Buying on Taobao, we get a lot of advantages: a variety of goods and wholesale discounts, exclusive and unusual things, cheap prices and other pleasant nuances. However, many incomprehensible delivery procedure from distant China, so users are afraid to order anything on this site. Let's promote all myths around delivery and learn how to make it right.
Delivery through intermediary
A huge number of people on the Internet provide an intermediary services to deliver with Taobao and similar web sites. As a rule, they have an account with a decent trading history, own Chinese or English on advanced levels and will help you issue all purchases from "from" and "to" for a symbolic amount. It usually does not exceed 10% of the order, and an average of about 5% fluctuate.
Among the advantages of a good mediator - his full responsibility for your product, which he is obliged to get, inspect and, if necessary, send to the seller. Of course, with a full refund to the buyer. Therefore, it is very important to find exactly the professional, which is reliable and verified, which your familiar or serious sources will recommend. Best of all, if the intermediary has its own, well-designed site. There you can read about all the responsibilities and rights of the parties, get a certificate or contact details, and after the transaction is completed - leave a review (how to read others written by previous customers). It will help not be mistaken and get from shopping only positive impressions.
Delivery with Taobao without intermediaries
Up until 2014, the site preferred "not to contact" with foreigners, allowing you to pay for purchases only by Chinese bank cards and send goods within the country. Therefore, our compatriots, one way or another, had to "feed" intermediaries. Since 2014, everything has changed, since Taobao finally launched its own service for processing international parcels. You can use a citizen of any country with a Visa or MasterCard card with him, as well as a mobile phone. Below we will consider in detail the entire process of buying and delivering from Taobao at your address.
How to buy goods yourself and deliver it from Taobao?
So, you switched to the site and want to register. To do this, press the special button to which the arrow indicates from the picture. In the opening form, you choose your country and enter the phone number with international code (for example +7 for Russia). In the bottom line, enter the code that for 15 minutes comes to the same name of the phone number above. It is better at this point to not go anywhere and not to postpone the process - the code will be canceled over the next 15 minutes.
The following procedure is happening: entering a login and password, their confirmation, indication of the delivery addresses and other important information about the buyer. Change the current address in the profile by clicking on the menu links Account Manager -\u003e Delivery Address. Check if a check mark is on the line " Set As Default Shipping ADDRESSwhat means " Install as the main shipping address". Now the sellers will know where to send your goods. You also have the right to add up to 20 addresses for delivery, changing them depending on the need.
What to do after buying?
When the subject falls into the basket, a checkbox appears under it, clicking on which you have the right to choose a warehouse for which the purchase will be sent. Opposite the warehouses indicate information about the cost of delivery, their rating and reviews. Carefully check and press " Confirm Order" (Confirm the order). We get into the payment window and calculate on the map. Now we wait until the goods arrive at the warehouse. It is convenient, as it allows you to send parcels of different sellers together, one address. To make the parcels finally go to you, go to the profile of Taobao, Menu " My Taobao "-\u003e" buybaby "andclick the green button. After pressing orange and pay for delivery.
Congratulations, you have successfully committed your first purchase on Taobao without intermediaries. Recall that the goods are for free stored in warehouses up to 20 days and are combined with a blue button when the hieroglyphs appear opposite them 已入库 (which means "is in warehouse").
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