The Yupoo QC checklist: 14 checks before you say yes to a parcel
QC photos are the whole reason the agent model works. Here is the checklist that turns a stack of blurry warehouse photos into a decision you can defend.
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What QC actually is
QC means quality control photos: pictures of the physical item taken at the agent's warehouse before it ships. You pay for them, they are usually free, and they are the only images in this process that were not chosen by the seller.
Because they are unretouched and shot under warehouse lighting, QC photos look worse than album photos almost every time. Colour looks flatter, textures look coarser, and small faults appear. Learning to read them is the single most useful skill in this hobby.
The 14 checks
Run them in this order. The first five decide whether the item is the right item; the rest decide whether it is a good example of it.
Asking for the right frames
A generic "send me QC" gets you front, back, and a logo. Ask specifically and you get the frames that actually catch problems:
- Raking light across any pattern or print.
- The inside seam, opened flat.
- Hardware macro, including the underside.
- The label or stamp, in focus.
- The item on a flat surface next to something for scale.
Fourteen checks, tickable
Use the printable list here, or open the interactive version that remembers your progress.
- Colour under warehouse lightCompare against the album, not against your screen calibration.
- Silhouette and proportionSet it on the floor and photograph it straight-on. Slouch is a fit problem, not a photo problem.
- Pattern alignment at seamsThe classic tell on monogram canvas and check fabrics.
- Stitch density and consistencyCount stitches per centimetre on a visible run.
- Hardware: weight, engraving, undersideThe hardest thing to fake and the easiest to photograph.
- Edge paint and sealingLook for pooling, cracks and uneven thickness.
- Labels, stamps, serial placementPosition matters more than the font.
- Zip and closure operationAsk for a short video of the zip running, not a still.
- Strap length with the adjuster closedAdjusters often arrive at their shortest setting.
- Sole and midsole glue lineFresh glue marks are a batch signal.
- Interior liningWrinkled lining means a rushed assembly.
- Packaging contentsDust bag, box, receipt: whatever the listing claims.
- Weight on the scaleConfirms the freight estimate you budgeted.
- Anything the listing promisedRe-read the listing line by line and check each promise against a photo.
Asked most about this guide
Who takes the QC photos?
The agent or warehouse, not the seller. That is the point: they are the one set of images nobody in the sales chain selected.
Can I ask for more photos after the first set?
Yes, and you should. A second request costs minutes and catches the frame you forgot to ask for.
What if the QC shows a fault?
Send it back to the seller with the photos before shipping. Once the parcel leaves the country, the item is effectively yours.
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