Hello everyone, I’ve never imported anything from Japan on yahoo auctions; but the dire situation with the grinding to a halt of mass importation of pachinkos from domestic vendors in 2018 has me considering this option! I know shipping will be exorbitant; and no guarantee/warranty of actually receiving it 😬 but my question is for members that have successfully purchased machines this way. How accurate (or inaccurate) are the buyee JP estimator tool? For example, the Tokio Deluxe I fancy cost 16,800 yen ($150) estimated cost is about 50,000-30,000 yen; however shipping from the seller to the Buyee JP “middleman” isn’t included.... is shipping a machine within Japan usually cheaper than international shipping? (I would assume so?) Last question; is EMS shipping any “safer” for the machine (faster, less handling I would assume?)

Here’s what I was quoted.... is this totally out of line or should I expect to pay significantly more? 😬



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