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Buyee has a rating of 2.3 stars from 313 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Buyee most frequently mention shipping fees, credit card, and protective packaging problems. Buyee ranks 78th among Mail Forwarding sites.

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    70
  • Value
    68
  • Shipping
    70
  • Returns
    53
  • Quality
    63
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Top Positive Review

“Proxy shopping site”

Shuren O.
11/27/18

It's a good site if u know how to put up and or navigate it. I've used it over a span of 5 or more years so I know my stuff. Yes I've seen the bad review's and I agree that the site could be more polished & at least notify customer's of any problems going on with payment processing which is usually on their end. However I use it as a proxy site, I get what I want so nothing else matter's to me. In the end I give it 5/5. A lot of critic reviews on here are BS as you should already know their are limitations on what you can import, & why complain about CS when you don't even take the time to learn their language?

Top Critical Review

“Do not buy from them.”

Michael S.
3/15/24

They do not take any responsibility for the goods they sell or promote. I have once again, even after giving them a second chance, been ripped off. Never again will i use them and nobody els e should either.

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June 12th, 2020

Great service. Response quickly. Black lives matter. Amazingly fast. Will use regularly. A little expensive.

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September 4th, 2020

Excellent service by buyee. Always update info about my order. Item packed and received in good condition.

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June 3rd, 2020

I love Buyee! I've found really rare items for very cheap. Shipping can get pretty expensive but when the have coupons its not too bad!

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July 24th, 2020

Awesome service and very easy to use. Shipping is extremely fast as well. Recommended! Five stars for sure.

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October 2nd, 2020

I've find some great soundtracks Japanese gems at very good prices with Yahoo auction and Buyee, a good way to make good deals

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May 9th, 2020

Fast confirmation, and easy to work on, good company
Have a varity of product to choose and buy, rare pieces, etc

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October 19th, 2021

I discovered Buyee through a sponsorship deal that famous YouTuber CandyEvie did with them and she claimed to have bought quite the collection of Japan-exclusive merch through the site. Out of curiosity I decided to give Buyee a try.

Buyee is a "proxy" site that allows you to buy anything from Japan have it "shipped" to your home and is a service that was "meant" to be a platform for people who want Japan-exclusive items but don't have the means to have it shipped internationally. It features goods you can "buy" from sites like Yahoo Japan Shopping, Yahoo Japan Auction, Rakuten, and a handful of others. Within moments you will realise why the entire site is nothing but a scam.

So you start by browsing through the Japanese sites and find the very item you like and pay for it. Buyee will buy it for you and bring the item to the warehouse where you have 30 days to pay for shipping so that the item gets delivered to you.

The 30 day storage timer is already counting down and all shipping methods from Japan to Canada are completely down. At this point it's beyond obvious that Buyee will pocket all that money that I spent to buy these products and sell them to someone else come what may. If you're going to count down on the timer AT LEAST give us a means to get it shipped here and NOT DEADLOCK US INTO AN UNSHIPPABLE STATE.

Tip for consumers:
The entire site doesn't even do what it claims to do. Avoid at all costs.

Products used:
None. Buyee will pocket the money and sell the items to someone else instead and that's how they ACTUALLY make money.

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April 9th, 2020

The best proxy website to buy werever you want from japan... i buy everything on buyee, higly recomeded

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July 11th, 2020

Overall very positive service and great customer service. Perfect to find out of print K-pop albums and photocards.

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June 12th, 2020

We have lots of choices and a lot of sellers this good because we can really find what we want. And the orgues are correct

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October 16th, 2020

I enjoy using buyee to locate JDM items on Yahoo Auction. The platform is easy to use and service is reliable.

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October 29th, 2020
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Easy to use along with a eager-to-help customer support! I'm Lovin' It! So, do not hesitate to use The Buyee Proxi-Buyer!

Been using Buyee for 4 years now
June 6th, 2020
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The Buyee Customer Service is efficient.
Thanks to effective Buyee coupon marketing campaigns, I can easily lower shipping fees.
I'm lovin' it.

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April 16th, 2020

Buyee is very helpful espcially with covid going on. Great prices as always and always have good coupons and offers! I love buying from buyee!

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December 8th, 2022
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I would like to start out by saying that if you need an item that might sell out very fast, then buy from Janbox (which is the only similar type of service for Mercari purchases), because they are really great (great customer service, and very fast, and all around great), because they will order your Mercari item very quick, within just a few minutes. Buyee on the other hand, can take many hours to purchase your Mercari item for you (after you have paid for it), in which time, the item might sell to someone else in the meantime. I have lost out on a few items that I really wanted, due to buyee being so slow about ordering them for me. Janbox is super fast though, when it comes to Mercari, and the money can be charged to your paypal account at the time of ordering. The warehouse employees at Buyee are not very good, and not very bright, or maybe just completely uncaring, so I highly recommend that if you order from Buyee, through a Yahoo auction win for example, to choose the Light (Zero fee) plan, which does not come with insurance, or just the Insured Only plan, which does, but with those 2 options, the warehouse will NOT open or repackage your items, which is a good thing, in my opinion. If it is a very expensive item, then you should look for a much better Proxy Buying service (Maybe Zenmarket for example, though I have never used their service). Anyways, overall, I have been very happy with Buyee for the most part, other then the few items that I missed due to choosing them (instead of Janbox) to buy a Mercari item for me. Buyee is very fast at getting the item shipped though, just so you use either the Light Plan, or the Insured Only plan. If you use the Inspection plan, then it will be slower, and the package might be heavier after they repackage it, for safety during transit. On the plus side, they are willing to downsize your items, so that the shipping costs will be cheaper.

Tip for consumers:
Chose the Light plan, unless the item is very valuable, or very valuable to you. Or, Choose the Insured Only plan, if the item has much value. Choose the Inspection plan only if you really need them to inspect the package, but be aware that the Warehouse staff is not very good, or smart (or caring) about repackaging the items for you, in my experience, and in my opinion.

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Proxy Buying service, for Billiard related products.

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August 20th, 2020

It's a good platform to buy Japanese goods without applying the Japanese credit card and communicating with the Japanese sellers.

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April 9th, 2020

Best way for buying in Japan from Europe; Buyee is great, if only shipping costs were a bit lower...

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October 15th, 2020

An excellent way to find a rare Japanese vintage cassette tapes and HIFI equipment, very happy to deal with BUYEE.

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May 14th, 2020

I bought three identical items on this site. Each of them cost about 12 dollars.
To each item, the seller added three types of different fees to the value of the goods.
Buyee Service Fee: 300yen
Payment Fee: 200yen
Plan fees: 500yen
The total amount of the fee is about 10 dollars.
Before buying, the seller did not indicate the cost of shipping the goods. This value could be found only after purchase. Later I found out that the shipping of each product of three items costs about $ 17-19.
The purchasing a product for $ 12.64 ultimately brought me to a total cost of $ 40. I found it very expensive and asked the seller to cancel the goods.
The seller replied that the item is yet in the warehouse and ready for shipping that is why cancellation according to their rules is not possible.
Then I asked the seller to unite all three items in one package and send it to me. The seller replied that in order to do this I must log in to my account and apply for shipping in one parcel. I logged into my account and saw that before I get information about the cost of merging parcel I have to pay a fee of 1000 yen (about 10 USD). Then I sent an email to the seller. In the email, I explained that I would like to know how expensive merging parcel is before I pay the fee of 1000 yen. The seller refused to say me the cost of merging parcel and said again to apply for merging parcel and pay at first 1000 yen.
I logged back and in the options, I saw an action called "dispose". I clicked on "dispose" and information appeared that when you select this option, the three above fees(Buyee Service Fee, Payment Fee, Plan fees) are not refundable. From the context, I assumed that in choosing this option I will get back the cost of the goods, namely US $ 12.64.
However, the seller will not refund me any cent.

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October 12th, 2022
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To: *******@buyee.jp <*******@buyee.jp>
Subject: Re: [*******-2]Re :[ Buyee] About Shopping

I refer to your email.
Yes, I DO understand that orders, when placed, cannot be cancelled.
Please stop telling me that orders once placed, cannot be cancelled. I know.

However, as I wrote many times, we are dealing with a different issue here.
You missed the main point, the primary issue and the root cause.
It is one thing that orders placed cannot be cancelled.,
But it is s different thing (separate issue) that the order placed CANNOT be fulfilled.
Please see the distinction.

I contacted the seller. The items i purchased are out of stock INDEFINITELY.
And the supplier / manufacturer too- they have run out of inventory,
Ended their production run and have no plans in the near future.
I appreciate that, finally, you bother to get your relevant department to verify this with the seller

Again, dismissing me off superficially and glossing over by mechanically telling me orders once placed cannot be cancelled (repeatedly in view of the many times I reached out to you) is frustrating and exasperating.

I seek your understand and listening ear as a customer service associate.
Please, please please seek to understand your customer concern first, rather than jump to the conclusion and rush to be understood!

And out of all my emails written, everyone except you, Coco,
Bothered to get your purchasing department to check with the seller.

Your other associates cannot even be bothered to exercise due diligence and care in this aspect.
Mechanically, they just copied and pasted your template script telling me orders placed cannot be cancelled. At best, could not be bothered to read each ticket. At worst, it appears to anyone whether BUYEE customer or potential customer a lack of responsibility and diligence.

You might be paid on the basis of the number of customer tickets closed. But I am sure your management would be shocked that when operationalized in the field and in the trenches, what the customer associates are doing end up backfired.

Instead of providing customer service, your customer service ends up doing a dis-service to customers and eventually boomeranged back to Buyee.

PLEASE understand the root cause and the main issue.
It is NOT a simple mater of reciting the mantra that orders, once placed, cannot be cancelled.

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May 20th, 2020

Do NOT use Buyee service. You will regret it
Used Buyee service to purchase a $1,800 USD Hi Fi amplifier (Denon PMA 2500) off the Yahoo Japan website. It was for a brand new item (Auction Ref ID: r*******). Once the product arrived at Buyee's warehouse, I requested for a paid photo verification and this process alone took 3 days and they send me about 4 photos of the product and the contents inside the retail box. 3 days is frankly a little slow. The product was delivered safely and the outer box checked out to be in a great condition. It was a double box with very well paddings, thanks to the Yahoo auction seller. However, upon turning on the product, I noticed a major issue. The source selection dial (to change to CD / phono / Aux / etc) does NOT work. Luckily I could change the source via the included remote controller. I sent an email to Buyee and they asked for some photos proof describing the issue. After 24 hrs, they said there is nothing they can do to help me. I said it is a brand new item and at lease you guys could help me to discuss the issue with the Yahoo auction seller but they refused. I was hoping they could provide some kind of support or help me with warranty claim but the product is no longer in Japan, and Denon does not honor international warranty. So the only way to get help is to physically carry this 30kg box back to Japan and get warranty job done inside of Japan, which is almost impossible due to the fact I am in Taiwan and would not want take the risk of flying during the covid 19 outbreak. I could ship this into Japan but there is no way for me to receive the fixed / return shipment from the manufacturer. Not a good experience. As a result I have open up a chargeback or dispute with my credit card company

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July 19th, 2020

Hassle free, top notch services, looks nowhere if you are buying Japanese vinyls, open tapes, CD, Hifi!

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May 15th, 2020

I LOVE Mercari.jp because they have such a wide variety of items that beats fril.jp hands down, the only drawback... Mercari sellers can be a bit choosy when it comes to buyers so I have to go through a proxy to get my sweet sailor moon merch or sarasa clip supplies. In Comes Buyee. (* v *)b
Buyee allows me to purchase ALMOST anything but I have to use their service at certain times of the day to make sure the item I selected gets bought successfully before someone else grabs it, time zones make a big difference because Mercari.jp is a japanese app and I don't have the advantage of just buying something without Buyee's help.
Buyee has a really great customer service team, if I have inquires, I simply shoot an email and I get a response that night which is fantastic.
For example: I wanted to purchase a few sarasa refills but the seller included a perfume in the set, I was devastated because perfume contains alcohol and thus cannot be shipped via buyee's guidelines. But one quick zip of an email with a suggestion about removing the perfume worked out in my favor, the buyee customer service team were quick to help and happy ending I got to buy my refills.
I like Buyee's constant promotions but truth be told I really miss the FREE SHIPPING coupons they used to give out, 500 yen is not enough when the order is past $100. I'll keep saying it until I log in and see that shiny beautiful FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COUPON, other than that I also miss the free service fee coupon too. I like to save money so buying cheap items is great but when you take on 500 yen to a 300 yen item it can be a bitter sweet buy at times (I still make the purchase if I really want the item though).
Anyways, All in all Buyee is a great service to use (when their behaving) they have excellent coupons and the customer service is a breath of fresh air with how polite and quick they respond to questions or any other concerns you might have. Just be mindful of the 500 yen service fee, when you shop with that in mind, it makes things easier trust me.
I totally recommend Buyee.

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October 15th, 2020

Fantastic service, enjoy online shopping and oversea dispatch and no worry on delivery, I love BUYEE!

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November 21st, 2020

I have been using Buyee for approximately a year now, and have purchased multiple items through them from Yahoo Auctions, Mercari and Rakuten. My experiences are mostly positive, though there are things I really don't like about them.

What I find positive:
- (main reason :) ) through them I have access to items I cannot find elsewhere, or I can only find them for several times the price
- the site's built-in translation function makes it easy to know what you are purchasing
- there are at least 5 different shipping methods available, from SAL to EMS, depending on the level of tracking and protection you need
- the 30-day free storage period lets you purchase several items, and then consolidate them into one package
- during consolidation, individual packages are not opened up, they are just packed into a bigger box - some people don't like this (this makes the package bigger), but I *strongly* prefer this approach - this way I can be sure nothing gets lost or damaged during careless repackaging
- coupons and free fee offers are available often, through which you can save some money. Their 11.11 offers on Mercari were especially good (though not so good on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction)
- customer service has been helpful for me everytime I had to contact them

What I don't like:
- fees are unreasonably high, it is often not worth purchasing smaller/cheaper items because of them (for example, the minimum fee on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction auctions, without any protection or extra service, is 500 Yen - approx. 5 USD)
- on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction, fees have to be paid separately for each item bought - even if they are from the same seller, and even if the seller bundles the items. It would be nice if buyers could at least combine purchases made from the same seller
- offers and coupons are often offered only for high-value items, especially on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction (e.g.: coupons are valid for items above 10,000 YEN - way too expensive for me, I never buy items within this price range), so even though the site says they have offers often, I cannot take advantage of most of these... Luckily, offers on Mercari are usually better (no or lower minimum price required)
- the system that automatically determines prohibited items (that you are not allowed to buy) isn't really good. I have seen non-prohibited items marked as prohibited several times. You can ask customer service to review these, but sometimes they still remain incorrectly unavailable (or while customer service gets to your request, someone else buys the item...)
- sellers have a high authority, and it often happens that you are not allowed to purchase an item - or the seller cancels the purchase after you've paid for it. You get your money back automatically in these cases, but it's still very frustrating!

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December 10th, 2020

Buyee had provided a good delivery service in Yahoo Auction Japan for buyers outside Japan, thanks Buyee

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