1. Check the reputation of the Taobao vendor. Traders who have high total credit scores are not necessarily more trustworthy. There are many gimmicks for sellers to acquire reputation icons such diamonds and yellow crowns.

2. Check the comments from the buyers. Novice buyers typically have low credit scores. Some buyers may also purchase or manipulate their reviews using fake IDs.

3. Find out when the store launched. If the store recently opened and already has a high ranking, it is probably a fake.