Practical buying notes
OopBuy blog
Find a listing, check your choice, plan the warehouse stage and prepare your parcel with practical buying notes.
Sizing
How to read an OopBuy size chart
Compare a garment you like with the seller’s measurements, one measurement at a time.
Read article →Product options
Same photo: which OopBuy option are you buying?
Separate the product shown in a photo from the colour, size, quantity and price you select.
Read article →Packaging
Should you keep the shoe box on OopBuy?
Choose packaging around what you need to protect and what your shipping route supports.
Read article →Shipping quotes
How to compare OopBuy shipping quotes fairly
Make route comparisons useful by keeping the parcel and included services consistent.
Read article →QC questions
How to ask a useful OopBuy QC question
Describe the missing evidence so the warehouse can understand what you want checked.
Read article →Finding products
What to do when an OopBuy spreadsheet link stops working
Keep the original product details and work out which part of the link needs checking.
Read article →Warehouse decisions
When should you combine items into one OopBuy parcel?
Decide what to do with each stored item before treating everything as one ready parcel.
Read article →Returns before shipping
How to check a return before international shipping on OopBuy
Separate submitting a request from the seller agreeing to a return and the refund being completed.
Read article →Start with the question you need to answer.
Each article includes an original checklist and linked sources. Our illustrations explain a method; they do not show a measured order, packing test or certified product.