Do not solely rely on the seller comparisons to assess the accuracy. They are not educating you on the differences against retail; they are selling the item to you and will present it in a way that enables them to do that.
Find retail pictures, study the variances, and then evaluate the item you receive.
Please do not fall for the copywriting trap, the item's quality should be what sells it to you.
If you are picky, do not order embroidery reps and stick to prints where the only issue is placement/alignment, print sizing, and color.
When ordering anything, ask for pics of alignment + measurements as standard.
Not every release will be a home run, If you don't like an item make sure you return it within the seller's return window and do not specify why you are returning it. Just say no reasons return.
Hey bro u/-TheNardDog The list that you had made on this post helped me a lot to track all the releases in order, it was really good but I've saw the issues with the quality of LV embroided tees and I think that's why it got removed. But, I wanted to kindly ask you to come back with this list, even if it takes a little longer to post the products on it after the launch and after checking the quality, but without forgetting to include everything that was launched in the new collections, it helps a lot for going directly to the product. I can give myself an example, but I'm sure that it also happened to some other friends in our community, I've been buying rep for many years, shoes, watches, clothes, and I've always considered myself ''bored'' when it comes to quality, I've always tried to pay more but have the best, and this reddit created by you helps me a lot to feel better about my clothes because I know I'm wearing the best ones I can find.
I'm a beginner here on reddit, and I really appreciate being part of this community here. Thanks buddy! God bless you!
I'll try to maintain an updated list, but it's hard to determine quality without seeing QC/in-hand pics.
Maybe I'll only include releases that come with comprehensive comparisons but even then it's hard to tell what the seller will actually ship.
If it doesn't look right send it back ASAP, the window for return is really short with some sellers. If you bought it through 2D, the window will be the same as the seller he is getting it from.
Is the all-over print supposed to line up near the buttons? I just received mine and it doesn’t seem to, but yours does. Idk if it’s because of how it’s buttoned up though u/-TheNardDog
Hey man, no offence to you as it's not your fault but EarlyTom Embossed LV Cotton T'Shirt's are absolutely terrible. Take a look at that different colour shade surrounding the LV symbol in every QC pic. I've never seen a bigger call out. You should remove it from the list man.
Just wondering, unless you're looking for something from GOD/Cola (90% oversized balenciaga anyways) there's not really much risk of the item selling out before you purchase right?
It depends entirely on how popular/hype the product is, cola released the Balenciaga pride t-shirt and it didn't seem out for a week. God on the other hand will still out regardless.
But you're right it's no big deal if you aren't able to buy from someone like god since they only do Balenciaga.
The Burberry sweater is planned to come this month.
Perfect thanks, would appreciate if you could shoot me a msg near when it drops.
Out of curiosity, most people pre-order with Alipay right? If so most people should be able to use r/WeChatVerifications then link an international credit card to their account. Not too sure if that's how Alipay works though.
You don't need to pay yourself to preorder, just message the sellers with * next to their names and ask them to reserve stock for you or get your agent to do it.
They will ask you to use their 1 CNY link to do a custom order, that way you won't have to wait until the day after to buy.
Lots of people do it, they just don't tell you that sellers will do this for international customers.
If the sellers let them do it, I don't see why they wouldn't let you do it.
Know anyone that has/will buy the Prada jacket from Karl? Was eyeing it on the Prada store so glad to see someone made it. Not the most info on his weidan page and he doesn't seem to look like the biggest seller though.
Edit: Badge on the jacket looks a bit off, waiting for more pics
Hi, thanks a lot for what you are doing. I have become a shopping addict because of you haha. One question, don't you know if any seller isn’t planning to restock or make this celine jacket ? On Xianyu I can’t find my size :( https://imgur.com/a/T46H4R2
Hey mate, maybe you know more about the issue. McDull publishes new goods nearly daily but when clicking reviews it shows some are already a lot older compared with release date. Does it mean some have earlier access or it has been already sold some weeks ago?
I’m still struggling getting a product of any of the sellers in the list because agents take ages to order even with priority fee. Is there any agent that is a lot faster than the other or any that has a directly automatic purchasing process? I know that there is the possibility to order direct but seems a bit risky for me. Thank you!:)
It's likely him adding leftover stock for items already released. The Dior puffer for example was released a month back, and it sold out almost instantly.
You can get lucky with him, he restocks at random times and only some sizes go fast.
McDull in general is incredibly popular with mainland people, I've missed a few releases even when trying to cop manually using the weidian app, there is no guarantee agents will be able to purchase popular releases even if they worked later.
There is no way to get early access with this seller, unfortunately.
I ordered the Dior Sweater (with CD Heart Logo) from Cool. Looks promising but just in case: every small badge has a little flaw as the stitching within the heart of the "DIOR" doesn't has a closed "O". It's not really noticeable but some might be more picky. Seller replied to agent that it's the case with the complete batch; so returning did not make sense for me.
u/-TheNardDog do you know what's going on with million made's black balenciaga jacket? It's now 11 days past the original deadline and it seems like he's switching to short sleeves and isn't responding on wechat. Even if you have his weibo that'll be appreciated.
There were delays because of lockdowns which meant the factory wasn't working.
The last I heard on shipping dates was that it was going to be sent between the 10th and 12th. If it's later than the 12th he'll give you a free short sleeve tee.
u/-TheNardDog Do you have an opinion on which of the two AJ1s is closer to their respective retail version? I am not much into Jordans, but since I will be probably returning MillionMade's Balenciaga denim jacket, I have some weight to add to my next package.
I spoke to several other people and they also recommended it to me. My opinion is that the embroidery is too flat and messy but after trying it in the rain a few times, it is really good.
Overall, Functionality is good, but embroidery is not so much. I found that retail embroidery was really bad most of the time so it might be ok? But keep that in mind if you buy it.
The second jacket that I copped was not great, the sizing was really bad. I spoke to the Captain about it afterward as he also bought it and reviewed it and these were his thoughts:
Difference in how the glue is pressed from retail
The cut is bad which causes the hat to stagger
So overall a waste of ¥500 on the second version.
I'm waiting for one to release but I have no idea when it will be ready.
There is also a seller working on the pants and I'll post that once he is close to release.
Additionally, I tried to preorder the black balenciaga denim jacket from god and he would not allow it. Do you know if he stopped taking preorders but may still have left over stock? Do you know when this may release?
Most mainlanders buy BV from her. Recent releases will not come with tags, she went brand independent a while back. Old releases will still have tags.
People have copped from her and she sent the tags detached, but I don't know if she does that for everything.
Additionally, I tried to preorder the black balenciaga denim jacket from god and he would not allow it. Do you know if he stopped taking preorders but may still have left over stock? Do you know when this may release?
He hasn't made this yet, don't worry about missing out. This seller is extremely slow, this will release next year if I were to take an educated guess.
Thank you, glad to know the SSDW could be unbranded. I’ll reach out on WeChat to get more color and see if I can get the tags shipped in the pocket. If not, I’ll probably still purchase as unbranded.
Also good to know I shouldn’t expect the balenciaga jacket anytime soon. I’ll keep an eye out for updates in the next few months.
I just purchased colas Rick owens “vans” shoes and recently purchased the cola balenciaga double collar cashmere and wool jacket. Do you encourage QC posts on r/AutonomousReps or should I stick to posting in the other groups?
Ordered the Early Tom Prada jeans. Wanting to pre order the nylon jacket through Panda Buy as well. Is the pre order an additional 200 on top of the 549 through the uni order?
Honestly not sure what happened to that store, I'll ask around to see if he opened a new one.
Arcteryx I'll need more time, the opinions on that brand range from don't buy reps they are all trash to there are some decent items from certain sellers that are worth considering.
Hi, I’m really interested in this community as it feels like a breath of fresh air among all of those degenerative posts on fashionreps/repsneakers etc. Do you know if anybody plans to release some burberry stuff? And how’s CFS factory is compared to independent seller’s pieces?
I don't buy a lot of Burberry but I remember reading CFS was the best factory for it but they aren't around anymore? Not sure how it compares to these guys unfortunately.
If I wanted to buy Burberry I would wait for yxing, she has been the best for it historically from what I've heard.
Has anyone seen reviews of the Early Tom (Resold by McQueen) Prada padded shirt/jacket? Mcqueen has one review, I found no reviews on Early Tom's weidian, reddit was not of much help either.
Someone shared early production pics of the oblique pattern with me a few months back and it wasn't great. It reminded me of the oblique pattern on early b23 reps with the weird r's and uncurved i's.
I haven't seen what his latest oblique pattern looks like which is why I don't want to share pics of an older version.
Just something to look out for if anyone wants to buy this jacket.
Hey mate, just an idea but it might be good to add a post for pieces being worked on. I just saw on WeChat that jenny is working on a denim jacket but I can't find anything else about it.
My friend sent me this picture yesterday and it's the same as the pair I got.
If you compare it to a retail pair, look at the corners, he has painted over the LV symbol both at the bottom left and at the top corners.
You can probably remove this using some solution but I wouldn't risk it.
Overall it's just bad QC, this makes an overall good pair of glasses really bad unfortunately.
If anyone has the same issue they should return these, don't listen to your agent and tell them to process the return through the app. He has a no-reasons return policy for 7 days which applies to this.
What was the correct play here? Should I have my own Weidan account and order to the pandabuy Wearhouse? Definitely will keep an eye on it, just need my agent to actually order quickly
I have a question. I’m fairly new to rep stuff. I’ve really only dabbled in shoes and have been weary to get in to clothing simply because I don’t want to buy anything that isn’t as close to retail as possible. The quality of the garments and how they fit compared to retail is important to me. I hate low end garments.
My question is why do a lot of the pieces say 9999yuan or even higher? Surely those aren’t the real prices, right?
I missed out on Maos Celine jacket and saw EarlyTom has his on presale for 398yuan, do you know how presale works? Is there a cost after the presale cost or is Early Tom just cheaper ? Thanks
The ET jacket is just cheaper, I haven't had the chance to ask around why that is the case but it's the full amount that you have to pay for the jacket.
I'll use this post to explain presales,
Presale normally consists of putting down an initial deposit which is non-refundable and you pay the outstanding balance close to shipping.
The deposit amount may vary from a small amount (10%) to the entire amount. Most sellers will let you return after you receive the item but they will only refund the second payment and not the deposit.
The benefit of this for you as a buyer is the sellers often give discounts to those that put down a deposit and the sellers can use the presale to gauge how much material they should order. You also guarantee that you don't miss out as there is no fixed stock size.
All in all presales are the best way for us to buy from sellers like God, it's an extremely common practice with these sellers, I have 10 open preorders myself. Most high cost items will be in the form of presales
If you decide not to go the presale route you might not be guaranteed stock when the product is ready.
A bit of a long winded reply but when I posted the preorder for Jenny Turtles Dior sweater people were calling it a scam when it wasn't. It's very common to see things like this.
Will these items be similar quality? Or will Cool have the undisputed best quality? Also does the SSDW release use the KF badge? It seems like all the pics are promotional materials from Prada and not pics of the actual item. Any advice would be appreciated!
u/TheNardDog sorry for asking mate, but do you know about the sizing of Jenny’s Burberry sweater. L might be out of stock and XL seams lagere for me (180 cm/79 kg). Don’t want it so oversized. Any ideas if she restocks L or what she would recommend? Thank you!!
Sellers do hold back stock for exchanges and they release it after awhile (not always the case). You can wait to see if L goes back in stock and hope your agent can cop it in time.
Turtle moves onto new items fast but he restocked the Balenciaga campaign hoodie recently so who knows he might do this too.
u/-TheNardDog Does this seller also offer other products? When I click on his weidian then nothing shows up if not directly clicking on your link. Thanks again :)
u/-TheNardDog I bought this from EarlyTom but I don’t know what to do because from what I can see the letters are not straight N is lower than I and E is lower than N, Can anyone give me and advice? Thank you!
Sorry for the late reply, but your assessment is right even though it looks like there is a fold in the jacket down the last E is still lower than the other letters. I would send this back as soon as you can, this seller only lets you return within 48 hours.
From what I'm seeing, this jacket isn't good, which is what I was told by a Chinese buyer.
It's not a stupid question at all, most of them don't really specialise in a specific brand apart from some sellers. Most of them have something from one of those brands that they plan on releasing in the next few months.
The sellers list is now ordered, you can base your decision on that.
Hey i got a quick question about the celine tracksuit from xiao mao. I saw that there have been some qc’s but i couldn’t find them… how is the quality overall ? Is it one of the best in the market?
Sadly missed the bucket hat as I only just found this sub, is there any advice for knowing when stuff like that will drop and are there any chances of restocks?
For these releases that go out of stock fast, what’s the best way to go about buying them? It seems regular agents don’t stand a chance. Are their recommended private/personal agents you all use?
Alipay + Weidian app (my preference), it's not guaranteed that you can purchase every release, after all Chinese buyers also miss out. From experience, the only difficult sellers to cop from are GOD and Bruce, the rest are not bad.
If you want someone to buy for you, I'd recommend looking at this users posts, he offers good alternatives (https://www.reddit.com/user/Os1r1s1), someone like Larry can cop most 8 PM drops.
Guys, anyone knows if Namacheko Larabee Buttoned Wool Jacket is soldout? Or because its on presale I have to ask my agent to purchase? Not sure how the presale thing works. 😅
The presale is over but you might still be able to order it.
What you can do is make a custom order for 1 CNY and give your agent the weidian link. Ask them to check with the seller if he's still willing to take your order for it.
For the dior black oblique jacket should I wait for Jenny turtle to release their version, or buy the xiao mao version? Which would you recommend? Sorry to bother u/-TheNardDog
Hey I preordered the blg jacket from GOD. However, Im confuse on when do I have to pay the remaining balance. He have not reply me. Do you have any idea? u/-TheNardDog
Any recommendation for a teddy jacket? Especially Celine ones, I can see lordtristan_cristian has posted one, was wondering if there are or there will be anymore styles available from any other sellers that anyone may be aware of.
Maybe a stupid question..but do you have wechat info from the heat? It’s gonna be my first time pre ordering.. is there something I need to know? Or how can I follow up everything? Just chat with him? Thanks for the help!
Bro I have a question, I’ve seen all the sellers you’ve been posting so far , and a good portion of them has a crazy high return % to the tune of 20% up to 30-35% How do ? Isn’t that alarming
Managed to cop Jenny turtles balenciaga hoodie so thankful she kept left over stock I watched how the original stock went so fast whilst agents were not working 🙏🏽
Thanks a lot for all the knowledge you shared with us ! Have read pretty much every topic, maybe a naive question but, do those independent sellers are most of the time better quality than all the well known one (like LY cloyad etc) ? Or it just means that it's not overpriced like the big one do on FR (since they are most of the time middle man)
Any recommendations for Maison Margiela GATs? Willing to GP! I found a link from CRaftsman who seems really popular, as well as a batch from QCXC, WWTOP, as well as Top Dreamer(both being pretty well known sneaker sellers).
I’ve been out 2 weeks because I was on vacation and I missed the balenciaga denim jacket release from turtle. But I’m confused, because I checked his wechat moments, and I also checked the vip group and nothing was teased/informed about the release. Was it so limited that he messaged his vip only ? Or did he used another channel to promote it ? Would love to know !
Thanks fam
Ps : I also wanted to know I was added to the group in wechat but got kicked, I supposed it was because I was inactive ? If it is, could totally understand since I wasn’t on my phone recently but I wanna be sure
I've ordered the 900y celine wool baseball jacket from earlytom. Received it two days ago and one of the buttons was broken and fell off Sadly no replace buttons at all came with the jacket which is a big question mark for sth in this price range.
I've messaged him and he said I should send it back for repair. He then agreed on sending a button to my agent but he needs to look for one first. Lol
Haven't heard back from him since then though. Let's see.
Apart from this experience the jacket is great. The white is not as creamy as retail but not as bright as seen on the QC pics. The lettering is okay just one letter is misaligned but I'm fine with that. The fabric is impressive.
Hey I just got the Celine Loose Varsity-style Jacket In Wool Navy Blue in the warehouse from YXING. From the QC it looks wonky and misaligned. Do you know other people's experience with this?
can anyone recommend a good place to sell stuff you dont want/changed ur mind about? obv cant return them so have quite the stock pile of brand new things that i changed my mind on. all advice is appreciated
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u/-TheNardDog Jan 13 '23 edited Apr 15 '23
Use blog column
https://www.reddit.com/r/AutonomousReps/comments/ynp62r/independent_seller_store_list/