tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post3047519245344542245..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: Getting Ripped Off on Yahoo Japan Auctions: Buyer BewareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-60941502032279681672023-02-02T19:17:14.728+09:002023-02-02T19:17:14.728+09:00Hi Sean,
I’m more than 2 years late to this thread...Hi Sean,<br />I’m more than 2 years late to this thread but just wanted to say that some idiots ( example Travis from Canada ) replying to your situation by blaming you are just being assholes. They know nothing about yahoo Japan auctions and act like they know everything. In reality there are many terrible sellers on yahoo Japan auctions who trick and scam buyers and yahoo Japan auction doesn’t provide any concrete buyer protection! I’m living in Tokyo for over 25 years now and fluent in Japanese language since I’m a professional translator and even I’ve experienced similar problems to yours over the years on yahoo auction. Bottom line is that better options like Mercari is available now so yahoo auction needs to pull up its game. I’d recommend people to stay away from yahoo auction as it’s just not worth the risk to gamble your money and lose your peace of mind! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-34424025461194974952021-12-08T13:08:44.621+09:002021-12-08T13:08:44.621+09:00Aw, that sucks. Sellers shouldn't be able to g...Aw, that sucks. Sellers shouldn't be able to get away with that. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-9482217248972965972021-12-06T23:59:58.565+09:002021-12-06T23:59:58.565+09:00If anyone is interested, don't buy from whoozi...If anyone is interested, don't buy from whoozis <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797085871116682685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-37853127696222317322021-12-06T23:58:07.785+09:002021-12-06T23:58:07.785+09:00I just won an item on yaj at a low price and rathe...I just won an item on yaj at a low price and rather than sell it to me I was blacklisted instead. I think I'll brave the negative feedback to give him a kick up the assAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797085871116682685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-37993837791210368642020-08-17T23:02:40.353+09:002020-08-17T23:02:40.353+09:00Thanks for the comment, stupid ass hole.
Let me j...Thanks for the comment, stupid ass hole.<br /><br />Let me just clarify a few things.<br /><br />1) This post is almost 7 years old. But thanks for the insights.<br /><br />2) Nowhere did I say this was my first transaction on YJA. I have over 1,000 transactions on YJA. Most of those happened in the years after this post, but I probably had at least a hundred or so at the time (its been a while, I don't remember the exact numbers from so long ago). I've only left a negative feedback there once, and it was for this specific transaction.<br /><br />3) Oh, you've been buying stuff from Canada have you? That would mean you've never actually used Yahoo Japan Auctions before, right? You've been using proxy services, right? Because as everyone knows 99% of sellers on YJA don't ship internationally, right ? <br /><br />So in other words, you know something about using proxy services and jack shit about using the Yahoo Japan Auctions website directly. I assume you can't speak Japanese either? Another thing you'd need if you actually used it. <br /><br />4) Wow, 3 years of experience? So in other words you made your first transaction -through a proxy service- more than 3 years AFTER I wrote this post? And you want to lecture me about how much you know about the system? Got it, very impressive resume there. As someone who has been using YJA for almost a decade INSIDE of Japan I can't tell you how impressed I am by that. <br /><br />5) Speaking of not reading the description, I explicitly state in the post that I did read the description and looked at the photos and the damage was not disclosed in either. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-68070764454984838002020-08-17T22:23:12.065+09:002020-08-17T22:23:12.065+09:00this isnt even humanly possible... why lie?this isnt even humanly possible... why lie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-6765424959279217202020-08-17T22:19:31.057+09:002020-08-17T22:19:31.057+09:00This is a joke yeah? You didn't read the descr...This is a joke yeah? You didn't read the description and got mad at the fact you bought a steal too fast without checking all photos and descriptors. moron - don't use yahoo JP auctions if you don't know what you're doing. I've spend 5m+ yen in japan auctions from Canada in the past 3 years without a single issue. The fact that your first transaction was messed up means it's your fault - not the seller, or Yahoo JP's fault.Travis J-G Iagallohttp://www.instagram.com/againstscammersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-22855106726487637112019-05-22T09:59:55.472+09:002019-05-22T09:59:55.472+09:00One thing i like about intermediary bidder sites l...One thing i like about intermediary bidder sites like fromjapan or zenmarket or otamart, is they handle that direct talking and buying on their end themselves, even if it costs more with shipping fees. Plus on those sites, you can 'cancel' your own bid by outbidding yourself with a different burner account (yahoo auc doesnt allow account creation so easily). <br /><br />Something i wished i had thought of sooner honestly.<br />I really sympathize with your experience, I hope your reliance on that toxic site isnt too heavy, and that you have no more bad experiences.<br /> (i only use in last resort, if i cannot find anywhere else)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-86119188797658942802019-05-22T09:50:10.633+09:002019-05-22T09:50:10.633+09:00Not as big a loss as your experience, and abit dif...Not as big a loss as your experience, and abit different, but I literally just paid 10usd for something on the site, but apparently i got the postage payment wrong and i cant rectify without buying ANOTHER of the seller's things where im supposed to pay MORE MONEY with the previous unpaid shipping price included. So basically yahoo auctions is so old, it cannot even make a small redo on shipping payment. <br />Not to mention the seller immediately started getting stupidly complaining about how he didnt hates trouble in his transactions (literally my line), and so asked for a cancellation if he felt strongly, but of course i was denied that too. So im left with no refund (at mercy of seller, and yahoo auctions doesnt interfere, as you know), no item (at this point, i dont even want it), and a horrid time on yahoo auctions. <br />I knew Japanese internet was BS, but experiencing it myself is just....<br />Ebay I feel is better in that it refunds you (even if now using bank transactions is difficult). A place like yahoo auctions, compared to something like mercari where you can cancel a buy if you wait 7days, so cancelling is easier. I hate how on yahoo auctions, they basically encourage (toxic) pressuring the buyer to not cancel by not providing the option (how hard is it to add a mutual cancel button). So much for japanese customer service politeness. Is what i would say if this was not yahoo auctions. That site basically is full of the Japanese internet's worst, a playground where they are given power to make unfortunate buyers feel like everythig is their damn fault, even if it's an accident or mis-bid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-50373515373080797102018-12-31T22:39:00.775+09:002018-12-31T22:39:00.775+09:00Watch out for auc.aleado they sent my parcel good...Watch out for auc.aleado they sent my parcel goods unpacked weight was 3.1kg. Goods packed weight was 8.4kg. Paid for 5.3kg of cardboard to be shipped from Japan to Australia. If I wanted 5kg of cardboard I could get for free from my work bin. What a RIP off. Never deal with them again.<br />Can't be trusted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948928219355886697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-3114304644753011472018-10-01T04:02:15.591+09:002018-10-01T04:02:15.591+09:00There are crooks in similar proportions in any cou...There are crooks in similar proportions in any country,<br />On YA there are higher proportion of crooks then in the rest of Japan as it is sort of a last resort for pickers/knockers/runners who have been ostracized (Japanese are good at this) from other parts of society. <br />They can survive on YA because Japanese buyers very, very rarely leave negative feedback (they feel they are loosing their face doing so), even if they have been scammed big-time. 44y in Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-1640532227340472352018-08-13T15:57:04.529+09:002018-08-13T15:57:04.529+09:00Your post was a real Interesting read, thank you f...Your post was a real Interesting read, thank you for the sad information... my heart goes out to you friend, I believe in karma & the seller will get what he did to you back upon them 10 fold back, trust me on this, I've seen it happen many times to other diabolical Japan sellers on eBay with ill intentions, you see them list on both sites under many other user names, because their Auction listings get blocked due to disputes, you know that saying " Cheaters never prosper" it rings very true indeed, they always look for loop holes in the system stuffing the online trading system up for all good sellers & buyers alike.<br />Yeah... kind of puts me off buying high priced guitar items from Yahoo Japan Auctions, how the Item would be packed for shipping to another country?... yes very nerve racking indeed to have a guitar shipped would be a nervous ordeal if the guitar will arrive, maybe damaged or even not at all?... IMHO eBay is 95% safer in comparison to Yahoo Japan Auctions, even if you use PayPal to pay for Items it doesn't guarantee much in terms of protection, On eBay it's another story, IMHO it's better to stick with the devil you know. <br />May all your new buying endeavors meet with much successes.<br />Rock'n'Roll & Party On :)<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-85272783705134439302018-04-03T11:22:12.096+09:002018-04-03T11:22:12.096+09:00Oh man, that sucks. I've learned to only buy ...Oh man, that sucks. I've learned to only buy stuff like that from trusted sellers on Yahoo Auctions, that NCNR thing is really dangerous!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-80298251518159999392018-04-02T20:15:35.173+09:002018-04-02T20:15:35.173+09:00I just got ripped off the same way from a japanese...I just got ripped off the same way from a japanese guy swing_924<br />swing_924<br />swing_924<br /><br />I paid 300 USD for a total garpage. It was an GPU and the guy mentioned he used it normally for one year but could not test it now because his environment problem even he mentioned it is beautiful (kirei).<br /><br />I received it to find that I got a dead device with signs indicate it is burnt or some thing which was not clear in the photos. He guarded him self with the word NCNR and I am done with my 300 USD that I gave to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-58525030714746376492017-04-15T13:01:19.183+09:002017-04-15T13:01:19.183+09:00This page is the place: vent out your disappointme...This page is the place: vent out your disappointment/frustration and hopefully be a warning to others (to take note of seller ID).<br /><br />Seller ID: gtonsasaki, he sold fake Oakley Juliet but put a real picture to attract buyers. When I receive I know it is fake. I negotiate for return and refund, but he point to me that I should have read his description (which mentioned Oakley Juliet), and even left me a negative feedback before I do. Of course I will write a bad evaluation on his selling profile to warn other. And also here to warn other English-based buyers. <br /><br />Then I look at his feedback: 302 with 120 negative. That is 47.6% Negative. Oh my goodness, why didn't I see this before paying? <br /><br />So lesson learned here, read the feedback for they serve a purpose. We can't expect a similar service of eBay and PayPal, and we can't avoid Yahoo Auction Japan if the stuff you wanted are only available over there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-79216414730106013652017-03-12T23:45:44.738+09:002017-03-12T23:45:44.738+09:00Famicom is my life) I can't stop play it. The ...Famicom is my life) I can't stop play it. The service I using call sendico.com. <br />Really great company. Reasonable fee, multiple shipping options, credit cards or PayPal payments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037476603799427475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-52402838487223533472016-12-22T23:44:22.581+09:002016-12-22T23:44:22.581+09:00I say your other post about starting a dispute on ...I say your other post about starting a dispute on paypal, did that work out at all? I've never had an issue on YAJ as of yet so I have no way of helping especially since the service is very adamant in its pro-seller/not our problem stance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-12896767247656829322016-11-03T14:01:17.397+09:002016-11-03T14:01:17.397+09:00Is there noting one can do about a misleading adve...Is there noting one can do about a misleading advertiment? I bid on a proof Y100,000 enthronment gold coin and won the bid based on his having it in a proof box and saying it was a proof coin. Turns out it was a bullion coin and he had placed it ina proof box and misrepreented it as a proof coin. When i complained and asked for some resolution, he sent a bad complaint (my first one) saying he mentioned no clain and no return, which is fine if the product was as advertised. Since it clearly was not a proof coin and i paid over the odds thinking it was a proof coin, I feel he cheated me. He has now blocked me and a Yahoo representative said to me if I go to police they wil suspend my account? Strange way of operating if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-13799282221272288042016-07-30T15:17:55.205+09:002016-07-30T15:17:55.205+09:00Hi Carlson, was PayPal able to assist you? I used ...Hi Carlson, was PayPal able to assist you? I used a Japanese proxy, j-subculture, to assist with my Yahoo Japan Auction and had to deposit the amount through PayPal with J-Subculture.<br /><br />The item was not as described by the seller, and I am going to be out a lot of money because the item was very expensive.<br /><br />I just started a dispute claim with PayPal and just wonder if it got your money back. Mine's several thousand dollars, so I hope PayPal can do something.<br /><br />Thank you so much for any assistance/insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-89850140140620662942016-07-30T14:23:34.406+09:002016-07-30T14:23:34.406+09:00Hi Sean, Or anyone else who can help me,
I just fo...Hi Sean, Or anyone else who can help me,<br />I just for the first time bid and won an item on Japan Yahoo Auctions. It was a surprise for my boyfriend, so, I actually had no idea whether the item was genuine. It was really, really, really expensive - several thousand dollars. The only reason I bid on it was because I thought it was genuine, and my boyfriend has been desperate to find this item, which supposedly is super rare. Anyway, after I won the bid, I did some research and found out that the item isn't what it was listed as.<br /><br />My boyfriend also said that it isn't what was described. Well, I had to ruin the surprise, because I saw that it wasn't what I thought it was.<br /><br />I don't read Japanese and went through J-subculture. All of the communications and bidding was through J-subculture.<br /><br />I asked it to relay messages to the seller that he is selling something that wasn't what was described and that it is maybe at best worth 1/4 of what I paid. The seller won't cancel the sale or reduce the price. My money, of course, already went out. It had to go to J-subculture before I could even bid.<br /><br />I don't know if there is anything I can do. But the amount is nearly the price of my car, and I would not have bid on such a large item had I know it wasn't genuine and had my boyfriend not been desperate to get this item.<br /><br />I guess the lesson is I'm not buying my boyfriend any more gifts for the next 100 years.<br /><br />Thanks if anyone can help me.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-22055321660111008882016-03-15T19:04:32.860+09:002016-03-15T19:04:32.860+09:00Buyee.jp are complete crooks who will unscrupulous...Buyee.jp are complete crooks who will unscrupulously lie and cheat every yen they can out of you. In all my years of using freight forwarders and purchase consolidators both in Japan and elsewhere they are by far the lowest pond scum there is.Buyee are criminalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610349129401386404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-27740863949821304312015-10-31T15:55:01.341+09:002015-10-31T15:55:01.341+09:00I had a bad encounter a few days ago too. It chang...I had a bad encounter a few days ago too. It changed my view that Japanese is a customer oriented society. NO, they are NOT! I bidded for an item through Buyee.jp. without realizing that there is a hidden cost 150% time more than the bidding price. <br /><br />Very obvious the seller is out to trap careless buyer like me. <br />I explained to Buyee.jp; but the support just insisted that I had to pay the additional cost since it is (hidden) stated in the sale terms n conditions.<br /><br />Since the transaction is via paypal; I sincerely hope Paypal can help in justice.<br /><br />No more Buyee.jp!<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397007555123580709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-9264612083270402782015-09-04T08:56:08.093+09:002015-09-04T08:56:08.093+09:00It seems I also got ripped off on Yahoo! Japan Auc...It seems I also got ripped off on Yahoo! Japan Auctions by a seller with the username ruki_0424_yui. Upon bidding, the seller had only 1 negative reference, whereas the rest were all positive, but weeks after I had won the item, the seller got more negative references. Apparently the guy's a crook. The worst part is I was using a middle-man service, and this service not only didn't provide specific information on Yahoo! Japan Auction's terms of service, but doesn't seem to be doing anything about the matter either. Had I known sellers on Yahoo! Japan Auctions have so much power, whereas buyers have absolutely none, I never would've bothered. I would've just stuck with eBay and Amazon. Hence, I would recommend not dealing with Yahoo! Japan Auctions unless the seller has TONS of references, all 100%. Only then might it be safe and worth it. Don't believe middle-man services, saying that it's okay for a seller to have a few negative references, as long as the percentage is low. That's bull. From what I've read these past few days, it seems even one negative reference is one too many on that site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-4878920489975084792015-05-08T07:58:55.645+09:002015-05-08T07:58:55.645+09:00Na, don`t worry about it. From what you have desc...Na, don`t worry about it. From what you have described you didn`t commit any crime so the police won`t do anything. Sounds like the person is just upset.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-25018508653917110182015-05-05T23:23:47.280+09:002015-05-05T23:23:47.280+09:00Hi. I'm sorry for getting scammed, im facing a...Hi. I'm sorry for getting scammed, im facing a similar incident. I sold my old macbook pro and someone bought it. I stated that the top bit has a dent and some keyboards are not working so i provided a apple keyboard.<br />He complained that its not working when i can swear to god i tested every bit of it and everything was fine. He called me a scam and wants a refund or he will report me to the police.<br />I agreed to giving back his refund but he has to send back my macbook pro first before i transfer him the money. He has not replied for days and im freaking out cause i dont want no police record.<br /><br />Can I get arrested for such thing that he has no proof for?<br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com