I Bought a “Junk” PSP From Japan
27 points by Kate0CoolLibby 4 days ago | 10 comments
jonhohle 2 hours 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.
replyjwrallie 2 hours 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.
replyOf course buying old stuff requires some ability to do simple repairs. That’s part of the fun.
TurdF3rguson 3 hours 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
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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 (look for items without battery, “unit only” etc)
Should I be looking Amazon.jp and then buying on buyee?
You can use it with Amazon.jp but most of the time Amazon ships directly to everywhere, no proxy needed
In fact you can use it with any japanese store that has a link to a product, the inquiry is free itself and Buyee reports back if they can buy it for you or not
If you use Discord then the Buyee server is very helpful https://discord.com/invite/YRg3DgkBpS