How to Use J-Subculture's Auction Service
Keyword Search
You can enter search terms in the field at the top of the page. Yahoo! must be searched in Japanese, but our handy translation service offers suggestions for thousands of English terms, as well as titles of famous anime/manga series, games, and names of characters!
2.Suggested Japanese keywords w/ English counterparts
Search By Category
From the "Search By Category" button next to the keyword search field, you can manually browse Yahoo! Auction's categories. Everything has been translated into English for your convenience, so no knowledge of Japanese is necessary!
2.Subcategories. Categories with a green mark contain subcategories.
3.When you're done browsing categories, you can go right back to searching keywords!
Search Using Yahoo! Auction's Own Engine
How to Use Yahoo Auction Japan!
You can also browse and search Yahoo! Auction directly. Please visit the following site: http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/
WARNING: This page is entirely in Japanese.
2.Keyword search field
3.Search button
4.Subcategories. For searching purposes categories down to the lowest level of subcategory must be selected
5.Advanced search options
If you have found an auction directly through the Yahoo! Auction site, please make a note of the page's URL and Yahoo! Auction ID number.
2.Yahoo! Auction Japan ID Number
3.Seller name. From here, you can find other items from the same seller.
When You Have Found an Auction You Want to Bid In
Once you've found the auction you want, simply enter the page's URL , ID number and seller/exhibitor ID into our system.
2.Enter page URL
3.Enter seller ID
How To Bid
Add a Deposit
Before you bid, please make a deposit. Your deposits cover both the cost of your items and shipping, so make sure you have enough. Unused deposits can be refunded through PayPal, so you have nothing to worry about. Deposits can be made [here].
Real-Time Bidding
Using our service, you can place bids in real-time just as if you had a Yahoo! Auction account!
2.Please place a high bid. An explanation of high bids can be found [here]
3.Select the bid amount
Snipe Bids
Snipe bids are made automatically within 10-15 minutes of auction closing, avoiding costly bidding wars.
2.Please place a significantly high bid. An explanation of high bidding can be found [here].
3.Select snipe bid amount
From Winning Bid to Product Arrival
Paying Product Price
As soon as you have won your auction, we contact the seller on your behalf and find out all relevant information such as domestic shipping fees and payment methods. Once we have notified you, please pay the product price, including handling fees, within seven days.
2.Click to make payment
Select the Shipping You Want to Pay
You can check off a product to submit a shipping request to our offices. Options for international shipping from our offices to your residence will be listed.
Combined shipping for multiple orders can also be selected.
The international shipping cost will then be calculated based on all products included.
You can make your shipping decision while viewing the various costs for methods and combinations.
2.Select the items you wish us to ship, refer to shipping cost
3.Click the Shipping Request button
Make Shipping Payment
Please make your shipping payment as shown below. As soon as we've confirmed it, we'll ship your order!
2.Select the shipping cost you want to pay
3.Click the payment button
Find the items you would like to buy
If you don't know how to search, please check the instructions here.