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France
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Item arrived broken. It was not prior to be shipped. I opened a claim but customer service refused to refund as they mentioned they can't confirme damages were caused by the shipping process.
Useless insurance, also they claim that "Buyee checks whether the product purchased by the customer can be shipped internationally when it arrives at the warehouse", they clearly didn't as item was poorly protected. If you use Buyee, don't pay for their plan, any payment to them will be lost.

Date of experience: February 9, 2023
Thailand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I normally do not shop online much but after visiting Buyee, I never stop shopping online. There is a lot of Japanese staffs and brands as well as used items which is under great and superb condition at very reasonable price... Only thing I always request to improve is to reduce fees or to have more promotion campaign. Enjoy shopping, cheers!

Date of experience: May 21, 2020
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Overall good
October 23, 2020

I haven't received anything yet as I just placed my orders but I find the big discounts offered useful, prices are good and shipping coupons make the experience even better as it ends up being absolutely free. I will continue to use the proxy service, thank you!

Date of experience: October 23, 2020
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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STAY AWAY
September 5, 2019

Children can run a better operation. Anything goes wrong (And it Will) you will lose everything. Insurance, protection all of that is a scam. You will received damaged items from the Seller or even Buyee is Known to damage the items themselves during "Inspection" or "Wrapping". Lowest tier paid idiots handling this.

You will never get your money back. Even with Insurance. They will send bland cut and paste emails telling you they are right. Even though they are dead wrong.

Please. Do not get ripped off like the rest of us.

Date of experience: September 5, 2019
Germany
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Mixed picture
February 22, 2021

I used buyee about 100 times. Many items are blocked on the website for reasons not understandable. It must be some bad algorithm deciding! The customer support is also very poor and strict. The shipping rates are rather expensive and usually there is a heavy import and sales tax when the parcel arrives in the country. So it is rather expensive to use the service. If problems arise customers are often left alone. Buyee has a very strict payment policy.

Date of experience: February 22, 2021
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Buyee gives you several shipping options (depending on weight). They will only show you auctions where the seller is willing to ship internationally. The only thing I think could add combined shipping. I need to send individually, but sometimes I want to combine shipping. Some auctions are prohibited from sale as of the title, possibly indicating a junk item. Buyee is heaven for Hobbies, who prefers Japanese stuff.

Date of experience: May 21, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great if u buy rare items
July 5, 2022

It's a great app if you buy rarer items or items in lots. Shipping is pretty expensive with my cheapest being $17. I recommend using buyee air delivery over anything else.It's cheap, arrives in a decent amount of time, and better than EMS. I paid $30 shipping with EMS because it said it would arrive faster and air delivery seems to be the same or even quicker.it is a good website but sometimes the seller won't ship. I ordered a wallet but it hasn't shipped in a week. You should always check descriptions and if the seller is active.So you don't get scammed. Also recommend inspection only or the standard plan.If not you may not get your correct item! If you buy something normal you find the shipping a "scam" so I recommend using buyee for actual rare or hard to find products instead. I also don't really recommend buying huge products as shipping will probably be over $100

Date of experience: July 5, 2022
Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have switched to Buyee since my last 3 purchases, easier to use as you do not need to transfer funds to their in house account.
Fees are affordable but make sure you consolidate items to ship together making it worth while.

Date of experience: May 9, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been using buyee for about a year now and using their automated bid/checkout process makes shopping for items in japan very easy. I appreciate them being willing to hold my items for free during the pandemic shipping limitations as well!

Date of experience: June 25, 2020
Latvia
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Not qualified staff
January 17, 2016

It is an intermediary for foreigners buying in Japanese stores. There is a list of prohibited items for purchase, which is logical. However, the staff, with whom customers communicate through email, does the work of mediocre and unceremoniously. I have repeatedly demanded the lifting of the ban on the purchase of various items that do not reflect the list. For example, I refused to purchase stingray skins (everybody can buy this at Ebay without restrictions). My claim to provide email of the chief to complaint remains unsatisfied. My claim to specify a group of prohibited goods where the skins are included - the same. In many of my requirements klerk- "answering machine" named Teresa replied, "what kind of response do you want?".
Clerks of Buyee are unqualified and indifferent to the needs of customers. No email for complaints. If you do not want a hopeless situation, refrain from primitive Buyee`s service. There are many similar companies with the same services offered.

Date of experience: January 17, 2016
Massachusetts
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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This company is a total scam. Fees are overprice, shipping is outrageous, and customer service is an absolute joke. When an issue arises, and it will, good luck with getting any help from them. Buyee will refuse to help you when they can't prepare proper paperwork for customs. Buyee will not help you when your package arrives damaged and missing orders. If you value your money or the product you are looking for, look elsewhere. Avoid Buyee at all costs or you wil be sorry.

Date of experience: August 24, 2021
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Brutally expensive
February 17, 2022

Theres hidden fees everywhere. I bought 700 yen worth of small keychains, and now i have to pay 3000 yen shipping or they will be thrown out. Only purchase from here if your willing to pay more towards the service than the item your buying.

Date of experience: February 17, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy to use!
May 30, 2020

Currently i'm using this website for the first time to buy from japan mercari and so far it has been effortlessly easy to use and navigate! Some might shy away from all the fees however the website also has frequent promotions that can help buyers save on items and shipping costs. I highly recommend this to find rare and unique items from japan and i'll definitely be go back to the site in the future :)

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good
September 1, 2020

Good experience, the proxy service is useful, prices are cheap and they issue many coupons from time to time to get discounts. I placed my orders and I am still waiting to receive everything but I'm happy with it already.

Date of experience: August 31, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service!
May 10, 2020

I love this service. There are a lot of rare Japanese items. It's so easy to use. A lot of shipping options and coupons. Low fees as well. I like option to store your purchase for 30 days. One thing I don't like is double shipping (domestic and international). But anyway after all calculation it's not too bad. I recommend this site.

Date of experience: May 10, 2020
Singapore
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have been using Buyee for a while and enjoy buying items from Mercari via Buyee. All is good except Buyee customer service is very bad and the worst I have ever encountered. I would say Buyee has no customer service or service recovery at all.

Everything is customer fault and end up I have to pay the unnecessary 1,500 yen for the extra protection that I NEVER choose. If I don't pay, I will not have the items shipped home. From there on, any new purchase I just ship 1 item at a time to avoid such system fault and pay unnecessary money.

I would have given Buyee 5 stars but the customer service just pull all down. Maybe Mercari can consider to have another partnership or agent for oversea customers to choose. Hopefully this will drive Buyee to has a proper customer service.

Date of experience: July 5, 2020
Hong Kong
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very easy to use and allow buyers to get stuff on auction sites in Japan which is great. However, be prepared for the various handling fee, local shipping fee, consolidation fee and also international shipping fee. Ended up the items I got are much more experience than i thought, though they may not be easy to obtain from where I am.

Date of experience: June 13, 2020
Hong Kong
1 review
0 helpful votes
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An Honorable Site
October 31, 2020

Buyee is a a great site for anyone who is looking for quality Japanese products. Buyee provides an excellent consolidation service that I am really satisfied with. Different shipping options there are impressive as well.

Date of experience: October 30, 2020
Poland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Buyee is great
December 3, 2020

I'm always very satisfied with purchasing items on Buyee. You can find many unique things for quite reasonable prices. From time to time the website offers coupons, so that the items You purchase or shipping get cheaper. The items You order are purchased reay fast. It usually also doesn't take a lot of days for them to come to the Buyee warehouse. When it comes to the Customer Service, they respond quite quickly, which is also very good. I'm generally satisfied with purchasing on Buyee.

Date of experience: December 3, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Highly Recommend
May 28, 2020

I have been using their service now for 5+ years and it's very simple and straightforward. I have purchased many rare items that i cannot find anywhere else. I have had no issues at all. Their customer service is great as well. Would highly recommend it to anyone.

Date of experience: May 28, 2020

Overview

Buyee has a rating of 2.2 stars from 317 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Buyee most frequently mention shipping fees, credit card and next day. Buyee ranks 30th among Mail Forwarding sites.

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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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