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! style="background:#FFCC00;width:6em;" | [http://www.crescent-shop.com/ Crescent Moon]
Broker
Auto-Bidder
no self-bid
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[http://www.crescent-shop.com/shopping/shopping04.htm]
Bank fee(¥250)+
⋜¥10,000: '''¥2,000'''
⋜¥20,000: '''20%'''
⋜¥100,000: '''¥4,000 on ¥20,000 + 15% of remainder'''
>¥100,000: '''¥16,000+10%rem'''
|
[http://www.crescent-shop.com/auction/auction04.htm]
Bank fee(¥250)+per item
⋜¥4,000: '''¥500'''
⋜¥40,000: '''12.5%'''
>¥40,000: '''¥5,000+7.5%rem'''
| {{Ok}}
| {{Ok}}
(Paypal required)
$
Required for auction bidding
| No
| {{Ok}}
$,¥
| {{Ok}}
$,¥
| No
| -
| {{Ok}}[http://www.crescent-shop.com/shipping/shipping02.htm]
| Opt.
| AirMail, SAL, Surface Mail, UPS, DHL
| No
| Age check, provided meets import regulations
| -
| Bidding requires a deposit, payment deadline is 7 days. Extra fees may apply (size/weight, disposal, Yahoo final fee).
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!style="background:#00FFCC;width:6em;"| [http://www.akibado.com/ Akibado]
Broker
Auto-Bidder
self-bid with [http://www.akibado.com/selfbid.html restrictions]
|
[http://www.akibado.com/personalimport.html]
⋜¥6,000: '''¥1,200'''
⋜¥10,000: '''¥2,000'''
⋜¥15,000: '''¥3,000'''
⋜¥20,000: '''¥4,000'''
⋜¥25,000: '''¥5,000'''
⋜¥30,000: '''¥6,000'''
⋜¥35,000: '''¥7,000'''
>¥35,000: '''20%'''
|
[http://www.akibado.com/auction.html]
Bank fee (¥200)+Minimal per-seller fee (¥500)+per item
<¥2,500: '''¥300''' (except first item)
⋜¥10,000: '''¥500'''
⋜¥15,000: '''¥900'''
⋜¥20,000: '''¥1,400'''
⋜¥25,000: '''¥1,700'''
⋜¥30,000: '''¥2,200'''
⋜¥35,000: '''¥2,700'''
⋜¥40,000: '''¥3,300'''
⋜¥45,000: '''¥3,900'''
⋜¥50,000: '''¥4,500'''
>¥50,000: '''+¥500 per ¥10,000'''
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(Paypal required) 3.9% fee
Requires half-deposit for auction (48h)
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half-deposit for auction (48h)
| {{Ok}}
| {{Ok}}
+¥2,500 fee
| {{Ok}}
¥
| -
| {{Ok}}[http://www.akibado.com/shippinglist.html]
| No
| AirMail, SAL [http://www.akibado.com/help-g-shipping.html]
| No
| Not for self-bid auctions
| -
| Bidding requires half (Paypal, WU, 48h deadline) or full deposit (7-day deadline).
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=See Also=
*[http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=442 The "Where do I buy..." Thread], AnimeSuki Forums
*[http://forums.visualnews.net/showthread.php?t=7001 What business act as middlemen for Japanese stuff?], VisualNews Gemot Forums
*[http://forums.visualnews.net/showthread.php?t=7051 online shop, shipping worldwide], VisualNews Gemot Forums
*[http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30394 Yahoo Japan Auctions], JREF Japan Forum
*[http://www.ffmusic.info/yjtutorial.html Daryl's Yahoo Japan auction tutorial]