How to buy from Yahoo! Auctions from overseas
Yahoo! Auctions is by far the largest auction site in Japan and the best source anywhere for out-of-print, vintage and collector items — things that were never exported and have no other supply.
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This shop will not deliver outside Japan and generally will not accept a foreign card or a forwarding address. Send us the product link and we buy it in our own name, receive it at our warehouse, then ship it to you.
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What to know before you order from Yahoo! Auctions
- Tell us your maximum bid and we bid up to it, never past it. We reserve that maximum while the auction runs, and return whatever you do not spend — so you pay the winning price, not your maximum.
- Auctions close at a fixed time and prices commonly jump in the last few minutes. Set a maximum you are genuinely happy with rather than planning to re-bid later.
- Many listings carry a 即決 (Buy It Now) price. Those can be secured immediately without waiting for the auction to end.
Worth knowing
A winning bid forms a binding contract under Japanese auction rules and cannot be withdrawn. Please be certain before you set a maximum.
How bidding works: what we reserve, and what comes back →
How it works
- Send the link or place the order. Paste the product URL into your account and we quote the total, including our commission, before anything is bought.
- We receive and check it. Your item arrives at our Osaka warehouse, where we photograph it and record its weight and dimensions. Storage is free for the first 30 days.
- Combine with anything else. Keep shopping at other stores. Everything waiting in your warehouse can go into a single parcel, so you pay international shipping once rather than once per shop.
- We pack and ship. Choose your carrier and we repack to remove wasted space, quote the exact rate, and send it with tracking.
What shipping will cost
Shipping is charged on the packed parcel, not per item, so the cost depends on where it is going and what it weighs. Real rates by weight for each destination:
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