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Accessory order help, a hat-and-jewellery glossary, and quick replies
This page gathers the practical side of buying small accessories through an agent: who to ask when something goes wrong, the words on Chinese listings, what to look for in warehouse photos, how to keep a hat's shape in a parcel, and short answers to common questions.
Dead links, lost parcels and who handles which
This independent catalogue cannot access agent accounts, orders, parcels or refunds. For an AllChinaBuy order, use the service-email or online-service entry shown on AllChinaBuy’s own site; their presence does not establish a response time.
Problems with an order belong with the agent that placed it. Agents taking orders run a support channel, usually live chat on the site plus email, and a ticket attached to the order beats a message in a general channel because it keeps the order number and photos together. Put the problem in one message with the order number, what you expected and a photo.
For orders placed with AllChinaBuy, its maintenance notice lists a service email and an online chat entry; we cannot tell whether either is answered. For a payment you want to question, your card issuer or wallet provider holds the rules on disputes.
Chinese words on accessory listings
A glossary of the words we met while picking for these hooks, with pinyin for each. Fibre, metal and stone words are a seller's description, not something a photo or this glossary can confirm.
Two English shorthand terms turn up in QC threads alongside these: GL and RL, short for green light and red light, meaning a buyer's decision to accept a warehouse photo set or to ask for a return or exchange. QC itself is the warehouse's quality check and the photos that come with it.
| Listing word | Pinyin | What it means on an accessory listing |
|---|---|---|
| 帽子 | màozi | hat, the general word |
| 鸭舌帽 | yāshémào | peaked cap, literally duck-tongue hat |
| 棒球帽 | bàngqiúmào | baseball cap |
| 卡车帽 | kǎchēmào | trucker cap |
| 空顶帽 | kōngdǐngmào | sun visor, literally empty-top hat |
| 渔夫帽 | yúfūmào | bucket hat, literally fisherman hat |
| 草帽 | cǎomào | straw hat |
| 帽檐 | màoyán | brim |
| 头围 | tóuwéi | head circumference, usually in centimetres |
| 均码 | jūnmǎ | one size |
| 可调节 | kě tiáojié | adjustable |
| 毛线帽 | máoxiànmào | knit beanie, literally yarn hat |
| 针织 | zhēnzhī | knitted |
| 罗纹 | luówén | rib knit |
| 提花 | tíhuā | jacquard, pattern knitted in |
| 卷边 | juǎnbiān | turned-up cuff |
| 围巾 | wéijīn | scarf |
| 流苏 | liúsū | fringe |
| 千鸟格 | qiānniǎogé | houndstooth, literally thousand-bird check |
| 墨镜 | mòjìng | sunglasses, literally ink glasses |
| 镜框 | jìngkuàng | glasses frame |
| 平光 | píngguāng | plain lenses with no prescription |
| 偏光 | piānguāng | polarised |
| 板材 | bǎncái | the seller's word for acetate |
| 项链 | xiàngliàn | necklace |
| 耳钉 | ěrdīng | stud earring |
| 手镯 | shǒuzhuó | bangle |
| 吊坠 | diàozhuì | pendant |
| 镀金 | dùjīn | gold-plated |
| 钛钢 | tàigāng | a trade name for stainless steel |
| 宽版 | kuānbǎn | wide version of a band or strap |
| 颜色分类 | yánsè fēnlèi | the colour option list |
| 套装 | tàozhuāng | a set sold together |
| 现货 | xiànhuò | in stock, ready to send |
| 预售 | yùshòu | pre-sale, sent later |
QC photos for caps, knits, frames and chains
QC photos are the pictures an agent's warehouse takes of your item after it arrives and before you ship it. They are your first look at the actual piece rather than the seller's sample. Standard sets show the item from the front and a few angles; most agents sell extra photos or specific angles for a small fee.
How to read QC photos of accessories, item by item: for caps, the crown height from the side and the stitching round the brim; for bucket hats, the brim edge and whether the crown has been pressed flat for the photo; for knits, the cuff, the inside of a jacquard and the length laid flat; for eyewear, both lenses for scratches and the frame open on a table to show a twist; for jewellery, the clasp, the plating at contact points and the piece beside a ruler.
AllChinaBuy's archived guide described checks and photos at its warehouse once an item arrived, and a separate standard for goods from 1688. Whatever agent you use, compare QC photos with the listing photos side by side, and ask for one more photo rather than guess.
Getting hats home without a crushed crown
Shipping is where accessories gain cost. Hats, especially firm-front caps and straw hats, take room, and once a parcel is large carriers charge for its volume as well as its weight. In practice the fixes are packing ones: nest caps crown into crown, fold soft bucket hats flat, keep glasses in hard cases and put jewellery in small bags inside a larger item.
Every agent offers some way to give packing instructions, usually a remark field when you submit the parcel. Ask for boxes to be removed from hats and kept on glasses, and say that caps should not be folded. The same note works whichever shipping line you pick.
Choose the shipping method on the destination's customs rules and the parcel's contents, not on accessories alone. Fragrance and battery items narrow the methods available, and some lines refuse them outright.
Short answers on hats, frames and the AllChinaBuy name
These are points frequently asked by people ordering small accessories through an agent for the first time.
Can I still order through AllChinaBuy?
On 20 October 2026 its homepage showed nothing but a maintenance notice, undated as to any return. The listings on this rack are catalogue links, so another agent can buy them.
Why are the prices in yuan?
The catalogue displays the seller's price in yuan. Your agent converts it at its own rate; compare the two figures at checkout.
Does the card price match my final bill?
Rarely. The card carries the catalogue's displayed price from 20 October 2026, and for a range only the lowest option. Your agent adds shipping, any service fee and payment costs, and the seller may have changed the price since.
How many caps make sense in one parcel?
Two or three as an add-on to clothes is a common habit. A parcel of caps alone is mostly air and is charged for its size.
Do sunglasses from these listings block UV?
A listing can claim it; no photo can show it. Polarisation is easy to test at home with a phone screen; UV filtering needs an optician's meter.
Have you checked these items in person?
No. We read the listings and their photos. The warehouse photos after purchase are the first look anyone gets at the actual piece.
Why does no card show a brand name?
We describe items by shape, colour and what the photos show, and we never name a maker on a card.
Before keeping a hat, frame or piece of jewellery
A cap arrives looking flattened
Ask for a side view with the crown opened so you can distinguish a fold from a broken or permanently creased part. If shape matters, explain the support you want retained during packing. Check the packing cost and route impact rather than assuming the original box is always necessary.
Eyewear looks right, but its lens claim matters
A photo can show the frame, lens colour and visible damage. It cannot verify UV protection, prescription accuracy or impact resistance. Establish the specification with the seller before ordering; do not treat an inspection photo as a safety test.
A ring or chain looks a different size
Ask for the dimension that matters, using the same unit and method as the listing. A ruler beside a ring does not automatically establish its internal diameter. For a chain, clarify whether the listed length includes an extender.
Where a return is possible, confirm the window and costs while the item is still in the warehouse. Personalised pieces, used goods and items sold with exclusions may follow different rules. Keep the saved option and the support response with the order so the next person can see what was agreed.