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Originally posted by EnricoPalazzo

Does anyone know how it would be possible to get somethin shipped from japan to here??

Theres a really nice set of R34 GTR rims which look like they mite sell cheap. Would be great if they could be brought here.

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b27988229

Cheap !, when the price is in Yellow ( ie. the 190,000 yen ) that is the desired and will sell at price. 190,000 at the current exchange rate is about $2900 aus in japan . Would hardly call that cheap, especially when I have a set of R34 GTR rims and brand new tyres for sale at $3800 .

You really need to have contacts in Japan..... :)

But if someone knows someone..... :)

There are always the Japanese S1 R31 tail lights for sale on Jap Yahoo....

Theyre never any more than $75 AU at auction, but they want over $300 for them here (when you can find them)

like R31 Skyline Chick said its all about contacts. most people over in japan wont be bothered to ship it overseas. not long ago there was a r32 gts4 which no one bided on. there was no reserve so someone could have picked it up for around $500-$800 ( i forget the actual amount )

Originally posted by gtrken

Cheap !, when the price is in Yellow ( ie. the 190,000 yen ) that is the desired and will sell at price. 190,000 at the current exchange rate is about $2900 aus in japan . Would hardly call that cheap, especially when I have a set of R34 GTR rims and brand new tyres for sale at $3800 .

:confused: ......Japan rims = $2900(and tyres Bridgestone RE040) .....ur selling for $3800(brand new tyres)....why isn't the japan rims/tyres cheap??? :confused:

err ... cos the Japan rims are in Japan and mine are here in Aust with all the duties, taxes , shipping and middleman markup paid.

Find someone to buy em in Japan for you and send em down, you will find out :D

Ken

I'm currently waiting to see if I've won a set of wheels on the Yahoo Auction in Japan. The bidding closed about 4 hours ago and I was (... well I think I was) the highest bidder with 41,500Y. By the time they get here should cost about $1000 (If I've won them *fingers crossed*).

I'm able to do this thanks to J-SPEC Imports . Thanks heaps!!!!

They're 18 x 8 made by Rays Eng for a company called Brunt. Brand new as well...

Originally posted by EnricoPalazzo

Congrats and goodluck.

Keep us updated

BTW if u dont mind, how much is craige charging u to bring em here?

Just got word that they are now mine!!!! ;)

They came in at 56,500Y (~$832), transport in Japan is 14,500Y to make a grand total of 71,000Y(~$1045) FOB. GST looks like it'll be $80 odd, duty $130, and about $50-$150 for freight.

So it looks like a brand new set of Rays 18x8s will be mine for about $1400-$1500! Not bad considering they go for about $2500 normally!:D

Originally posted by Boxhead

easy, go to  

www.altavista.com

then click translate, then in bottom part type in http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp

then change it to say japanese to english then gclick button, and your in, with english

This is certainly the way I've been doing it. But lately (ie ever since they revamped the look of the site) the translation page has been a bit farked (after you hit translate it just reloads the translation page). If you keep trying it usually works after a couple of goes tho.

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