browse freely on the mobile app but when I want to look at something on my computer without wrestling with the broken login verification, I use spreenow's website. I've never used them as my SS, only to view pages. Would that work for you?
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>>10886185
Thanks anon. Spreenow's Taobao browser/frontend/whatever works pretty great. I knew Bhinner had a browser but it was crap. The only prob with Spree is that you can't browse by seller. I knew all my stuff was at the same store so I had to put the store name on the search and hope for the best. But after some crap at the start it gave me almost all consist results for a while, after which it was bs. From taobao.world I see the seller's total is 9 pages, I'm pretty sure Spreenow isn't showing me ALL the possible items, but were enough to find what I needed. Adding more words to the search was useless. Seems either Spreenow search isn't very good or Taobao went the way of Aliexpress. Like, you put "word1 word2" and even though there you know there should be results, it shows you everything that has one OR the other, just crap or barely related stuff.

Whatever, might be worth bothering Spree to include a function to search by seller. Find something -> click seller -> shows all items from that store. Do it all the time when I find something I like.
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What's the search term for cutsews? I know this thread is dead but anyone have recommendations? Looking for casual sweet stuff
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Forest Rabbit offers a couple of sweet cutsew designs. I will warn you though, I ordered the rabbit ear cutsew and received it with permanent red pen marks on one of the ears. Other than that the quality was amazing, especially the jersey they used (it's incredibly soft), but I ended up selling it because of the defect.

https://m.tb.cn/h.5SB1IYL
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>>10887361
Thank you! I ended up finding them by searching the archives for past tao threads but the other anon didn't give a review or mention quality so I really appreciate this.
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Is there a way to browse Xianyu without logging in? My Taobao account was frozen so I don't think I can create another one.
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>>10887752
Have you tried downloading the mobile app?
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>>10887753
Yes but I was extremely confused because it didn't show me any meaningful results when searching
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Are there any shops that sell plus size/custom size stuff that works for gyaru? Hiime specifically
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>>10888196
no and no one wants fatties in hime anyway. look at jd and cry.
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has anyone else had issues with antaina sending them shoes in the wrong color? i recently bought from them directly through taobao and thought i translated all my colors correctly but i ended up with brown matte shoes instead of black ones...... i'll double check again but idk what i should do about it
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>>10888196
https://hardcandy2015.world.taobao.com/ does once a while but that's about it considering hime is dead since forever.
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>>10888276
none of this is hime gyaru, anon. there's not really ever been proper chinese brand hime gyaru, closest is some taobao sweet lolita looks like la pafait, but that's it.
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>>10888283
You really need glasses then if you think dresses like pic related aren't hime, you are probably a tiktok newfag conflating it with himekaji.
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>>10888363
are you a fucking retard? hime gyaru looks nothing like this. this looks like kpop style clothing.
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>>10888363
pic related is actual hime gyaru
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>>10888363
NTA but what world are you living in? Are you confusing hime gal with himekaji? That looks vaguely, and I mean very vaguely, like like something Liz Lisa may have put out at the very tail end of the gal boom(and even that is a stretch) but it does not look anything like hime gal style. Like anon said, this looks more like Kpop/Korean inspired fast fashion. It's obvious you don't wear hime gal or know what it's supposed to look like, but this is not it.
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>>10888363
i've been wearing himegyaru for over a decade and wouldn't be caught dead in that. what the fuck has taobao done to your brain?
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>>10888196
Gyaru anon, you're gonna have more luck just buying hime lolita jsks and going from there. Or learn to sew
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>>10888367
Dolly Parton would love this
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>>10888366
>>10888367
>>10888370
>>10888403
Newfags confirmed, considering it's a Jesus Diamante replica.
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>>10888403
>only over a decade
So you are new, got it.
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>>10888370
>thinks the Hard Candy dress is himekaji
>also k-pop
You've gone full retard.
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>>10888439
>it's a Jesus Diamante replica.
No it's not, what a weird lie. Why are there so many weird history rewrite faggots itt? Also the samefagging is embarrassing.
>>10888440
>>10888441
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>>10888439
1/10 bait
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>>10888441
nta but that dress isn't even from that brand are you high?
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>>10876848
>FATLUS edit
lmao
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>>10888461
Nta but it's literally under the top sellers in their shop.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=712213216337
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>>10890493
i'm nta either but going off the convo i think she means it's not a replica from the japanese brand other idiots were trying to claim it was. there's so much weird history rewriting in these taobao threads now from tiktard zoomers with brainworms. zoomers think hime gyaru is pink gyaru and don't get what it's supposed to look like so they literally lie. they don't realize it does actually look more like liz lisa because they only know what liz lisa looks like now. that dress is too plain and not fitted the right way to be hime gyaru.
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>>10890504
by it i meant the dress in question. but seriously the zoomers all over the board just want to argue and act like they know everything and and when people actually in the fashion/cosplayers/whoever point out they're wrong they criticize them for something even though they're the ones who are new. they think they're trolling but they're just being annoying.
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Does anyone have any advice on how to use xianyu? I can't even copy links without logging in
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Has anyone recently had a price spike on taobao shipping prices? The package weight is counted as about 1.4 kg but when I go to press the shipping it randomly calculates it as 4 kg and the shipping is almost 36 dollars for one item? What is the reason for this?
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>>10890597
picrel shows it suddenly counting the package as almost 3 kg heavier ?
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>>10890597
>>10890600
Volumetric weight probably.
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>>10890604
Yeah, but what's weird is that when I looked at the shipping cost beforehand it was counted as 1.4 kg instead of the 5 kg :/
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>>10890610
Mine also shows it which is really annoying. The 1.4kg is likely the base weight then the box measurements beside it. 4.3kg being the final calculated volumetric weight (which is such bullshit imo).

I'm not sure where you are based, but ZTO are pretty bad for overcharging in general. Weigh it up and measure it when you receive it, chances are they have been over generous. If you can use another option for future orders, I would recommend anyone else but them.
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I have the opportunity to do a really big order without regard for shipping costs and want to take advantage of this. I'm especially interested in cute warm winter items, anyone have good ones they recommend? Would also be interested in any general sweet stuff or general casual jfash, or literally any high quality item you can vouch for, please share your favorites, I want to hear it all
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>>10890624
I like the sosic boots. The fur cuffs are crap, but they are removable
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>>10890614
Yeah I originally looked at the shipping cost and it suddenly went up. I've shipping other packages using ZTO and their rates were pretty good so I'm surprised at how high this is. I contacted support and they said they would send a 160 yuan coupon but they mightve lied no clue. What shipping do you reccomend?
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>>10890504
>Liz Lisa
>this
I've been following them since the 00s and they have never made floral satin dresses like that, you are confusing them with other brands, himekaji (hence カジ) was closer to normie fashion than that.
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>>10890754
I'm in NZ and we got cucked out of all the options and only get to use Cainiao now. 4PX was my go to before then if that is on there? We only got ZTO, 4PX and Cainiao. 4PX was my favourite personally, but you may have better options depending where you are.
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>>10890759
first off, it's chiffon, not satin. i said it looks MORE like liz lisa, which it does because it's plain as fuck. hime gyaru looks nothing like the taobao dress which looks awful. also liz lisa has had several style changes over the years and they have made chiffon dresses in the mid to late 10s. plus most liz lisa for gyaru before 2010s was considered roma-gyaru since himekaji is it's own fashion that's unrelated to gyaru. pic related is from 2017 and looks much closer to the flowy style of the taobao dress than anything else.
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>>10890759
I'm not even part of this conversation, but do you know what closer means? She's saying it's more one than the other not that it's definitively one thing. It's like saying an orange is closer in taste to a pineapple than a pear, that's not saying an orange is a pineapple. I just hate anons like you who have poor reading comprehension and act like you're posting some gotcha when it's just your own stupidity.
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>>10890780
Doesn't change that >>10888363 is neither himekaji or "k-pop fashion" like >>10888370 claimed, let alone by japanese standards where its florals tops with jeans and not gyaru. It's not hard to use that dress for hime gyaru unless you suck at hime coords.
> i said it looks MORE like liz lisa, which it does because it's plain as fuck. hime gyaru looks nothing like the taobao dress which looks awful.
The dresses in >>10888367 are literally more plain than the Hard Candy dress. Hell, the to right is literally a plain prom dress.
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>>10890783
Any Jesus Diamante hime gyaru dress is closer to it than Liz Lisa, pic related.
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>>10890875
it looks absolutely nothing like jesus diamante, newfag. have you never worn clothes before?
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>>10890874
Anon, this looks exactly like shitty kpop fairy princess crap. It's not himegyaru or anything similar to any jfash. It's ugly as fuck and too loose and plain. It has no detailing other than a sad bow. The entire argument is that it's not himegyaru and it's not. At all. It's definitely not as detailed as the Jesus Diamante dresses in the post you linked. The tiered skirt doesn't make it more detailed.
>>10890875
It doesn't look anything like this either. Both of you are obvious zoomers. Gtfo.
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>>10890874
>where its florals tops with jeans and not gyaru.
what the fuck are you even talking about?
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enough about the stupid dress jeez
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https://ameblo.jp/crystal-dress/entry-12792786027.html
just so everyone knows this was also considered hime kaji at one point. many gaijin would consider this agejo. please understand that terms that gaijin use aren't the same as actual japan. the hard candy dress looks like hime kaji hostess clothes from 2015 or so. hime kaji is also changed from then.
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>>10890917
I'm not in the argument, but I can tell that taobao shit isn't the style that plus size anon is looking for. It seems like an anon is just digging her heels in despite being wrong about the dress/shop. I've personally never seen any hime gyaru stuff on taobao even when hime gyaru was popular. There has been a lot of weird pushy anons pushing their opinions or fake information in taobao threads recently and I'm not sure why, but there's also a weird pro-chinese push on other areas of the board (like those chinese fetish threads) that I find a bit odd. I just wish people would move on and stop arguing when they're clearly wrong.
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>>10890536
Step 1 - make an account
Step 2 - log in
Step 3 - ???
Step 4 - profit
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Has anyone tried ordering a coat from unideer? If so are you happy with it? How warm is it? I'm heavily considering one.
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Anyone know what a good search term would be to get general cosplay-kemono-furry-whatever ears and/or horns? looking for more interesting or unique things than just cat ears or wolf ears or whatever, ideally, but I'm honestly not even 100% what the common english search term would be
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>>10895157
cos 耳朵 seems to be a good general term
cos 角 also has a few things
would still love to know if anyone knows if there's a more specific term for these lol
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>>10895157
兽耳 for general kemimi
some animals you can try: 兔 (rabbit) 狗 (dog) 鹿 (deer) 狐狸 (fox) 羊 (sheep) 阿努比斯 (anubis) 杜宾犬 (doberman) 熊 (bear) 鼠 (mouse)
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Anybody have recommendations for chinese axes femme like stores?
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>>10895405
Thank you, anon!
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I noticed with some stores when I click "all babies" and go through the pages, every page is just a repeat of the last. Is there a reason for this? Are they just re-listing the same items over and over, or is my browser glitching out or something?
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>>10896282
Its Taobao being stupid. Order it in by highest or lowest price and it usually fixes it.
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>>10896285
Damn, wonder how many shops I've missed out on cute items on... Thanks for the answer!
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>>10896282
>>10896287
Godammit same
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>>10888363
You're confusing hard candy with candy rain, you fucking retard.
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why is the app an unusable mess now?
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does anyone know a good brand for genshin/hoyoverse cosplays?
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Can anyone recommend a more communicative xianyu SS if I have questions or requests with a listing? Superbuy doesn't answer my mails and Taobaoring/42agent doesn't seem to do xianyu orders anymore.

>>10896282
They had a smaller variation of this problem for almost a decade now kek.
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>>10896772
1/3 Delusion has the best quality mass-produced Genshin cosplays.
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>>10896799
thanks! gonna check em out
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Anyone have any issues with shipping fragile items? Planning on getting a tea set and I wanna know just how badly I may have fucked up. I'm using superbuy as I've always been using them.
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>>10899211
i've had no issue shipping a glass cup to a friend and i used taobao's normal air freight service. i've never used superbuy buy you're probably fine.
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Does anyone know some good platform shoe stores that aren't shit quality and have a similar fashion style to picrel?
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>>10899211
superbuy has very good fragile shipping, just pay for the reinforced packaging for that item. i've shipped fragile cute glass pitchers and stuff and got them fine (i can link as they're very cute)
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>>10899227
I would get it from them directly, but paranoid about all the account freezing with US numbers
>>10899252
That's reassuring and please do link!
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It's my first time placing a taobao purchase in a while and when did taobao implement this retarded system of separating stuff by surface and airmail? Is there any way around it, because I can't seem to select stuff from both categories at the same time and it seems like such a waste of money to ship stuff separately
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>>10899232
I believe the shoes in your image are from Gururu, and their quality is pretty decent for the price

https://shop270710054.m.taobao.com/
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>>10899361
i know they're from gururu but a lot of the reviews mention the quality is shit. the price is cheap but with shipping it's basically 2x the price so i want to spend money on good quality shoes not ones that have the soles glued together.
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>>10899384
Anon, like 95% of shoes on the market in today's age have soles glued to the upper (as opposed to welted or sewn), and it's pretty much universal for sneakers simply because of the way they're constructed
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>>10899386
it's not that they're glued together, but even in the listing they mention that the glue will often leak out between the sole and the top shoe part. many reviewers mention this. if i'm paying $25 dollars in shipping i would rather spend more or find an item that isn't going to be shit.
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>>10899357
Umm you messed up when you placed the initial orders, anon. You select the method and Taobao will instruct the sellers to ship to a specific warehouse for that courier and that's why it's separated and you can't combine items or change the method. They are literally waiting in different warehouses. Better suck it up and pay because your only other option is to return the orders.
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>>10899392
Thanks for the explanation anon, now I gotta see if any of my pending orders I accidentally set to surface mail. I thought maybe TB was separating them because I was buying cosmetics (don't freak out about this, I'm buying from legit c-beauty brands like flower knows and girlcult)
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>>10899357
Are you on the app, Anon? Maybe not particularly helpful for yourself as it may be an NZ specific warehouse thing, but I have found the website will separate the items by warehouse but if you go in app you can select everything and choose from there whether to send it by air or sea regardless of what you clicked when you checked out.
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>>10899394
legit c-beauty brands still use many dyes and ingredients that have been made illegal in the rest of the world.
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>>10899394
Legit Chinese beauty still uses ingredients banned in the West because honestly why would the Chinese care? It's all about the profits to them and customer satisfaction is secondary.
Also I went to take a look at Huazhuxiao or whatever flower knows name is and hoooooly fuck they sent me so many targeted ads afterwards. Never again with Chinese beauty products, absolute plague. If you really want products that look better with Asian skin tones, stick with Korean beauty brands.
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>>10899833
Flower Knows is made by 2 crossdressing gay men.(maybe not even actually gay but doing it for publicity). I will never buy from them on that alone.
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>>10899833
>stick with Korean beauty brands
My only gripe is that their eyeshadow palettes have little to no color payoff. I don't need to be a neon sign, but I hate how chalky they are.
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superbuy keeps telling me that my blue light blocking glasses are "sensitive items" since they're technically glasses, and only want me to use expensive shipping options. if I tell them they're not prescription will they unlock the cheaper shipping options so I can send everything in one parcel? There's no way in hell I'm paying $20 to ship some glasses I got for like 5 bucks
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>>10899211
Update to my order: out of 2 only 1 of my cups broke. They were packed well, but the teacups were packed together with the saucers so I guess that's how they broke. I used the shipping expert, but there's always gonna be that chance of it breaking.
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>>10899980
chinese brands are much worse for that.
>>10900498
you have to pay extra for reinforced packaging, anon.
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>>10900531
I very much promise you I did. When you use the shipping expert they pack and bubble wrap the packages individually, reinforce, weight it out, etc. Just bad luck and shouldn't have had the two items touching. See
>teacups were packed together with the saucers
There was a layer of sheet foam between them so I guess they assumed that was enough. Lesson learned for next time, though. Pack EVERYTHING individually.
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>>10900586
>When you use the shipping expert they pack and bubble wrap the packages individually, reinforce, weight it out, etc.
No they don't, you have to ask for it specifically and pay extra for it. I've been using superbuy for 4+ years.
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>>10900589
>>10900589
They have a description box where you tell them specifically how you would like your packages to be packed. I told them specifically to reinforce it. Each set was arrived in a fitted box and bubble wrapped around with some foam sheets for each piece as well. I'm not sure what more they could have done besides custom cut foam inserts or individual piece packing.
So did they not actually listen to my requests when packing? Genuinely asking because I paid extra for nothing then.
I've gotten other things from them fine, I've just never ordered anything fragile.
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Can anyone please spoonfeed a link to the meta wood sole replicas?
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does anyone know a store that makes replicas of these btssb shoes? i know i had bought a pair from lizijill aaaages ago but it seems like they don't sell them anymore. I would buy the originals but they're out of stock in red, boo :(
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>>10900853
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?_u=t2dmg8j26111&id=664409566254&spm=a1z0k.7386009.0.d4919233.99c137deMtxmTm&sku_properties=1627207:20885189493
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>>10900853
the red L size is still available through babySF if that works
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>>10900914
I'm an M unfortunately but maybe an L wouldn't be too bad, the antaina ones linked above look a little too off for my liking thanks for the heads up!
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>>10901049
i'm in between sizes and find that the L size fits nicely if you adjust the strap a little or pop some insoles in! this model also runs a little smaller than btssbs other designs, so you might be in luck
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>>10900853
> Supports Replicas
> :( Unironically
Cringe
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>>10901076
nayrt but I'm fine with shoe replicas, but not okay with bag replicas, garment design replicas and garment print replicas.
-you don't choose your foot length. btssb's shoes are half a size too small for me. If they made them in my size I'd consider buying them
-21780 yen for fake leather shoes that might flake within 3 months or 10 years is a big gamble. I'd like to support my favorite brand though, and they've certainly taken enough of my money over the years.
-you can't alter shoes like you can alter garments. It's pretty easy to add 3cm to a skirt waistband, can't do that with shoes.

If they would offer a 3L and at least sold real leather shoes once in a while I would think differently, but they don't.
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>>10901080
>3L sized shoe
wyd in lolita the WNBA needs you
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>>10901081
size 26jpn. Life would be a lot more difficult without Angelic Imprint, Antaina and bodyline. I heard even meta is catering to my shoe size now. Got unlucky with the foot genes, but got lucky with everything else (not too tall, not too fat, not a man).
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>>10901080
ntm western lolitas have larger feet on average-- on jpn storefronts the S size always seems to sell out first.

some brands do make real leather (IW, lief does customs, MM and JM used to make leather shoes), but they're mostly classic brands and that still doesn't fix the sizing issue. besides that, being realistic: there's only so many configurations for a lolita appropriate shoe. there's probably hundreds of brand shoes that are nearly identical (i mean, several brands have copied the "tea party" design), i don't know that the designs can realistically be unique enough to put a hard claim on the way you can with original prints and dress designs or even purses, especially if you're only doing it because they don't make your size.

this goes double for substyles like OTT sweet where it's pretty hard to get away with wearing normie/offbrand shoes
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>>10901088
Those are all great points. Besides that, my feet are large compared to the average women's shoe size in my country, and also compared to what you would normally see in women my height. So I'm used to shoe stores not selling my size.
Sadly I'm not into classic. I would love btssb's honey cross shoes, ribbon ballerina shoes, heart cork bottom shoes, ankle belt shoes, rose corsage wood sole shoes and heart buckle shoes. Willing to spend the money if they made my size, also willing to pay extra for real leather.
Realistically speaking I don't think they will make shoes larger than their current size range, and they won't rerelease some of the old designs I mentioned.
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>>10901106
AYRT you're probably right-- i've noticed baby's LL size sometimes end up languishing or making it to the outlet section, which doesn't show a big enough demand. in some cases (like tea parties) i've heard the replicas are more comfortable than the originals. as far as i'm concerned there's nothing wrong with getting bootleg shoes. i'd definitely rather see replica shoes than sneakers or out of place combat boots.


anyway i hope you find good dupes! the honey cross shoes are one of my fav designs.
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>>10901136
100% agree and thank you.

If anyone knows a seller aside from antaina that makes heart buckle shoe replicas I'd love to hear it. Antaina is currently only offering a heavily altered version of heart buckle shoes, as theirs have a block heel on them instead of the low platform sole.
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Can anyone tell me why I've created an account and logged in but when I try and view the second page of a shop it asks me to login again? and doesn't let me. I haven't used taobao in years and I feel dumb as fuck
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Anyone has a reliable way of getting past these slider pics? I can't copy paste the description text into a translator because it's an image.
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Seems like Taobao will be completely useless for foreigners soon, they decided today to remove all product descriptions to tell you to download the app to read them.
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>>10901548
fuck that if that happens. I've been using the website on pc up till now. Tried to use the app and failed.
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Sorry for the newbie question - do you know how to request custom options from Antaina or Angelic Imprint? I remember they used to have a colour chart and a self-measuring diagram, but those seem to be gone so I'm confused.
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>>10901548
I'm on mobile browser, not app, and it still works fine?
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>>10901623
nayrt, the only difference I saw was that I no longer see all of the product options and the descriptions when I am logged out on PC. Once I log in I can still see everything.
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First time shipping this close to CNY not sure if I should ship. I'm not expecting it any times soon, but is it better to ship it out and queue my package up or wait for the chaos to pass in mid march?
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>>10901657
I would definitely let things sit in the ss warehouse until it's all done.
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>>10901657
Wait if you can, stuff gets lost often at this time
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An item I want to purchase has 2 colours, one of which is available now and the other isn't. When I asked about the latter, the seller said this. This means after CNY,
not "in 1 year", right?
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>>10902124
most likely will be shipped after february 18th
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>>10902124
Yes, the "Year" here meant the Chinese New Year. They'll ship after Chinese New Year.
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Why do my coupons dissappear at checkout? They show up before I hit pay but then the dissappear.
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>>10902173
nvm its tax derp
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>>10902129
>>10902166
Thank you both
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Does anyone know which shipping agents mark down the packages?
I'm from a country in Europe and would like to avoid paying high VAT
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>>10874348
Are you the same guy who thinks anyone under 40 who likes oldschool is a poser? Even if you're not, just let people like things, or start your own chinese cartoon dress buying board. Life's too short, man.
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Are there any good brands with a style similar to Hysteric Glamour/Angel Blue/old MILK? I love the style but can't fit into almost anything and don't feel like paying scalper prices for the few that do. I like tntntutu and Fruits Love Office from what I've seen but unsure about the quality
Also, are ETC/JM generally okay to buy from Xianyu?

>>10902601
Also interested in this
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>>10902601
I use Cssbuy and just make the invoice myself while prepaying VAT via their IOSS. Rule of the thumb is to declare 15€ per kg.



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