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TradeCarView has a rating of 2.0 stars from 44 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. TradeCarView ranks 424th among Used Cars sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Excellent”

Malcolm B.
5/17/19

I don't know what all the bad reviews are all about., I have bought many cars from various dealers on tradecarview I have never got a bad car in fact some of the best car deals I have ever made have come from Japan through tradecarview

Top Critical Review

“Definitely avoid tradecarview as they are in cahoots...”

Roger J.
1/12/14

Definitely avoid tradecarview as they are in cahoots with car dealerships in Japan to sell cars. Their reviews of dealers are not fair and accurate and they control what is put online. It is not like Amazon.com where a buyer can rate products and vendors freely. Be especially careful of the vendor, Global Partners Co. Ltd., which is a fraudulent business rated so highly on tradecarview!

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Thumbnail of user rogerj9
4 reviews
21 helpful votes
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January 12th, 2014

Definitely avoid tradecarview as they are in cahoots with car dealerships in Japan to sell cars. Their reviews of dealers are not fair and accurate and they control what is put online. It is not like Amazon.com where a buyer can rate products and vendors freely. Be especially careful of the vendor, Global Partners Co. Ltd., which is a fraudulent business rated so highly on tradecarview!

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1 review
4 helpful votes
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December 27th, 2019

I have got 2 cars from tradecarview at different times first car was a 1991 crown had gearbox probs was not happy few years after i went for a 1999 cresta with very low miles car is 99 percent perfect so its a risk i will agree but i would look at the reviews of the seller first they are some good sellers but so many very bad ones

Thumbnail of user ericb88
1 review
21 helpful votes
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August 4th, 2015

Collect my Car from Southampton Docks. Door Trim was damaged paint scraped off the plastic moulding the fill length of the car, Scrapes marks on rear bumper, Gear Knob and radio volume button is missing. All the faults were not mentioned in the car advertising.

I have tried to contact them via their EMAIL system which worked before taking delivery of the car. They no longer reply too.

I was informed the car had been shipped in June and on inquiry on documents not received the car was only shipped in July.

Thumbnail of user sergeyi
1 review
6 helpful votes
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April 18th, 2010

From my experience, it is a small bunch of Japanese people who have found a way to rip people off. Generally the Japanese are known for their politeness. But when I call them it is the same 3 people who answer in the rudest possible way. Are they linked to some fraudulent companies and extorting money from innocent people? Well, time will tell. Japanese authorities are smart. If they get caught, that will will be for good.

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1 review
11 helpful votes
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August 17th, 2015

I do not understand how Japan partner ltd has kept running its shady business this long. Are there no authorities any more who care about the innocent victims scammed by the company over the *******@japanpartnereview.com

Tip for consumers:
www.japanpartnereview.com

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Thumbnail of user ubeda
1 review
18 helpful votes
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December 24th, 2018

They have sent a damaged car when they guaranteed Warrant of Fitness in New Zealand. Even inspection gave it a clean chit. My Compliance Center says they havd never seen such a rusted vehicle in the past. Most probably it was tsunami damaged vehicle.
Numerous emails and every time I was asked to fill in complaint form on the portal. No action was taken by them and stopped even replying afterwards. Phoned them few times. Every time a new operator whose english was extremely poor making you frustrated. They simply repeat their sentence to complaint on the sites form. I followed the cause for almost 8 months. Then had to give up as it was claiming my peace. THEY ARE CHEATS.

Thumbnail of user henrikn2
1 review
16 helpful votes
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May 3rd, 2014

As I've understood it, this page is like an eBay for JDM cars. This site states that your satisfaction is important to them, but the terms are written in a way that protects them from any responsibility. The scam protection systems are mostly there to help you in case you don't receive your vehicle at all.

Tradecarview is a great place to find sellers that sells used vehicles from Japan, but the buyer protection isn't very good. Before buying something, do a lot of research outside tradecarview to make sure it's a legit seller.

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1 review
5 helpful votes
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April 28th, 2020

I purchased a Nissan Skyline from Gemmy Trading LLC. Trevor seemed ok, but then I found out the car had damaged in few areas which he did not inform me. Since he already had the deposit, he refused to send a refund. Furthermore, his company performed maintenance service on the car and it was not done correctly. Upon receiving the car, I had to repay for the services again. Very disappointed.

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1 review
8 helpful votes
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September 5th, 2009

www.tradecarview.comjp advertise lots of different car exporters giving them gold stars, verified business member for 2 years then you get ripped off you can, t contact them they don't reply to your email we had to phone another jp car exported asking how they contact tradecarview you ring them stressing you have been ripped off by someone on there web site and they palm you off give him another month to contact you i would never of used 41export only that he was on there web site verified valued member etc there English is rubbish and there attitude is terrible. Laura

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1 review
23 helpful votes
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July 11th, 2016

Luckily i haven't bought vehicle i was after. What put me off is that seller Nihonsha Land Co. Who sells car im intrested in has it advertised with odometer changed and relatively low mileage for 1999 car. After numerous emails asking to provide true mileage or any service records at what mileage odometer got changed - i did get response to pay $450 to do check up and without payment is no way of knowing it. Cat in the bag - It's a scam attitude to run trade like this. Very poor!

Thumbnail of user malcolmb48
1 review
8 helpful votes
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May 17th, 2019

I don't know what all the bad reviews are all about., I have bought many cars from various dealers on tradecarview I have never got a bad car in fact some of the best car deals I have ever made have come from Japan through tradecarview

Thumbnail of user anthonyo12
1 review
19 helpful votes
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November 24th, 2015

Hi am Anthony i will like to know how one can buy a car from your site without been scam and a real agent that can help get the car over to Africa Nigeria because my friends and i will like to buy some cars from your site please try and email me of the details and the procedures this is my mail *******@yahoo.com thanks in anticipation.

Thumbnail of user andyy
1 review
15 helpful votes
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October 11th, 2009

I have to agree 100% with the other reviewers. The site owners need to better screen the sellers or the site is useless. These small no name sites are DANGEROUS! Stick with the big names like carsdirect and the other ones you see on TV at least they are reputable.

Thumbnail of user matsuoy
1 review
14 helpful votes
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July 30th, 2010

Just googling hem, you can see what a lot of scams and frauds are alluded to them. On their home page, they say tht they verify the sellers authenticity. But in another place they say they do not hold responsibilty. So are they just making up their own companies. Unbelievable that they ruin the reputation of Japanese people.

Thumbnail of user martinr43
2 reviews
32 helpful votes
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November 8th, 2016

I had the most horrid experince with japan partner inc. This company is a scam and I would not recommend it even to my worst enemy. The company has a user agreement that allows them to scam people with no consequenses. If you value your money and your sanity, dont buy with them, they will take your money and simply frustrate you untill you give up chasing what you were buying from them. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! You can follow my experiences and also others with similar horror stories at japanpartnereview.com

Thumbnail of user pierrep10
2 reviews
19 helpful votes
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February 6th, 2014

I have used tradecarview payment service a few weeks ago to import a car to Kenya. After I wired the money to their bank account, though my bank gave me a firm confirmation that the transaction was completed, trade car view Kenya did not see the money for many days. I had to call their bank in Muthaiga twice and follow up every day, four days latter, they confirmed me over the phone they've seen the money. For them to confirm the money reception to the seller, it was a nightmare and endless waiting time. I'm writing this review while the seller still does not have the confirmation of the money recived by carview, hopefully with more follow ups and phone calls, there might be a slight change.

Thumbnail of user dougd27
2 reviews
29 helpful votes
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February 24th, 2016

Please protect yourself from this business. I purchased what was represented as a 2003 vehicle with 91,000 km in allegedly impeccable condition. What I received was a model year 2000 vehicle that had 96,000 miles on it in 2003. The seller MNE stated that it was registered in Japan in 2003, so that is how they advertised the year of the vehicle. I asked at least 5 times before I made the purchase if it was actually 91,000 kilometers. I was assured it was. When the vehicle arrived odometer was tampered with, and clearly over 250,000 miles. The a. C. is shot. The interior seats are ripped, the dashboard is peeling, the brakes are shot, the rear tires are two sizes to small. The vendor, MNE refused to take responsibility for their Fraud and misrepresentation. Dealing with TRADECAREVIEW is extremely difficult. They don't respond to claims and keep telling you to deal with the seller. Buyer beware. This is not the site or the company to make a legitimate purchase.

Thumbnail of user fredricko3
1 review
17 helpful votes
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October 19th, 2014

I award nine in a scale of one to ten. I bought a car from ZEST company the transactions were fast, shipment even faster. When I received my car the interior was clean, the exterior no dent at all. Thank you Yoshi of ZEST in Tradecarview.

Thumbnail of user rafaela19
1 review
18 helpful votes
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September 18th, 2014

I put 5 star on how quickly the seller shipped the item to avoid the pay trade to do any inspection, pay trade didn't stop the seller from shipping the car before inspection, and they passed it on without inspection, which is a service i paid for, they couldn't do much after shipping, the car had accident history undiscloused by the seller and not suitable for NZ Roads, cost me $1750 to get compliance and engineering report, be aware of this trader, dishonest, never trade again either with him or on this website either

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17 helpful votes
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October 30th, 2012

Tradecarview.com claim that all seller in their list are reliable, but not a single company in their list is verified by Japan Company Trust Organization (JCTO) which is an Anti-fraud Organization in Japan.

My advice is DO NOT send money to any tradecarview.com recommended company. They all are scams and cannot passed JCTO Scrutiny. Be careful.

Thumbnail of user waltert74
1 review
5 helpful votes
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December 21st, 2019

Someone organize hiring solicitor in Japan to shut down these international auto scammers!
I be the first one to give$$, anyone to help? W. T. Canada.

Thumbnail of user johni199
3 reviews
20 helpful votes
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August 8th, 2016

I have bought 2 cars from trade carview. I bought a Mitsubishi colt ralliart 2004 in 2011. After 5 years I still have the car driving perfectly condition. The only Part I had to change in 2015 was one of the ignition coils. During 4 yeras I have bought 10 cars for friends and relatives from this site. All still running.
I February I bought a Toyota Ractis for my wife. Bought car came as described on site.
I for one is very happy with my purchases.
I started a business of importing cars from this site for clients. All Good.
Regards
John.
Curacao Netherlands Antilles.

Thumbnail of user iand101
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 3rd, 2019

This site is a good site but I tried to buy a car of this site Honda Insight 2014 and I asked him for the export certificate and he sent me it in Japanese and tell me when I pay for it he will send it in English can someone please tell me if that is the right way I am willing to pay for it right now because it's very reasonable it's $5,300d he is giving me it for it's my first time buying oversea

Thumbnail of user bukurua
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December 10th, 2019

Hello I want that you can send me car and after selling it I will pay you! We have to put confiance!
Let us make this deal

Thumbnail of user sr464
1 review
6 helpful votes
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July 29th, 2021
• Updated review

Here are some tips to avoid getting scammed by those little rascals on TC-V

1) Always ask for an auction sheet.
Fact: Most cars listed there are bought at auction and will give you a good items of the condition of the car. If you do not speak Japanese you can use google translate to assist you with translating the auction sheet. Some may not have an auction sheet as the vehicle may have been purchased privately, If so move to tip #2.

2) Always, always and always ASK FOR THE VEHICLE EXPORT CERTIFICATE.
This is an official document issued for all vehicles that are to be exported from japan. If includes the correct vehicle vin / chassis number, along with the correct mileage of the vehicle. In my case those scammers deliberately covered up the mileage on the document before sending me photos of the export certificate and i was completely unaware of this until it was too late. So ensure that the document has all these details. I have attached a photo of and example of an export certificate. I have highlighted in red the chassis number of the vehicle and in green the mileage of the vehicle. The mileage at the top will be the most recent mileage.

3) Request many photos
Request as many photos as possible. Some sellers tend to display very dull photos on their listings to hide details of the vehicle, If there isn't enough photos ask them to take more photos and email them to you. Photos of font, rear, sides and the under body of the vehicle as many of those vehicle may have rust on the under body so the sellers will neglect to take a photo of the under body of the vehicle. In my case, they had about 6 photos and they deliberately did not photo the front windshield to hide the large crack.

I hope this helps you all. Best of luck.

Beware, Beware, Beware
April 20th, 2021
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I purchased a vehicle from tradecarview (TC-V) under the seller Carnival Co LTD, and it was one of my worst experiences ever. I suggest to stay far away from them.

First off they roll back the odometer and advertise fake odometer readings. I could the odometer reading was incorrect because the forget to remove the service history book from the vehicle. On looking through the service history it said that the vehicle had 130,000km on last service, which they claim that the vehicle had 60,000km. And it doesn't make sense to complain as it will just fall on deaf ears. TC-V advertises payment protection, and they never live up to this claim. Whatever the seller says they will agree with them and later on will tell you that they are not liable to make the seller offer a refund for false advertising.

When I questioned the company about the condition of the vehicle, they said everything is great high quality vehicle. But never mentioned that the windshield had a large crack. They purposefully take photos at certain angles to hide damage on the vehicle. When I received the vehicle I opened a complaint to the buyer about the windshield. They said they cannot do anything about it because it did not leave Japan with a crack (liars). And TC-V just agreed with them, saying oh the seller said it didn't leave with a crack so then it must be true. The nerve of these people.

TC-V just copies and paste the same response to you over and over again no matter what you say.

Below is the message they continually sent to me over and over again and never stepped in to make a difference.

"Dear sir

Thank you for your message.
Regarding to your request, only the seller can take prompt action for you.

As we checked, you have already sent a message to the seller.
Please wait for their reply patiently.

We are sorry but sellers cannot see messages addressed to Customer Support.
If there is no response from the seller in a timely manner, please let us know for assistance.

Kind Regards,
Customer Support"

You have been warned, stay far away from tradecarview / TC-V.

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