> please don't start shopping yet > because I don't want to steer your. > You guys wrong. It's a really. > It's a really complicated place to shop. > Didn't expect showing Taobao will get so many people excited. > I got so many followers and comments and engagement. > Thank you so much. I am so overwhelmed with all the comments, > but I'm trying my best to get through them. > Also making a video to answer most of the questions. > I see. So there is a few challenges when, um, > when you want to shop on Taobao. > So I can tell you exactly how I do it. > First of all, the language. > Second of all, how to choose things and not get like, > poor quality and, you know, > faulty stuff. Uh, > three, how to pay, um, > and fourth, how to get it shipped. > For Android users, I think you guys have a easier solution. > Your phone should be able to translate whatever the app is, uh, > to your own language. But iPhone users, > it's gonna be difficult. So I recommend you go on your PC and use, uh, > the website. Um, > Chrome can translate everything. > When it comes to choosing stuff on Taobao, > you can get some hit or miss > because you can see the same exact product photos from 100, > 200 sellers. They all look exactly the same, > but it's not the same thing. > You I, > I think The best way to navigate this, > first of all is this seller, > a longtime seller, how much, um, > reviews they get. > Um, so you can check that with, uh, > under their name, they should have like a crown. > The more crown they have, > it means the longer they have been doing this business, > so they're more likely to be a respected seller. > Uh, also check each product's review section. > Um, if the product has a lot of people buying, > it's safer > because people will leave a reviews and they will leave pictures. > You can see the actual pictures of the product > compared to what they show on the product page. > And then you can get a idea of what you're gonna get, basically. > And when it comes to payment, I, > I shop with my U K. Credit card. > So they, they accept visa and master cards, > but uh, not all the sellers. > Except that usually if it's tmall, uh, > which is the more high end version of Taobao, > but they're still connected on the same platform, > you can shop Tmall directly from Taobao. > Uh, if it's Tmall, > usually they accept credit cards. > Uh, every seller accept, uh, > Alipay. I think you can add your credit card in Alipay as well, > but it's the same. If they accept credit card payments, they, > you can. You, > you'll be able to shop there. > If they don't, then obviously you can't. > You cannot. > The final part is shipping. > I know, uh, > some Taobao sellers They offer direct shipping from China to UK, > Europe, U S. > But these type of sellers, > they charge shipping through the roof. > I will never use those direct shipping ones. > They're just too expensive. > What I use is usually a shipping agent. > Um, the one I usually use is a Chinese shipping agent supplier. > Um, I think it's still gonna be difficult for you guys to use. > So I'm gonna do more research > and see if there's English supplier services out there um, > that can help you do this. > Um, so how it works is, uh, > you have a. So you go for a agent service, > a shipping service. They will have a website or they have an app. > Um, you register and then they give you the address for their warehouse. > You shop everything on Taobao, > put the shipping address of their warehouse, > you ship everything to their warehouse, > and then you can tell them how you want to package everything. > They can either keep everything as it is, > or they can remove all the packaging for you and then repack it > so the volume, like the volume of the box will be smaller. > Uh, this is very important > because they usually charge shipping fees based on weight > and the volume of your parcel. > Price wise, I'm not too familiar with, uh, > shipping price to the US, > but, uh, > I live in the UK. Usually I pay around £10 for 1 kg of parcel. > Faster options, Like UPS and FedEx. > They will be more expensive, > but they will be really quick. > Uh, but because they usually are afraid, > so there's limitations on what you can ship or cannot ship. > Also, they will, uh, charge you tax. {cite="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jf6VRF/" caption="Chao Ban on TikTok @ischaoban"}