Free international shipping is back in the new year!
Suruga-ya is a 2nd hand store for Japanese goods like retro games, anime, books, and more.
Quality is usually excellent for 2nd hand and issues explained directly in description.
Free Shipping from Japan with No Minimum Spend (+ JPY ¥900 Charge Per Order) @ Suruga-Ya.com
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Last edited 20/01/2025 - 10:53 by 2 other users
Last edited 20/01/2025 - 10:53 by 2 other users
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Every week now.
It is also 900 yen oer order now, not 500 like the title says.Fixed, thank you.
The charge per order is now 900 yen. They've bumped it up a couple of times over the past year or so.
I've noticed the prices of the items on my watch list increase by 10-20% over the past year as well.
Additionally, the minimum price for items could be 300 yen before, now its 650 yen.
There are still bargains, but it is harder to find.
30%. Min used to be 500, now 650. Shipping "not shipping" fee was 500, now 900. That, mixed with exchange rate changes, makes it a lot less appealing now.
curious what did it start at?
500yen, as far as i know.
What are people buying? Items look average
Got a boxed Wii U and motion plus remote for about $80 (console alone averages $200 on eBay currently).
Sadly high "commission" is killing it a bit if you don't want much stuff or something expensive.
Single, low value items would be pretty good value for us, specifically.
You could get a few retro games, figurines, CDs, etc. that you wouldn't find here or are stupidly expensive here for a very reasonable price, comparatively. Sure, it might be 30% more expensive than their Japanese site, but good luck finding a decent Kamen Rider anything here that won't be hundreds of dollars for no reason.
Addition items to consider might be any crane prize figures. Visited Gametraders in Parramatta the other week and many of the stuff in there were $40+. There's a practically endless amount of those on Surugaya for cheaper or about the same. "Completed" figures might be much cheaper as well, but note the 'used' condition of anything you buy here.
Normally for any of the above items you wouldn't possibly consider them due to the shipping costs, but to have something you bought for 1000 yen shipped here for no additional fee? It's a miracle to me. I don't know how they make anything out of that.
Used waifu pillows
Do they support PayPal Pay in 4?
Yes. I've used it quite a bit.
When you select PayPal as the payment method and then go to pay, it opens the PayPal window and you can select pay in 4 as long as you are over the usual minimum.
Thanks. I've found that some Japanese stores still don't support it, like Mandarake.
Any good items to but that we cannot find in Australia or that are cheaper than in here?
Generally things that are in abundance in Japan but not here. Rarer gundam/model kits, trading cards, older video games/consoles, figures, etc.
It won't all be deals though.
Most reasonable people would ask first, then order.
Then you’ll miss out on many great deals.
You didn't think to ask before you placed your order? (I didn't neg you btw)
Neither did I although there's plenty of reason to there lmao
Care to say what exactly are these reasons?
No I didn't unfortunately. My point was:
they were unable to provide a answer for their own item
They almost refused to cancel a item that hasn't been shipped yet
What Ozbargain understood:
my fault - never ask anything after placing an order
Yes it is a favour to cancel an order, who do I think I am to disagree?
I don't understand so much rate against my comment. This community has been better before. Keep coming guys, just sharing one fact that happened with me, use this information as you wish.
No need to keep posting this as it has never been longer than a week without free shipping for a long time now.
It used to be 3-4 days on then 5-6 days off but they've gone mainstream now and it´s practically free shipping more often than not as they are really making money with the international influx. Last one finished 2 days ago and it's already back on for another 5 days. Prices have gone up, minimums have gone up and the surcharge has gone up from ¥500 to ¥900.
The one upside is faster delivery. It used to be around two weeks, but I mostly get things within 5 days now, sometimes even 2. As always, everything is packed very well by individuals whose names are linked to your package. If there's a problem with the contents, that individual is held accountable. I have only once had an issue, and it is a very strict, long winded and frustrating return/refund process, so be warned.
Not the bargain spot it once was as prices have rocketed and there are a lot more people using the site now, but there are still the occasional gems if you're fast enough.
900 Yen commission is a bit rough..
One thing to note is that I find that the Japanese site offers a lot more compared to this international site.
I was able to find some rare CDs and other goodies I forgot to look for while I was in Japan last year that didn't show up on the English siteEnded up just using a proxy service like Neokyo to get my things from the JP site for not too much extra
The free shipping offer happens weekly, which is a good thing. I’ve bought a lot of Nintendo switch and PS4 games than only released in Japan.
Some prices are fair some others are not, Recently other sites like Nin-Nin games started to offer direct shipping to Australia which is a nice thing.
The AUD-yen exchange has been on the downside lately so prices has been a little bit higher.
Since these are dispatched from Japan, do we need to pay any duties or tariffs?
No.
Unless your order is over A$1000, then no.
Japanese retro games are so cheap, wonder why? FF7 for PS1 only $15 sure is wild to me.
Probably because they are region locked and its a hassle to get them working
Because of volume and preservation. Japan accounts for 1/3 of global FF7 sales.
They are in Japanese.
Are their 'used' items in good quality & shape? Saw some special figures want to get them.
The description will say if it is a damaged item. Otherwise, it will generally still have the original packaging or be unopened.
Generally in good shape from what I've purchased previously, especially for being second-hand items. If there are any defects or flaws, they are mostly listed in the description.
Japanese tend to be very meticulous when compared to the west. If there is something wrong with an item or something is missing, it is always in the description.
Even if it's something like a plush that came from a home with a smoker. There's no trickery and as I mentioned above, each parcel is packed by an individual who checks everything and is held personally accountable if something is wrong.Almost everything I have ever gotten that was "used" has ended up arriving still sealed with original tags or in unopened boxes. The two that came without any packaging were still in perfect condition.
made me chuckle
I was mainly looking to buy godzilla movie posters but a lot are sold out and man some of them are way too expensive to not try to DIY. 40 bucks is too much
I wish Amazon Japan would give free shipping
The also asked extra commission around $10 on the top of the purchase item.
Yeah it's long running. Did have some breaks for two weeks or so. Buy all your stuff in one go. Big inventory and searching it is not easy. Got some absolute steals and hard to find stuff. They also ship faster than some local companies lol.
Good deal, but extremely common promo.