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Title: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Otaking on February 07, 2014, 09:52:15 AM
What happened to seller hit-japan? their prices used to be by far the cheapest on eBay. A couple of years back I used to buy tons of import games from them but now their prices are just silly. :-k
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Arkhan on February 07, 2014, 10:11:01 AM
f*cktard collectors made them realize they can get more wangbang for their f*ckbuck.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 07, 2014, 12:13:33 PM
He's ok, he gets his panties in a wad VERY easily, so you have to be careful how you interact with him. He will ban you in a minute.
The trick is to make him offers, he'll usually work out a pretty good deal with you. He recently sold me Valis 3 and 4 for $35, which I thought was a great deal.
Peter Rabbit Hamu is another good seller.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: GohanX on February 07, 2014, 12:25:34 PM
Yeah, you can always take a few bucks off with an offer if it's a common item. I just ordered a great condition Ys 4 from him for 12 bucks, which isn't a steal but isn't half bad.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Trenton_net on February 07, 2014, 01:27:29 PM
In my humble opinion, most items from ebay are a rip now days. Not like the old days where you could get a good deal. Instead now speculators, eBay fees, PayPal fees ruin it for everyone.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 07, 2014, 01:38:04 PM
Well Valis 3 was 19.99, and Valois 4 was 29.99. He dropped 3 to $15 and 4 to $20. I find he makes much better deals if you buy multiple items.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Mzo on February 07, 2014, 02:50:51 PM
I usually go for the yamatoku auctions; they always start at a penny.
I actually just got PC Engine Princess Maker <3 and PS Unjammer Lammy at a penny each, plus shipping. You guys should also check out Arcade-Gear.com. Mike doesn't have prices listed anymore, or even regular updates (lol) but he is a great guy who only deals in near mint/mint, complete, spine card games at very reasonable prices.
PS - Don't go blowing up my spots.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: monads on February 07, 2014, 09:43:25 PM
The trick is to make him offers, he'll usually work out a pretty good deal with you.
Peter Rabbit Hamu is another good seller.
Ordered from both. Yes, make reasonable offers. Items I've received from both sellers were top-notch as advertised and wouldn't hesitate to order from again in the future.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: pulstar on February 07, 2014, 10:26:04 PM
Yeah, I would always try and buy a few games at a time from Hit-Japan. They're always willing to do deals and I've never once paid a customs charge on anything they sent me :D
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on February 07, 2014, 11:20:25 PM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: TheClash603 on February 08, 2014, 06:21:07 AM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Tats bought a Japanese landfill for storage purposes, it has killed the importing scene.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 08, 2014, 06:22:34 AM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Senshi on February 08, 2014, 06:50:04 AM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
ya just gotta roll with it :lol:
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: SplatterTrigger on February 08, 2014, 10:05:09 AM
The trick is to order multiple items with offers. Usually he will bite and cut the deal you want. If you say go after 1 item and send an offer that is over 20-25% off he'll flat out deny it. Also this time of the year he jacks up the prices on almost all BIN with offers.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 08, 2014, 10:27:38 AM
The trick is to order multiple items with offers. Usually he will bite and cut the deal you want. If you say go after 1 item and send an offer that is over 20-25% off he'll flat out deny it. Also this time of the year he jacks up the prices on almost all BIN with offers.
Agreed!
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on February 08, 2014, 01:27:41 PM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Huh? what's not to comprendre?
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: xelement5x on February 08, 2014, 01:53:54 PM
I used to use hit-japan for awhile, then I sent him one offer (maybe 30% off but it was super overpriced) and he responded "Is this a joke?" and I was like f*ck that dude I will take my business elsewhere. DragonmasterDan has an even more epic story than I about him I believe.
Anyway, after that I used Yamatoku for awhile, but at this point I'm more likely to just buy stuff from Japan using a proxy anymore.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: PunkicCyborg on February 08, 2014, 02:12:21 PM
Hit Japan/Game of Japan guy came into the old flashchat a couple times to say hi to the pce folks and thanks for the business. I haven't bought anything from them in a while though.... Yeah everything is too damn expensive on ebay. They pretty much show you the average prices when you list stuff and suggest price points so. There's really no deals to be had anymore on there unless you want some obscure/unwanted shit.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 08, 2014, 03:02:05 PM
I used to use hit-japan for awhile, then I sent him one offer (maybe 30% off but it was super overpriced) and he responded "Is this a joke?" and I was like f*ck that dude I will take my business elsewhere. DragonmasterDan has an even more epic story than I about him I believe.
Anyway, after that I used Yamatoku for awhile, but at this point I'm more likely to just buy stuff from Japan using a proxy anymore.
I agree! I bought my junk drive from him to fix my turbo CD. I offended him by negotiating over price and asking him specific questions about the drive. He banned my username, but since he was the only one selling junk drives I had to create another eBay id just to buy from him.
Once I had an established record with other JP sellers, I asked him to unban me and he did. I told him to look at my history and that business could be his lol
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: TR0N on February 08, 2014, 06:03:35 PM
Still great service with hit-japan but prices have been going up.Not to mention,it's worse if you want to buy sfc games cib :shock: While loose of course is the cheaper option.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: gbapalyer on February 08, 2014, 10:40:43 PM
The trick is to order multiple items with offers. Usually he will bite and cut the deal you want. If you say go after 1 item and send an offer that is over 20-25% off he'll flat out deny it. Also this time of the year he jacks up the prices on almost all BIN with offers.
Agreed!
dito :)
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on February 08, 2014, 11:35:13 PM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Huh? what's not to comprendre?
Yeah, I can't understand what you were trying to say, either. Mind making another go at it?
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on February 11, 2014, 02:48:32 PM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Huh? what's not to comprendre?
Yeah, I can't understand what you were trying to say, either. Mind making another go at it?
lol, I tried to say that the amount of retro game stuff became somehow less during the past few years here in japan. so that might have an impact on export prices as well.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 11, 2014, 03:04:39 PM
:lol: much better tats!
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: jeffhlewis on February 11, 2014, 04:15:46 PM
Noticed that as well with hit-japan; he's been refusing pretty reasonable offers from me (maybe asking for 15% off in some cases at most). Yamatoku has always been my favorite seller on eBay simply because he starts auctions low and let's the market dictate. You can still get good deals there as long as you're bidding on games that the snerds stay away from.
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Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: TR0N on February 11, 2014, 07:13:23 PM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Huh? what's not to comprendre?
Yeah, I can't understand what you were trying to say, either. Mind making another go at it?
lol, I tried to say that the amount of retro game stuff became somehow less during the past few years here in japan. so that might have an impact on export prices as well.
I understood you the first time.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Necromancer on February 12, 2014, 05:49:20 AM
Years of experience have made us fluent in Tatsujinese.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Bloufo on February 12, 2014, 06:14:46 AM
In the early days bivari (hit-japan) was an a$$hole and more. At least the couple times I bought stuff from him he had a crap attitude and even worse (s-l-o-w) service. He seems to have upped his game from those days. Although, as some here have mentioned, you gotta be careful how you interact with this dude. He's liable to block you on a whim.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Otaking on February 12, 2014, 07:32:49 AM
I still think hit-japan prices over last year or so have gone really high. Even if the game has a best offer option the initial buy it now price is 3-4 times the going rate. Maybe it's only with Snerd games I haven't really checked the prices on other formats other than AES.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: jeffhlewis on February 12, 2014, 08:12:51 AM
I still think hit-japan prices over last year or so have gone really high. Even if the game has a best offer option the initial buy it now price is 3-4 times the going rate. Maybe it's only with Snerd games I haven't really checked the prices on other formats other than AES.
I've seen Japanese FF games and Chrono Trigger copies going for $30-40 each on occasion between Hit Japan and some others...I bought FF4-6 and CT for the Super Fami less than a year ago for like 15 bucks total. It's insane what's happened in such a short time.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Otaking on February 12, 2014, 09:15:53 AM
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Huh? what's not to comprendre?
Yeah, I can't understand what you were trying to say, either. Mind making another go at it?
lol, I tried to say that the amount of retro game stuff became somehow less during the past few years here in japan. so that might have an impact on export prices as well.
one must also say that games got in generally less and therefore more expensive here in the japan fields as well. i might assume that this will have a price impact on most of the the export shops.
Huh? No comprende
Huh? what's not to comprendre?
Yeah, I can't understand what you were trying to say, either. Mind making another go at it?
lol, I tried to say that the amount of retro game stuff became somehow less during the past few years here in japan. so that might have an impact on export prices as well.
OK, now I get what you were saying. Thanks for clarifying. Do you think the Japanese law affecting resale of older electronics maybe hurt the Japanese market for retro goods?
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: MotherGunner on February 15, 2014, 10:48:18 AM
This has been ongoing for quite some time now and only getting worse. (I did eventually pick up Coryoon for $140 shipped via private transaction Btw).
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: toymachine78 on February 15, 2014, 12:08:44 PM
I dunno. I think you have to work with him. Like I said, he recently sold me valis 3 and 4 for $35. His list was 50 for both
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: bishopcruz on February 16, 2014, 03:22:28 PM
I got some fair prices off of him just recently, like a tennokoe for under $5, when I bought a bunch of stuff at once. What pisses me off is that I paid for EMS and he sent it Special Service Mail, whatever the hell that is. Not cool at all.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: ApolloBoy on February 17, 2014, 11:10:42 AM
OK, now I get what you were saying. Thanks for clarifying. Do you think the Japanese law affecting resale of older electronics maybe hurt the Japanese market for retro goods?
IIRC, that law was actually considered back in 2006 but wound up being dropped.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Dicer on February 17, 2014, 01:53:17 PM
I just started getting things from them, seems if I put in an offer basically knocking off the cost of shipping they accept it...YMMV of course.
Just scored R-type complete, happy with that.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: megatron-uk on February 20, 2014, 07:51:13 PM
I've never had a problem with hit-japan in terms of the condition of the items or shipping - it's always been very accurate, well packed and prompt. You're right, they're not the cheapest, but not the most expensive either.
Just bought Cyber Knight ($5), Magicoal ($15), Fang of Alnam ($10), Xanadu I ($8) and Sol Moonarge ($10) from him - I paid about 50% - 75% of the asking price on all of them and he accepted. I don't think that's a bad deal by any stretch of the imagination.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: wolfman on February 20, 2014, 08:48:47 PM
What happened to seller hit-japan? their prices used to be by far the cheapest on eBay. A couple of years back I used to buy tons of import games from them but now their prices are just silly. :-k
Cool avatar!
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: ClodBuster on February 20, 2014, 10:23:53 PM
I've bought several games and accessories for PS1 and PCE from Hit Japan. Packaging was good, and the condition of the items was very good. Not far from the excellent packaging and item condition of Arcade-gear.com, however AG benefits from outstanding customer support and friendly staff.
On the other hand I had rather negative experiences with sellers within Europe.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: GohanX on February 21, 2014, 04:47:20 AM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Black Tiger on February 21, 2014, 06:34:15 AM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Avoid ryoplanshop then. They refuse to combine shipping and use a service which doesn't display the postage. The last time I bought a handful of mostly cheap games from them, shipping wound up being $48. I only bought the cheap games to save on shipping a secret santa purchase.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: xelement5x on February 21, 2014, 08:35:09 AM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Avoid ryoplanshop then. They refuse to combine shipping and use a service which doesn't display the postage. The last time I bought a handful of mostly cheap games from them, shipping wound up being $48. I only bought the cheap games to save on shipping a secret santa purchase.
Man, thanks for the heads up. I still would have weighed it to get an idea, EMS rates are high but $50 for a couple of games is nuts. For $50 I would expect it at my door in 2 days.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Black Tiger on February 21, 2014, 12:19:31 PM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Avoid ryoplanshop then. They refuse to combine shipping and use a service which doesn't display the postage. The last time I bought a handful of mostly cheap games from them, shipping wound up being $48. I only bought the cheap games to save on shipping a secret santa purchase.
Man, thanks for the heads up. I still would have weighed it to get an idea, EMS rates are high but $50 for a couple of games is nuts. For $50 I would expect it at my door in 2 days.
Well, they do throw in a free packet of green tea. :wink:
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: bishopcruz on February 21, 2014, 01:50:05 PM
Well, looks like my games should be in within the next couple of days, maybe even tomorrow if I'm lucky. Hope to god the Tennokoe works though, I need the space badly. Still, I am annoyed it took so long, it was a few days late and I paid extra for EMS. This is the first time I have ever had EMS take more than a week, hell it was the first time it took more than about 4 days.
Still at least it looks like it's coming. If I had another lost package from Japan I think I would scream.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: mossman43 on February 25, 2014, 05:01:33 PM
I dealt with him quite a few times before and never had a problem. I recently offered him $200 for his MC and he countered with $330 + $12 shipping and stated that he wouldn't go any lower. Nowhere near the deals I used to get from him!
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: jperryss on February 26, 2014, 02:51:23 AM
Wow. What happened with the PCE version of MC? It was about $120 complete three years ago, maybe $180 a year ago (and many copies rotting on eBay around the $200 mark). Right now I only see one for almost $400.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Black Tiger on February 26, 2014, 02:56:55 AM
Wow. What happened with the PCE version of MC? It was about $120 complete three years ago, maybe $180 a year ago (and many copies rotting on eBay around the $200 mark). Right now I only see one for almost $400.
It goes for $175 - $250 on eBay now. Ever since the Turbo version got out of control. Dynastic Hero has gone from $5 - $15 to never selling because sellers ask too much now. Just goes to show that it isn't about supply and demand.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: rtyper on March 01, 2014, 10:09:15 PM
i remember reading a thread/comments on here about a 80% new pc engine multi-tap that really had me in stitches. HJ has it's fair shair of junk, but this shows how low some sellers will go: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Engine-Interface-Unit-IFU-30-CD-ROM-PC-Engine-Console-System-JAPAN-0926-/310765174313?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item485b0c3e29#ht_12675wt_1124 scroll down for the better pictures. I suppose if the rom2 system works you could swap the innards over to a better looker.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on March 01, 2014, 10:22:27 PM
85% NEW!!
(http://imageshack.com/a/img42/6158/7f1b.jpg)
Title: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: esteban on March 02, 2014, 03:04:07 AM
Someone better link to the olde threade so newbies will know the trü storie behind that sacred 3-player tap.
Also, I am so disappointed with myself for not buying that when I had a chance. What a stupid act of frugality (to deny myself a piece of TurboHistory).
Trü storie.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: bishopcruz on March 02, 2014, 05:31:37 PM
What the hell? Was it attacked by killer flan or something?
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: HailingTheThings on March 02, 2014, 06:55:47 PM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Avoid ryoplanshop then. They refuse to combine shipping and use a service which doesn't display the postage. The last time I bought a handful of mostly cheap games from them, shipping wound up being $48. I only bought the cheap games to save on shipping a secret santa purchase.
Man, thanks for the heads up. I still would have weighed it to get an idea, EMS rates are high but $50 for a couple of games is nuts. For $50 I would expect it at my door in 2 days.
Well, they do throw in a free packet of green tea. :wink:
My friendo bet me $10 I wouldn't actually drink it when I got one with an order, totally did. Tasted meh. :3
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on March 02, 2014, 09:29:30 PM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Avoid ryoplanshop then. They refuse to combine shipping and use a service which doesn't display the postage. The last time I bought a handful of mostly cheap games from them, shipping wound up being $48. I only bought the cheap games to save on shipping a secret santa purchase.
Man, thanks for the heads up. I still would have weighed it to get an idea, EMS rates are high but $50 for a couple of games is nuts. For $50 I would expect it at my door in 2 days.
Well, they do throw in a free packet of green tea. :wink:
My friendo bet me $10 I wouldn't actually drink it when I got one with an order, totally did. Tasted meh. :3
your mother is meh :3
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Necromancer on March 03, 2014, 02:01:32 AM
HJ has it's fair shair of junk, but this shows how low some sellers will go: dirty/damaged/yellowed beefcase (http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Engine-Interface-Unit-IFU-30-CD-ROM-PC-Engine-Console-System-JAPAN-0926-/310765174313?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item485b0c3e29#ht_12675wt_1124)
I see no "low" behavior, as they're described as being in poor condition and the pics make it painfully obvious.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: HailingTheThings on March 03, 2014, 08:56:02 AM
I just want a seller that will throw a ton of loose good hucards in a small box and not charge $50 shopping.
Avoid ryoplanshop then. They refuse to combine shipping and use a service which doesn't display the postage. The last time I bought a handful of mostly cheap games from them, shipping wound up being $48. I only bought the cheap games to save on shipping a secret santa purchase.
Man, thanks for the heads up. I still would have weighed it to get an idea, EMS rates are high but $50 for a couple of games is nuts. For $50 I would expect it at my door in 2 days.
Well, they do throw in a free packet of green tea. :wink:
My friendo bet me $10 I wouldn't actually drink it when I got one with an order, totally did. Tasted meh. :3
your mother is meh :3
I do believe you would be safe in your assumption. :clap:
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: MotherGunner on March 03, 2014, 09:13:35 AM
So can we agree that what happened to Hit-Japan is that the Japanese who work there are hitting it?
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: GohanX on March 03, 2014, 12:13:29 PM
Isn't everyone? That bitch has been around the block more times than the mailman.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: HailingTheThings on March 03, 2014, 01:46:08 PM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: rtyper on March 07, 2014, 05:08:43 AM
HJ has it's fair shair of junk, but this shows how low some sellers will go: dirty/damaged/yellowed beefcase (http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Engine-Interface-Unit-IFU-30-CD-ROM-PC-Engine-Console-System-JAPAN-0926-/310765174313?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item485b0c3e29#ht_12675wt_1124)
I see no "low" behavior, as they're described as being in poor condition and the pics make it painfully obvious.
If I saw this at a garage sale I wouldn't stop to look at anything else the seller had. Considering the advertised rom2 system was smashed and looked like I shit on it, have they no shame. One can only wonder what other delights they are holding back for sale, perhaps a half eaten sandwich from the dumpster where they found this crap. It all reflects back on the seller and how desperate they are for the dollars.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Tatsujin on March 07, 2014, 09:19:57 AM
the shuttle he also has in stock dosent look so shaby.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: ClodBuster on March 07, 2014, 07:43:01 PM
Visually unappealing consoles and accessories can be a fine source for spare parts.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: rtyper on March 10, 2014, 07:02:28 AM
certainly can, as i said (if you are willing to take a chance on this at $195.00 excluding p+p) and the rom2 unit works ok, is swapping out the insides a big job ? however, a very nice (working/refurbished) unit can be had for less than $100 + p&p if you shop around
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: IrishNinja on March 17, 2014, 09:48:05 AM
damn, had no idea hit-japan was that quick to ban...when i was buying saturn imports, i'd offer like 60-65% of his asking price, and after messaging him to say i was buying a lot, he let every one of em through. shipping took a while, but everything showed up as promised.
as Mzo & others said, ive had better deals from Yamamatokus...thing is, with shipping prices you end up wanting to grab a few things to make it worth it.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: zborgerd on March 23, 2014, 04:52:29 AM
I've always had a good experience with Hit-Japan. His BIN prices are a bit high, but I tend to just throw about a half a dozen offers at one time, between 50%-75% of the BIN price for what is listed. Depends upon the game and the current average prices. He's more likely to work with you if you are buying several items. Everything is always well-packed and in good condition. I've only had one or two CD games that were a bit lower quality than what I'd normally expect, but still not bad.
Might also depend upon the time of day. I always make offers in the mid evening, which would be late morning in Japan. It's easier to work with someone when they haven't had to deal with all of the usual BS of the day.
I've only purchased from Yamatoku one one occasion. No real problems either. I like that he does bid auctions on most items. I ordered a CoreGrafx from him a year ago and it literally arrived from Japan in two days. I was shocked at how fast it was.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: jeffhlewis on March 23, 2014, 08:42:30 AM
Couple years ago Yamatoku EMS'd a 30 lb. box of systems and games to me in 3 days. Insane!
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Ray on March 23, 2014, 09:15:22 AM
Couple years ago Yamatoku EMS'd a 30 lb. box of systems and games to me in 3 days. Insane!
Shipping overall is incredibly fast in Japan. Even from Hokkaido it only usually only takes 2 days for a package to leave the country, yet when it gets here it stays in customs for a week, with a chance of up to €40 in customs charges. Thankfully most of the sellers I deal with mark packages as gifts, but I did get unlucky a few times.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: jeffhlewis on March 23, 2014, 09:48:33 AM
Couple years ago Yamatoku EMS'd a 30 lb. box of systems and games to me in 3 days. Insane!
Shipping overall is incredibly fast in Japan. Even from Hokkaido it only usually only takes 2 days for a package to leave the country, yet when it gets here it stays in customs for a week, with a chance of up to €40 in customs charges. Thankfully most of the sellers I deal with mark packages as gifts, but I did get unlucky a few times.
Customs in Russia is the worst. I sold my Macbook Pro to a guy in Moscow and he had to pay off someone at customs for them to release it. After like 4 weeks of them holding it.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on March 31, 2014, 04:07:01 AM
I made a $14 offer on a game they listed at $18 BIN and they accepted within an hour. Game was initially listed at $20 with a 10% off tag, but I managed to get it for $20 shipped. win-win?
Not the greatest deal in the world, but I respect their quality and know they ship carefully. - http://www.ebay.com/itm/360823698418?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: SplatterTrigger on April 03, 2014, 12:12:07 AM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
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Post by: toymachine78 on April 03, 2014, 12:22:17 AM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
He's like that. You are prob banned from his auctions now.
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Post by: SplatterTrigger on April 03, 2014, 12:28:53 AM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
He's like that. You are prob banned from his auctions now.
He actually didn't ban me. I've used him for years and never had an issue like this.
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Post by: xelement5x on April 03, 2014, 04:15:43 AM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
Lol. His attitude is basically the reason I stopped using him in general. Though I will say it helped motivate me to find other ways to buy stuff from Japan.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Black Tiger on April 03, 2014, 05:25:48 AM
I recently bought a PCE mouse from hitjapan. It was packaged well, but as soon as I unpacked it and clicked each button, it was obvious that one of them didn't work. I confirmed it with a game and was lucky enough to be able to fix it with help from this forum. But it is obvious that not only does he not test things, he didn't even do the most basic once over to see if it was physically intact. Between this and the garbage I've received in the past and how he deals with defect returns, he is definitely the one with the bad manner.
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Post by: jtucci31 on April 03, 2014, 06:37:50 AM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
He's like that. You are prob banned from his auctions now.
He actually didn't ban me. I've used him for years and never had an issue like this.
So what you're saying is, he used to take offers, but now not so much? Because I had a similar problem where he declined an offer of mine
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Post by: thesteve on April 03, 2014, 06:45:07 AM
he takes offers, they just need to be closer to ask odds are he would have taken 17 he wont counter offer (too much effort)
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Post by: Darknessedge on April 03, 2014, 07:20:16 AM
I have always had good dealings with him. Bought a PSX, a few PS1, PS2, Dreamcast and Saturn games. Got it all for a good price to. Two Years ago I was buying N64 games from him, and he forgot to ship one of the games I bought, he refunded the money for the game and still sent it.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Black Tiger on April 03, 2014, 09:57:49 AM
He doesn't decline many of my offers. It's just totally random what he actually values each item at compared to his default prices. For some things he'll accept offers as much as 40% off the asking price, while for others he'll decline even 10% off, which defeats the whole purpose of having Offers. I've experienced the full range of accepting low offers and declining high offers both during mass buys and one-offs.
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Post by: toymachine78 on April 03, 2014, 10:38:04 AM
He is very random. The last game I bought from him was listed at 24.99. I think I offered 18, he countered at 22, I countered at 19, then he placed it in my shopping cart for 17... less than I originally offered! WTF?
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Post by: thesteve on April 03, 2014, 11:41:09 AM
wow lol
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Post by: OGHUGO on April 03, 2014, 12:25:14 PM
Yes very random. I think he or she has employees working for him/her. who ever is there checking and how ever their day is going that is when they give you good deals.
I got a almost mint Duo RX with 6 button pad, no box. he had it for $360 BIN, offered $300 and he took it.
Keep in mind that I always have to remind him of the thousands of dollars I have spent with him over the years (Mostly Neo Geo AES)
Got it for $350 with EMS shipping.
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Post by: razo00 on April 03, 2014, 02:40:06 PM
I use hit-japan every once and awhile. Condition to me is important, especially my cd games. When he grades the item in b condition it usually means very good to near mint condition. He usually accepts the offers I give him as well. I've never had a issue with him.
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Post by: MrWunderful on April 03, 2014, 03:15:12 PM
He has a ton of lots of hueys for sale right now. I was tempted to buy from him.
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Post by: HailingTheThings on April 03, 2014, 03:27:28 PM
I have always had good dealings with him. Bought a PSX, a few PS1, PS2, Dreamcast and Saturn games. Got it all for a good price to. Two Years ago I was buying N64 games from him, and he forgot to ship one of the games I bought, he refunded the money for the game and still sent it.
Wow, he must like you err something. :3
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Post by: rag-time4 on April 07, 2014, 05:11:46 PM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
Sounds like he may have changed the price on that one just for you. I think I'm gonna agree with him on this one.
I agree with everyone who mentions buying in bulk. A couple years back I bought a dozen or so games and each one was a best offer he accepted.
I did have an issue with a console I bought from him, but he accepted a return on it.
Making best offers on single items probably won't yield very good results. Much better to make offers on several at once.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: MrBroadway on May 01, 2014, 07:59:25 AM
I have always had good dealings with him. Bought a PSX, a few PS1, PS2, Dreamcast and Saturn games. Got it all for a good price to. Two Years ago I was buying N64 games from him, and he forgot to ship one of the games I bought, he refunded the money for the game and still sent it.
Wow, he must like you err something. :3
When he sent me something broken, he told me he'd refund me the money if I removed the negative feedback (after no response from him). Then he blocked me. Sucks, but I'm glad that more and more people are realizing how douchy he can be.
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Post by: Bardoly on May 01, 2014, 08:25:03 AM
I have ordered 3-4 times from him, and he's always treated me fairly. I would order from him again.
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Post by: Trenton_net on May 01, 2014, 12:19:42 PM
Usually I buy on Yahoo Japan and not Ebay, but I decided jump on the band wagon just for fun. I offered around 1100 Yen for Lemmings when his price on Ebay was about 2200-2100 Yen. The price I offered is exactly what I would pay BIN for the game on Yahoo and he rejected it.
I did not link him to the Yahoo Japan seller out of politeness, but I could tell that he's not exactly aware of his pricing. However, if you go slightly under his ask ($4-$6 about), he'll likely accept. The big thing is, he rarely communicates to you or follows up on things if something happens, so if your looking for 'service' you probably won't get it.
You definitely can get better deals if you know a bit of Japanese. When I was bargaining with him, I always provided my offers in Yen (with dollar value) just to politely remind him what price he's choosing to accept or reject.
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Post by: Dicer on May 01, 2014, 12:24:59 PM
Always lowballed by $4-$8 bucks on what he puts up and he has generally accepted...or I cut the price of shipping. only had him reject once and counter another time.
Halted my buying for now, but never had an issue with him as a seller.
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Post by: roflmao on May 01, 2014, 02:06:55 PM
I've ordered from hit-japan a ton of times, and have always been happy. But it's been awhile since my last purchase from him and I've noticed his prices are getting a lot higher. I'm guessing his reputation has grown and he doesn't have to accept low-ball offers anymore because of all the people that pay asking price these days. I'm glad we had him as such a good resource for as long as we did, but all good things come to an end. :(
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Post by: Bernie on May 01, 2014, 02:25:33 PM
Strange. I still buy from him quite a bit, only been turned down a couple times. I've had some quality issues a couple times, and they always handled it promptly. Both cases ended up me being refunded and keeping the item.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: wolfman on May 01, 2014, 08:04:50 PM
I recently bought a PCE mouse from hitjapan. It was packaged well, but as soon as I unpacked it and clicked each button, it was obvious that one of them didn't work. I confirmed it with a game and was lucky enough to be able to fix it with help from this forum.
The "stuck button" issue?
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Necromancer on May 02, 2014, 02:50:41 AM
I offered around 1100 Yen for Lemmings when his price on Ebay was about 2200-2100 Yen. The price I offered is exactly what I would pay BIN for the game on Yahoo and he rejected it.
I did not link him to the Yahoo Japan seller out of politeness, but I could tell that he's not exactly aware of his pricing.
I bet he is aware, aware that we have to pay double shipping and deputy service fees to buy stuff off of yahoo japan.
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Post by: wolfman on May 02, 2014, 03:06:36 AM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
Sounds like he may have changed the price on that one just for you. I think I'm gonna agree with him on this one.
You might be right. But he should have contacted me in my opinion. In all honesty it wasn't that important and I at first was a bit put off by it. I've dealt with him for years now and never had an issue. And no issues since this either.
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Post by: Medic_wheat on May 27, 2014, 01:52:05 PM
Well I off and on buy from this seller, but YES his prices have gone silly high.
Case in point famicom licks (little Samson) use to be around $45 $80 boxed. Be the prices loose are equal or higher then the pal version...drives me made because I still need this one....sigh.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: TR0N on May 27, 2014, 11:25:02 PM
Well I off and on buy from this seller, but YES his prices have gone silly high.
Case in point famicom licks (little Samson) use to be around $45 $80 boxed. Be the prices loose are equal or higher then the pal version...drives me made because I still need this one....sigh.
I bought a japanese (Little Samson) loose last year on ebay while it wasn't dirt cheap,it's better then paying the price for the u.s version.Though lately hit-japan prices have gone bat-shit insane on some games.
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Post by: rag-time4 on June 14, 2014, 07:54:19 PM
I recently made an offer on a $24 piece for $19 and he denied me. A few days later he marked it down to $19.20. ? So I made an offer for $15.55 since he denied me earlier. I figured what the hell. Anyways he denied me again and sent me a message telling me that I had a bad manner. LMAO!
Sounds like he may have changed the price on that one just for you. I think I'm gonna agree with him on this one.
You might be right. But he should have contacted me in my opinion. In all honesty it wasn't that important and I at first was a bit put off by it. I've dealt with him for years now and never had an issue. And no issues since this either.
Yeah I hear you. If he's gonna take the time to adjust the price for you, may as well send you a message. Maybe it's tough for a seller with so much inventory to do that. Would have been better though for sure. In the end, he annoyed a possible buyer and didn't sell the item.
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Post by: playing-b3yond on June 18, 2014, 08:29:59 AM
I have bought a bunch of stuff from him and he has been ok. But he sure is fickle with the buy it now. Sometimes he takes my low ball offers then sometimes he just deny's me. Their seems to be no rhyme or reason sometimes.
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Post by: jeffhlewis on June 19, 2014, 11:04:33 AM
I just picked up Kieta Princess for the Famicom complete for an offer of $20 (I had to be patient though - it got relisted 5 times and dropped in price each time...original asking price was $40). Kinda surprised he took it because every other time I send an offer to him he rejects it, haha. I got rejected asking for $5 bucks off one time.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Otaking on July 04, 2014, 11:14:05 AM
Why in this hit-japan auction listing is the last word in the title "Rape"? 8-[ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOMBERMAN-PANIC-BOMBER-Brand-New-PC-Engine-SCD-Grafx-Import-Japan-Game-0629Rape-/360973410969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item540bb1229
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: Punch on July 04, 2014, 12:14:40 PM
He probably started typing an eroge title to sell in the wrong tab. :lol:
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Post by: HailingTheThings on July 04, 2014, 01:19:53 PM
Why in this hit-japan auction listing is the last word in the title "Rape"? 8-[ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOMBERMAN-PANIC-BOMBER-Brand-New-PC-Engine-SCD-Grafx-Import-Japan-Game-0629Rape-/360973410969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item540bb1229
Oh wow.
Title: Re: What happened to hit-japan?
Post by: TheClash603 on July 05, 2014, 12:00:37 AM
I think he misspelled sodomize at the end of the listing, honest mistake.
P.S. - That video was a rather epic production for a forum posting, I am impressed lol