Second hand shops, where are they?

[Rezz]

6 out of 6 things I've bought on Yahoo have been exactly what the seller has listed/photographed. I guess I must be lucky then...

[DaiOni]

* Mazdaspeed rear spoiler - seller noted that it needed to be painted (moot issue, as it was red anyway), but didn't note that wing adjuster cover (or whatever it's called) had been forced open and didn't sit level anymore - and, conveniently, didn't photograph the wing from that angle

* Center console - seller noted that there were two small holes in the leather, and photographed them - but photographed them from an angle and zoom that made their scale impossible to be gauged. Admitedly, if it wasn't a last minute bid, this could have been verified

* Apexi intakes - brand new, in the box. Fine (but I have no idea how apexi expect you to make the braces line up... grr)

maybe i'm just unlucky?

Now these are all minor items, and easily remedied - but I can't help thinking that someone as fussy as me might have their annoyance exponentially magnified if there was something wrong with, say, a set of turbos, coilovers, and so on - something that might not be an issue when a visual inspection is available.

[DaiOni]

...on the other hand, yahoo gives you a much more likely chance of finding what you want - whereas shop shopping is usually a 'lucky find' affair (unless you've spotted something in one of the parts mags)

I also find yahoo a little dangerous, as clicking on the link all to often = an empty wallet

[Evo_Lee]

UPgarage over here has nuting!

But Super Autobacs 2nd hand shop is full of stuff...I guess that's because Autobacs was created from and the HQ is based in Osaka...another reason why OSAKA is the best place to be

Agree with Justin, Yahoo Auction is too easy!

[omg]

Up Garage is pretty awful for anything except wheels IMO, all nicely set out but the prices are way to high for secondhand gear. The Machida shop does have the bonus of being 50 metres from Tomei though.

Depending on what you want Hasegawa is one of the better secondhand places in Tokyo. Light on electronic stuff but fairly well stocked with everything else; turbos, diffs, coilovers etc.