How to Use the Litbuy Spreadsheet (2026 Guide)

What 'compressed into three cards' means

Pick a row, buy it through Litbuy, ship it. Everything else — dashboards, upsells, extra menus — has been kept out of the path so the flow can be finished in one sitting.

That design has a cost: fewer options per screen. It has a benefit too, which is that nothing distracts you from the only three decisions that matter.

Why there are fewer rows here

Rows are removed when they stop being worth a decision. If two rows are functionally identical, one stays — otherwise every purchase becomes a comparison exercise nobody asked for.

A smaller sheet that you actually use beats a larger one that feels like homework. This is a deliberate trade, not a content shortage.

Reading notes before prices

Rows say when a version matters: a different factory, a different trim, a slightly different fit. Listing titles almost never mention these differences, which is why the note exists.

If a row says nothing about versions, assume the cheapest source is fine. If it says something, read that sentence twice before ordering.

Keeping your first order genuinely small

Start with one or two modest rows whose arrival you would not mind being imperfect. The goal of the first order is learning the loop, not acquiring something precious.

Freight on a single small parcel is expensive per item. That is acceptable once, as tuition; afterwards, consolidate.

Where the money actually goes

Item price, domestic leg, freight, service portion and possible duty. Five lines, and only one of them is the number that attracted you.

Model all five before paying for goods. Doing it afterwards is how people discover that a cheap find was not cheap at all.

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