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.
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?
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.
Buyee is great just be mindful the fees add up really fast and shipping can get expensive. That being said I will continue to use it, as there is some deals if you keep your eyes open.
They got me for $100 (over normal) on shipping fees. No customer support. They will not honor the shipping prices quoted, so when you go to ship, it is always more expensive.
I have these limited items with reasonable price... and all thanks to Buyee Mercari that helps me not only completing my collections, but also making me contented all the times!
The shipping fees are quite insane. I usually buy kpop merch and photocards on here and it's usually okay for the most part. There are cheaper proxies out there and I'm planning to drop Buyee as I already gave them too much money considering they are not a good company. So I received a package with 26 orders and one of the orders was wrong... I bought Blackpink oreos and they gave me two japanese Pokemon booster packs, which are expensive btw... that costs $80-100 for one pack and they gave me two... Idk who ordered it but I felt bad and wrong for keeping it so I emailed Buyee.
Then they looked into it and was like "Well you have a lite plan, there's no refund". Something along those lines, so please be wary of these shady characters at Buyee lol. They just want your money and won't fix your issues.
Buyee.jp is an excellent place to purchase all stuffs from Yahoo Auction Japan. The delivery time is fast and payment method is very convenient too, thanks Buyee
Stay away from BUYEE! They have terrible customer service!
1. The first thing is, their English online chat is impossible to reach, I waited from 9am to 2pm, finally one guy appeared, I saw it after 10 min and he had already left. Then I received no reply anymore!
2. When something happens, they refuse to bear any responsibilities and blame everything on customers! They are not trying to solve customers' problem, they are treating customers as a problem.
3. They also keep the coupons or refund from stores in their purchasing account and do not give it back to customers or let customers to use them.
4. Also, I grouped 2 packages of 1kg and 4kg, it became 7.5kg after consolidation! Not to mention those are just clothes and do not need any protective packaging!
I could not believe they can expand their service and partner with some famous stores with such terrible service. I believe there are much better choices out there.
Tip for consumers:
Just avoid it.
Products used:
Proxy service for clothes
Buying at MERCARI with buyee is much better than at Yahoo auctions. Because no more internal shipping costs in Japan frome the seller to BUYEE. It is also a "buy it now" process, but sometimes some orders cannot succesfully process. I bought many different things, like MICKEY puppet or old retrogaming games. Promotions are good but not steady yet.
Good afternoon, I am writing a review about the intermediary Byuee.jp. I have been working with them for more than a year and this is the third product, actually about which I prompted in anger to write a review about Byuee.jp. The only plus that the service provides is the purchase from auctions, without uploading the amount to the intermediary's website. However, that's all. Logistics are lame. There are a lot of restrictions on the size, it was problematic to send a sewing machine from them, allegedly exceed the dimensions. The previous 2 purchases were small, came with a creak but whole. As for the sewing and embroidery machine, it came broken into the trash. Moreover, I paid for the protective packaging. But it was not made for international delivery, and so to move from room to room, a cardboard box, nothing is fixed, from protection only a purely formal film with pimples. The intermediary refused to compensate even partially for the shipment and the cost of the goods. Therefore, I conclude that I am not clean. Although it's his fault on the face. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT!
Products used:
buying sew machine
From now on, I need to take a video while un-boxed the Buyee package. The reason why is their support will ask you the original box photos and show them the lost item is not packed inside.
Best so far. Keep you updated on every step. The re-packaging services is top class.
Consolidate your shipment and ask for re-packaging, it is a must.
Tip for consumers:
Consolidate your shipment and ask for re-packaging.
Products used:
Turntables, MD Deck and portal players and LPs.
I bought tape cassette pack from buyee, they divided to pack in 2 separete parcel and charged me 2 times shipping fee, even i complain for why got charged to single order for 2 times shipping fee? They answered that not their responsibility, They are crook, they are cheating their customers as much as they can. They had very stupid, lazy and awful customer service, BEWARE FOR BUYEE! They are real crook establishment.
I recently began collecting anime merchandise, and it's very easy to navigate Buyee's website. When I have a question, responses are quick and friendly. Overall, a highly recommended proxy service!
I've personally shopped with Buyee for over two years now and have always had great experiences shopping with them. I usually purchase items through Mercari, however I have also made purchases with their partnered sites such as Capcom and IZ*ONE Official Shop. The site is clean and easy to use and their customer service is great and responds pretty quickly to inquiries. Buyee makes it so much easier to purchase items from Japan: it used to be very difficult but thanks to sites like Buyee, it is much easier now.
I notice that Buyee frequently puts out promotions for lowering or even completely eliminating their international shipping fees, but only for their first-time customers. I don't understand why, considering that even on these promotion pages, they explain that they made the promotion in response to complaints about the high shipping fees, but what about their loyal, long-time customers? Why do only first-time customers have the chance to benefit from a significantly-discounted shipping rate? I hope Buyee will also offer better discounts to their returning customers as well.
Bad business, bought and paid for an item with no warnings or issues only to later find out that they are unable to ship said item internationally (USA) to me and my only options are to ship my item domestically (Japan) or dispose of my item with no refund!?!?!
I have complained repeately about the "Lite Plan" should be set as default to avoid the system mistickenly set back the bidding to "Standard Plan", and therefore cost more fees than necessary as a result. Unfortunately my voice had been fallen into deaf ears of Buyee's Customer Service. But as a over 7-years costomer since 2013, I would still recommend Buyee for Yahoo! Auction JAPAN.
The website ease for me to search product and it good to keep watch list, and also the information about handling and service cost, I am new user just start won auction this week
This is a crookish company probably run by china Chinese who cheat people on shipping. Terrible service and not like how the Japanese or any reputable company that does business.
One of the worst forwarding company out there. There are so many loop holes they don't tell you and tries to scam people who has no idea they are been scammed.
For example there are cheaper ways to send the boxes to your home but Buyee will only send the box with the method they choose. This is probably because they get some commissions from the postage companies.
Another is that some sellers on websites like yahoo auction offers free postage or cheaper postage fee for multiple items but this doesn't apply if you are buying through Buyee. Buyee claims they ask the sellers to send items individually with tracking to avoid problems but this is all bull$#*! because one of the sellers told me that he sent Buyee my package as a bundle which cost roughly 650 yen but then Buyee charged me 650 yen per item in the box which turned out to be about ******* yen because I purchased about 100 items from this particular shop. I presume the ******* yen goes straight into their pocket!
This company is an absolute fraud and I do not recommend to anyone to use these guys. There are cheaper and more reliable forwarding companies than these criminals.
Previously we provided a positive review from Buyee (they credited our account 500 yen to do so--paid for reviews are what you are largely seeing on this site). All was good until we encountered some difficulties. The first concern was several overcharges on domestic shipping, sometimes as much as 1100 yen (11.00 usd). This was corrected, however it took several dozen e-mails to show them that they were making mistakes (they initially would not admit to this). Next. We requested consolidate packaging. Rather than remove the domestic shipping materials and place the items (watches) into an appropriate size box, Buyee threw the items in existing excessive packaging into an oversized box that would have been appropriate for a two pairs of Shaquille O'Neal's Basketball shoes. This require us to use a more expensive shipping service (EMS) as a result. We asked them to use a smaller box. They refused saying we don't have small boxes. (what kind of a shipping forwarding service does not have an inventory of different sized boxes). After more e-mailing, they finally said they could provide a small box but that this box would cost 500 yen (5.00 USD). We ship watches internationally in sturdy corrugated e-commerce boxes. These cost 16 cents (USD). The bottom line is that Buyee is unwilling to meet the needs of its customers--users beware.
Tip for consumers:
Avoid
Products used:
Shipping forwarding
So far I have had a good experience, but sometimes I have received a huge package even though the content was very small and therefore paid too much freight
Lost in translation
I saw a picture of a nice Seiko watch on buyee and they put some very confusing statement down about "breath." I was unaware but the listing was just for a bracelet. I thought it was misleading and as soon as I purchased the item the photo disappeared. It was not really even an auction at all, since they accept no bids yet they refused to issue a refund. I find the site much more difficult to navigate then aliexpress and they are difficult to get a hold of through customer service. These transactions did not show up in my account and they offer no way to leave feedback. So the seller appears to have 364 good ratings but no place to tell anyone about my personal experience. I also think Buyee has frivolous and over priced services as well as shipping expenses-- which the ad by kk houry said that the seller would pay so on a $23 item they padded $33 worth of expenses on the price. 10 for services and 20 for shipping-- this is astronomical compared to what ebay, amazon or etsy would take. So in the end I simply declined to pay for the shipping. I do not recommend them to anyone
The fees are more expensive and the item I bought took ages for it to come but other than that it's an ok website to use. I recommend for people who want to buy stuff from Japan.
I use Buyee to buy some collectibles that are only available in Japan, so I basically have no other choice.
Fees are pretty high, but service is accurate and quick. I would recomand!
When I checked my package, wasn't working condition. I even bought insurance from buyee, now they are saying all the electric items are not covered.
They refused to talk with seller as well.
Tip for consumers:
Do not use them..
Products used:
Electronic gadget.
I collect all sorts of hobby related goods from videogame and series. I've been using Buyee for years for that, and with the addition of Mercari service, my buying has increased due to more options. They're constantly improving, from adding shipping options to adding more stores to buy from.
I love their promotions, makes it easier to get those items I've been eyeing for a while. They always have something going on. Their features for buying, bidding, shipping, etc., are really helpful, it makes it easy to find what I'm looking for.
Their CS is fast and helpful. They're always nice and make an effort to solve any questions/issues I have.
I've had a few problems over the years, 2 misquoted shipping quotes, and they were big boxes. They should double check the weight before giving the shipping options when it comes to stuff like that. It's not a nice surprise to find out you have to pay more.
Also combined shipping from same seller is something that they should really think about implementing.
It's not perfect but Buyee's pros easily outweigh the cons.
Buyee has definitely helped my collection increase, which is why I keep coming back.
Tip for consumers:
Taking advantage of the promos is always a good idea.
Products used:
Auction and Buying services
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