How to buy from 1688.com with agent help?

Check product & price

1688.com is designed for China local market, ALL in Chinese.

1688.com in Chinese language

However, you can translate by Google:

1688.com site translated in English

You can even translate your product name as keywords. Take "refills" for example: 

Then you perform a search by coping " 笔芯" into 1688.com search box:

search on 1688.com with translated Chinese

Not bad. You can find related products.  Go further to product page:

Translated product details page on 1688.com

It also works!

But that's all for most of overseas buyers. They can search for information here. But for talking to the supplier or ordering a product, they need an agent.

Agent helps with samples and evaluate

Your agent go further to confirm products details, buy samples, check quality, evaluate supplier, finally locate potential suppliers.

we find nail art brushes on 1688.com, for our Amazon customer

We buy nail brush samples from 1688.com for our Amazon customer

we check samples quality from 1688.com

we verify suppliers on 1688.com

we check trade terms on 1688.com

After going through all above steps and try multiple suppliers, then decide the final supplier to work with.

Agent buy products

After confirming all details and terms, your agent can buy products for you. 

we talk with suppliers on 1688.com to confirm brush manufacturing details

we negotiate prices on 1688.com for nail art brushes

we talk brush quality details with supplier on 1688.com

we talk MOQ (minimum order quantity) with suppliers on 1688.com

we buy nail art brushes from 1688.com for our Amazon customer

Agent receive and inspect

Agent receive products after lead time. It usually require some follow up and push when supplier is producing, to avoid delays.

We receives brushes ordered on 1688.com with 3 days after they send

We inspect brushes ordered from 1688.com

We take out defects of products ordered from 1688.com

Defects are either returned or fixed. Get refund money back if any.

Repack / bundle if needed

Agent can usually help with repack, to make different sets, packs, or bundles if needed. This is very important for online sellers on Amazon, eBay, wish...

We repack zippers ordered from 1688.com

We repack zippers ordered from 1688.com by set of 4 zippers * 4 colors *2

Repack zippers set into box

Zippers ordered from 1688.com repacked

Consolidate & Ship

An agent can usually consolidate different products from different suppliers, then ship out together, to save shipping cost.

We consolidated different products from multiple suppliers on 1688.com

Consolidated shipments from multiple suppliers are packed into one container

We load and lock container

We ship container to Ningbo port

Container shipped to destination from Ningbo port

This is typically how an agent can do to help overseas buyers buy from 1688.com

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