Need help with Yahoo Japan Auctions!

[xshawnxwilliamsx]

Alright, so I've ran into some trouble while trying to find certain figures on a Japan Auction site called, "JPC Trade" (http://www.yahoo.jpctrade.com)

The search engine is absolute poop, and unless you search the EXACT name of the item, you will come up with zero results. You can however just search one word keywords, but if you put more than one word in, you likely won't get any results. Plus, I can't seem to find a way to search in different categories, because if I have to deal with searching just one word things such as "keychain", I'd atleast like to search it in a particular category, rather than going through 100 pages of random stuff that has no relevance with what I'm searching for. Luckily this site is in English unlike Yahoo! Japan Auctions, so I guess that's a plus. Does anyone know any easier ways of navigating through this site? They seem to have a much larger wrestling selection than Yahoo! Japan Auctions has.

Also, I was looking at Dragon Gate items on Yahoo! Japan Auctions when I came across these things that appear to be Dragon Gate Posters, it's hard to tell from the picture though, and the item description and name translated in English is just incoherent. Can anyone confirm that these are posters of somesort?

page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b99032685
page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g77770665
page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r54142531
page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/122402433

So when I contact a bidding agent, how exactly does all of this work? What if they lose to another bidder on an auction? Will I still have to pay them for their trouble if they don't get me the item I paid for?

Any help would be great, thanks!

[Ruby Fusion]

Aug 8, 2009 5:10:55 GMT -5 @xshawnxwilliamsx said:

Alright, so I've ran into some trouble while trying to find certain figures on a Japan Auction site called, "JPC Trade" (http://www.yahoo.jpctrade.com)

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They seem to have a much larger wrestling selection than Yahoo! Japan Auctions has.

Also, I was looking at Dragon Gate items on Yahoo! Japan Auctions when I came across these things that appear to be Dragon Gate Posters, it's hard to tell from the picture though, and the item description and name translated in English is just incoherent. Can anyone confirm that these are posters of somesort?

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Any help would be great, thanks!

I googled the site you mentioned, it's actually a site that sells japanese cars. Next to that activity they profile themselves as a bidding agent, providing some sort of search engine on Yahoo! Japan Auctions (YJA). So your statement is wrong: you get YJA results so it should be the same as checking YJA in japanese.

No idea what these Dragon Gate things are... Comic pamphlets???

On the subject bidding agents:

- on YJA you decide how much you bid
- there are always direct costs involved (mentioned in the auction, somewhere between 100 and 500 yen usually)
- the agent asks you send: your bidding amount + direct cost + s&h to them + their fee (usually 5%)
- should they loose, you get everything back minus the fee OR they keep it so you can bid another time

[the franchise]

I suppose it depends what type of bidding agent you use. I know some are real time while others are not. For the one I use I don't lose any money if I am unable to win the item. I have the option of getting a full refund.