Sending a shoe find onward: four agents, their fees, storage days and photo counts

All four sign-up pages loaded in our own browser on 20 October 2026. The comparison below uses only what each agent publishes, citing the source page and our reading date for each entry; where an agent contradicts itself, we say so rather than choosing a version.

The groundwork every agent covers on a shoe order

Every agent on this page does the same core work. Given a link to a Chinese marketplace listing, it pays the seller, receives the goods into a China warehouse, shoots photos of them, keeps it while you gather other items, and packs the lot into one international parcel when you ask.

The differences sit in the small print: the fee added to the goods price, the length of free storage, how many photos you get without paying extra, which shipping lines they offer, and how they handle a wrong or damaged item. For shoes, photos and storage tend to matter more than for small accessories, because a pair is heavy, bulky and easy to get wrong on size.

None of these agents are connected with AllChinaBuy, and we do not suggest any of them can help with an AllChinaBuy order.

Three short boots in orange, black and taupe on a table — Three boots photographed together on a table: the kind of single-frame shot that makes warehouse checks easier.Select the image to open the original size.

Three published details, side by side

Every entry below quotes the agent itself, dated to the day we read it. We chose these three because they are the ones every agent publishes in some form and the ones that matter most for footwear.

The purchase fee decides how far the price on a card is from what you pay for the goods. Free storage decides how long a pair can wait in the warehouse while you collect the rest of an order. The standard photo count decides how much of the shoe you see before it ships, without paying for extra shots.

We have not compared shipping prices. They vary with line, destination and parcel size, move often, and only a real parcel in an estimator compares them fairly. The agents are listed in no particular order.

A pair of glossy black high-top trainers with side zips on a counter — Heavy high-tops like these make storage time and photo count matter more than they do for a pair of socks.Select the image to open the original size.

Purchase fee, free storage and standard photos, in each agent's own words
Agent	Purchase fee	Free storage	Standard photos
EastMallBuy	Its service agreement adds a platform service fee of 8% of the goods price to agent orders.service agreement page, read 9 October 2026	90 days counted from the order status "stored"; an email reminder goes out after 80 days.help centre, read 9 October 2026	The inspection policy lists checks on quantity, colour and size but states no photo count.inspection policy, read 9 October 2026
LoongBuy	Its FAQ describes a "0 service fee mode": no purchasing fee on top of the item, international shipping and customs-related charges; extras cost extra.help FAQ, read 10 October 2026	90 days free from the day an order shows "Warehoused", then a per-kilogram daily charge.storage page dated 21 April 2026, read 10 October 2026	Eligible items normally get 3 to 7 standard QC photos, depending on category and packaging.inspection page dated 4 September 2026, read 10 October 2026
CNshopper	No percentage can be read without logging in, and its own blog and help answers contradict each other on whether a service fee applies.blog and help centre, read 17 October 2026	Up to 90 days free for eligible items, counted from registration at its warehouse.warehouse and storage policy, read 17 October 2026	The homepage promises free QC photos; the inspection page gives no number.homepage and QC inspection page, read 17 October 2026
Fansbuy	Its help article says marketplace orders carry no service fee, yet the payment screen adds an 8% platform service fee line.help article and payment screen, read 17 October 2026	90 days from the status "In warehouse"; 180 days is the longest it will hold anything.storage help article, read 17 October 2026	Its standard inspection rules promise 3 to 10 photos, while its About page still says three free ones.inspection rules and About page, read 17 October 2026

Reading the comparison without a winner

On the purchase fee, LoongBuy's FAQ is the plainest of the four: it describes a zero service fee mode. EastMallBuy states an 8% platform fee outright. Fansbuy's help article says there is no fee while its payment screen adds 8%, and CNshopper publishes no rate at all and contradicts itself between its blog and its help answers.

On storage, all four give ninety days or describe up to ninety days, counted from slightly different moments: "Warehoused", "In warehouse", "stored", or registration at the warehouse. Fansbuy also states a 180-day ceiling.

On photos, Fansbuy's inspection rules promise the widest range, three to ten standard photos, against LoongBuy's usual three to seven; EastMallBuy and CNshopper give no number. None of this makes one agent best. It tells you where each one has written something down, which is what you can hold them to.

Grid of sixteen low-top trainers in neon green, orange, white, black and purple — Sixteen variations on one shoe. Comparing agents works the same way: line them up on the same details and read across.Select the image to open the original size.

Matching a shoe order to an agent

If you want the fee settled in writing before you start, read LoongBuy's FAQ and EastMallBuy's service agreement: one says zero, the other says 8%, and both are clear about it.
If you want as many standard photos as possible of a pair, Fansbuy's inspection rules give the widest stated range, with LoongBuy close behind; check the current wording before you order.
If you plan to collect boots and clothes over a season, compare the storage start points and Fansbuy's 180-day ceiling, and note EastMallBuy's reminder email at day eighty.
If you prefer an agent whose QC photos are shot with a ruler in frame, CNshopper's public photo gallery, as read on 17 October 2026, shows that format, though it publishes no photo count.

These are starting points, not verdicts. Read each agent's current pages before paying, because all of them change their terms.

Twelve racing running shoes in teal, orange, sage, white and blue — Racing runners in many colours. The right agent for a pair like these depends on what you need to see before it ships.Select the image to open the original size.

One cheap trial parcel before the expensive pair

A short routine that works for any agent, these four included. Find the fee page and read what is charged on top of the item, including any platform or payment fee that appears only at checkout. Find the storage page and note when the free period starts and what happens after it ends. Find the inspection page and see how many photos are standard and what extra photos cost.

Then look for the company behind the service on its terms or contact page, and for a way to reach a person. Place one small order first, ideally something light, and see how the photos, the messages and the parcel are handled before trusting the agent with an expensive pair.

Be wary of anything that pushes you to top up a large balance before your first order, and of promises that the agent can guarantee a seller's goods are genuine. Warehouse checks look for obvious faults and the right item; they are not authentication.

Grid of retro running shoes in black, white, pink, lime and sky blue — A crowded grid of runners. A first small order shows how an agent handles a listing like this before an expensive one.Select the image to open the original size.

These links carry a tag so the agent can tell the visit came from this site; three of them also carry an invitation code that credits this site if you register. Those codes are the site's income; they had no bearing on the comparison above, which comes from the agents' own pages. CNshopper has no code; its link only carries the tag.

Dense grid of thirty running shoes in mixed colours — Thirty pairings of one runner. Whichever agent you use, the order note decides which of them arrives.Select the image to open the original size.