A spreadsheet column layout that scales from 100 to 10,000 orders
The column layout that does not fall apart at volume - designed so automation writes cleanly and humans still read it.
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Playbooks for eBay × AliExpress sellers.
Concrete, practical guides - written by people running the same operation. No fluff, no "10 best tools" listicles.
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Scaling
Carriers
Why you should never trust AliExpress's carrier_name field on its own
carrier_name lies. The tracking-ID prefix tells the truth. Here is how to resolve the real courier every time.
AliExpress API
Handling the 16-digit vs 19-digit AliExpress Order ID gotcha
AE has two order-ID formats and the responses differ. Handle both or you will silently drop orders. Here is the safe parser.
eBay API
What dropshippers should know about eBay Late Shipment Rate
LSR quietly throttles your visibility. Accurate, on-time tracking uploads are the cheapest insurance you can buy. Here is the playbook.
Multi-store
Why setting up multi-store from day one saves you hours later
Bolting on a second store later is painful. Designing for multi-store from the start costs nothing and saves weeks. Here is how.
Workflow
Why we ditched our spreadsheet macros for a real fetcher
A year of trying to make Google Apps Script do AE tracking. What worked, what didn't, and what we finally moved to.
Workflow
A no-code workflow for assigning AliExpress orders to eBay listings
Match your AE source order to the eBay sale in two seconds, once, with zero code, and let automation handle the rest.
Scaling
How to spot inventory issues from your tracking data alone
Your tracking data is an early-warning system for supplier stockouts. Learn to read the signals before listings go bad.
Workflow
The right way to display estimated delivery dates to buyers
Set delivery expectations that hold up. Here is how to turn AE's EDD into a buyer promise you can actually keep.
AliExpress API
What BUYER_ACCEPT_GOODS really means in the AliExpress response
It looks like "delivered and happy". It is not always. Here is what BUYER_ACCEPT_GOODS actually tells you, and what it hides.
Refunds
Refund detection beyond gmt_refund_payment_finish
One refund field is never enough. Here are the four signals you must check together to catch every refund.
Refunds
Why your refund column shows Cancelled for a delivered order
A delivered order marked Cancelled is not a bug - it is a delivered-then-refunded order. Here is how to model it correctly.