Hidden fees, ridiculous wrapping, consolidation charges, useless stuffed crap to make the box heavier. They're becoming so expensive and shady too. It was my second and last time using them. There are other proxy companies that do the job for less
Wished people stop simping for these companies.. are the coupons gonna justify $10 of consolidation fee, then $60 for shipping for a jacket and a plastic bottle? Facts are they have a lot of hidden charges and consolidating orders often makes the whole package heavier for some reasons. Then charges are skyrocketed for no reason. They are expensive and shady now amd that's all i will say.
I'll have to open a case with them because they're refusing to downsize even though they offer it without me giving up any action if the item does not arrive to me and I'm pretty sure they're about to ban my account
They don’t have to make it heavier - most shipping companies have switched to volumetric shipping, so you can have a big box of bubble wrap with $10 of goods and $300 - shipping charge. I have seen examples where a small 1U 19” rack mount unit they put into 20x20x30 in. box. They just don’t care. It could be their “standard” box.
Having some wheels imported currently via Jesse Streeter through DHL. Jesse is always super friendly, helpful, and best of all is responsive. Paying invoices is easy and he will handle the entire YAJ bidding/shipping/handling for you. His quotes may seem high but in my experience he will overestimate the quote (probably so he doesn’t underestimate and have upset buyers when the price is higher) and the actual price is usually lower than the estimate. Great dude and great service if you are trying to get stuff from YAJ.
The only good thing about Buyee is that their delivery is pretty reliable (never had issues). But they tend to use ridiculously huge boxes, which often forces you to use the most expensive shipping option (DHL), and if you want to consolidate, they literally put their already huge boxes into even bigger box. And the biggest problem - support is non-existent. It’s like talking to robots (they just send you their prepared standard replies and if you ask for more details, they just re-send previous reply). To be fair, this is happening not on every transaction (I had examples of good sized boxes). That is the only reason I sometimes taking a risk to use their services.
Jesse Streeter is 100% the only way to go for importing anything from Japan. Have personally gone through him so many times. Buyee is just crap, and overcharges crazy amounts for shipping, especially big parts like skirts or bumpers.
Not a car parts story but I did buy camera gear from Japan from what seemed a reputable seller but there was some issue with shipping which never got resolved. A few weeks of messages back and forth to get it shipped but they eventually stopped responding. Other photogs had the same experience, but only when there was a problem. If the shipping had no issues they got the gear no problem. Sounds obvious but I guess it meant to the company in Japan that any issues weren't worth the time, so they just didn't and who cares if they lose a few random western customers. All my other JP experiences have been great but maybe it was the same for your seller.
I had a similar issue with them as well. I purchased a set of shortened knuckles and 2 full sets of 326 wheel nuts under the illusion that i could consolidate. I applied and they refused without any reasoning besides the fact "it did not meet their requirements". This left me stuck as I had already purchased all of the items so I had to purchase postage on each individually which made it loads more expensive than originally anticipated.
@@n3er0o I can only assume they make a small margin on top of each postal service, so there is an incentive for them if I purchase 3 lots of postage, rather than 1. I still use Buyee to this day for parts so I'm not too worried, it's just a shame their customer service can be so poor at times.
Im using buyee for years now. Never had a problem, they are very fast all the time. Basically from the beginning magazines - You used sail shipping, which takes months (1-3months + even more as covid), ems was suspended but usually 5-7 working days. Side skirts - they are too big (length no more then 1.5m long for most options ems, fedex, airmail, only dhl I think can ship bigger stuff) How You know that seller in japan sent them as one piece, not 2? I wouldt be suprised if he did. Im avoiding buying bumpers, side skirts etc as they are hard to ship, but as I said, till today im using them for any smaller pieces and works great and very fast each time. Its weird really situation
So it doesn’t sound like a Scam per say as in I feel you will eventually get you product just like you did the Magazines BUT I feel that they are VERY UNPROFESSIONAL & VERY UNRELIABLE because the sound of the run around is ridiculous and I would probably stay away from working with them direct or even at all...I would definitely find another source!
Well I’d definitely consider purposely separating items and refusing to consolidate in order to get more money out of me for a shipping as a scam. But we’ll see, rn it’s still not looking like I’ll get the skirts unless I waste the $800+ they want for shipping
@@LEPAutomotive I was more so looking at “Scam” as you paying and they not sending & “Getting Ripped Off” more so as them trying to get more money out of you buy claiming that there only option is to separate...That sounds like a bunch of BS if you ask me regardless of how you look at it and definitely not worth it!
I got rammed in the ass by Buyee on my blitz 03’s. It was under $600 for the wheels, then $2200 to ship and they lost 2 wheels. Soooo I had to make PayPal claim to get my money back. It was the worst experience
I wanted to buy something on there for a model car, just a small car part..it cost like $22 usd, shipping directly to me would’ve been almost $70 total. Seems like a scam to me
Bought a pair of side skirt 10/15/2, it was shipped out as a pair $278 DHL + $111 for the winning bid. Recived 1 week later. Ok not bad so i decided to bid on a pair of fender. Won the bid at $805 listed as left & right (pair), it arrived to the warehouse now they are charging me 2 shipping prices. Charges are $908 & $1028 wth???? Im not paying almost 3k just for 2 fender. Why cant they ship both fender at once, and alone almost 1k for shipping is ridiculous. They are not responding and im jist gonna get my bank involved. Im done with buyee i say stay away and avoid headaches.
@mew exactly i buy car parts and they cost a lot but i have in mind they will cost a fortune. For people who arent financially stable should rather buy at their local state
I bought a spec d front bumper from buyee. Spec b bumper with optioned lip and fogs. Rare spec. Bought it it got shipped to buyee. And they where trying to charge me 2 grand extra for shipping so I canceled order and haven’t used them sense
I bought an Antares DC21 ($550 fishing reel only sold in Japan) for $375. It’s on its way to buyee’s warehouse where I’m seeing s*** hits the fan. If they cause any trouble I’m just going to pay to get it shipped, and when it arrives imma just tell PayPal they F***ed it up and get my money back from it
Sounds like typical Japanese style. I used to live in Japan and EMS have strict size requirements. It’s max 1.5m length. I suspect with packaging, that it probably exceeded this. They probably didn’t know how to communicate the issue. You did have a positive experience with the magazines. There is lots of risks with shipping.
From the basic info I've gathered. Small stuff seems to be fine. Anything big, the prices get sorely jacked up. They package the fuck out of them probably with the exuse of them not breaking.
@@bathingtiger4925 Yeah, I ordered a pool cue case, that I know weighs under 4 Pounds, and they are telling me that the package weighs around 9 Pounds, and they want a $120 USD to ship a light weight pool cue case, that weighs under 4 Pounds. I think they are Crooks, and a complete Scam.
mine experience recently, i bought a set of seat rail ,and it's packing in seat rail's size , and i'm gonna consolidate another 1 item which is very small in size , a wheel nut actually which not more than 5x5x5 cm in dimension and less than 500g. Guest what happen to me........THE VOLUMETRIC DIMENSION INCREASE 50 PERCENT THAN ORIGINAL PACKING AFTER CONSOLIDATION PROGRESS, which increase ridiculously in shipping fee in order to send back my place. I really fxxk up with them and already miss calculated the cost of shipping which i already informed my customer previously. Take note guys from mine experience
Hidden fees, ridiculous wrapping, consolidation charges, useless stuffed crap to make the box heavier. They're becoming so expensive and shady too. It was my second and last time using them. There are other proxy companies that do the job for less
Wished people stop simping for these companies.. are the coupons gonna justify $10 of consolidation fee, then $60 for shipping for a jacket and a plastic bottle?
Facts are they have a lot of hidden charges and consolidating orders often makes the whole package heavier for some reasons. Then charges are skyrocketed for no reason. They are expensive and shady now amd that's all i will say.
I'll have to open a case with them because they're refusing to downsize even though they offer it without me giving up any action if the item does not arrive to me and I'm pretty sure they're about to ban my account
They don’t have to make it heavier - most shipping companies have switched to volumetric shipping, so you can have a big box of bubble wrap with $10 of goods and $300 - shipping charge. I have seen examples where a small 1U 19” rack mount unit they put into 20x20x30 in. box. They just don’t care. It could be their “standard” box.
Ive order 2 sets of center caps and it was a great experience. Im sorry to hear about your time with it.
Having some wheels imported currently via Jesse Streeter through DHL. Jesse is always super friendly, helpful, and best of all is responsive. Paying invoices is easy and he will handle the entire YAJ bidding/shipping/handling for you. His quotes may seem high but in my experience he will overestimate the quote (probably so he doesn’t underestimate and have upset buyers when the price is higher) and the actual price is usually lower than the estimate. Great dude and great service if you are trying to get stuff from YAJ.
The only good thing about Buyee is that their delivery is pretty reliable (never had issues). But they tend to use ridiculously huge boxes, which often forces you to use the most expensive shipping option (DHL), and if you want to consolidate, they literally put their already huge boxes into even bigger box. And the biggest problem - support is non-existent. It’s like talking to robots (they just send you their prepared standard replies and if you ask for more details, they just re-send previous reply). To be fair, this is happening not on every transaction (I had examples of good sized boxes). That is the only reason I sometimes taking a risk to use their services.
Jesse Streeter is 100% the only way to go for importing anything from Japan. Have personally gone through him so many times.
Buyee is just crap, and overcharges crazy amounts for shipping, especially big parts like skirts or bumpers.
I'm from the uk and I brought some 3 piece weds from buyee and had no issues. Sorry to hear this man
Not a car parts story but I did buy camera gear from Japan from what seemed a reputable seller but there was some issue with shipping which never got resolved. A few weeks of messages back and forth to get it shipped but they eventually stopped responding. Other photogs had the same experience, but only when there was a problem. If the shipping had no issues they got the gear no problem. Sounds obvious but I guess it meant to the company in Japan that any issues weren't worth the time, so they just didn't and who cares if they lose a few random western customers. All my other JP experiences have been great but maybe it was the same for your seller.
I had a similar issue with them as well. I purchased a set of shortened knuckles and 2 full sets of 326 wheel nuts under the illusion that i could consolidate. I applied and they refused without any reasoning besides the fact "it did not meet their requirements". This left me stuck as I had already purchased all of the items so I had to purchase postage on each individually which made it loads more expensive than originally anticipated.
@@n3er0o I can only assume they make a small margin on top of each postal service, so there is an incentive for them if I purchase 3 lots of postage, rather than 1. I still use Buyee to this day for parts so I'm not too worried, it's just a shame their customer service can be so poor at times.
i’m just gonna go through streeter for my vs6. multiple friends with nothing but positive experiences w having him as a middle man.
Im using buyee for years now. Never had a problem, they are very fast all the time. Basically from the beginning magazines - You used sail shipping, which takes months (1-3months + even more as covid), ems was suspended but usually 5-7 working days.
Side skirts - they are too big (length no more then 1.5m long for most options ems, fedex, airmail, only dhl I think can ship bigger stuff)
How You know that seller in japan sent them as one piece, not 2? I wouldt be suprised if he did.
Im avoiding buying bumpers, side skirts etc as they are hard to ship, but as I said, till today im using them for any smaller pieces and works great and very fast each time.
Its weird really situation
So it doesn’t sound like a Scam per say as in I feel you will eventually get you product just like you did the Magazines BUT I feel that they are VERY UNPROFESSIONAL & VERY UNRELIABLE because the sound of the run around is ridiculous and I would probably stay away from working with them direct or even at all...I would definitely find another source!
Well I’d definitely consider purposely separating items and refusing to consolidate in order to get more money out of me for a shipping as a scam. But we’ll see, rn it’s still not looking like I’ll get the skirts unless I waste the $800+ they want for shipping
@@LEPAutomotive I was more so looking at “Scam” as you paying and they not sending & “Getting Ripped Off” more so as them trying to get more money out of you buy claiming that there only option is to separate...That sounds like a bunch of BS if you ask me regardless of how you look at it and definitely not worth it!
@@LEPAutomotive try to get them shipped to someone else out there and get them shipped home through anonymous.stylie or get.jpn
@@juancee99 that’s what I’m working on doing currently!
I've abandoned my package after misleading an shipping an extra 30 dollars after they claimed free from winning it off bids.
would anyone know any importers for Korean parts? as in kdm parts for genesis n what not
i had no issues, ordered led tails for my nissan stagea, no problems work well and all that, i dont think they are scammers.
Went through Jesse streeter for all my parts from Japan and was a pleasant experience
I got rammed in the ass by Buyee on my blitz 03’s. It was under $600 for the wheels, then $2200 to ship and they lost 2 wheels. Soooo I had to make PayPal claim to get my money back. It was the worst experience
I wanted to buy something on there for a model car, just a small car part..it cost like $22 usd, shipping directly to me would’ve been almost $70 total. Seems like a scam to me
What about Paypal insurance on everything bought on Buyee?
Bought a pair of side skirt 10/15/2, it was shipped out as a pair $278 DHL + $111 for the winning bid. Recived 1 week later. Ok not bad so i decided to bid on a pair of fender. Won the bid at $805 listed as left & right (pair), it arrived to the warehouse now they are charging me 2 shipping prices. Charges are $908 & $1028 wth???? Im not paying almost 3k just for 2 fender. Why cant they ship both fender at once, and alone almost 1k for shipping is ridiculous. They are not responding and im jist gonna get my bank involved. Im done with buyee i say stay away and avoid headaches.
thats why you never try to buy large stuff overseas, no matter what it will always cost a lot of money to ship off the item
@mew exactly i buy car parts and they cost a lot but i have in mind they will cost a fortune. For people who arent financially stable should rather buy at their local state
I bought a new Mario bath town for a dollar. When the shipping came it was like 50 bucks
I bought a spec d front bumper from buyee. Spec b bumper with optioned lip and fogs. Rare spec. Bought it it got shipped to buyee. And they where trying to charge me 2 grand extra for shipping so I canceled order and haven’t used them sense
I bought an Antares DC21 ($550 fishing reel only sold in Japan) for $375. It’s on its way to buyee’s warehouse where I’m seeing s*** hits the fan. If they cause any trouble I’m just going to pay to get it shipped, and when it arrives imma just tell PayPal they F***ed it up and get my money back from it
Sounds like typical Japanese style. I used to live in Japan and EMS have strict size requirements. It’s max 1.5m length. I suspect with packaging, that it probably exceeded this. They probably didn’t know how to communicate the issue. You did have a positive experience with the magazines. There is lots of risks with shipping.
I would use Streeter. I cannot speak for Buyee as I have never used them.
From the basic info I've gathered. Small stuff seems to be fine. Anything big, the prices get sorely jacked up. They package the fuck out of them probably with the exuse of them not breaking.
yeah thats how they make their money. they stuff the package with useless crap to make it heavier
@@bathingtiger4925 Yeah, I ordered a pool cue case, that I know weighs under 4 Pounds, and they are telling me that the package weighs around 9 Pounds, and they want a $120 USD to ship a light weight pool cue case, that weighs under 4 Pounds. I think they are Crooks, and a complete Scam.
Jesse streeter for sure!
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very very bad customer service!!!
mine experience recently, i bought a set of seat rail ,and it's packing in seat rail's size , and i'm gonna consolidate another 1 item which is very small in size , a wheel nut actually which not more than 5x5x5 cm in dimension and less than 500g. Guest what happen to me........THE VOLUMETRIC DIMENSION INCREASE 50 PERCENT THAN ORIGINAL PACKING AFTER CONSOLIDATION PROGRESS, which increase ridiculously in shipping fee in order to send back my place. I really fxxk up with them and already miss calculated the cost of shipping which i already informed my customer previously. Take note guys from mine experience