Tool · PandaBuy link converter
PandaBuy Link Converter: Turn Old PandaBuy and Agent Links Back Into Original Listings
Checked · the PandaBuy Alternatives desk
Short answer
PandaBuy is closed, but most links in a PandaBuy spreadsheet still contain the listing they pointed to. A long PandaBuy link carries the original Weidian, Taobao or 1688 address after url=, percent-encoded; other agents' links carry the platform and item number as shop_type= and id=. Paste one link or a whole column below and you get back, row by row, the clean original link, the item ID and the platform, ready for any open agent. Short pandabuy.page.link codes can't be rescued: Google switched that service off on August 25, 2025. Nothing you paste leaves your browser.
8 finds with clean links already
Every tile links a listing whose Weidian item ID sits in the address, so it converts instantly. Tiles open repbuysheet.com. This grid is a taster: the catalog it links into lists 10,000+ products, each with its seller's photo set.
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ShoesGucci Tennis 1977 Sneakers
$99.38 ¥630.96
Note Gucci's green-red-green web stripe is 1950s; the interlocking GG arrived in the 1960s.
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Jackets & DownLouis Vuitton Monogram Denim Jacket [5 styles]
$86.19 ¥547.20
Note 1888: Louis Vuitton's Damier check; the Monogram canvas came in 1896.
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Jackets & DownTHE NORTH FACE Nuptse Down Jacket [39 styles]
$44.99 ¥285.60
Note San Francisco, 1966: The North Face opened; the Nuptse jacket followed in 1992.
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AccessoriesCELINE Sunglasses
$23.63 ¥150.00
Note Paris, 1945: Céline Vipiana founded Celine.
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ShoesNike Air Cushion shoes
$29.11 ¥184.80
Note 1971: Portland State student Carolyn Davidson drew the Swoosh.
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AccessoriesCHANEL 5072 Sunglasses [7 styles]
$19.96 ¥126.72
Note The interlocking CC dates from Coco Chanel in the 1920s.
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ShoesAdidas Originals Chunky Sneakers [15 styles]
$37.70 ¥227.76
Note 1951: adidas bought the three stripes from Finland's Karhu.
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ShoesLouis Vuitton B22 Trainers
$47.41 ¥300.96
Note 2019: one of Kim Jones's first Dior Men trainers, the B22 layers mesh over a chunky sole.
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Sponsored links. Photo, name and button all open one listing on repbuysheet.com, where the seller's full photo set, the size options and the source shop link live. Dollar and yuan prices are copied from that catalog on the check date and move with the exchange rate.
Convert a column of PandaBuy links
The blank lines keep rows aligned, so the clean column can be pasted straight back next to the old one in your sheet. Item IDs in the examples are placeholders.
Which PandaBuy and agent links can be converted?
What the converter recognises and what each kind of link gives back:
| You paste | Looks like | You get |
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| PandaBuy long link | pandabuy.com/product?…url=https%3A%2F%2Fweidian.com… | The decoded Weidian / Taobao / 1688 link |
| PandaBuy short link | pandabuy.page.link/… or pandabuy.allapp.link/… | A note: page.link died August 25, 2025; find a long copy |
| Agent link with platform + ID | …/product?shop_type=weidian&id=… (CNFans, MuleBuy and others) | The original listing |
| Agent link wrapping a URL | …?url=https%3A%2F%2F… (KakoBuy, Superbuy, WeGoBuy, AllChinaBuy and others) | The decoded original |
| Agent path link | …/product/weidian/7234567890 | The original listing |
| Marketplace link | weidian.com, item.taobao.com, detail.tmall.com, detail.1688.com | The same link, tidied |
| Catalog tile link | repbuysheet.com/product/…-IDrep | The Weidian original |
| Yupoo, DHgate, Hacoo, marketplace short links | Their own pages | A note on what to do instead |
Links are decoded up to three times to handle double-encoded url= values. Invite and tracking parameters are dropped.
Verdict: If the link is long, the converter can almost always rescue it. If it's a short code, you need a long copy of it.
Links that can't be converted, and why
Some links can't be converted offline, and the result says why:
- pandabuy.page.link and pandabuy.allapp.link: short codes that only PandaBuy's link service could expand; page.link stopped working for everyone on August 25, 2025. Look for the same row in another copy of the sheet.
- Taobao and Weidian short links (m.tb.cn, k.youshop10.com): open them once in a browser and paste the long address they land on.
- Shop links point to a whole store; open it and copy the item.
- Agent-only product numbers with no marketplace ID inside: open the link while that agent still works, or search the item by photo.
- Deleted listings: a perfectly converted link to a removed item still leads nowhere; search the seller's shop.
Verdict: A failed row usually means a short link or a deleted listing, not a broken converter.
Why keeping clean links matters
Two problems make this worth doing. First, agents close: AllChinaBuy, WeGoBuy, PandaBuy, CNFans are offline or closed on our status board, and every sheet built on their links looks broken even though the listings inside may be fine. Second, agent links carry invite codes and tracking that tie a sheet to one agent. A clean marketplace link works anywhere and stays valid however many agents come and go.
Once your links are clean, choose any open agent and paste them into its search box; the sheet index compares fees and storage. If you're rebuilding a big list, the haul template has a column for the old PandaBuy link next to the clean one.
Verdict: Convert once and keep the marketplace link as your master copy.
PandaBuy link converter questions
How do I convert a PandaBuy link to Weidian or Taobao?
Paste the link into the converter. A long PandaBuy link carries the original Weidian, Taobao or 1688 address after url=, percent-encoded, and the tool decodes it up to three times to handle double encoding. Invite and tracking parameters are stripped out. You get back the clean link, the item ID and the platform. Then paste that clean link into any open agent.
Why won't my pandabuy.page.link link convert?
It's a short code from Google's Firebase Dynamic Links, a service that stopped working for everyone on August 25, 2025. The code only pointed to PandaBuy's link service, so there's no marketplace address inside to decode, and no tool can expand it now. The same goes for pandabuy.allapp.link codes. Look for a long copy of that row in another version of the sheet.
How do I paste links into an agent now PandaBuy's gone?
First turn each old link into the original Weidian, Taobao or 1688 address with the converter. Then paste that clean link into the search bar of any open agent; 23 were open at our last check. Clean marketplace links aren't tied to one agent, so they keep working however many services close. Keep them in your sheet as the master version.
Can the converter handle CNFans and other closed agents?
Yes. CNFans links that carry shop_type and id convert directly, and so do MuleBuy links in the same format. Links that wrap a url= value, used by WeGoBuy, AllChinaBuy, KakoBuy and Superbuy among others, are decoded too. Agent path links ending in /weidian/ plus an item number also work. Run your whole CNFans column through it before choosing a new agent.
Does it keep my rows in order?
Yes. The clean list follows the order you pasted, and any row that couldn't be converted is left as a blank line. That keeps everything aligned, so the clean column can go straight back beside the old one in your spreadsheet. Of the three built-in examples, the page.link one comes back blank, showing how a failed row looks. Fix those rows by hand afterwards.
Are my old PandaBuy links uploaded when I convert them?
No. Every link is decoded by a script running in your browser, so nothing you paste is uploaded or stored on a server. That also means it can't follow marketplace short links online: m.tb.cn or k.youshop10.com addresses need opening once in a browser so you can copy the long version. Your sheet stays private, so convert as many columns as you like.
The converted link opens a blank listing. Why?
The conversion worked, but the seller has removed or relisted the item, so the original Weidian or Taobao page now leads nowhere. A correctly decoded item ID can't bring a deleted listing back. Open the seller's shop and search for the product name or a photo of it. If it's gone for good, replace that row with a similar find from another sheet.
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Citations for PandaBuy link converter
Put together by the PandaBuy Alternatives desk; every claim was checked against the list below on . The PandaBuy history leans on court records, police-side reporting and Wikipedia; agent fees, storage and review counts come from each agent's own pages or the named trackers. Where sources disagree we print both. A finds tile was only published if its main photo and its link showed the same item.
- Firebase — Dynamic Links deprecation FAQ (page.link ends Aug 25, 2025) (firebase.google.com)
- rep.tools — CNFans shutdown write-up (updated Sept 22, 2026) (rep.tools)
- Wikipedia — PandaBuy (en.wikipedia.org)
- Wikipedia — Percent-encoding (en.wikipedia.org)