Sourcing knowledge
Practical answers about products, manufacturing regions, supplier evaluation, and procurement from China.
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Week 42 toy sourcing: TikTok Shop's removed No. 1 squishy calendar returned with sales up about a third; an 'emotional support' plush entered Amazon's and Temu's charts in the same week; Christmas items hold Amazon's new-release chart.
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Week 41 toy sourcing: TikTok restored ten delisted listings through appeals; its No. 1 squishy was delisted with sales frozen, and no live listing outsold it; holiday items took six of Amazon's first eight new releases.
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Week 40 toy sourcing: TikTok Shop purges 79 stress-toy listings, Christmas takes No. 1, and the first September read on season timing and what is still on time.
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Week 39 toy sourcing: holiday products reach the China-side chart in small quick-turn form, the TikTok squishy run reaches half the Top 20, and an eight-week Toys R Us search line keeps building.
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Week 38 toy sourcing: advent calendars open the season on Amazon, a $10 squishy set tops TikTok Shop estimates, and China-side Christmas searches go full-window.
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Week 37 toy sourcing data: Halloween and Christmas squishy SKUs reach US rankings while China-side supply offers already carry holiday goods.
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Week 36 toy sourcing data shows how KPop Demon Hunters and Magic Jellykins are giving the established squishy toy category new reasons to buy.
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A buyer-led view of Week 35 toy formats: squeeze toys, magnetic building, learning activities and supply signals awaiting retail confirmation.
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Week 34 toy sourcing signals: squishies on top for a third week across Amazon, Temu and TikTok Shop samples, water play's season closed, learning toys on two channels.
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See what changed across Amazon, Temu, TikTok Shop and China-side sourcing activity, with buyer takeaways for squishy, magnetic, learning and water toys.
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A Week 32 guide for small toy buyers comparing squishy toys, seasonal water toys, electronic pets and foam-dart blasters across retail and transaction data.
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The method behind the weekly Toy Sourcing Signals snapshot: Amazon US rankings, estimated Temu and TikTok Shop US Top 20s, China-side supply activity, and US search interest — read side by side, never merged into one score.