QC checklist for items found through a litbuy spreadsheet

A spreadsheet helps you find options. QC is where you decide whether the actual item in the warehouse is worth keeping. Check the details that matter for the category, compare them with the listing, and ask for extra proof before approving anything unclear.

Approval rule

Do not approve until the photos answer the category risk.

If shape, alignment, size, hardware, print, or finish is hidden, ask for one more photo or measurement before shipping. A short delay is better than approving an unclear item.

Before you approve anything

  1. Confirm the exact item. Colorway, size, material, version, and visible details should match the listing you saved.
  2. Ask for measurements when fit matters. Clothing, pants, and fitted pieces should not rely only on tag size.
  3. Look at the boring photos. Seams, soles, zippers, inside labels, side angles, and close-ups reveal more than the best hero shot.
  4. Compare left and right sides. Shoes, straps, sleeves, pant legs, watch markers, and jewelry clasps can look fine alone but off as a pair.
  5. Separate small flaws from deal breakers. Minor marks may be acceptable, but obvious shape, print, measurement, or alignment problems deserve an exchange or rejection.

Category-specific QC notes

Shoes

Check toe shape, heel tab height, sole paint, stitching density, tongue thickness, outsole finish, and whether both shoes sit evenly from the back.

Bags

Look for slouch or structure problems, crooked logos, uneven glazing, rough zipper pulls, loose stitching, and hardware that looks too bright.

Hoodies

Compare chest width, sleeve length, hood shape, blank thickness, print scale, ribbing, and whether garment wash or distressing looks intentional.

Jewelry

Ask for close-ups. Finish, plating tone, stone setting, engraving depth, clasp quality, and real scale are hard to judge from distant photos.

Watches

Dial text, indices, bezel markers, date window, case thickness, bracelet brushing, clasp engraving, and marker alignment should be reviewed from straight angles.

Pants

Measure waist, rise, inseam, thigh, knee, and leg opening. Fabric drape often matters more than the flat lay photo.