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Darren L.

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1 Review by Darren

  • Buyee

11/17/20

Have used Buyee many times over the years and is satisfied with their service and most of all convenience when bidding for items. No deposit or extra fees (eg paypal charge) needed unlike some other proxy sites. Items are almost never lost in my experience. Overseas shipping charges are also fair and almost all options one can think of are available.

However, there are a couple of minuses:
1. No option to consolidate shipping for multiple purchases from the same buyer.
So if u buy 10 items from a buyer in one day, u get charged 10 shipping and 10 bank fees even if its more logical for the seller to sens u all 10 items at once, and for the charges to be paid in one go. In my view, this is the greatest flaw of Buyee as the cost can add up.

2. No option of repacking after consolidation. When the packages are conslidated, they are literally just put together into a bigger box. If they remove the original packaging during consolidation, space and weight can be saved equating to a lower cost. What's more, consolidation costs 1000 yen, which would be a nice price if repacking was done but a little steep otherwise.

3. Unable to bid for certain items. While I can understand the rationale for some categories, I am perplexed that I could not even bid for collector's prepaid cards that usually have values of just 500yen. Thankfully not all sites stick so rigidly to whichever regulation this is...

All in all, I would recommend Buyee especially for single purchases. If you are buying many items from the aame seller in one day, or your items have bulky packaging, it might be cheaper to use a different site.

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