Ebay TV-stuff from Japan: How can you find it?

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Tim R.

there are many Japanese companies that will bid on Yahoo Japan auctions for you and handle the shipping to the USA. They also translate the auctions from Japanese to English.

A great site for browsing the Japanese Yahoo Auctions is http://yahoo.aleado.com.

Hope this is helpful!


Tim

What companies handle shipping? I've been interested in buying and importing a Sony Chromatron TV someday.

[Tim R.]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

What companies handle shipping? I've been interested in buying and importing a Sony Chromatron TV someday.

I found a Chromatron on Yahoo Japan a couple years back. A member here wanted to buy it but wasn't able to bid in time. I remember it sold for a stupid cheap amount, like $10 or something(!).

Tenso, Buyee.jp, and Aleado are the first three buying services that come to mind. What they do is bid on or buy the item, box it up, and then give you a quote on shipping via multiple carriers. After that, you pay them and your purchase is on its way. A Google search should return a bunch of others.

I've used both Aleado and Buyee before. It pays to research them before you use their services, the fees vary greatly between companies.


Tim