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First floor: everyday clothes and small gadgets
Smallest orders between US$10 and US$20 at the goods checkout. Hoodies, joggers, a shell jacket, cloth shoes, a basketball kit and a backpack sold in threes.
First floor cards, from the lightest checkout up
11 finds. The two numbers under each photo are the first payment for the smallest order with no handling charge and with a heavy one (US$0.60 + 6 per cent). Freight is added in the worked ceiling below.
First floorBone-conduction table speaker, metal body
Smallest order: ¥65.00 + ¥5.00 postage = ¥70.00
First payment US$10.49 to US$11.80
It has a built-in battery (1,200 to 2,000 mAh on the spec sheet), so it needs a battery-capable line. The only "specification" option is the English version, net weight 120 g.
Open listing 745698420089
First floorCotton cropped joggers with cuffs
Smallest order: 2 × ¥33.00 + ¥5.00 postage = ¥71.00
First payment US$10.64 to US$11.96
Two-piece minimum. Sizes start at L and run to 8XL, so smaller readers have no option at all; 95 per cent cotton on the spec line.
Open listing 669637530509
First floorFleece-lined zip hoodie
Smallest order: 2 × ¥34.00 + ¥6.00 postage = ¥74.00
Options run ¥34.00 to ¥43.00
First payment US$11.09 to US$12.44
Fifteen colours in two fabrics: "China cotton" and a softer composite fleece. The fleece options cost up to ¥43.00, and the first tier starts at two pieces.
Open listing 732987555950
First floorTitanium cat-eye optical frame, plano lenses
Smallest order: 2 × ¥35.00 + ¥5.00 postage = ¥75.00
First payment US$11.24 to US$12.60
Two frames minimum. Supplied with plano anti-blue-light lenses; the listing says prescription lenses can be fitted, which is a separate cost on your side.
Open listing 945624518388
First floorSmall steel-cased quartz watch
Smallest order: ¥72.22 + ¥5.90 postage = ¥78.12
First payment US$11.71 to US$13.10
The second tier starts at just two watches and drops to ¥61.11. Options say steel band or leather strap, while the spec line says silicone strap, so confirm before paying.
Open listing 1039789845348
First floorLeather belt, hide and buckle by option
Smallest order: 10 × ¥7.50 + ¥4.98 postage = ¥79.98
Options run ¥7.50 to ¥18.70
First payment US$11.99 to US$13.39
Ten belts minimum, and the "colour" menu mixes split leather, pigskin and cowhide with different buckles: a pigskin belt with a wire buckle is ¥7.50, a cowhide one with a plate buckle ¥18.70.
Open listing 884495366290
First floorReversible basketball kit, vest and shorts
Smallest order: 2 × ¥36.00 + ¥10.00 postage = ¥82.00
First payment US$12.29 to US$13.72
Two kits minimum and ¥10 seller postage, which is high for clothing. Seven colour pairs, M to 5XL, all plain so you can print later or not at all.
Open listing 686490476562
First floorWaterproof shell, single or 3-in-1 with down liner
Smallest order: ¥79.00 + ¥6.00 postage = ¥85.00
Options run ¥79.00 to ¥225.00
First payment US$12.74 to US$14.19
Thirty-two options at three prices: the shell alone ¥79, shell plus fleece liner ¥125, shell plus down liner ¥225. The English page calls the size bands "pounds"; the Chinese page says jin.
Open listing 1073311395913
First floorOld Beijing-style cloth shoes with a sport sole
Smallest order: ¥85.85, no seller postage = ¥85.85
First payment US$12.87 to US$14.33
Free seller postage, sizes 39 to 45 only, and just seven pairs in stock. Upper is canvas, insole latex, and the colour codes all start with 5527.
Open listing 1082667834991
First floorKnee-length open cardigan
Smallest order: 2 × ¥43.00 + ¥4.50 postage = ¥90.50
First payment US$13.57 to US$15.07
Free size only, in four neutrals, and two pieces minimum. The listing name says wool; the fibre line lists acrylic first with wool at 30 to 50 per cent.
Open listing 734716688861
First floorRoll-top water-repellent backpack
Smallest order: 3 × ¥35.00 + ¥4.00 postage = ¥109.00
First payment US$16.34 to US$18.02
Three bags minimum, so ¥105 before postage. Rated 20 to 35 litres with a 15-inch laptop sleeve, in six colours.
Open listing 944211874906
Worked ceiling for a Canadian address
Ceiling US$80.00, two mid-weight pieces to Canada. Our planning weight is 700 g a piece, so with 150 g of carton the parcel is 1,550 g. The cheapest general-goods quote to Canada for that weight comes to US$44.12; with the heavy handling charge the freight checkout is US$47.58. That leaves US$32.42 for the goods checkout, and after handling US$29.88 of goods money, which is ¥199.28.
Take off ¥10.00 of seller postage and divide by 2: each piece can carry a sticker of up to ¥94.64. With no handling charge at all it would be ¥114.65; plan on the middle of the quoted lines instead of the cheapest and it drops to ¥79.16. That spread, roughly a fifth, is why the finder lets you choose both.
Try your own numbers in the Headroom finder, or compare with the other floors on the Spreadsheet page.
Where money slips away on the first floor
On this floor the option menu does most of the damage. Three of the finds here carry a price range on one page.
- The shell jacket reads ¥79 at the top of the page. With the fleece liner it is ¥125; with the down liner ¥225, which is a Second floor price wearing a First floor headline.
- The zip hoodie costs ¥34 in the cotton fabric and ¥41 to ¥43 in the composite fleece, times two pieces.
- The leather belt runs from ¥7.50 to ¥18.70 depending on hide and buckle, times ten.
Pick the exact option before you put a price into the finder. The headline is the cheapest option almost every time.