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From July 22nd, 2022, the returned parcels of Eyoubao, EMS, SAL and Chinese Air will be invovled of a return parcel fee.
In the past years, China post parcels returned from Chinese customs didn’t charge any cost. We usually reship for free for our customers. But now a return parcel fee will be charged by the shipping company. On one hand, it is because of the continuous rise of fuel costs, on the other hand, because of a large number of prohibited products found in the parcels. So the China post side has to do something to control the prohibited products, sucn as liquid, battery, powder, magnet items, etc.
Due to this new policy from the shipping company, we are unable to reship for free for the parcels returned after July 22nd. We will quote the return parcel fee for you before we ship again your parcel. For Eyoubao parcels, the return parcel fee is 50% of your shipping cost and for EMS, SAL, Chinese Air, it is 10 CNY/ KG. We will reship the parcels after you pay the return parcel fee.
Here you can see the return parcel charge notification we got from the shipping company:
We have some suggestions to in avoid of your parcel returned:
Not buy and ship prohibited items, such as contact lenses (liquid), powder and eye shadow (powder), earphone and night light (battery and magnet).
Split in smaller parcels. Usually big parcels has larger return rate than smaller parcels and the big parcels return parcel fee is expensive than smaller parcels. So we suggest to split in smaller parcels to ship if possible.
Don’t ship too many kinds of items in one parcel. Some customers like to combine a lot of orders and items into one parcel for shipping. Such parcels has bigger return risk, so we suggest not to ship many kinds of items in same parcel.
We do thanks for your kind understanding. Any questions please feel free to contact service@42agent.com.
We get an urgent notice from DHL company to tell that DHL will rise price from Jan.1st, 2022. Because of the Covid-19 situation is still hard, and the number of flights has decreased, the cost of flights has risen substantially .
We not get notice from China Post yet, the price of the other shipping methods may rise as well in the new year, not sure yet. Once we get the notice, we will put news on our website to tell you at the first time.
If you are not hurry to receive your items, you can choose Chinese Air (1-2 months) or SAL (2-3 months to arrive) to ship. Both Air and SAL are currently cheaper than EMS and DHL, so you can compare prices with our online calculator.
You can also choose to storage the items in our warehouse for a while to see whether the price can reduce again in the near future. We will provide free storage for you.
We do sorry for the troubles caused. Any questions please feel free to contact service@42agent.com.
Happy New year to everyone!^^ Please stay safe and healthy!
The New Year’s Day is coming soon, we will have a small holiday. We will be off-duty from Jan.1st to Jan.3rd, 2022. And we will come back to work on Jan.4th (Tuesday). Detail schedule is as below:
All the orders can be placed as usual on our website here https://www.42agent.com , and all emails & messages can be sent as usual during our holidays. We have online staff to process your orders & emails & messages& purchasing during our holiday. But the shipment can only be arranged when we come back on 4th.
All orders which paid shipping before 3:30 p.m. Dec.31st (Friday) can all be shipped before the holiday. Otherwise we can only ship when we come back from holiday on Jan.4th (Tuesday).
For the shipped out parcels, it may have some delay due to Covid-19, you can know more about the delay from this news https://www.42agent.com/docs/2021/08/ems-parcel-delay-because-of-covid-19/ . Please don’t worry if your parcel unluckily delayed, you can send email to us and we will check for you soon when we come back from the holiday.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused and thanks for your understanding.
Xianyu is the third billionaire platform created by Alibaba after Taobao and Tmall. In Chinese “Idle fish” has same pronunciation with “leisure”- Xianyu, so this platform named “Xianyu”. “Leisure” is idle time, while “surplus” is idle goods and space. Xianyu is not only an idle trading platform, but also a community based on a new lifestyle.
In this community, people can share goods, their personal time and skills, hobbies and experiences, and even space. Xianyu is committed to changing leisure into idle fish and waste into consumption.
Not only Chinese people, but also more and more overseas people choose to buy from Xianyu. To people who doesn’t know well about Chinese language, it may be hard to understand some terms on Xianyu. Therefore, I would like to share some Tips and Rules for buying from Xianyu.
What should I do before buy the item?
Fisrst of all, download Xianyu APP. Search “Xianyu” in Chinese “闲鱼” in your App Store:
Login Xiany. It is the same username and password with Taobao. So you don’t need to register again if you have an Taobao account.
Check the seller’s sesame credit and whether he makes real name authentication or not.
Click the seller’s user name:
Look his sesame credit and whether makes real name authentication or not. “芝麻信用极好” means the seller’s sesame credit is good. “已认证” means the seller has made the real name authentication.
Have an idea for the rough price of the item you want.
Xianyu is a platform to sell & buy second hand items, but always remember that there is no pie in the sky. You should have a rough idea for the value of the item you want to buy.
For example, this below item. It doesn’t mean the price is 8yuan, you need to tell seller what you want and ask him how much.
Find a forwarder in advance to get their Chinese warehouse address or find an agent to help you buy. Most Xianyu sellers can only ship to domestic address (in China), so if you are in abroad you need to find a forwarder or agent at first. (PS: 42agent.com is an forwarder as well as a shopping agent, you can contact service@42agent.com for any question.)
10 Tips for choosing item on Xianyu
1. When you see the title or description which has words “求” or “收”, you can quit it and look for another one. Because it means the person wants to buy the item instead of selling it.
2. The title or description which says “可直拍” means the item is available and list price is the actual price, you can buy it directly.
3.The title or description which has “已预留” or “专拍” means the item has been reserved by other people, you can quit it.
4. The title or description which has words “打包出” or “捆” means the seller wants to sell some other items bundle, he doesn’t want to sell the list item separately.
5. The title or description which has words “可排” or “暂挂”, means the seller doesn’t have stocks on hand or she not decides to sell it yet. You need to leave a note “排” in message area.
When the seller is ready to sell & ship, she will contact the people who leaves message “排” before. If the ones who is ahead of you don’t want to buy any more, you have the chance to buy it.
6. The title or description which has “需提前确认” means the seller can’t ship it in a short time. And he wants you to click “received the item” before he ships it. The reason why some sellers require this because of they don’t want customer to cancel the order white waiting to ship. After customer clicks “received the item”, the payment will go to seller’s account.
This way is safe to seller, but not safe to customer. Because if the seller never sends the item, your money can’t get back any more, you have to undertake the loss by yourself. So please consider well before buy.
7. The title or description which says “带价私” means the seller doesn’t sell it as the list price, you need to offer a price by yourself and contact the seller. Some people don’t know how much the item values or he hopes someone offers price than he expected will list the item like this way.
8. The title or description which says “换” or “交换” means he wants to exchange with other people instead of selling it. However, some sellers also have plan to sell it except exchange. So, it is better to check with him first.
9. For the item list which has many items, such as below case, please contact the seller to tell him what you want, he will open a new link for you to buy.
10. When you buy expensive items from Xianyu, especially big brand items, it is better to ask the seller provide detail photos before you buy.
The last, most Xianyu sellers do not allow to return after the purchasing, so please consider well in advance.
Hope this artcile can provide help when you purchasing from Xianyu(2taobao.com). Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, hope you and your family have a good time and please stay safe!
The Chinese traditional Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon on June 14th, we will be off-duty from June 12th to June 14th, 2021. And we will come back to work on June 15th (Tuesday).
All the orders can be placed as usual on our website here https://www.42agent.com , and all emails & messages can be sent as usual during our holidays. We have online staff to process your orders & emails & messages& purchasing during our holiday. But the shipment can only be arranged when we come back on 15th.
All orders which paid shipping before 3:30 p.m. June 11th (Friday) can all be shipped before the holiday. Otherwise we can only ship for you when we come back from holiday on June 15th (Tuesday).
Sorry for any inconvenience caused and thanks for your understanding.
The Labor Day is coming soon on May 1st, we will be off-duty from May 1st to May 5th, 2021. And we will come back to work on May 6th (Thursday).
All the orders can be placed as usual on our website here https://www.42agent.com , and all emails & messages can be sent as usual during our holidays. We have online staff to process your orders & emails & messages& purchasing during our holiday. But the shipment can only be arranged when we come back on 6th.
All orders which paid shipping before 3:30 p.m. April 30th (Friday) can all be shipped before the holiday. Otherwise we can only ship when we come back from holiday on May 6th (Thursday).
Sorry for any inconvenience caused and thanks for your understanding.
The Chinese Tomb-sweeping Day is coming soon on April 4th, we will be off-duty from April 3rd to April 5th, 2021. And we will come back to work on April 6th (Tuesday).
All the orders can be placed as usual, and all emails & messages can be sent as usual during our holidays. We have online staff to process your orders & emails & messages during our holiday. But the shipment can only be arranged when we come back on 6th.
All orders which paid shipping before 3:30 p.m. April 2nd (Friday) can all be shipped before the holiday. Otherwise we can only ship them when we come back on April 6th (Tuesday).
Sorry for any inconvenience caused and thanks for your understanding.
First of all, wherever you are, we wish you peace.
Over the past two months or so, various industries in China have been hit hard by the new coronavirus(COVID-19) outbreak, and 42agent is no exception. The good news is that the courier and e-commerce industry is gradually recovering. If you want to continue shopping from China, there are a few changes that you need to know ahead of time.
Recent so many parcels (including EMS, Eyoubao, Chinese AIR, SAL, Singapore Airmail and even DHL and Fedex) have seriously delay due to Covid-2019. At the height of the epidemic, China’s outbound flights were only 1.2% of normal. Yes, you read that right, a 98% decrease at least. There is a large number of packages waiting in line to leave China at major airports.
To be honest, we can understand you totally for expecting of the parcels and we are anxious for the epidemic to pass quickly and hope you can receive the package soon. However, the current situation is beyond our control. In this blog, we will provide some information to help you understand the current situation and what we can do for you and what are out of our control, hopefully to help you.
As a lolita fans, do you ever buy lolita from Xianyu(闲鱼) and Taobao? As is known that Japan and China are the two countries that export lolita most. If you ever buy lolita from China, then Taobao and Tmall are the most hot online shopping platforms you can not miss. If you come from other countries outside of China, most probably you need a Taobao agent with the purchasing and shipping, such as 42agent.
Why you need a Taobao agent to buy lolita dress from China?
1)Chinese language. Almost all Taobao and Tmall sellers only understand Chinese. So if you do know this language, then it will be a problem in communication and consult.
2)Taobao/Tmall sellers only accept RMB payment on alipay, but you can pay USD/EURO/HKD or other currencies to Taobao agents.
3)Feel tough on time difference in communication with Taobao sellers? No worry at all, 42agent can help you deal with all. Read More
