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Rankings based on community score aggregated from Reddit, Discord rep servers and independent buyer reports. Fees verified against platform documentation March 2026.
Fee: 0% · Storage: 30 days · QC: Standard · Community score: 4.6/5
ACBuy's 0% service fee has made it the dominant cost-efficiency choice in 2026. For buyers whose primary decision criterion is total landed cost, ACBuy wins almost every calculation. The 30-day storage window is tighter than some alternatives, but for buyers who order and ship within that window, the fee saving is meaningful. English support is good. QC photo quality is standard. It's the new default recommendation for experienced buyers.
Fee: 3–8% · Storage: 180 days · QC: High Quality · Community score: 4.7/5
Superbuy's highest community score isn't despite its higher fee — it's because of everything else. Twelve years of operation, the most comprehensive English documentation of any agent, the best QC photo quality in its fee tier, and 180-day storage that allows genuinely relaxed consolidation. For buyers who are new to rep purchasing and don't want to navigate complexity, Superbuy is still the recommendation. For experienced buyers who know what they're doing, ACBuy's fee advantage eventually wins out.
Fee: 0–3% · Storage: 60 days · QC: Good · Community score: 4.5/5
CNFans occupies the middle ground that many experienced buyers settle on. Fees are near-zero at most order values. Storage is 60 days — enough for comfortable consolidation without the 30-day pressure of ACBuy. QC photo quality is rated Good, not premium. The platform has invested specifically in rep community features, which resonates with buyers who want more than a generic purchasing agent experience.
Fee: 5% · Storage: 30 days · QC: High Quality · Community score: 4.5/5
Sugargoo's community niche is clear: it has the best QC photo quality consistently rated across community comparisons. For purchases where seeing exactly what you're approving is the priority — premium batch items, colour-critical purchases, high-value footwear — that quality differential is worth the 5% fee. For standard purchases, ACBuy's fee savings outweigh the photo quality difference.
Fee: 0–5% · Storage: 45 days · QC: Good · Community score: 4.4/5
Kakobuy has the most polished platform interface of any agent in 2026. If you interact with your purchasing agent repeatedly across multiple hauls, the quality of the interface matters more than people admit. Add a tiered fee that can hit 0% for certain orders, 45-day storage that splits the difference between ACBuy's 30 and CNFans' 60, and you have a compelling option for buyers who weight UX alongside economics.
Start with Superbuy. The fee premium buys documentation depth and 180-day storage that removes pressure from every decision. Once you've done 3–5 hauls and know the workflow, evaluate whether ACBuy or CNFans makes more sense for your typical order size.
ACBuy. The 0% fee is hard to argue with. Model your typical haul through the fee calculator to confirm it wins on total cost for your specific scenario — it usually does unless your consolidation window exceeds 30 days.
Sugargoo for items where QC accuracy is critical. The 5% fee is worth it when you're paying a premium for a specific batch and need photos that actually show you what you're getting.
Superbuy (180 days) or CNFans (60 days). ACBuy's 30-day window requires faster consolidation decisions that can increase shipping costs. If you're building hauls over 2+ months, storage window matters.
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The purchasing agent landscape has changed significantly since 2023. Pandabuy's operational issues led to a redistribution of the buyer community across ACBuy, CNFans, KakoBuy and AllChinaBuy. Buyers who move from Pandabuy to a new agent often find the process familiar — the fundamentals of order placement, QC photos and shipping approval are consistent across all major platforms.
The single most important thing for new buyers: start with a low-value test order before committing significant money to an unfamiliar agent. A ¥50–100 item gives you a real sense of the order process, QC photo quality and communication speed without meaningful financial risk. Most experienced buyers recommend testing two or three agents before settling on a primary.