BaseTao is a China shipping agent that brings purchasing and forwarding into one warehouse workflow. Use Buy for Me for original Taobao, 1688 or Weidian links, or Ship for Me when you have already paid a Chinese jade seller and only need warehouse inspection, photos, consolidation and international delivery. Its published policies list 120 days of free storage, free QC photos, order consolidation or splitting, and a CNY 1.50 measurement service. Standard inspection covers visible colour, damage, stains, labelled size and style, but not actual measurements, colour variation or electronics functionality.
What works well
Buy for Me and Ship for Me feed into the same warehouse workflow, so mixed orders are handled in one place.
QC pictures are provided after arrival, with no extra charge for additional pictures.
Orders can be stored free for 120 days before consolidation, which suits multi-vendor jade shopping.
A low-cost measurement service covers inner diameter, bead size and pendant dimensions when fit matters.
What to check
Standard QC does not confirm actual measurements, colour variation or electronics functionality — colour shift between photographs and a jade piece in hand is a known limitation.
Warehouse photos do not verify jade type, treatment (for example polymer impregnation or dyeing) or the authenticity of any lab certificate.
Returns depend on the seller's approval and deadline, so review QC promptly and raise issues before storage runs out.
Routes, delivery times and duties vary by destination and line; any fee or coupon quoted in a community post must be re-checked in your own account.
About BaseTao
BaseTao is built around two distinct routes to the same warehouse: Buy for Me for items you want it to purchase, and Ship for Me for parcels you have already bought from a Chinese seller. In either case, the warehouse records arrival, uploads QC photos, allows you to gather purchases from separate sellers, and prepares the final international parcel. Its 120-day storage window gives a spreadsheet buyer room to wait for several purchases — a jade bangle from one Weidian vendor, a pendant from a 1688 stall, a strand of beads from a third — before deciding how to ship them together. A CNY 1.50 measurement service is useful when inner diameter, bead count or pendant dimensions matter, and the free photo set lets you compare what arrived against the original listing before you approve shipping.What makes BaseTao different?
BaseTao is useful when a jade shopping list mixes links you want an agent to buy with pieces you have already purchased yourself. Rather than forcing both into separate services, Buy for Me and Ship for Me move into the same warehouse stage for inspection, storage, consolidation and shipping. That matters for jade because pieces are often bought one at a time — a bangle from one vendor, a carved pendant from another, loose beads from a third — and a single 120-day storage window lets you collect them before choosing an international route.QC photos and what they can check
Use the spreadsheet to locate the original listing, then use warehouse QC to check visible colour, damage, stains, labelled size and style. Colour variation, actual measurements, treatment and functionality are outside the standard inspection scope, which is a real limit for jadeite and nephrite: a photograph can show a chip or a dull patch, but it cannot establish whether a stone is type A or has been treated, nor guarantee that the green you see on screen matches the green in daylight. If size matters, request BaseTao's CNY 1.50 measurement service rather than assuming QC pictures prove dimensions.Shipping, storage and insurance
Use the 120-day storage period to collect orders, then compare available routes after the final parcel has been packed. Some lines bill by the higher of actual or volumetric weight, and stone pieces are dense, so a small parcel can price above its visual size. Basic insurance is listed at 2.00 and full insurance at 4.00; read the selected route and insurance terms before paying, because availability, coverage and delivery time differ by destination, and customs and duty treatment are set by the destination country rather than the agent.What a spreadsheet is for
A spreadsheet is a research and link-discovery tool, not a substitute for the seller page or final checkout. Open the original listing, confirm the exact variant, weight, measurements and any certificate wording, then submit it to BaseTao. Vendor claims about jade type, origin or certification belong in your order notes and should be re-checked against the item you actually receive. The order page and final parcel quote are the source of truth for current availability and charges.How to use BaseTao
Step 1 — Start with a traceable listing.
Use the spreadsheet to find a trustworthy original marketplace link. Open it, verify the seller, variant, dimensions, certificate claims and current listing details, then save the source link for your order record.
Step 2 — Choose Buy for Me or Ship for Me.
Paste an original listing into BaseTao when you want it to buy the item. If you have already paid a Chinese jade seller, use Ship for Me and submit the domestic tracking number so the parcel is expected at the warehouse.
Step 3 — Assess the warehouse arrival.
Review QC photos as soon as the item arrives. Check surface, edges, chips and stains against the original listing, request measurement if inner diameter or bead size matters, and raise return or exchange questions early because seller approval and timing control the outcome.
Step 4 — Consolidate only when you are ready to ship.
Use the 120-day storage window to collect orders from different sellers. After the final parcel is packed, compare eligible routes, packaging and insurance terms, then submit international shipping when the quote fits your plan.