China Buying Toolbox
China Marketplace Finder
Choose a marketplace based on what you are actually trying to buy, not on which platform is currently fashionable.
Describe the purchase
The platform does not decide the whole buying route
If you already have a good product link, there may be no reason to move platforms. The more important questions can be whether the seller accepts your payment, whether the product matches the listing, and how it will reach you.
Domestic marketplaces are not automatically better
1688, Taobao, JD, Pinduoduo and Xianyu can expose more China-market listings, but they can also add domestic payment, communication and shipping friction.