Online Shopping has become the mainstream of people’s lives in China along with the continuous development and more mature of the e-commerce environment, but people will also face a variety of low quality as well as fake products. How to filter quality products from hundreds of thousands search results? How to buy quality products on Taobao to save money?
There are many foreigners have no idea about what to do when in front of thousands of search results. Basically seller credits, feedbacks, physical shooting photos, sales quantity, and customer service etc are the most important factors to help you find quality products at low price. There are 9 useful Taobao online shopping tips for foreigners who interested in quality shopping on Taobao.
Tips 1. Distinguish credits of the Taobao seller
In general, the higher credibility the more professional of the Taobao seller which may offer better service, we suggest foreigner select products from the Taobao seller with at least 1 crown grade. Why? There are 8 million sellers on Taobao, countless new Store opening every day, it is hard for foreigners to distinguish the quality is good or bad, so the only thing we see is the credibility of the shop although it can be faked but the cost of which is very high. Generally the store is powerful enough if it has one crown based on the fierce competition on Taobao, so the quality of goods on the store will not be too unsatisfactory. Of course, there have good shops which under crown grade, it is more difficult for foreigners to distinguish.
Tips 2. Positive feedback rate
There are 3 types of feedbacks in Taobao evaluation system: positive, neutral and negative feedback, among them the positive feedback rates impact the most on purchase decision. Positive feedback is a comprehensive index of product quality, customer service and express delivery service on the Taobao store. Here what foreigner should pay attention are the neutral and negative feedbacks, they are the most authentic reflection of real deals on the shop, it does not contain any water, sometimes fancy comment, you will find that, the neutral review comments are more comprehensive and real than the positive feedback, and even somewhat better than positive comments. Based on years of Taobao online shopping experience, 99% of the neutral comments are real and the information foreigners found here are the most reliable to help you make shopping decision.
Tips 3. Physical shooting photo
Most Taobao shops will be accompanied by some photo galleries or elaborately processed photos in the description of goods (especially clothing, jewelry), however, the real product is quite different with the one on the photo, and only products with physical shooting can truly reflect the situation of goods.
Tips 4. Product sales quantity
There are two sales quantities on Taobao: cumulative sales and monthly sales. It is also a very important index to choose a store seller, the quality of a product and its sales are inseparable, buyers will always be a favored target on great quality merchandise, so its sales are high. What it means if there’s nobody buying or lots of people bought? Here we suggest that foreigners take a look at the monthly sales of goods, which is more real-time information! If there’s particularly high amount on the cumulative sales but monthly sales are poor and low, then we should be careful there is high probability on fake sales of the commodities.
Tips 5. Terms of service at the Taobao shop
The goods shopping on Taobao may not be desirable, so we have to understand the terms of service at the store, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble when refund.
Tips 6. Bargain with sellers when you found the right products on Taobao
Once you found the right products match your requirements, you can bargain with sellers. For stores not marked “price is not negotiable”, “declined to bargain” and other explanations, you can discuss with the seller to deal with lower prices, how much cheaper price you can get depends on your ability.
Tips 7. Money saving skills
Compare prices and products on different Taobao stores, choose a relatively low price stores. If two shops have the same price while the shipping fee is not the same, of course, choose free delivery or lower shipping fee shop (National shipping from seller to forwarder warehouse). There’s another way to save money is register and search products on the rebate website, there you can find many products with huge discounts, but foreigners should pay attention to the rules on the rebate websites in case waiting your time. Usually it is the best way to bargain with seller to save money.
Tips 8. Don’t be greedy
Foreigners should always bear in mind that you get what you pay for. If the vary greatly with the same commodity, do not select the store that offers significantly lower price, which is more likely to be a problem in the quality of goods, especially those purchasing agent products and services.
Tips 9. Confirm receipt
After receipt, you will need to confirm receipt on Taobao, here is a need to pay attention to detail, there will be some small promotions on lot of stores, such as positive feedback cash back, shopping show cash back, and receipt cash back. If you have the time to do it, you can negotiate with sellers in advance, and this is a good way to save money. It’s very practical; many shops keeping their promises, no matter how much money back, as we also save the money.
Based on the above 9 tips, foreigners will have the basic ideas how to shopping quality products on Taobao at low price, the next step is to practice a few times, make all your requirements and questions clear before placing order. Happy shopping on Taobao.
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