1688.com is a massive Chinese wholesale marketplace, but it primarily caters to a domestic B2B audience. Most sellers do not ship internationally, require bulk orders, and the interface is entirely in Mandarin. CSSBuy, a renowned Chinese purchasing agent and shipping forwarder, bridges this gap. They act as your personal shopper, providing you with a Chinese domestic address to receive your purchases, quality check them, and then forward the parcel to your home country securely and efficiently.

Step 1: Find the Right Product Link

Your first task is to locate the specific On Running Cloudboom model you want on 1688. This can be the most difficult part. You can search directly on 1688 using Chinese keywords like "昂跑 Cloudboom" or "On Cloudboom 跑鞋". However, a more reliable method is to find trusted store links from community-vetted sources.

A great resource for this is the spreadsheet available at https://findsspreadsheet.com/. This external document is often updated by seasoned buyers and contains links to reputable 1688 stores selling popular products like the Cloudboom, often including user reviews and price comparisons. Always cross-reference any link you find and check the store's ratings and customer feedback on 1688 itself.

Step 2: Sign Up for CSSBuy and Get Your Warehouse Address

Create an account on the CSSBuy website. Once logged in, navigate to your user panel where you will find your unique Chinese shipping address, located in a city like Ningbo. This address includes your personal member ID code. This is the address you will use as the "shipping address" on 1688.

Step 3: Placing Your Order on CSSBuy

Instead of ordering directly on 1688 yourself, CSSBuy provides a simpler method:

1. Copy the product URL from 1688 (the one you found from the spreadsheet or your search).
2. Go to the CSSBuy website and find their "Order" or "Purchase" tool.
3. Paste the 1688 product link into the URL field.
4. Fill in the details: the price (in Chinese Yuan, CNY), your size, color/style, and any specific notes for the agent.
5. Submit the order and proceed to pay. CSSBuy will calculate the total cost, which includes the item price, their small service fee, and the estimated domestic shipping cost from the 1688 seller to their warehouse.

A CSSBuy agent will then personally place the order with the 1688 seller on your behalf, communicating in Chinese and handling any issues.

Step 4: Quality Check and International Shipping

Once the seller ships the item, it will arrive at the CSSBuy warehouse in 2-3 days. The CSSBuy team will then take high-resolution photos (QC pictures)

After you greenlight the shipment, you must rehearse shipping

Conclusion