Shop by Chinese Marketplace

They are the sources where products are listed or shown. Taobao is a large retail marketplace, 1688 is wholesale, Weidian hosts independent seller stores, Xianyu (Goofish) is second-hand, and Yupoo is an image-album catalog that usually links out to a real buy page. W2C organises finds from these sources and connects them to agent buying guides.

Choose Taobao for the widest retail variety, 1688 for wholesale and bulk pricing, Weidian for independent stores and community finds, Xianyu for second-hand and rare items, and Yupoo to browse seller albums that point to a buy link. Most curated finds on W2C are Weidian-based.

For most international buyers, yes. These platforms are built for domestic shoppers, so an agent buys on your behalf, receives the item at a China warehouse, takes QC photos, consolidates and ships worldwide. W2C connects each platform guide to the agent buying flow.

No. W2C is an aggregator and discovery tool. It organises product finds, shopping guides and agent information in one place, and is not affiliated with Taobao, 1688, Weidian, Xianyu or Yupoo.

A spreadsheet is a curated, searchable list of products with agent-ready links, so you do not have to chase individual seller links across platforms. W2C’s catalog holds 28,000+ Weidian-based finds organised by category, and the same buying flow applies to links you paste from other platforms.

They form a funnel. Yupoo albums showcase photos and link out to a buy page — most often Weidian, sometimes Taobao or 1688. Taobao and 1688 cover new retail and wholesale, and Xianyu covers second-hand. W2C sits on top, turning all of them into buyable, QC-verified finds through an agent.

1688 usually has the lowest per-unit prices because it is wholesale, but it comes with minimum-order quantities. Taobao and Weidian are better for single items, and Xianyu can be cheapest for used goods. The right choice depends on quantity and whether you want new or second-hand.

Yes. The platforms are Chinese-first, but an agent handles the language, payment and China address, and W2C provides an English layer of finds, categories and guides. You browse in English and hand a product link to the agent.

You pay your agent, not the platform. The agent pays the seller in China domestically, and you pay the agent with an international method such as PayPal, card or bank transfer, plus international shipping calculated by weight.

QC (quality-check) photos are pictures the agent takes of the actual item you bought, at the China warehouse, before international shipping. Because listing and album photos are only samples, QC photos are how you confirm condition, colour and size — especially important for second-hand Xianyu items.

After your items arrive at the agent’s China warehouse and pass QC, you consolidate them into one parcel, choose a shipping line (express is faster, economy is cheaper), and the agent ships it to your country. Combining multiple finds into one parcel is the main way to save.

Yupoo is a photo catalog with no checkout — it shows items and links out. A “real store” like Weidian or Taobao is where the order is actually placed. That is why W2C’s buyable finds are built on Weidian, the page Yupoo albums usually point to.

The platforms themselves are established, but individual sellers vary. Safety comes from buying curated finds with a track record, using an agent whose warehouse inspection catches problems, and reviewing QC photos before you pay for international shipping.

Yes. Because every purchase routes through the agent’s warehouse, you can consolidate a Taobao item, a Weidian find, a 1688 wholesale buy and a Xianyu second-hand piece into a single international parcel — usually the cheapest way to ship a mixed order.