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How to Check a Seller Before Buying
A great price from an unknown seller can still go wrong. Five quick signals - ratings, followers, response rate, recent reviews and photo reviews - tell you whether to trust a shop before you buy. Watch the video or follow the steps below.
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Start with the star rating
The seller rating is the fastest signal. 4.8 stars and up is solid; below 4.5 deserves a closer look. It reflects thousands of past buyers, not just one opinion.
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Check followers and items sold
Volume builds trust. A shop with tens of thousands of followers and a long sales history has a reputation to protect - it is far less likely to risk it on a bad order.
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Look at the response rate
A chat response rate above 90% means a real, active seller who will answer if something goes wrong after you buy. A dead inbox is a warning sign.
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Read the recent reviews and photos
Skip the average and read the newest reviews - and especially the photo reviews, which show what buyers actually received versus the listing photos. New shop plus a huge discount plus very few reviews? Walk away and compare elsewhere.
