The New York Times just did a neat story on Taobao, with a behind-the-scenes of a successful Taobao shop in Yiwu.

They are back!

But instead of using the iTunes logo or a scanned gift card, they are choosing some unique characters to represent themselves.

No more shabby boxes!

Soon, at least some of your Taobao orders will get a healthy dose of that Taobao brand magic.

Nokia hits Taobao with an online shop to begin direct online mobile phone sales.

Is anybody out there buying Uniqlo stuff on Taobao?

Are they trying to take over the world? Or just trying to nudge the government into doing its job?

Chinese TV infomercials are notoriously fraudulent

iTunes Gift Cards are (mostly) banished from Taobao. But there are still some weird iTunes-related items that you could buy.

Now you will be able to choose to ship them together more easily, and maybe even choose some special promotional discounts.

Taobao Field Guide does not endorse this kind of mischief!