Vocaloid Buyguide #8 List of Official Chinese Shops and Proxies
This guide is for those who are interested in buying VSinger official merch, Xin Hua merch, licensed Miku products for the Chinese market, and more!
(Looking for Japanese forwarders/proxies? Take a look at this guide instead!)
For those of you who may not know, China is a fast growing market in the Vocaloid fandom. New synths, characters, and more are constantly being revealed on Weibo and BilliBilli.
How fast is it growing? Take a look at these official, authentic shop links:
Quadimension Taobao Shop (For Stardust & Haiyi Merch)
Henian Taobao Shop (For VSinger Merch)
Xin Hua Taobao Shop (For Xin Hua & Yuecheng Merch)
Meng Taobao Shop: For Quadimension/VSinger Albums
Hatsune Miku TMall (For Miku & Cryptonloid Chinese Merch)
Xingyunshi TMall (For Authorized Miku Goods: Watches, Cups, etc.)
Wangyiyanxuandm TMall (For Authorized Miku & Cryptonloid Merch)
Moeyu TMall (For Authorized Miku & Stardust Apparel/Bags)
Monzon TMall (For Authorized Miku Jewelry & Stardust Apparel)
Tip: To avoid buying bootleg Miku/Cryptonloid goods, look for the SCLA logo on the store’s promo pictures. The authorized descriptor are official licensed goods manufactured by another company with approval.
You can also tell which Miku Chinese goods are authentic if the Piapro sticker is on the packaging.
(Left: Piapro Sticker of Authenticity / Right: Moeyu reflective sticker of Authenticity)
(Left: SCLA Copyright info & CFM copyright info / Right: Piapro sticker of Authenticity)
Now that we have quite a list of shops to look at, what can we use to buy these goods?
Option 1: Buy directly from Taobao/Tmall
In order to do this, you will need to create an account with Taobao. I highly recommend using a browser with automatic translation to make the process as smooth as possible. This guide is simple enough. I strongly recommend creating a Taobao account even if you choose a forwarder/proxy as having an account will allow you to browse Taobao without having to deal with the login screen that stops loading the page.
Once you have an account, you simply browse to your hearts content, add stuff to your cart…and then…
That’s where things gets tricky. And stupidly expensive.
I decide I want to buy this 2017 Miku With You Glowstick from the official Hatsune Miku TMall Shop in China. 170 yuan, seems shipping is allowed to the U.S. Looks good so far.
Spoiler Alert: It looks okay until we have to add 36 yuan for domestic shipping and 300 yuan to ship to the U.S.
TMall will require you to login before you can put something in the cart, ProTip: If you have adblock/uOrigin, other script blockers, you will get an error message after you login. Ignore it, and just refresh the page.
From there, add your shipping address, follow the steps here from this guide. Taobao has their own forwarding service that will be used if you buy directly from Taobao and ship overseas however, I do not recommend this service for the following reasons.
A. Overseas shipping prices are high (Bonus: You do not get to see shipping prices until after your item has arrived to the warehouse)
B. You have to pay for domestic shipping from the seller to Taobao warehouse
C. Customer service is on you
Both Points A and B are to be expected from forwarders/proxies to an extent, however, there are chinese forwarders/proxies where you don’t have to pay for domestic shipping, english customer support is available, and discounted shipping prices are available.
Here is a list of some forwarders/proxies that can buy on your behalf for Taobao. If this is your first time buying something from Taobao, I strongly, STRONGLY recommend using a proxy as the process is much simpler than anticipated.
SuperBuy: < I have used this service before, signing up here will grant you shipping coupons. If you have used ZenMarket before, this service is very similar in that you load up money first, then you are able to buy your items/pay for shipping.
Proxy review for SuperBuy to be written at a later date, but in the mean time, this writeup is pretty comprehensive.
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