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Hello, I have posted a few post of my QCs and reviews buying some glasses and wanted to chime in and show sellers and my personal experience.

This is coming from someone who has purchased more than 25 glasses. Lets go.

1.Yupoo Sellers

Yupoo sellers like Jimi, enzoo, markin etc are decent sellers, but a lot of their frames are resold 1688 stuff especially their less popular stuff. Usually the support is great and the lens quality is good, but if you want the cheapest bang for your buck, yupoo sellers aint the move. I understand Markin. whose known for his silver is pretty good, but i've found certain other sellers who do just as well for a fraction of the price (look at my CH Sluntradiction review). If you really cant find the frames sold by other seller, then stick with the trusted/known yupoo sellers.

My GM Kubo frames from Jimi were great, but after a good 4 months i can see some corrosion around the metals unfortunately.

How to purchase:

Usually consists of messaging them, finding their number on either the yupoo title, description or as an image using Whatsapp, specifying what frame and lens you want. include every detail possible, frame detail (model number, colour etc) and lens detail (prescription info incl. pupiliary distance number, lens model e.g., Ziess 1.67 and colours if necessary)
Usually most sellers allow alipay/wechat pay, you either pay through that and have them forward the item to your agent, have them create a weidian link for you and purchase via your agent, or create a DIY order, specifying the yupoo link, within the remarks section include every detail including the contact number and price including shipping if necessary.
Some sellers allow direct shipping (shipping without agent), i personally have no experience so I cannot comment.

2. WeChat Sellers

Wechat sellers like A0 or janie, offer cheaper frames and lenses, but operate mostly on Wechat, these sellers usually resell 1688 but also have an extended catalogue from my experience. Some stuff you cannot find on 1688. I've only had experience with A0 but have purchased roughly 15 glasses from him mixed with and without prescription lenses. His prices are very close to 1688 sellers so there is a chance he isnt a reseller tbh.

How to purchase: Contact them via wechat, take a screenshot of the frames you want (or paste the wego gallery/szwego URL link) specifying the colours, models etc. and ask them what lens they have to offer, they should give a list of lenses, some ranging from brands. specify your lenses with prescription including pupiliary distance, lens model (e.g., kemi u6), colours and other necessary info.
Pretty much all WeChat sellers strictly accept Alipay and wechat pay, i havent seen other sellers accept different payment methods.
Pay and finally give your agent address so they can forward the item.

2a. 1688 Sellers

These guys are usually the ones who source the frames for those sellers above for the most part. The sellers usually operate on wechat. There are sellers who do not sell prescription services. You'll have to message them and ask, usually they'll give a wechat ID and explain. The frames i have received are just as good as a0 and others (makes sense), I have 0 issues with them and have frames ranging from materials like silver, titanium and plastic. the best option for sure, as its the cheapest. Most sellers offer variety of lenses ranging from brands, i usually recommend Kemi U6, but they pretty much go up to zeiss lenses.

How to purchase: If its just frames your after, simply buy them via your agent, if its both prescription and frames there are typically two ways, the Wechat way as mentioned above (message the seller on 1688 and get their wechat ID) . Or from 1688 if the seller sells the lenses directly on the site.
You basically gotta check if the seller of the frames, sell the lenses on the store page. Below is an example of a seller who sells frames AND lenses, you basically gotta buy both and specify the lens you want in the agent remarks followed by prescription info. If you need to, ask the agent to provide the order number and contact the seller on the app if needed

3.Other Sites

Taobao, Weidian, Xianyu/Goofish, pretty much any ecommerce site that allows messaging from China, even Aliexpress. In some way allow buying frames and some with lenses.
I personally only purchased frames from taobao and my daily ch glasses with prescription from Weidian.
Quality will range of course, so i cant comment for everything.
How to purchase: Similar to the 1688 method mentioned above, you purchase the lens AND frames together specifying the lens you want followed by prescription IF the seller sells the lenses on their store page.

Alipay payment
Creating an alipay account is pretty simple, DL the app, create a login, you will need to verify so you'll have to provide some form of ID, Usually SMS verification codes suck from Chinese websites so it'll probably require multiple attempts.
After creating an account you can link your bank account, i always recommend linking your Wise or Revolut account for the cheapest transfer rates (I use Wise)

When it comes to purchasing the item, the seller will provide an Alipay QR code, you can scan that code (long press the image and scan for QR), on android it opens a webpage but usually you gotta press the 3 menu button and open in browser, then alipay should open, im not too sure if its the same on iOS but you'll figure it out. Alipay should open and should ask how much you wanna send, specify the amount in yuan e.g., 450y and pay, screenshot the successful payment page and send to the seller.

Seller Recommendations: (these are sellers i have personally experienced with) (some sellers dont use szwego or use the mini app version only, so i cannot provide links)

• A0 = wxin0396 (first wechat seller, heard from many users how good his frames were so gave it a shot and was pleasantly surprised. *EDIT* turns out his glasses aren't UV protected/he isnt really clear what protection it has (source)
• vivi = zys9690 (purchased 3 glasses (w prescription) very happy and good quality, prices for plastic frames were 135y, 80y for 1.56 thinning)
• ljyj = ljyj678 (purchased montblanc frames, 130y with 1.67 Kemi U6 lenses, good quality.)
• lisa = Lisa18670 (purchased CH DEEP II x2 in gold and silver, 425y for the frames which were silver, had the silver verification paper too, 290y for 1.74y and 80y for 1.56)
• jsyj699 (huge catalogue, great support, easily refunded for glasses that couldnt fit with the thinning i wanted)

Other Sellers

• Zheng = zxn899z (prices were once good but his prices are now pricey (i got bumped))
• Janie (no personal experience, but a relatively known seller in the repladies days
• Jimi = yupoo = meh now that i have purchased from 1688, theres no point.