Buyee is great! Bought a lot of stuff through them. Electronics, clothes, blurays, even food lol (shio kombu is still not very common outside of Japan). Never had a problem!
The only downside if you buy electronics with
batteries: Buyee strictly enforces a maximum 2 batteries per package rule. So for example a Nintendo Switch would be shipped in 2 package because it has 3 batteries, 1 in the tablet, and 1 in each joycon. Have to plan around that when buying multiple electronics https://faq.buyee.jp/article/99?lang=en
NDlurker•36m ago
Thank you for saying that because I was eyeing a lot of 12 Nintendo DSs
haunter•28m ago
You can actually ask Buyee to discard the batteries after they inspected the items (you can
communicate with them while the order is in their warehouse) but they only do it if it’s easily
removable. Otherwise
you can end up in a situation
where given your example they will
give you 2 choices: 6 packages which will be very expensive or we cancel your whole order but at this point there are no returns
helterskelter•10m ago
I used them recently and I was half expecting to give them my money and never receive anything, but actually they were great and very helpful. No complaints at all.
teruakohatu•3m ago
Any tips for using it? Maybe I am trying to find the wrong things but every time I have tried to browse it confusing.
Should I be looking Amazon.jp and then buying on buyee?
TurdF3rguson•58m ago
Yup that's about the best case for buying from Japan. Also big is anime, high end fishing gear (reels and lures are perfect because they're so shippable) also golf clubs (length can be a shipping challenge). Also look into zenmarket.com for a proxy buyer / forwarder
jwrallie•32m ago
After buying several used goods in Japan, my impression is that junk simply means the seller does not want to hear complaints over old items, so they sell it at a lower price. I have bought many perfectly working items sold as such.
Of course buying old stuff requires some ability to do simple repairs. That’s part of the fun.
jonhohle•18m ago
Every time I’ve bought something from Japan its condition is underreported. It’s always a pleasant surprise compared to US sellers that typically over promise when describing the condition. When I put things up for sale o try to do the same. I might get a little less, but hope that the buyer appreciates getting something nicer than expected.
haunter•1h ago
The only downside if you buy electronics with batteries: Buyee strictly enforces a maximum 2 batteries per package rule. So for example a Nintendo Switch would be shipped in 2 package because it has 3 batteries, 1 in the tablet, and 1 in each joycon. Have to plan around that when buying multiple electronics https://faq.buyee.jp/article/99?lang=en
NDlurker•36m ago
haunter•28m ago
helterskelter•10m ago
teruakohatu•3m ago
Should I be looking Amazon.jp and then buying on buyee?