Yahoo Japan

[Red7 Racing]

Anyone used Yahoo Auctions lately?

I bought me a used Power FC the other day, fantastic - got it for a steal!

Anyway, went back in today to bid on something else.. and they have changed the rules. You now have to become a 'premium' member to bid on anything over ￥5000!

This means giving Yahoo your credit card number and paying ￥294　a month for the rest of you life.

This sux. Bugger you Yahoo Japan

[Yawn]

What??

[Hungryhippo]

i thought it was always like that

[Kaido_RR]

yeah ... its been like that for along time now

[dodgybrooks]

yeah ... its been like that for along time now

No it hasn't. I buy things a fair bit and it has only changed recently.

[Kaido_RR]

No it hasn't. I buy things a fair bit and it has only changed recently.

well i've been buying things for a few years now, and for the last year it has needed a fee... so to me thats along time lol

[dodgybrooks]

well i've been buying things for a few years now, and for the last year it has needed a fee... so to me thats along time lol

The 5,000yen max bid for non premuim members is new

[Beer Baron]

yeah very new I thought. certainly hasn't been around for a year that's for sure.

[Kaido_RR]

The 5,000yen max bid for non premuim members is new

ok im confused, did you always have to pay a fee? i have for the pass 6 to 9months i think* (

[Beer Baron]

yahoo membership has always been free of monthly fees. I think from memory it cost me a few hundred yen when I first signed up (years ago) but you never had to pay monthly fees. I gave them japanese credit car but never really had it billed for anything since I've never sold anything on yahoo.

are you a premium member? if so then you are paying the monthly fee.

[Kaido_RR]

yahoo membership has always been free of monthly fees. I think from memory it cost me a few hundred yen when I first signed up (years ago) but you never had to pay monthly fees. I gave them japanese credit car but never really had it billed for anything since I've never sold anything on yahoo.

are you a premium member? if so then you are paying the monthly fee.

i guess i must be, i pay something like 200yen a month, I have to ask jesse if my account is premium as he set it up for me

[funkymonkey]

you've always had to pay a once off fee, but the new "premium user" scheme is a variant on the old put your credit card in, pay a once off and off you go scheme.

Its been around for a couple of months now from memory, definitely not a year. We've got a premium account now, otherwise we couldn't bid on cars

I think some high price auctions allow you to still bid on em if you're not a premium user though, if the seller pays extra... not really sure on the details.

[Streeter]

It has always been a monthly based fee. About a year ago or so they introduced a campaign where it was free to make an account (with no monthly fees) and in July they changed the rights of the `free` users to a limit of 4,999yen bids. So it depends when you signed up as Yahoo always have campaigns coming and going. Usually its a 294yen (~$3 AUD) a month fee to be a premium(non restricted) user.

[sewid]

I pay $3 a month.... it's like a coffee i will never get back each month :~(

[ike]

I pay $3 a month.... it's like a coffee i will never get back each month :~(

hello Sewid

How does one go about joining

I see a few things i want but thought you had to use some of the various agencies who charge like wounded bulls.

A link would be good

$3 is nothing.

Hope to hear from u soon

regards

Ike

[funkymonkey]

you can open an account pretty easily, but you'll just end up getting a bad rating when you try to communicate with the seller in english, or you spring that "i'm in australia, can you post international" on them.

[japanese-car-direct]

I always use Yahoo Japan auctions throught this supplier. http://www.j-buttmonkeys.netThis supplier is very kind!So , I can buy very cheap used car parts from Japan.

[Poida]

g0t advertising?

[Blitz]

Got Ban?

LOL

[rbee25]

how do u read the info?? all in jap!!