“Consolidated Shipping Can Get Brutal
For starters, the negatives. The shipping fee can get ridiculous. Don't buy big heavy items here, or even items that are just big (never underestimate extra weight from seller packing). I bought a wool briefcase, and it came out at 1KG which was an instant 2100 yen in shipping. I thought..."hey let's add a cheap t shirt to test their consolidated shipping charges ". 220g...another 1400 yen to ship separately from the bag (it's EMS rate). Now, I naively thought that by paying an extra 500 yen for the consolidation fee that I'd probably just pay an extra 600 yen since how much extra packing weight could they manage to put on 1080g + 220g, right?
WRONG. Some quick math to see how they just erased any savings and made me pay more.
Ship separately:
2100 yen (1080g) + 1400 yen (220g) = 3500 yen
Consolidated rate:
3300 yen (1760g) + 500 yen (consolidation fee) = 3800 yen”
“An option to buy from Japanese sellers
(Update as of October 8, 2020)
BUYEE.com let you choose, buy, and bid from several Japanese-based shopping and auction websites, i.e. Yahoo! JAPAN Auction, Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping, Mercari, Rakuten, and ZOZOTOWN. Its service is not as flexible as Ebay.com, especially, shipping service and shipping cost estimation, however, some of items on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction are difficult to find on Ebay at a friendly cost.
Please note that buyer or bidder need to pay for a minimum service fee of 500 JPY plus optional fee for package investigation service and insurance (300+200 JPY). Additionally, for most of Yahoo! JAPAN Auction, local shipping cost from seller to warehouse and oversea shipping cost, will be charged at buyer; this fee cannot be accurately predetermined thought. Some of sellers would offer to handle local shipping cost.
Package consolidation service is supposed to decrease overall shipping cost by combining 2 or more items but please keep in mind that shipping charge cannot be accurately predetermined. Thus, sometimes, shipping charge for separated shipping might be lowered than consolidated shipping since additional 500 JPY will be charged for each consolidated item.
User should be aware of buying an item with lithium ion battery, i.e., digital camera, cell phone, etc., since limited number (1-2) is allowed for small packet by airmail. To make a matter worst, removable battery might not be allowed in some cases. With one of my order, all three batteries in three digital cameras were removed before sending by an airmail.
Customer service is professional, kind, and helpful. Language barrier, especially for someone English is not the first language, might be a problem sometimes but overall rating is acceptable. Responding period is not so long and acceptable.
In summary, BUYEE is a practical way to select and buy items you are looking for from Japan without much shipping restrictions.”
“I have bought using Buyee services a couple of times now and can attest the service is prompt and reliable and the user fees are reasonable, without Buyee I wouldn't have access to several Japanese vendors that don't cater to shoppers outside of Japan, making it impossible for me to get some of the most precious items for my collections!
The service is quite forward and simple to use and the items arrive in a timely manner and well packaged, for some extra fees you can have the packages inspected and photos of the purchased items sent to you directly before they are sent to you.
I'm happy I started using their services and regret not starting sooner...”
“I have bought using Buyee services a couple of times now and can attest the service is prompt and reliable and the user fees are reasonable, without Buyee I wouldn't have access to several Japanese vendors that don't cater to shoppers outside of Japan, making it impossible for me to get some of the most precious items for my collections!
The service is quite forward and simple to use and the items arrive in a timely manner and well packaged, for some extra fees you can have the packages inspected and photos of the purchased items sent to you directly before they are sent to you.
I'm happy I started using their services and regret not starting sooner...”
“I have bought using Buyee services a couple of times now and can attest the service is prompt and reliable and the user fees are reasonable, without Buyee I wouldn't have access to several Japanese vendors that don't cater to shoppers outside of Japan, making it impossible for me to get some of the most precious items for my collections!
The service is quite forward and simple to use and the items arrive in a timely manner and well packaged, for some extra fees you can have the packages inspected and photos of the purchased items sent to you directly before they are sent to you.
I'm happy I started using their services and regret not starting sooner...”
“So far,I have very positive experiences purchasing some Tomica and starbucks glass items in Buyee.
The customers service is very responsive and helpful to help me in dealing my targeted items.
For the price itself,Buyee offer quite variety price range with the same items so that I can choose easily.
Due to the covid19,Buyee offers very extensive and affordable shipping cost.
Thank you.
Regards,
Teddy”
“As well as giving access to Yahoo Auctions, there are lots of other cool shops like Mercari -- and once registered you can bid or buy direct without having to deposit money. They'll handle the delivery in Japan, then you can choose your preferred shipping method. I've used them dozens of times, and keep coming back.”
“Fue una buena compra, el uso de Yahoo subasta es bueno y puedes encontrar artículos a muy buen precio. Tienen diversos métodos de envío y son rápidos, la forma de proteger los paquetes es muy buena.”
“La página te permite comprar diversos artículos de Japón, muchos tienen un muy buen precio. Tienen diversos métodos de envío, si compras algún juguete de forma humana y eres de México, NO USES DHL. La página es muy buena en contenido y en promociones para compradores primerizos.”
“I have complained repeately about the "Lite Plan" should be set as default to avoid the system mistickenly set back the bidding to "Standard Plan",
and therefore cost more fees than necessary as a result.
Unfortunately my voice had been fallen into deaf ears of Buyee's Customer Service.
But as a over 7-years costomer since 2013, I would still recommend Buyee for Yahoo! Auction JAPAN.”
“I have complained repeately about the "Lite Plan" should be set as default to avoid the system mistickenly set back the bidding to "Standard Plan", and therefore cost more fees than necessary as a result.
Unfortunately my voice had been fallen into deaf ears of Buyee's Customer Service.
But as a over 7-years costomer since 2013, I would still recommend Buyee for Yahoo! Auction JAPAN.”
“I have complained repeately about the "Lite Plan" should be set as default to avoid the system mistickenly set back the bidding to "Standard Plan", and therefore cost more fees than necessary as a result.
Unfortunately my voice had been fallen into deaf ears of Buyee's Customer Service.
But as a over 7-years costomer since 2013, I would still recommend Buyee for Yahoo! Auction JAPAN.”
“I had a terrible experience with buyee. I just bought clothes and after I paid for the shipping fees, they canceled my shipping method (pretending that my package was over 2meters...) to force me to choose a way more expensive method. As a result, I have to pay 3 times the price for the clothes. Plus, they are unable to make a quote. I feel like this site us a lottery... Will you get poor because of them or will you stay fine? For me, I got the bad win...”
“Good service, I've used it for more than 5 years and everything has been good so far, no big problems. Good customer service too!
My only complaint its that service & shipping fees are really expensive, almost all the time it's the double of the items cost. Hope you can fix that, even if it's a little it'll be a great help for us, your customers!”
