Hi all, we have a list of Taobao.com purchases for Maker Projects!
OneDrive: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AtHjYSlWxqwmgpYH7qqBfpEX17otBg
If you can’t get to the OneDrive, WeChat me at boomtown001 for a copy.
HOW TO PAY
- WalktheChat tells you how!
- Reddit has a few ideas as well
HOW TO RECEIVE
If you can’t speak any Chinese, try to have it shipped to your business! Have a friend help you set up the address. If you ship to your home, they will call you on the phone and ask you things you might not be able to answer. Like, “Are you at home right now?”
SEARCHING TIPS
You can search on Taobao using images! Get the app on your phone and just take pictures of stuff. Fun and easy.
Another trick is to use Bing Translate on your English words, paste the Chinese results into Bing Image search, and tweak your phrase until it’s ok. Then, go to Taobao and start pasting in the Chinese.
When you find at least 1 search result that is correct, copy/paste the title into Bing Translate (Chinese to English) and find out which characters are the best descriptors, and then paste those back into Taobao. Repeat and continue!