How to buy products from 1688.com

How to buy products from 1688.com

1688 is one of the largest wholesale websites in China, you can find and connect with suppliers of products, manufacturers and various services on 1688.

Since many of the suppliers on 1688 are factories or wholesalers, the prices of products on 1688 are very transparent, and the product prices will vary depending on how much you buy.

The more you buy, the cheaper it is.

After you complete the account registration of 1688.com, you can fully use 1688.com to purchase products.

1. Search products on 1688.com

Now, let's take buying women's sweaters as an example, and introduce how to search for products combined with the actual screenshots of 1688.

(1) Search by keyword

For some products, it is difficult for you to find relevant product images, so you need to prepare several product characteristic keywords to search for products.

Example: Open the homepage of 1688.com, enter "women's sweater"（女士毛衣） in the search box, and then click the search button（搜索）.

After jumping the page, you will see many similar products:

If you can't find the product you're looking for, change your keywords and search again.

(2) Search by picture

First, prepare the product images you need to search for and save them on your computer.

Then, click "Camera Marker" in the search window on the homepage of 1688.com.

Open your saved product image.

Next, 1688.com will automatically search for pictures and display the results, as shown below:

There will be many products with the same photo or similar photos in the image search results, so you need to click a good product from these products to enter the product page.

(3) Use AliPrice to search the same plug-in by image

First, open the extension installation page:

https://www.aliprice.com/information/alibabaCnInformation.html?extension=1688

Then, click on your preferred browser to install the plug-in.

After installing the plugin, move your cursor over the photo you want to search for.

The "magnifying glass marker" below will appear in the upper left corner of the photo, click on it.

Alternatively, right-click the photo you want to search.

Then a pop-up window will pop up, and you can also click "Search by image on 1688.com".

In this way, you can easily and efficiently get many of the same products for you to choose from.

And it's not limited to 1688.com,

AliPrice.com's image search function also supports 1688, 1688 cross-border, Taobao, Pinduoduo, Yiwugo, AliExpress, Alibaba, Shopee, eBay, Jingdong and other shopping platforms.

2. Basic view of product page

If you find a product that interests you, click to enter the product page.

You can view product information on the product page.

Next, I'll explain what the label says on the product detail page.

Label 1:

Product Photos: You can view product photos. In addition to this, you can also view more and more detailed product photos by scrolling the product page vertically.

Label 2:

If there are transactions and cumulative reviews within 30 days, they will be displayed here.

In this product, it can be seen that the number of transactions in 30 days is more than 1,000, and the cumulative number of comments is more than 100.

Label 3:

Price and starting quantities: 1688's product price will vary based on how much you buy; the more you buy, the cheaper it is.

As shown in the example image:

2-19 pieces = 35 RMB/piece;

20-29 pieces = 33 RMB/piece;

More than 30 pieces = 31 RMB/piece.

Label 4:

China Domestic Shipping: In addition to the purchase price of the item, this is the China domestic shipping from the 1688 store to the place of delivery (China).

Label 5:

Estimated Shipping Date: The store guarantees that the product will be shipped within 3 days of confirming payment.

Label 6:

Color Choices: You can view the types of colors this product is sold in our store.

Label 7:

Size selection: You can check the size types of products sold in this store.

Label 8:

Stock Quantity: You can check the stock quantity of each color and size of products sold in our store.

3. Add to stock list or order now

After you choose the style, quantity and price of the product, you can add it to the stock list or order it immediately.

Choosing to order now requires you to pay immediately and wait for the product to arrive.（立即订购）

If you want to continue shopping and pay with other orders, just select Add to Receipt.（加进货单）

After adding the purchase order, you can click "Purchase Order" （进货单）on the homepage of 1688 to view the product information you ordered.

4. Finally

This time, I will introduce the basic operation of 1688.com and the description of the product details page. I hope this article can help you have a better understanding of 1688.com.