Rinkya and yahoo japan auctions

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:26 pm

I just found out about rinkya, has anyone else used this service before and if so how did it work out?

umi · Post by **umi** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:54 pm

Only once, but never again. Their prices are sky-high and their terms are hella-anal. Use www.shoppingmalljapan.com instead. There may be a few others, but SMJ are definitely much more reasonable and adaptable than Rinkya.

I bought a 30,000 yen ($~300 US) item through Rinkya, and paid... $66 US fees to get it to their warehouse. A similar costing item through SMJ would have set me back $35 to $40. And it isn't only the expensive items you save on there, their base fees for cheap items are way more reasonable. With Rinkya you pay through the nose for even the cheapest items, which hardly makes it worth it.

Whoever you choose, make sure you read through their terms carefully.

Post by **system11** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:46 pm

I've used Rinkya many times, I have no complaints although yes, it's not a good idea for cheaper items as mentioned above. Note: it is ALWAYS best to buy locally (or from Europe if that's where you live) instead of using a proxy buying service - I do only use them when I absolutely cannot find an item more locally.

caincan · Post by **caincan** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:17 pm

?! what does mean "rinkyarules" ? is it the name of bidder when this middleman acts? i was betting on something and it appeared in bid.

i figured it was due to the new >5000Y restrictions that something occured and this middleman acted for me?!

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:54 pm

wow this threads back from the dead, I'm not sure what rinkyarules means, I would assume it is their username they use when bidding on items for you, check their site!

btw, SMJ = two thumbs up.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:29 pm

www.aazumatrading.com formerly MailOrderJapan is what I tend to use. Across the board similar terms and fees as most other services and I've never had any issues to date.

caincan · Post by **caincan** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:08 pm

i assumed there was connection with rinkya. but hey.. i never took contact with rinkya.. so this thing would be totalitarism !

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:46 pm

Rinkya has many different user names. rinkyarules and rinkyatokyo seem to be the two current ones.