Is it true when you buy retro games from Japan on eBay they also include FREE CANDY and other souvenirs in your package? Is that better than buying from Amazon?

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Anonymous Wed Nov 8 15:29:14 2017 No.4385231 [Reply] [Original]

Is it true when you buy retro games from Japan on eBay they also include FREE CANDY and other souvenirs in your package? Is that better than buying from Amazon?

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 15:31:36 2017 No.4385236 >>4385231 Rarely, but it's not exclusive to Japan, I remember getting Haribo from Germans sellers besides got that shitty Green Tea more often.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 15:35:23 2017 No.4385245 File: 858 KB, 200x267, pisxs.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4385231 MY super famicom didnt come with candy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 15:54:27 2017 No.4385276 File: 46 KB, 500x516, image.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4385245 Maybe you lucked out on the candy

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 15:57:57 2017 No.4385286 >>4385231 I remember buying something from a Jap and they included a miniature kit-kat and a handwritten note They are too pure for this world, god bless the Japs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:01:35 2017 No.4385294 I order a lot of imports. I've never received candy, but I have gotten plenty of hand-written thank yous, origami, and one time I got a tea packet. Mostly I get origami, which I still appreciate.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:06:18 2017 No.4385303 >>4385231 Yes; not often, but it happens sometimes.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:06:21 2017 No.4385304 >>4385294 do you still keep the origami and the notes

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:08:12 2017 No.4385305 >>4385304 Honestly, I keep the origami. Probably have a note or two lying around, but the origami is pretty rad desu.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:13:14 2017 No.4385324 >>4385305 >Honestly, I keep the origami. What kind did they make?

Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:18:39 2017 No.4385336

I got a handwritten note ordering stuff from some cheapo chink store. Ink stink and pen depressions and everything. The nice card was probably more expensive than the doohickey I bought.

>>4385245
Have you opened that sucker up and taken a look inside? could be a tasty squid ink mini-kitkat hidden in there right now

Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:25:15 2017 No.4385346

YES.
But not when you buy from stores. It's when you buy from a real person, not a company. Although maybe some companies might do it too, it never happened to me.
When you want to buy in Japan, many times you'll need a proxy, someone who has a japanese bank account, can pay for and receive the package and ship it to you. They'll add an additional fee (20% or more) for the service.
I used to get packages from a japanese girl that mostly sold clothes (to /cgl/ girls, for example), I contacted her because all the other pages with shop service I found were rather expensive (I think sometimes it went to like 40%). This girl's fee was much cheaper and she was very nice. Always would reply dilligently and never missed an auction. She'd send all sort of candy and even stuff like coffee or tea, and cute postcards and stuff. I figure she did that to her lolita clients, while she was shipping stuff like Bare Knuckle games or Sin and Punishment to me.
She was the best, a shame I lost the contact, and anyway it's been a while since I cared about buying stuff.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 16:31:59 2017 No.4385363 >>4385324 Some cranes, shuriken, and other various pretty shapes. I have em lying around my desk.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 19:25:49 2017 No.4385714 >>4385336 I opened my SFC when it arrived and found some dried roaches. They're a delicacy in Asia so obviously included as a hidden treat. They didn't really taste like anything.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 19:40:48 2017 No.4385740 >>4385714 Kek

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 8 21:17:42 2017 No.4385893 >>4385346 Lucky you, you had your own Japanese connection. Now I just gotta do the same.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 03:45:14 2017 No.4386492 >>4385346 >>4385893 Then you discover buyee.jp (yahoo service) and never look back >>4385231 Never got candies but almost always get handwritten notes with nice words in japanese like "please enjoy the game!"

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 06:10:12 2017 No.4386632 I once bought a Japanese import and got some sort of trading card. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 07:09:11 2017 No.4386694 >>4385231 I once buy at a japanese sushi shop in France, and got tones of shit including candys, piercings, socks, agenda & speculos

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 07:23:59 2017 No.4386708 i've never gotten sweets, but i have gotten other stuff: teabags, trading cards, promotional leaflets for anime and tokusatsu shows, even sometimes an extra game with a post it note attached saying "gift for you"

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 08:01:55 2017 No.4386738 >>4386492 >Then you discover buyee.jp (yahoo service) and never look back Then you discover jpn-depot and realize how much you overpaid for buyee

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 08:49:12 2017 No.4386776 >>4385231 Don't know about candy, but my NEC PC-98 laptop came with shitloads of expansions and peripherals that weren't even listed, only a note "I added extra! :3".

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 15:19:08 2017 No.4387479 >>4386776 >my NEC PC-98 laptop came with shitloads of expansions and peripherals that weren't even listed, only a note "I added extra! :3". lucky sob

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 15:25:28 2017 No.4387498 >>4386492 >>4386738 are those places better order than Amazon jp and eBay?

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 9 15:37:33 2017 No.4387542 >>4387498 Buyee is yahoo auctions and rakuten so yeah it's basically japanese craigslist

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 10 00:53:49 2017 No.4388501 Is buyee the best service with least interest/shipping cost? I’m going to be importing a heavy object at some point and don’t wanna get screwed on shipping.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 10 17:54:39 2017 No.4389754 >>4387542 I can even get Symphony of the Night for CHEAP?

Anonymous Fri Nov 10 18:26:46 2017 No.4389810
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>>4385231
Some years ago i bought a GBA SP famicom edition, the guy gave me a copy of mario kart super circuit for free.

>>4389754
Depends what you call cheap, remember you have to pay the postage from the seller to the proxy service warehouse + international postage + fees. 90% of the time it's not worth for a single game.

>>4388501
zenmarket is better imo.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 10 18:28:03 2017 No.4389813 >>4385231 Literally anything is better than buying retro games from Amazon. Especially in the case of imports

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 10 18:35:25 2017 No.4389826 >>4385346 >Although maybe some companies might do it too If you order straight from falcom they always send extras in the package.

Anonymous Sat Nov 11 02:28:42 2017 No.4390521

>>4389810
>not worth it for a single game
I agree but for instance, some time ago I bought a PC-98 for like 50$ and 100$ shipping and it was still WAY cheaper than on ebay where these are sold for 800-2000$ even though yahoo auctions is literally flooded by these

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 03:48:33 2017 No.4390567 >>4389813 >buying used products on amazon why?

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 05:22:06 2017 No.4390665 >>4385245 My Super Famicom came with a free copy of Pro Football. Wasn't expecting it and didn't really want it, but it was really nice of the seller to include that. Jap sellers are super nice.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 05:52:09 2017 No.4390701 >>4385231 My Japanese PS2 came with fusen watermelon flavor gum. A Yamaha r1 model I got from Japan came wrapped in Japanese newspaper cartoon pages. A couple of them made me chuckle.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 06:15:52 2017 No.4390727 >>4385231 I've occasionally gotten candy (and once or twice tea) from Japanese sellers on both eBay and Amazon. Not just with games, either.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 17:43:37 2017 No.4391769 >>4390567 >buying new panties instead of used ones Why are you even here?

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 18:00:39 2017 No.4391794 I've received origami and generous service, but never candy. Which is fine, since I might be allergic to the candy's ingredients. Japanese sellers have been a more positive experience overall. I almost never bother with US sellers anymore.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 18:08:05 2017 No.4391814 >Famicom >Family Computer I'm a fucking retard how did I not get this til now?

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 18:10:49 2017 No.4391821 >>4391814 Asperger's probably the reason

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 19:00:21 2017 No.4391938 >>4391814 I bet you also didn't realize how the 4 colors on the JP/EU SNES matches the 4 clover logo (the one on SMW's special world)

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 20:09:47 2017 No.4392071 My dad once ordered something from Japan on ebay(it was probably a fancy pen or lighter, I forgot what) It came with a little piece of origami and a handwritten not in English asking for a good review.

Anonymous Sat Nov 11 20:30:08 2017 No.4392101
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>>4385231
Whenever I've ordered stuff from japan i get little handwritten notes that say stuff like "thank you, enjoy the game!" in both kanji and english. A couple times they threw these random cards in that i assume are part of some tcg, I have absolutely no idea where they are from but it is pretty cool that they do that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 20:41:28 2017 No.4392115 >>4392101 That's Ultimate Baculus from Battle Spirits. http://battle-spirits.wikia.com/wiki/Ultimate-Baculus

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 21:35:11 2017 No.4392192 >>4391814 You've had such a short time to get it in my young bandwagoner

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 21:43:01 2017 No.4392212 I ordered a few Super Famicom games and got a Kirby cleaning cloth plus a little Mario phone charm once.

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>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 11 22:32:47 2017 No.4392305 >>4392101 The one on the left looks like a card from one of the new Ultraman shows

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 12 03:06:42 2017 No.4392737 >>4392101 Damn, this makes me want to import something from Japan but I don't know how.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 12 07:47:35 2017 No.4393078 >>4385231 Nah, I got a famicom and it didn't have candy, closest thing was it had a newspaper to protect it during shipping, which was neat. I'm sure theres someone who will send extras with it though.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 12 12:20:39 2017 No.4393473 >>4393078 But where did ya buy it

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 12 14:31:48 2017 No.4393739 >>4393473 Ebay. The Us version to be fair, but it was from a user in Japan.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 12 18:28:23 2017 No.4394365 >>4385231 If you really want free candy so bad you can just come to my house OP.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 12 18:48:03 2017 No.4394420 >>4385231 I got free green tea the last time I bought from a japanese ebayer

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 13 02:01:38 2017 No.4395114 >>4394365 Depends, do you live in Japan?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 13 21:36:14 2017 No.4396885 >>4392101 I've gotten some for a cooking themed cartoon tcg, I think.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 13 21:43:32 2017 No.4396897 File: 657 KB, 2000x1334, 1488559186615.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I told you bout that free market dawg! It's awesome!

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 14 21:46:48 2017 No.4398867 >>4396897 damn that's the second time those alien batards

Anonymous Wed Nov 15 02:13:31 2017 No.4399297

>>4385231
>>4385236
never experienced that myself. But i did order something state-side from this woman who had her own business doing some old-lady shit. Opened the box up, mint console inside.... but it smelt like a grandma's house after she went shopping at Hobby Lobby for some decorative plants.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 15 10:05:11 2017 No.4399728 >>4386492 >>4386738 Is there a guide somewhere for buying on Yahoo auctions? I want to buy some big orders and I don't want to fuck up

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 15 13:19:11 2017 No.4400129 >>4399728 use buyee.co.jp. It's a service made by yahoo to buy from yahoo auctions if you are not japanese, it's easy as fuck, already ordered like 4 times from them

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 15 21:11:40 2017 No.4400957 >>4400129 Fucking shill bastard DON'T LIE TO ME!

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 15 21:51:05 2017 No.4401013 >>4400129 And fuck your ass too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 15 23:15:45 2017 No.4401164 >>4385231 That'd have to be declared for customers, so no I do not see any package shipping internationally to come with 'free candy'.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 15 23:22:19 2017 No.4401179 >>4400957 >>4401013 are you drunk?

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 16 17:29:47 2017 No.4402582 >>4401179 For you

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