buyon1688 Spreadsheet Categories

Which category should you start with?

Start with the item you can evaluate using concrete details rather than general taste. If you know your garment measurements, clothing may be a sensible first lane. If you understand how a shoe silhouette should look and you can compare insole measurements, footwear may be easier.

When two categories seem equally relevant, choose the one with the clearer source photos. Evidence beats familiarity. A category you know well is still hard to browse when every row is vague.

Product-type questions worth carrying forward

Change the checks when the product changes

General footwear and trainer-style shoes share some checks, but they are not identical. Compare shape, outsole, heel construction, and an insole measurement that clearly belongs to the selected size.

For bags, record dimensions, compartments, closures, and strap attachment points. Smaller accessories still need their own product-specific checks: a belt, hat, pair of glasses, and wallet cannot share one useful measurement rule.

For clothing, confirm whether a chart describes the garment or the body, then compare the same measurement points across each candidate. Fabric weight, lining, cuffs, closures, and folded bulk can matter as much as the front photo.

For watches, look for case dimensions, clasp, dial details, and a clear sense of scale. Jewelry needs length or diameter, readable material wording, finish, and the fastening method.

Mistakes that make category browsing less useful

• Opening several categories at once, then forgetting which evidence applies to which item.
• Using a low displayed price as the first filter before checking the option or configuration.
• Assuming a category label proves that the external destination still matches.
• Comparing clothing sizes without checking measurement units and method.
• Ignoring boxes, padding, or structured construction when thinking about shipping weight.
• Saving a row because its wording sounds popular instead of because its details are useful.

Checklist before opening an external category page

1. Name the product type.

   Use one category, not a pile of loosely related items.

2. Write the two details you need.

   For example: insole measurement and heel view, or chest width and fabric weight.

3. Set a comparison limit.

   Open a small group of plausible rows and review them before collecting more.

4. Keep a removal rule.

   If the destination does not match, the size is unreadable, or the photos answer nothing, close it.