Buying from Japan is cheaper than in your country.
You are looking for Japan made goods which is only available in Japan stores (e.g. Gundam figures)
You found a unique item from Japan but there is no online sales; only in-store purchase.
...and many more.
Also you because have the following difficulties while shopping on most of the Japan online stores:
Japanese webpage: most of websites are in Japanese and despite using web translators, it does not help you especially at check out stage.
Shipping outside of Japan: Japanese stores mainly targets domestically and does not provide international shipping.
Overseas issued credit card: To add to the above reasons, their system also does not support overseas issued credit cards.
Don't fret! Shipneko "Assisted Purchase" service saves the hassle of international payments and purchase your orders on your behalf. We are able to purchase the items which is difficult to get from outside of Japan.
How to start
Sign up to become a member of Shipneko. It is free!
After log logging into your members page, you can "CREATE REQUEST" from the menu.
Service: Choose "Assisted Purchase"
Ship to: Name of country to be shipped (This is important to calculate the shipping cost estimate).
Item name: Please write the name of the item exactly from the online store which you want us to purchase from.
Item link: Copy>paste the exact link from the store you are intending to shop from.
Item weight: For the calculation of shipping cost. (If you don't know the exact weight, please write a rough estimate)
Price per item: Price of each single item.
Quantity: number of item in the order.
Additional services: Please choose which additional services you would like to add (Optional).
Note: If you have additional request or description, please write here
Shipneko will take care of the rest
We will check the availability of the item requested and update you with all the fees included.
Once you confirm the details, we proceed with the purchasing of requested item.
When Item arrives at our address, you may store the product at Shipneko to consolidate with your other requests or if there is none, we will send the item to you immediately.
Please fill separate request forms for each package arriving to Shipneko. This means that each package will be counted as separate requests and we will monitor each package accordingly.
You may store you items at Shipneko for up to 45 days for free.
With package consolidation, you can save up to 80% on shipping cost.
How Long does it take all process?
Assisted purchase service depends on the product. Some items might be selling by lottery, or some item arrives to Shipneko more than expected time (caused by seller). So, if you are planning to get your next item from Japan, do not wait. Submit your request immediately as it is free until your order is confirmed.
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