GTbuy spreadsheet FAQ written for people buying ten, not one

Buyers restocking rather than treating themselves: resellers, small shops, group organisers. Rows exist to be multiplied, which changes how every other number behaves.

The listing only accepts quantity ten or above in one go, usually because it is priced for a production run. Below that quantity the unit price jumps or the listing refuses.

Yes. Every bulk-capable row states its minimum and its case rate up front, because discovering a minimum at checkout wastes everybody's time.

Factories price the run, not the piece. Once you cross the quantity threshold, both the unit price and the packing cost per unit usually fall together.

Always, for anything you intend to resell. One sample row teaches you sizing, packing and the real defect rate before you commit to a hundred units.

1688 for factory-direct quantities, Taobao for mixed retail lots, JD when you need domestic delivery speed rather than the lowest unit cost.

Spot-check representative units rather than every box, ask for photos of cartons and seals, and define what defect rate you will accept before shipping begins.

For dense, non-urgent stock, usually yes — the saving per kilo dwarfs the delay. For restocks you need in weeks, air still wins.

Enormously. Removing retail boxes, nesting items and compressing cartons can change your landed cost per unit more than negotiating another point off the price.

Add item cost, domestic leg, freight, duty and packing, then divide by sellable units. Buyers who skip the divisor end up surprised by their own margin.

Declared values that nobody believes, restricted goods, and commercial quantities dressed as personal parcels. Import rules apply from the first repeated carton.

Often that is the correct approach: multiple parcels lower seizure exposure and keep single-parcel declarations plausible. It costs more per kilo and saves more risk.