Y!J Help

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This may have been a topic before but I cannot find anything on it. I have found some cards I want from Yahoo Japan. I have a couple questions though.

First: When I try to sign up it is asking for a postal code. However nothing I put in works. My postal code is 80016-2235. I have tried as many variations as I can with absolutely no luck. Any suggestions?

Second: How can I tell if the seller is willing to ship internationally to the US? I don’t really see an area with the price.

Thanks for your help

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This guide will tell you all you need to know.

But to be clear the first thing it says is “Unless you are a resident of Japan, you cannot use Yahoo! Japan auctions without the help of a middleman. A middleman is someone who offers their services for a commission, and literally acts as the middle point of correspondence”

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That was extremely helpful. Thank you very much. Do you think it is worth it in the end for lower priced cards? I was looking at a card that is going for about $40 on ebay but it is priced at about $15 on Y!J. I am sure I can find a few cards to but at once if need be

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Make sue you factor in all the fees. It could end up to be significant.

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I’ll make a few points.

  • Take into account Middleman charges. i.e. I use Noppin, with Noppin fees this is what you actually pay.

15 Dollars + 5 Dollars (Fee) + 2.50 (Bank Fee) + 3.5% (Payment Fee) + Domestic shipping to Noppin + Shipping to you. It quickly adds up. Basic EMS envelope to US is about $12 i think. So we are almost back at $40 with no protection if you get a bad condition card.

EXAMPLE:
Most recently a Sealed Card i bought for 600 YEN ($6) cost em $15 total before shipping to me. I was still happy with that and factored it in when making the purchase. (shipping to me was nothing since i had a 20KG parcel there already the weight of a card didn’t affect the price)

-Photos on Y!J tend to suck and you can never really get a good grasp of condition. If it’s a card worth $40 I’d assume you’d want it in NM/Mint. Translations suck and images from all JP sellers even on Ebay never seem clear enough to determine.

-I’ve been slugged really badly on domestic shipping fees. I’ve had 15kg parcels cost about $12 shipping within Japan and a few singles which charged about $8. This could kill a purchase.

-There are a few middlemen services around so do your research. Noppin works for me but from what i understand is the more expensive middleman service. But allows real time bidding and 60 day period to hold goods so you can consolidate.

Hope this helps.