LitBuy review: the agent name that also shows up on catalogues

Agent or catalogue: know which one you need

A catalogue site gives you rows of products with links and prices. An agent buys the item, receives it, photographs it and ships it to you. If you only need a place to browse, an agent site will feel empty and frustrating. If you need someone to actually purchase a Weidian listing that will not ship abroad, a catalogue is useless on its own.

LitBuy appears in both kinds of search result, so it is worth checking the page you are on before you invest time. If there are thousands of product cards, you are on a catalogue. If there is an order form asking for a product URL, a size and a payment method, you are on an agent. Understanding which one you are looking at prevents a lot of wasted effort.

• Catalogue behaviour: browsing, filtering, price bands, batch notes.
• Agent behaviour: link submission, purchase, warehouse, consolidation, international shipping.
• Check which one you are on before creating an account.

Costs and the difference between quote and invoice

Agent costs separate into a price you can see and prices you cannot. The listing price is visible. The service charge appears at checkout. Domestic shipping is billed when a seller delivers. Packing extras are chosen at the shipment step. The international charge is calculated after packing, using measured weight and dimensions, and that is the number most likely to differ from your estimate.

We did not verify LitBuy rates for 2026-11-08 and will not print invented figures. The reason to care about structure rather than numbers is that structure decides who wins on your particular basket. An agent charging per item suits one heavy parcel; an agent charging per order suits twelve small accessories. Without the policy, a cheap-looking fee tells you very little.

Photos, storage and the dispute window

The window between arrival and shipping is when you have the most power. Photos taken in the warehouse show the actual item, and a problem raised then can be fixed with a return to the domestic seller. After you approve shipping, fixing anything means an international return, which almost never makes financial sense. Treat the photo step as a decision, not a formality.

Storage follows the market pattern: a free period then charges. We could not confirm the current LitBuy terms, so keep the deadline on your own calendar. One practical habit is to ship ready goods as soon as a haul is mostly complete, instead of holding an 8 kg parcel for three weeks while one slow seller finishes a single t-shirt.