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Proxy Services Overview

What is a proxy service?  A proxy service, sometimes called a "deputy", is a company or a person located in Japan that helps you buy items on Yahoo Auctions Japan.  The proxy service acts as the middle man and handles the Japanese side of the transaction and collects a fee for services.  The Buyer (you) finds an item and places a bid, and then the proxy takes over from there.  They communicate with the Seller, make the payment, receive the item, then forward it to you overseas.

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Typical Proxy Fees

Probably the most confusing part of using a proxy service is determining the fees and the total cost you'll have to pay to receive an item.  It's not an exact science for a lot of different reasons.  Different companies use different methods to determine final cost, and as a Buyer you won't know the international shipping charges until the item actually arrives at the proxy company warehouse.  That can cause a bit of sticker shock for some people when the total cost ends up being two or three times the actual item cost, or more.

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The Risks

So what happens if the item I buy isn't the same one that's delivered?  What happens if I've paid but the Seller doesn't send the item?  What kind of guarantees do I have?  What kind of protection?  To answer it all in one word:  none.  Working with a proxy service usually means your on your own in terms of risk.  The proxy service is just the middle man.  They don't guarantee anything because they aren't the one buying it.  You are.

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Beware of the Deposit

A lot of first time buyers and a good portion of Buyers in general don't really understand how to use the deposit system.  What they don't understand is that it's a minimum amount, not a maximum amount.  A Buyer decides that he wants to spend 30,000 yen on an item so he makes a 15,000 yen deposit.  He bids 30,000 yen, but in the last minute he gets outbid at 31,000 yen, then he's angry that he didn't have the ability to raise his bid in the last minute.  The problem is that he didn't understand how to properly use a deposit.

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