Compare shopping agents with the context that matters.

BaseTao is a China shopping agent that runs two routes into one warehouse: Buy for Me for links it purchases on your behalf, and Ship for Me for parcels you have already paid a Chinese seller to send. Our testing team used the warehouse workflow for listing checks, QC photos, 120-day storage, consolidation and international shipping quotes.

CSSBuy is a China-based shopping agent used with spreadsheet links from Taobao, Weidian and 1688. Our testing team found the workflow easy to follow once you accept that buying and shipping are two separate payments: the first covers the item and China domestic delivery, and international freight is only calculated after the goods reach the warehouse, pass QC and are packed. Free storage is listed at 90 days for regular goods and 30 days for sensitive goods, and the order flow lists 3–5 free QC photos. It suits spreadsheet shoppers who want to inspect a parcel before committing to a shipping route.

Gtbuy presents the order journey as a warehouse-based sequence: assisted purchasing, seller dispatch, warehouse receipt, QC review, and only then international parcel dispatch. Instead of committing to final international shipping before the goods exist as a parcel, buyers use a spreadsheet to verify the original listing, confirm the item after warehouse QC, and make the route decision once the shipment has been prepared.

Orientdig is a cross-border shopping agent built around two separate confirmations: the original item before purchase, and the packed parcel before international dispatch. Buyers can start from a Spreadsheet, paste a marketplace link, or use keyword search, image search and DIY Orders for sources outside normal link support. Warehouse HD QC images follow receipt, and rehearsal packing gives a better pre-dispatch weight estimate. Final freight depends on the packed parcel's actual and volumetric weight, the destination and the route chosen.

ACBuy is a Chinese buying and shipping agent for international shoppers, handling the full chain from purchasing and warehouse inspection to international logistics and after-sales. It works in both purchasing-agent and parcel-forwarding modes, defaults to English and USD, and supports ordering from Taobao, Tmall, JD, 1688, Pinduoduo and Vipshop, with paid sourcing from social-commerce and second-hand platforms.