Does LoongBuy charge a service fee?

MaisonLooks could not verify one. LoongBuy markets itself on “Transparent Fees” and its help centre does not list a separate agent commission, but it also does not state anywhere that the fee is zero, and its site did not load for us on 10 September 2026. **We are not going to quote a service fee we could not read** — confirm it with support at CARE@loongbuy.com before a large order. The costs we can point to are the exchange-rate spread, ¥2 per extra QC photo beyond the free allowance, the optional ¥20 rehearsal pack, and international shipping, which is taken as a deposit and reconciled afterwards.

How many QC photos does LoongBuy provide?

Five free QC photos, then the next three extra photos are also free, and after that each additional photo costs ¥2. You can ask for specific shots in the order notes. Sealed items and categories where opening the packaging would devalue the item are inspected externally only, as with most agents.

How long do I have to return something bought through LoongBuy?

**Five days from the moment the QC photos are uploaded** — not from delivery and not from purchase. After that window no refund is possible. The return process itself runs about 2–10 days. You pay return shipping if the reason is personal preference; the seller covers it if the item has a quality problem.

What is LoongPay, and what payment methods does LoongBuy take?

LoongPay is LoongBuy's own in-house payment system, with top-up and withdrawal built in — no other agent in MaisonLooks' research set operates its own payment rail. Its affiliate pages also display PayPal, Skrill and VISA logos. As with any agent that holds a wallet balance, keep only what each order needs on account rather than pre-loading a large amount.

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LoongBuy Spreadsheet: Weidian Finds at Close to the Mid-Market Rate

Q: What exchange rate does LoongBuy use, and has it changed?

It has changed substantially. In April 2026 MaisonLooks measured a ¥168 Weidian item displaying at $26.05 — an implied 6.449 CNY per dollar against a 6.83 mid-market rate, roughly **5.9% above market**. MaisonLooks now re-measures every agent's published rate daily, and LoongBuy's spread currently reads **−0.02%**, effectively the mid-market rate and the second-lowest of the 26 agents we track. The FX spread is normally the largest cost a buyer never sees itemised, so it is worth re-checking rather than assuming a figure from any earlier comparison.

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浏览通过 LoongBuy 可购买的 143221 件商品

loongbuy.com4万 monthly visits

Service fee: $0
Customs / declaration: ¥8 (~$1.10)
Free storage: 90 days
Free QC photos: 5 free, then the next 3 extra free, then ¥2 per photo
Payment: LoongPay (in-house wallet, top-up and withdrawal), PayPal, Skrill, VISA
Biggest market: US (72.77% of visits)

Facts verified 2026-09-10

Is LoongBuy legit?

LoongBuy is an established buying agent with a low exchange-rate markup (0%). The usual precautions still apply: confirm the SKU and CNY price on LoongBuy before you pay.

Low exchange-rate markup (0%)

LoongBuy is a small, recent Chinese buying agent that sources from Taobao, Tmall, 1688 and Weidian, with image search and a manual “fill in agent purchase” form for anything its parser cannot read. Similarweb data for the 28 days to 10 April 2026 put it at roughly 44,500 monthly visits — modest next to the large agents — but three of its engagement numbers are the most extreme in our entire research set: 16.70 pages per visit, 85.73% mobile and 10.32% of traffic from social, each the highest of any agent MaisonLooks has profiled. Its audience is concentrated in the United States (72.77%), with an unusual second market in Peru (10.14%), Sweden (10.06%), Saudi Arabia (3.58%) and Mexico (1.64%). Peru at 10% is the only non-Brazilian South American market to appear in any agent's top five in this set.

The most consequential thing about LoongBuy for a buyer is its exchange rate, and it has moved sharply. When MaisonLooks first measured it in April 2026, a ¥168 Weidian item displayed at $26.05 — an implied 6.449 CNY per dollar against a 6.83 mid-market rate, about 5.9% above market. MaisonLooks now re-measures every agent's published rate daily, and LoongBuy's spread currently reads −0.02%: effectively the mid-market rate, and the second-lowest of the 26 agents we track. Very few agents in this market give back the FX margin, and the money hidden inside a conversion rate is normally the single largest cost a buyer never sees itemised, so this is worth knowing before you compare quoted product prices.

LoongBuy also runs LoongPay, its own in-house payment system with top-up and withdrawal, which no other agent in our set operates. Quality control gives 5 free QC photos, then the next three extra photos free, then ¥2 per photo; you can request specific shots in the order notes. A ¥20 rehearsal packing service will have the forwarder measure and weigh a parcel before you commit to a shipping line, with stock restored for submission about 24 hours later. International shipping is charged as a deposit and reconciled afterwards, so the amount taken at checkout is not the final freight figure.

Two limits are worth stating plainly. Returns must be raised within 5 days of the QC photos being uploaded — after that no refund is possible; the return itself takes roughly 2–10 days, and you pay return shipping unless the fault is the seller's. And LoongBuy publishes no company registration details, no tutorial videos, and its announcement feed has been quiet since November 2025, so treat it as a small operation rather than an established one. Its own affiliate programme runs six commission tiers from 3% to 7.5%, with experience points expiring after a year and levels reassessed every two months.

What you actually pay via LoongBuy

QC photos: 5 free, next 3 extra free, then ¥2 per photo
Rehearsal packing (pre-measure and weigh before shipping): ¥20 per request
International shipping charged as a deposit and reconciled afterwards, not a final figure at checkout
Return window 5 days from QC photo upload; return shipping paid by the buyer unless the fault is the seller's

LoongBuy converts CNY at roughly 0% over the mid-market rate. That markup is already included in the estimated prices on this page.

Coupons: Use our exclusive code maisonlooks for 15% off shipping, plus the new-account 27-coupon pack worth about $307 (eight no-minimum, the rest threshold-gated up to $32 off over $321). Shipping only, on top of LoongBuy's zero service fee; note its exchange rate carries a markup over mid-market.

Measured LoongBuy shipping (1 kg parcel)

Destination	Shipping line	Price	Transit time
United States	EUB	¥159.31	10–20 days
United Kingdom	UK-RoyalMail	¥109.69	8–15 days
Germany	EU DHL-F	¥136.72	8–12 days

Rates as of 2026-09-19 — for reference; the agent's checkout shows the exact cost

Check live rates on LoongBuy →

How to use the LoongBuy spreadsheet

Step 1 — Open a LoongBuy row from this spreadsheet. Every row links straight into LoongBuy's product page. LoongBuy uses its own URL shape — the source platform is a query parameter such as `&weidian=`, `&taobao=` or `&1688=` — so links from elsewhere may not open natively; there is an image search and a manual purchase form for those. Its community lives on Discord, which accounts for just over half of all outbound clicks from the site.

Step 2 — Check the price against another agent before you commit. This is the step that actually matters with LoongBuy. Its exchange-rate spread currently measures −0.02% — essentially the mid-market rate, and the second-lowest of the 26 agents MaisonLooks tracks daily. That was not true in April 2026, when the same measurement read about 5.9% above market, so the comparison is worth redoing rather than assuming.

Step 3 — Review QC photos, and ask for more if you need them. Five QC photos are free, the next three extra shots are also free, and beyond that each photo costs ¥2. If you want a specific angle — a stitch line, a label, a sole — say so in the order notes rather than hoping it appears.

Step 4 — Decide on returns inside five days. The return window is 5 days from the moment QC photos are uploaded, not from delivery or from purchase. Miss it and no refund is available. The process itself takes about 2–10 days, and you cover return shipping unless the problem is the seller's fault.

Step 5 — Consider a rehearsal pack before choosing a line. For ¥20, LoongBuy will have the forwarder measure and weigh your consolidated parcel before you commit to international shipping, which is useful when volumetric weight is likely to decide the price. Stock returns to a submittable state roughly 24 hours later. International freight is taken as a deposit and reconciled afterwards, so expect the checkout figure to be adjusted rather than final.