Loongbuy QC photo checklist 2026

Logos, tags, and hardware

Compare the logo spacing and font against a retail reference, not memory. Cheap hardware that scratches under a fingernail or a tag with wrong stitch density is where lower-tier pieces give themselves away.

Compare the spacing of letters in a logo against a retail shot at the same size; uneven kerning is the cheapest defect to spot and the hardest for a factory to fake well.

What a real QC set contains

Expect four to six photos per item: front, back, a close shot of logos or hardware, and any flaw the agent noticed. A set with a single glamour shot and no defect view is incomplete — ask before paying.

Lighting matters: a photo shot in flat, even light reveals pilling and color shift that a angled glamour shot hides. If every shot is dramatic, ask for a neutral one.

Asking for re-shoots

If the angle you need is missing, name the exact shot: "sole from above", "inner tag". A specific request gets a faster, usable reply than "more photos". Most agents will re-shoot within a day.

Name the shot in the unit the agent uses: "top-down of the sole", "inside tag, centered". Matching their vocabulary gets the photo back faster than descriptive prose.

Stitching, seams, and alignment

On boots and heavier footwear the seams should be even and the pattern should meet at the same point on both sides. Misaligned stripes or puckered stitching are the most common tells that survive a casual glance but show clearly in a flat-lay photo.

For boots and heavier footwear, check the part that takes the most stress first — straps, zippers, soles — because those are where cheap versions fail fastest and where a reject saves the most.

When to reject vs accept

Reject a structural flaw (broken zipper, open seam) every time. Accept minor cosmetic variance only if you would still use the item; the agent's QC is a gate, not a guarantee, so your own call is the last line.

A reject costs you one item's purchase plus return handling, but accepting a flaw you will never use costs the whole item plus shipping you cannot get back.

Updated October 2026

This reference is maintained for boots and heavier footwear buyers using loongbuy. Numbers reflect the common 4–10 percent service band, 30-day free storage, 8–14 day dedicated-line transit and 5000–6000 volumetric divisors. Policies change — confirm current details with the agent before ordering.

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