How to Read a 1688 Price: Yuan, Variants, and China Local Delivery

A 1688 price is not a sticker you convert in your head and call your Nigeria cost. It is a table: yuan per SKU, sometimes a range, sometimes a ladder that changes at 2 pieces or 50 pieces, plus China local delivery that is not Lagos freight. If you screenshot “19.9” and tell a friend that is ₦4,500, you have done FX theatre, not landed cost. ShopFluxx quotes in naira after we read that table. Your job is to send the right rows so the quote matches the garment you actually want.

This article teaches the listing economics before anyone converts yuan. Hub: Shop from 1688. After you understand the table, send the packet: How to Send a 1688 Link. What the naira number must still cover: Landed Cost.

Range prices and SKU tables

Many 1688 listings show a range: 19.9 to 89.9 yuan. That is not a discount slider. It is usually different SKUs, different materials, or a wholesale ladder. The cheap end may be a sample fabric, a kids size, or a colour the factory wants to dump. The expensive end may be a lined version, a larger size, or the MOQ break you will never hit on a personal order.

Open the SKU table. Colour down one axis, size across the other, or a list of named variants. Each cell can have its own price and its own stock. Translation plugins smash this into “black / M / 19.9” even when the cell you tapped was “black lined / 2XL / 46.” Screenshot the table with your selection highlighted. Do not send only the hero price at the top of the page.

Some listings use “starting from” language. Starting from is a marketing floor. ShopFluxx will quote the cell you selected, or we will ask you to pick a cell if the link is ambiguous. If you say “the cheap one,” we still need a row. Cheap-one tickets become the wrong dress in week 4.

Price can also sit in chat, not on the button. A seller may list 29.9 and then tell regular buyers a lower number in Wangwang. We cannot honestly promise that chat price unless we obtain it. Your naira quote is based on what we can actually pay China-side for the SKU you named. If the listing is “price negotiable,” say so. We may refuse listings that are too thin to identify.

Clothing sizes on the same table are not UK 12. They are factory numbers. Read cm, not S/M/L: China Clothing Size Chart for Nigerian Bodies. A 1688 “L” that is 96cm bust is not a Nigerian mall L. If you only send “L,” we buy L.

China domestic delivery is not Nigeria freight

Under the price you will often see a small freight number, sometimes “free.” Free means the seller will send the parcel to a China address on their terms, often above a yuan threshold, often to a warehouse in the same logistics network. It does not mean a plane to Murtala Muhammed. It does not mean ShopFluxx last mile to Gwarinpa.

China local delivery can still matter. If the SKU is below the seller’s free-ship threshold, we pay that yuan line before international freight even starts. If the seller is in a city that is expensive to collect from, consolidation cost moves. None of that is the 2 to 4 week international window. Delivery for shoppers: Delivery. Week by week: 2 to 4 Week Freight. Air vs sea: Air vs Sea for Shoppers.

Volumetric weight on fashion (puffy jackets, empty handbags) can dwarf the yuan line. A 19.9 yuan tote that ships like a balloon is not a bargain after air. We fold that into the naira quote. You should still look at the listing photos for how much air is in the product. Bags: Bags.

Anyone who converts yuan, ignores China local delivery, ignores international freight, and calls the result “my cost” will underprice a resale or feel cheated when ShopFluxx quotes higher. That gap is the product, not a hidden fee invented at checkout. How It Works: How It Works.

MOQ ladders

MOQ means minimum order quantity. 1688 listings often drop the unit price at 2, 10, 50, or 100 pieces. The button you see as a guest may already assume a quantity you will not buy. A later spoke covers small orders: 1688 MOQ for small Nigeria orders. Here you only need the reading rule.

If the table says 19.9 from 1 piece and 16.9 from 20 pieces, your personal order is 19.9 plus China local delivery plus international freight. Do not screenshot 16.9 and argue. If you are a reseller who will take 20, say so in the packet. We still may not hit a factory’s 200-piece cut. ShopFluxx is a store path, not your licensed bulk broker.

Some sellers use “1 piece sample, 5 piece wholesale” in Chinese that translation turns into “free sample.” It is not free. Sample lines can also be a different fabric. Screenshot the MOQ row in Chinese, not only the English overlay.

If MOQ is 1 but stock on your size is 0, the price is theatre. We will tell you the SKU is gone. Substitutes need your approval. Do not privately ping the 1688 seller to “hold” stock with an off-platform payment. Off-platform RMB is how you lose the store trail and the goods. Pay naira on ShopFluxx when you accept a quote. Checkout: pay in naira.

Deposit vs full pay language

Custom or made-to-order listings may ask for a deposit (dingjin) then a balance before ship. Translation may say “prepay” or “earnest.” That is a factory cashflow tool, not Paystack. ShopFluxx will not start a dingjin relationship because you like a sketch on a listing. If the SKU is not a normal ready-goods buy, we may refuse the link and point you at Alibaba-style custom work: 1688 vs AliExpress vs Alibaba.

Full pay on 1688 means the China buyer pays the seller in yuan after order. You never do that from Nigeria with a salary card. Your card fails for infrastructure reasons: Nigerian cards fail China checkout. You pay ShopFluxx in naira. We pay the seller on China rails. Paystack collects for us, not for 1688: Paystack Checkout.

Refund language on 1688 is China-buyer protection, not your NCS complaint and not a ShopFluxx guarantee that a size will fit. If we cannot buy, or stock vanishes after you pay, support follows FAQ: approved substitute, another listing, or the refund path that still makes sense. Do not invent a 1688 “guarantee window” from a translated badge.

What to paste into your ShopFluxx request

Paste the listing URL from the product page address bar. Then paste, in plain text:

• The exact variant: colour name as shown, size as shown, quantity.
• The yuan number you believe belongs to that cell, so we can catch a mismatch.
• Your body measurements in cm for clothing, or foot length in mm for shoes.
• Whether this is 1 piece personal or a small reseller qty, without inflating MOQ you will not take.
• A note if translation showed “leather” or “silk” you do not trust. Screenshot the material line in Chinese.

Attach screenshots of the SKU table, the price ladder, and the China freight line. Catalog fork if the bag is already on the store: Catalog vs 1688 Link. Clothing category: Clothing. How to buy: How to Buy from 1688.

We still refuse replica language, unsafe electronics, and listings too thin to identify. Phone accessory links, especially chargers and batteries, often get a no while that catalog category stays empty. Ask first on Contact.

Quotes expire because yuan, stock, and freight capacity move. A locked naira cart on catalog SKUs is a different product from a 1688 quote. FX anxiety: Naira vs dollar stickers. After you pay, week 1 includes the China buy. Then freight, Lagos hub, last mile. Related: About, first order, without the stress.

ShopFluxx helps people in Nigeria import from China. Read the 1688 table as a table. Send the cell, not the hero price. Let the naira quote carry China local delivery, international freight, and last mile. That is how a yuan number becomes an honest Nigeria number.

FAQ

Can I just send the yuan and you convert?

No. We need the listing, the SKU cell, and quantity. Yuan without a cell is how the wrong variant gets bought.

The listing says free shipping. Why is my quote higher?

Free is China local, and often above a threshold. International freight to Nigeria is separate. The quote includes the international leg.

Why is ShopFluxx higher than my Google conversion of 19.9 yuan?

Because 19.9 is one line. China delivery, freight, FX, and last mile are the rest. See the landed-cost guide.

Do I pick the MOQ break to get a lower naira price?

Only if you will actually take that quantity. Fake MOQ in the form wastes a quote and can strand stock.

What if two colours have two prices?

Say which colour. Screenshot both cells if you want a comparison quote. Do not assume we will pick the cheaper one.

Can ShopFluxx use the seller’s chat discount?

Sometimes, if we can obtain it. Never count on a Wangwang number you saw in a screenshot from a stranger.