About Rep Spreadsheets — APU Research Labs

What This Site Is

RepSpreadsheets.org is an independent research site run by APU Research Labs. The goal is simple: give the international rep buyer community a reliable, well-organised starting point for research. That means verified spreadsheet links across sneakers, bags, and streetwear — batch comparisons, agent notes, QC checklists, and sizing guidance all in one place.

The site covers over 30 brands across three main categories. The rep sneakers section is the largest, with detailed batch documentation for Jordan, Yeezy, Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Asics, Salomon, Hoka, Balenciaga, and Off-White. The rep bags section covers Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès, Goyard, Bottega Veneta, Prada, and Valentino. The streetwear section handles Essentials, Chrome Hearts, Supreme, Bape, Stussy, Gallery Dept, Stone Island, Moncler, Armani, and Off-White.

How We Research

Every brand page is built from community QC posts, batch comparison threads, and buyer-reported data gathered across r/RepSneakers, r/FashionReps, r/RepLadies, and related Discord communities. Seller links are only included when there is documented evidence of consistent quality across multiple purchase cycles — we don't list sellers based on claims alone. The Jordan spreadsheet is a good example of how we approach this: every batch listed has at least 20 community QC posts behind it, not just one or two anecdotal reports.

Batch quality changes over time. A seller that was excellent six months ago may have shifted. We update pages when the community flags significant quality changes, and we date all updates so you can judge how current the information is. If something looks stale, check the "Last updated" timestamp at the top of each page.

About APU Research Labs

APU Research Labs is an independent research operation focused on Chinese e-commerce and the international rep buyer ecosystem. We operate several research sites covering different segments of this market. RepSpreadsheets.org is our core spreadsheet hub — it aggregates research that used to be scattered across subreddits and Discord servers into a format that's easier to navigate.

Disclosure

This site may contain referral links to purchasing agents and platforms. These do not influence our editorial assessments or rankings. All batch recommendations, agent comparisons, and quality evaluations reflect our independent research and community data. We do not accept payments from agents or brands to alter our content.

Contact

Email: [email protected]

For batch corrections, outdated seller links, or general site feedback — email works best. We read everything.

How We Build and Maintain the Spreadsheets

Rep Spreadsheets started as a personal collection of seller links and grew into a maintained reference because the hardest part of rep buying is not finding links — it is knowing which ones still work and which sellers still deliver. The bulk of the work behind this site is ongoing verification: pruning dead listings, demoting sellers whose quality has dropped, and promoting the ones buyers report consistently good results from. A spreadsheet that is not maintained becomes misleading within months.

We organise everything by brand and category because that is how buyers actually shop and because the advice that matters is specific, not general. Sneakers depend heavily on the factory batch behind a given pair, so the sneaker pages name the strong batches for each silhouette. Bags depend on hardware and leather details that are easy to get wrong, so the bag pages tell you exactly what to scrutinise. Generic buying advice is cheap; category-specific detail is what prevents a bad order.

Quality control gets disproportionate attention here because it is the highest-leverage skill a buyer can develop. Approving an order from a single flattering photo is how people end up disappointed. Our guides walk through, by item type, which angles and close-ups to request and how to tell a genuine defect from ordinary factory variation. Once you can read QC photos properly, your hit rate on good orders climbs dramatically and the occasional reject stops feeling like a gamble.

On cost we push buyers to think in landed terms from the start. The sticker price of an item is only the first of three numbers; the agent's service fee and international shipping complete the picture, and shipping in particular can quietly double the cost of an inexpensive item. The calculators on this site exist so you confront those numbers before you order, and the consolidation guidance helps larger hauls avoid paying for several shipments when one would do.

The site runs on affiliate partnerships, which keeps it free. That funding never decides what we recommend — a seller or agent earns its place because buyers report good outcomes, full stop. We date our pages and update them as the market shifts, because fees, batches, and shipping routes all change. If you find a stale link or a seller that no longer matches what the spreadsheet claims, telling us helps keep the whole index trustworthy for the next buyer who relies on it.