Comparison · agents
They are the same kind of company: an agent that buys from Chinese marketplaces, photographs what arrives, and ships it onward. The real differences are narrower than the marketing suggests, and they are all in the workflow rather than the price list.
| Topic | LitBuy | Kakobuy |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Agent / forwarder for Weidian, Taobao and 1688 | Agent / forwarder with its own spreadsheet-first storefront |
| Where the catalogue lives | Spreadsheet plus agent pages | Spreadsheet plus a public product catalogue |
| Payments | Card, PayPal, balance top-up | Card, PayPal, balance top-up |
| QC photos | Standard 3–5 angles, paid extras | Standard angles, gallery attached to the product row |
| Consolidation | Yes, free hold up to 90 days | Yes, free hold up to 90 days |
| Line choice | Wide, changes often | Wide, changes often |
| Fees | Service fee on the goods value | Service fee on the goods value |
| Language | EN / DE / FR and more | EN / DE / FR and more |
Fees and lines change monthly. Treat the table as a shape, not a quote.
Choose LitBuy when
Choose Kakobuy when
The verdict
The agent is the last decision, not the first. Pick the batch, then pick whichever agent has it in stock — and only switch agents when a specific fee or line makes the difference measurable.
Over 14 orders the fee difference between these two came to less than the cost of one rejected pair of shoes. That is the scale of the decision.
FAQ
Not consistently. Service fees are within a point of each other and shipping lines overlap. The difference is usually the batch you pick, not the agent you pick.
Yes, and many people do. Buy from whichever has the batch you want, then consolidate inside one agent to save a base fee.
Kakobuy attaches a gallery to the product row, which makes deciding faster. LitBuy’s default angles are comparable, but extras cost more.
Whichever spreadsheet you actually understand. A familiar workflow with a mid-tier agent beats an unfamiliar one with a slightly better fee.