Glad you found it useful! I’ve also heard a lot about it and thought it’d be good for the community to demystify the service. I was overall very happy with the service and it seemed to work pretty smoothly even for a novice like me. Cheers!
Second time watching this video, I just realized you mentioned an option to adjust the item value. This is HUGE for me since the piece of crap country I live in murders you with rates, you end up paying twice as much as whatever you bought cost you after 50usd. I repair old cameras for fun, and the Japanese old camera market is the biggest anywhere in the world. Glad I decided to rewatch it after a few months lol
Awesome walkthrough. Would love to get a TG Express or GT myself. Happy yours came working. That's awesome. Recapping tutorials would be awesome on these handhelds. 👍👍
Thank you Gabriel! I'm so happy and thankful it is working! I will definielty be doing a recap soon and will make a video of it for sure. From what I hear, the caps are a ticking time bomb in these consoles, so I'd like to replace them sooner rather than later. Cheers buddy!
Thanks Dark Samus! I definitely would like to build my turbografx/pce collection, it’s just so dang pricey these days. I may get a flash cart so I can try the games out before I make the plunge and buy them. Thanks for the recommendations! Cheers dude!
Hey Logan! I got it from Amazon! It's funny, I got the idea from This Does Not Compute, one of my favorite UA-camrs, and the case is actually made for holding ammunition, but it fits AA Batteries perfectly. There is the link, I hope you don't mind, this is my affiliate link: amzn.to/2EkqCcT Cheers buddy!
Here's the thing about these Japanese import websites, you pay shipping twice and it is CRAZY expensive. Macho Nacho went through with this but had the shipping covered. Me, however, using Buyee, scored a 60 can BOSS coffee flat for 32usd (loved this stuff when I was in japan). Free shipping to the warehouse. Here's the con- What they don't tell you is you won't know the shipping until AFTER you've bought the product. Shipping to the States was $81.00usd. So much for that nice deal. I went though with it just because I wanted to taste BOSS coffee again, But pretty much anything you're buying is going to be a waste of money if you can get it from somewhere else in the world. Until the import delivery fees come down, this is still not a good deal.
That’s where buying multiple things comes in handy. They store all your stuff at their warehouse so you can have a bunch of stuff shipped together instead of individually.
“Junk” can also just mean untested. Your excitement when your realised it worked fine was cool to see! I remember at the end of the life of the Gameboy micro, there was a department store near me clearing them out for about $50Au (~$35US) and they had a massive pile of them. If only I knew how the price would go through the roof.
Haha, I was so surprised it work! My expectations were very low. That’s good to know. I guess it’s just a generic term they use for some used items. Oh man if only we could turn back the clocks. That’s some crazy good prices for a Micro. I remember I had bought one for a pretty good price towards their end of life. I sold it on eBay a long time ago and totally regret it. Thanks for sharing your experiences Stuart. Cheers buddy!
I've been asking Elliot to make a video about how to use the site. Thank you for going through this. So if I understand correctly you get charged 3.7 and 500 yen on each order?
Hey! So Sendico will charge 500 yen per auction. The 3.7% plus 40 yen is charged each time you add money to your account from PayPal. This is to cover the PayPal fee. Let me know if you have any more questions! Cheers!
you wouldn't believe how cheap this stuff is in japan. I recommend getting the rail pass and going to hardoff / bookoffs away from tokyo. once the pandemic is over lol
bookoff, lol. i always thought it was funny that they sell porn (like half the store) and they call it bookoff. genius. but yeah, i lived in tokyo for 2 years, there are much better spots than rando bookoffs in distant prefectures. shibuya is probs where i'd start, just because that place is an awesome place to shop and has everything, then i'd go to akihabra (i think is the name) and visit super potato. the rest of my time would be spent actually enjoying japan and doing all the otaku stuff i miss so much. the sega arcade and coco ichiban are pretty important stops as well
I just came here, a year later after I left my first comment, just to say thank you. I'm about to have some extra money, and I'm looking to get a few things I've wanted for years at this point. Very rarely have I ever bought games online through ebay or the like, my entire collection basically is just from thrift store finds and what not. However, in the past like 6 years or so finding ANYTHING at thrift stores slowly became next to impossible. It's just so cool to me that because of this it seems like I'll actually have a shot at investing in some of this stuff at a price that wouldn't be flat out unreasonable. Good luck to everybody else on getting your dream consoles/games, and once again thank you, if I hadn't been binging your videos this method probably wouldn't have even been something on my radar. Edit: I now have a Japanese virtual boy in beautiful condition, along with Mario Clash, teleroboxer, vertical force and galactic pinball. Everything, shipping included was 192 dollars. I couldn't be happier with this first experience.
As somebody that never thought about this, browsing the website actually blew my mind. I knew a lot of retro stuff was cheaper there, but Holy hell, they're practically giving away stuff that would be sold for an organ here. The only thing that's holding me back from trying this is the international shipping fees, but man I want to try this at some point if not just to get a PC Engine.
How did you get shipping for that low. Not liking sendico at all. All they give me is one dhl option and my parcel with 8 items is being estimated at 300 dollars intl shipping?? Insanity. Costs more than all the items I bought.
I think that's my plan for now. I may replace the capacitors soon since they tend to go bad. I was actually really surprised that it was working! Cheers buddy!
It seems to me that japanese have far higher quality expectations when it comes to selling second hand products. A console that has some scratches would be decent condition here in the West while in Japan it would be sold has as badly used and in bad condition
Absolutely. I buy used watches sometimes and a watch someone in the US would rate as very good, might be only good or fair condition in Japan. They also seem to keep the original packaging.
its because Japanese people value their property more and don't trash it. when it comes to video games and rare vinyl records I try to buy it from Japanese sellers.
I ordered from Sendico after watching Elliot do it. Good god. I couldn't believe how much extra I had to pay for shipping to and from sendico. I felt like I got a decent deal and I have another giant package on the way with a gold 64, white saturn and DMG cib. Your stuff is awesome man and I wish it got more exposure. Keep it up dude. I'll definitely be watching.
Your expression of joy upon seeing the PC engine GT actually turn on an function was pure wholesomeness. Thanks for being such a positive and well spoken figure on UA-cam. We need more influencers to be like you.
Thank you Der Schlagzeuger! I just couldn't believe it was working, I had pretty much convinced myself and accepted that I was going to receive non-working PC Engine GT. It was such a pleasant surprise! Thank you for all the kind words! I really appreciate it buddy! Cheers!
With Sendico I buy a parts catalog for a cab over truck we own in my family as well a japanese PSP and by god it is cheap AF, really happy with the results
I just bought an orange spice gameboy with Japanese copies of Pokemon sapphire x2, Pokemon ruby, Pokemon gold, Pokemon crystal, Kirby on gameboy, Mario golf, Mario land 2, and a handful of other games for $100. US sellers are such scumbags, id rather collect the Japanese versions of games anyways.
Looking on Ebay, you right. The Gameboy Micro is going for way too much and the most cheapest listing are from Japan. My Gameboy Micro 20th Anniversary Edition is still in good shape. I never used it that much and i have in a case. You probably saved yourself a good amount of money.
i can’t find the translate bar so i have no way of translating the yahoo auction website to english. anyone know where else i can do it because the button isn’t there
Hi Joseph! Are you using Google Chrome? When you go to a foreign website an icon should appear on the right side of the url bar to allow you to toggle between languages. Hope this helps. Cheers!
I see people making videos or leaving poor reviews on Sendico because they didn't realize that shipping is not cheap or they bought a couple items, then when they see videos like this they say "Ohh they have special UA-camr Privileges ". I don't condone none of that stuff and I think its wrong that they assume there's a conflict of interest. This is a great video and has informed me a lot on buying through proxy services. I definitely will give Sendico a try and that's thanks to you! Edit: Also you refer to North American stuff as "American" I'M CANADIAN!!!!!!!!
Thank you Rony! Glad you found the video informative! I actually just ordered some more stuff from them and got some more amazing deals! Haha sorry buddy, i should have been more specific when referring to North America in general, I'll do better next time. Cheers buddy and thank you for watching the channel!
I haven’t bought anything yet but learned a lot. Was confused about sendico fee listing fee inland shipping plus overseas shipping seemed like a lot of extra in excessary fees but you cleared a lot of it up. I guess it makes sense to bid on bulk listings.
Thanks for a video with so much detail, I knew about Sendico thanks to The Retro Future but your advices have been great and I was already planning to pick some stuff, so now it's time to go shopping :D
You're welcome Retro Effect! I'm glad you found the video helpful! I actually stumbled across Sendico through the Retro Future as well and got curious about the service! I think it's a fantastic service that can really benefit the retro gaming community! Best of luck on shopping, I hope you find some great deals! Cheers!
Just bought my first item on sendico hoping the shipping won't be too much. I managed to get my hands on a pretty much new old stock 25th anniversary Mario Wii so I'm pretty happy.
So an update. I used sendico, and I have to say, unless the item is only in japan or half price when compared to your local area then its simply not worth buying. Sendico fees are ridiculous. You have fees for topping up, a free for auction, shipping packaging fee, japan tax fee, shipping fee, additional checking fees, import fees into your country. All these add up and make the final item far too expensive and in fact its still cheaper to buy in your home country.
Agree that one needs to do a break even analysis prior to committing to the service. Thankfully if your willing to put in the effort you can determine the max bid price you are willing to pay and from that you can determine sales tax. From that you should be able to determine the import duties based on the value. The inland shipping information should be presented up front in the listing. Some of the fees you mentioned are optional such as checking fees which you can opt out of. It’s definitely not like buying from amazon, so one should expect to do some homework prior to see if they are getting a good deal. I made a spreadsheet to calculate how much I was willing to bid in auctions and would definitely recommend this as a strategy. There are some great deals on the site but as with anything, your mileage may vary. Sorry that you had a mixed experience. Let me know if you’d like to know more about my strategies. Cheers!
Nice pick-ups, I bet as soon as the video was finished you had taken everything to bits and deep cleaned throughout, perhaps even desoldered that speaker and upgraded with a better one? Take care!
Haha I did give everything a wipe down but I’m saving any refubs so I can document them for everyone! It’s tough waiting though, want repair and deep clean them now, haha! Cheers Makoy!
Thank you very much for this tutorial Tito. Now I would like to order a Neo geo pocket color with Snk vs Capcom and maybe a Rockman X3, because prices in America, specially in Mexico, are extremely expensive for a copy of this game.
I believe that everything you purchase will remain in their warehouse. You can choose what is shipped to you. They will package everything you want ship pier to you together in a single package.
just got super mario advance, pokemon silver, a gameboy advance, and kirby pinball from there. Pokemon silver was $9 with shipping and yet it runs for $30 or so here lololol
Just to clarify, It's 500 yen for each auction you WIN? Not each item strictly? That is to say, if I won an auction that was a joblot of gameboys, I don't have to pay 500 yen for EACH gameboy, right?
Mercari has some good deals as well sometimes, got 2 'junk' PSP's for 15 euro's and a working Sony LAM Z03 that just needs new speaker wires for 34 euro's. Mercari also includes inland shipping so no added cost beside the 500 yen commission
A great Video, thanks Macho Nacho. Now time to spend some money. ha. Loving the refurbish videos too man. Just waiting on my boxy pixel kit for GBsp. nice.
Hi Macho Nacho productions, I am a big fan of your channel and I was wondering how much money the shipping might be for two gameboys as the description dosent say the weight, also should i be worried about the shipping cost because there are other comments sating the shipping is like $30 . I bought a ags001 gba sp for $90 off ebay back in august and now the triggers are unresponsive because i tried to do a reshell😂
Does anyone know if it’s possible to have items from Sendico shipped to an address in Japan instead of overseas? I have a friend there on holidays and it’d be cheaper for them to just receive the items and bring it back with them.
Great video, very informative for someone walking through the platform for the first time. Nice tip with the external search for added control. Wondering is there a way to only to recoup the unused balance from a deposit? E.g. deposit $500 and buy a $400 item, how do you go about getting the $100 back?
I’m pretty sure you can withdraw funds. However I do believe there is a small fee to do so. I haven’t researched that fully. It’s a great question! Cheers!
Great Video btw! The Quality is amazing! But i have a few questions 1. In order to make a bid, do i need to have at least the starting price in my funds? Or at least 50 yen? 2. How can i tell the weight of the product for the estimation tool? 3. Is there a way to know the international shipping costs before placing the bid? Thanks!
Thank you Paramahansa YK! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos! I’ll try and answer as best I can: 1. I think you need to have at least the amount needed in order to pay for your current bid and shipping as well as the 500 yen fee. 2. I just put in a worst case guess. I usually enter 1kg to be on the safe side if I think my package will be small. It’s sometimes good to run several scenarios to get a ballpark range. 3. If I’m not mistaken, I think the estimation tool also includes international shipping. If not, you can check out services like DHLs website or Japan Post to estimate costs. I hope that was a little helpful. I’m still a beginner myself. Hopefully as I order more from Japan, I can give better tips. Cheers buddy and best of luck!
I have to check this out. For stuff where you can change to a localized or region free BIOS like PC Engine, Sega Saturn or Neo Geo this has to be the greatest thing since sliced bread!
the last place i was able to find actual deals in online auctions... why'd you have to blow up the spot and tell everybody, bro? they had ebay already, lol.
I've been collecting handhelds for 3-4 years. The massive jump in price has me on pause. I'm going to check this out. The PC Engine GT is on my Holy grail list right now.
I got my Gameboy micro for dirt cheap. I paid about $30 for it. Only because, the Retro video game store was at, thought that the screen was all scratched up. After I paid for the system. I told the guy that the screen wasn't scratched up and just took off the faceplate. His jaw just dropped. The faceplate was in that bad of a condition where I could just pull it off. I went home happy. And just ordered a new faceplate.
Thank you for the Sub John, I very much appreciate it! Haha, I think I'll hold onto the Micro for a while. I'm so happy that it's in such great condition! Cheers buddy!
You're welcome HamsterTG! I'm so happy you found the video helpful! I'm glad we have more options to find better deals on retro consoles! Cheers buddy!
I’m not 100% sure but they may hold your item until you have a 0 balance in your wallet. I think the sale will go through fine but they may just hold on to it. They have pretty good customer service. I would reach out the them via Facebook. They are fairly responsive. Hope that helps. Cheers!
You’re welcome Hannah! I’m glad the video was helpful. Plenty of great deals to be had, just gotta be careful and cognizant of all the additional costs. Cheers and happy hunting!
Hi! Big Fan of your Channel. Keep up the great content. I have a quick question regarding your process with Sendico. When you create your Parcel, and pick a shipping method there is another screen to confirm your shipment as well as choose Protective Packaging, Stretch Film Wrapping, & Insurance. I was curious on what you have chosen for these options and your experience around that. Thank you! :-)
Great question MasterCPU! So for my 2 orders from Sendico, I actually didn't purchase any of those options. If I were to order something perhaps more valuable, both the insurance and the protective packaging may be a good option to buy. I hope that helps a little. Cheers buddy!
I really want to get my hands on a Nomad! I'm hoping Benn Venn will release a LCD kit for it soon! If he does, I'll have to order it and somehow grab a Nomad. I'll definitely cross that bridge when I get there! Thank you for letting me know what type of videos you want to see! I really want to get into more Sega consoles on my channel (ex Game Gear)! Cheers buddy!
First of all, great video! Very informative and helpful, thanks a lot! I have a question: What happens after those 60 days my items were being stored in the sendico warehouse? Do I HAVE to pay the shipment fee and get my items shipped or can I just say something like „Hey, I don‘t want those items anymore, just hold onto them if you want.“ sorry for my bad english!
Hey Zero! That’s a great question. I’m actually not 100% sure. I would imaging they may reach out to you and ask you to begin the shipping progress. I’m sure they will allow you to hold it there longer but they may charge you extra. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful! Best of luck! Cheers!
Thank you so much , the way you explain was very comprehensive and helpful I like 👍 the contents of your channel ,am new subscriber cause I recently discovered your channel searching for game gear upgrade and I found your channel with very instructive videos about it, even the way you film you're professional. One more time thank you and I wish you the best
Great question! Yes, Sendico should send you an email when you are out bid. You can also check the auction through your Sendico account as well. Hope that helps. Cheers!
finally a decent guide on how to do this hahaha
Thanks buddy! I hope it was helpful! Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers!
Hell yeah. Best break down out there.
Thanks Carlos! I hope it was informative! Cheers dude!
ive been waiting for a decent guide to sendico, i know various youtubers get sponsored and then advertise sendico but none have done a guide like this
Glad you found it useful! I’ve also heard a lot about it and thought it’d be good for the community to demystify the service. I was overall very happy with the service and it seemed to work pretty smoothly even for a novice like me. Cheers!
Tito, seeing your excitement was worth watching this video. Thanks for going through this tutorial but also opening up those awesome items!
Sendico feels like a cheat code for retro gaming collecting.
Second time watching this video, I just realized you mentioned an option to adjust the item value. This is HUGE for me since the piece of crap country I live in murders you with rates, you end up paying twice as much as whatever you bought cost you after 50usd. I repair old cameras for fun, and the Japanese old camera market is the biggest anywhere in the world. Glad I decided to rewatch it after a few months lol
Awesome walkthrough. Would love to get a TG Express or GT myself. Happy yours came working. That's awesome. Recapping tutorials would be awesome on these handhelds. 👍👍
Thank you Gabriel! I'm so happy and thankful it is working! I will definielty be doing a recap soon and will make a video of it for sure. From what I hear, the caps are a ticking time bomb in these consoles, so I'd like to replace them sooner rather than later. Cheers buddy!
Really good video! Always fun to see what you get!
Thanks onsazi! Glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers!
Great video as always!
Thanks Retro Rexzi! Really appreciate it buddy! Cheers!
Nice purchases! Gotta get Ghouls 'n Ghosts, and Gradius on that PC Engine GT.
Thanks Dark Samus! I definitely would like to build my turbografx/pce collection, it’s just so dang pricey these days. I may get a flash cart so I can try the games out before I make the plunge and buy them. Thanks for the recommendations! Cheers dude!
Nice video, congratulations for the PC engine GT!
Thank you! I was so thrilled it worked and that it was in decent condition! Now I need to replace the caps ASAP, haha! Cheers dude!
Thanks
I just buy them off of eBay lol I gotta try this though.
Demystified! Where did you get that nice little battery organizer?
Hey Logan! I got it from Amazon! It's funny, I got the idea from This Does Not Compute, one of my favorite UA-camrs, and the case is actually made for holding ammunition, but it fits AA Batteries perfectly. There is the link, I hope you don't mind, this is my affiliate link: amzn.to/2EkqCcT
Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions very clever, and thank you. I watch his channel as well. I always look forward to new content on both.
Thank you!
How long did it take for your package to arrive?
Good video!
Thank you Alex! Cheers!
Here's the thing about these Japanese import websites, you pay shipping twice and it is CRAZY expensive. Macho Nacho went through with this but had the shipping covered. Me, however, using Buyee, scored a 60 can BOSS coffee flat for 32usd (loved this stuff when I was in japan). Free shipping to the warehouse. Here's the con- What they don't tell you is you won't know the shipping until AFTER you've bought the product. Shipping to the States was $81.00usd. So much for that nice deal. I went though with it just because I wanted to taste BOSS coffee again, But pretty much anything you're buying is going to be a waste of money if you can get it from somewhere else in the world. Until the import delivery fees come down, this is still not a good deal.
That’s where buying multiple things comes in handy. They store all your stuff at their warehouse so you can have a bunch of stuff shipped together instead of individually.
“Junk” can also just mean untested. Your excitement when your realised it worked fine was cool to see!
I remember at the end of the life of the Gameboy micro, there was a department store near me clearing them out for about $50Au (~$35US) and they had a massive pile of them. If only I knew how the price would go through the roof.
Haha, I was so surprised it work! My expectations were very low.
That’s good to know. I guess it’s just a generic term they use for some used items.
Oh man if only we could turn back the clocks. That’s some crazy good prices for a Micro. I remember I had bought one for a pretty good price towards their end of life. I sold it on eBay a long time ago and totally regret it.
Thanks for sharing your experiences Stuart. Cheers buddy!
I've been asking Elliot to make a video about how to use the site. Thank you for going through this. So if I understand correctly you get charged 3.7 and 500 yen on each order?
Hey! So Sendico will charge 500 yen per auction. The 3.7% plus 40 yen is charged each time you add money to your account from PayPal. This is to cover the PayPal fee. Let me know if you have any more questions! Cheers!
you wouldn't believe how cheap this stuff is in japan. I recommend getting the rail pass and going to hardoff / bookoffs away from tokyo. once the pandemic is over lol
Definitely! I do plan to go to Japan at some point once everything calms down! Are you in Japan? Cheers!
bookoff, lol. i always thought it was funny that they sell porn (like half the store) and they call it bookoff. genius. but yeah, i lived in tokyo for 2 years, there are much better spots than rando bookoffs in distant prefectures. shibuya is probs where i'd start, just because that place is an awesome place to shop and has everything, then i'd go to akihabra (i think is the name) and visit super potato. the rest of my time would be spent actually enjoying japan and doing all the otaku stuff i miss so much. the sega arcade and coco ichiban are pretty important stops as well
I just came here, a year later after I left my first comment, just to say thank you. I'm about to have some extra money, and I'm looking to get a few things I've wanted for years at this point. Very rarely have I ever bought games online through ebay or the like, my entire collection basically is just from thrift store finds and what not. However, in the past like 6 years or so finding ANYTHING at thrift stores slowly became next to impossible. It's just so cool to me that because of this it seems like I'll actually have a shot at investing in some of this stuff at a price that wouldn't be flat out unreasonable. Good luck to everybody else on getting your dream consoles/games, and once again thank you, if I hadn't been binging your videos this method probably wouldn't have even been something on my radar.
Edit: I now have a Japanese virtual boy in beautiful condition, along with Mario Clash, teleroboxer, vertical force and galactic pinball. Everything, shipping included was 192 dollars. I couldn't be happier with this first experience.
Saw a joblot of awesome consoles, i looked at shipper and it was £600.... Just to ship... No thanks.
As somebody that never thought about this, browsing the website actually blew my mind. I knew a lot of retro stuff was cheaper there, but Holy hell, they're practically giving away stuff that would be sold for an organ here. The only thing that's holding me back from trying this is the international shipping fees, but man I want to try this at some point if not just to get a PC Engine.
How did you get shipping for that low. Not liking sendico at all. All they give me is one dhl option and my parcel with 8 items is being estimated at 300 dollars intl shipping?? Insanity. Costs more than all the items I bought.
Damn I want a pic engine gt. I would leave that alone , no mod.
I think that's my plan for now. I may replace the capacitors soon since they tend to go bad. I was actually really surprised that it was working! Cheers buddy!
It seems to me that japanese have far higher quality expectations when it comes to selling second hand products.
A console that has some scratches would be decent condition here in the West while in Japan it would be sold has as badly used and in bad condition
I totally agree! I think there is certainly a difference in standards when it comes to rating the condition of used products. Cheers Brian!
Absolutely. I buy used watches sometimes and a watch someone in the US would rate as very good, might be only good or fair condition in Japan. They also seem to keep the original packaging.
That’s really interesting! Thanks for sharing Stuart!
Avoid Buyee at all cost though.
its because Japanese people value their property more and don't trash it. when it comes to video games and rare vinyl records I try to buy it from Japanese sellers.
You can also have them order things for you from Japanese websites and companies. I’m going to have them order me a bunch of Pokémon plush.
Do you know how to get Sendico to hold the package for 60 days? Or do they do that automatically.
I ordered from Sendico after watching Elliot do it. Good god. I couldn't believe how much extra I had to pay for shipping to and from sendico. I felt like I got a decent deal and I have another giant package on the way with a gold 64, white saturn and DMG cib. Your stuff is awesome man and I wish it got more exposure. Keep it up dude. I'll definitely be watching.
Thank McPaul! That means a lot! Sounds like you got some awesome items from Japan! I’m a huge fan of the Sega Saturn. Thank you for sharing! Cheers!
Ohhhh sega saturn... Good idea! I'll be right back 😁
cant wait to start sniping auctions just like forza horizon 5 for the first time
Your expression of joy upon seeing the PC engine GT actually turn on an function was pure wholesomeness. Thanks for being such a positive and well spoken figure on UA-cam. We need more influencers to be like you.
Thank you Der Schlagzeuger! I just couldn't believe it was working, I had pretty much convinced myself and accepted that I was going to receive non-working PC Engine GT. It was such a pleasant surprise! Thank you for all the kind words! I really appreciate it buddy! Cheers!
With Sendico I buy a parts catalog for a cab over truck we own in my family as well a japanese PSP and by god it is cheap AF, really happy with the results
I just bought an orange spice gameboy with Japanese copies of Pokemon sapphire x2, Pokemon ruby, Pokemon gold, Pokemon crystal, Kirby on gameboy, Mario golf, Mario land 2, and a handful of other games for $100. US sellers are such scumbags, id rather collect the Japanese versions of games anyways.
Sounds like a nice haul dude! Yeah things are getting over priced in the retro gaming world.
I LOVE Sendico! I can't wait for the video! I'll make sure to be there!
It was my first time using them and I think they're great! Cheers buddy!
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Looking on Ebay, you right. The Gameboy Micro is going for way too much and the most cheapest listing are from Japan. My Gameboy Micro 20th Anniversary Edition is still in good shape. I never used it that much and i have in a case. You probably saved yourself a good amount of money.
i can’t find the translate bar so i have no way of translating the yahoo auction website to english. anyone know where else i can do it because the button isn’t there
Hi Joseph! Are you using Google Chrome? When you go to a foreign website an icon should appear on the right side of the url bar to allow you to toggle between languages. Hope this helps. Cheers!
I see people making videos or leaving poor reviews on Sendico because they didn't realize that shipping is not cheap or they bought a couple items, then when they see videos like this they say "Ohh they have special UA-camr Privileges ". I don't condone none of that stuff and I think its wrong that they assume there's a conflict of interest. This is a great video and has informed me a lot on buying through proxy services. I definitely will give Sendico a try and that's thanks to you!
Edit: Also you refer to North American stuff as "American" I'M CANADIAN!!!!!!!!
Thank you Rony! Glad you found the video informative! I actually just ordered some more stuff from them and got some more amazing deals! Haha sorry buddy, i should have been more specific when referring to North America in general, I'll do better next time. Cheers buddy and thank you for watching the channel!
@@MachoNachoProductions No worries man I was just messin around!
Question , so I added $60 cad to my wallet , but when I go to an item , I can't bid :( how do you bid ? 😅 but button is gray
What if I win an auction with two Gameboys, should I pay 500 yen for each Gameboy, or 500 yen for both?
I haven’t bought anything yet but learned a lot. Was confused about sendico fee listing fee inland shipping plus overseas shipping seemed like a lot of extra in excessary fees but you cleared a lot of it up. I guess it makes sense to bid on bulk listings.
Thanks for a video with so much detail, I knew about Sendico thanks to The Retro Future but your advices have been great and I was already planning to pick some stuff, so now it's time to go shopping :D
You're welcome Retro Effect! I'm glad you found the video helpful! I actually stumbled across Sendico through the Retro Future as well and got curious about the service! I think it's a fantastic service that can really benefit the retro gaming community! Best of luck on shopping, I hope you find some great deals! Cheers!
14:42 wtf that was so abrupt... Like you've jump cut in real time... Anyway, great video, love sendico too, bought some game boys from it
What method did Senico send it by? EMS? Surface? UPS?
This is very interesting I am definitely go check them out.
Hi I have an urgent question, what does custom declaration mean? As a non native English speaker I find this so confusing
Just bought my first item on sendico hoping the shipping won't be too much. I managed to get my hands on a pretty much new old stock 25th anniversary Mario Wii so I'm pretty happy.
Nice! Hope your shipping is low too! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions yeahhh I wish it was it ended up being 65 dollars to ship it
Which country do you reside in??????@@chewbaccasaurusrex692
So an update. I used sendico, and I have to say, unless the item is only in japan or half price when compared to your local area then its simply not worth buying. Sendico fees are ridiculous. You have fees for topping up, a free for auction, shipping packaging fee, japan tax fee, shipping fee, additional checking fees, import fees into your country. All these add up and make the final item far too expensive and in fact its still cheaper to buy in your home country.
Agree that one needs to do a break even analysis prior to committing to the service. Thankfully if your willing to put in the effort you can determine the max bid price you are willing to pay and from that you can determine sales tax. From that you should be able to determine the import duties based on the value. The inland shipping information should be presented up front in the listing. Some of the fees you mentioned are optional such as checking fees which you can opt out of. It’s definitely not like buying from amazon, so one should expect to do some homework prior to see if they are getting a good deal. I made a spreadsheet to calculate how much I was willing to bid in auctions and would definitely recommend this as a strategy. There are some great deals on the site but as with anything, your mileage may vary. Sorry that you had a mixed experience. Let me know if you’d like to know more about my strategies. Cheers!
I would love to buy on Sendico but I don't have any Japanese game, anyone know if there are any other region free console apart from gb and gbc?
While Sendico sounds good, the internation shipping will f you over. It could get as high as $70
I keep wanting to use Sendico, but I wanna make a volume purchase that is worth it.
Nice pick-ups, I bet as soon as the video was finished you had taken everything to bits and deep cleaned throughout, perhaps even desoldered that speaker and upgraded with a better one? Take care!
Haha I did give everything a wipe down but I’m saving any refubs so I can document them for everyone! It’s tough waiting though, want repair and deep clean them now, haha! Cheers Makoy!
Hi Tito, I'm came from the future to say that this helped me in 2023 :)
I'm definitly going to use sindico for a bday present for family!
Thank you very much for this tutorial Tito. Now I would like to order a Neo geo pocket color with Snk vs Capcom and maybe a Rockman X3, because prices in America, specially in Mexico, are extremely expensive for a copy of this game.
You’re welcome lalo2509! Love the NGPC! I hope you get a great deal! Cheers and best of luck!
Have you got to add funds to your account before buying from a buy it now item?
Oh God I've known of sendico but it was always so intimidating. This makes it a lot easier.
So glad you found the video informative Demetri! I just ordered more stuff and got some more amazing deals! Cheers buddy!
do you know if the items "add to cart" are placed with "my purchases" so that everything is shipped together?
I believe that everything you purchase will remain in their warehouse. You can choose what is shipped to you. They will package everything you want ship pier to you together in a single package.
Great video as always! Thanks for the info. Im definitely gonna try to pick up a couple of items. Keep it man!!
Thank you Gregg! So glad you enjoyed the video! Would love to hear if you get any good pick ups! Best of luck! Cheers dude!
Anyone else getting a ERROR ALERT: Sorry, your bid was automatically overbidded. Please, re-bid. Notification. I don't know what to do
it means someone put sniper bid on more then you bid so whenever someone bids they automatically bids higher until their max
By the time i heard the outro, i was already adding stuff to cart
I always try to translate this website on my phone and it’s always in Japanese and I don’t understand.
Are you using google chrome? I’m not sure their mobile version supports the translate feature. You may need to do it in a regular computer.
just got super mario advance, pokemon silver, a gameboy advance, and kirby pinball from there. Pokemon silver was $9 with shipping and yet it runs for $30 or so here lololol
That's an amazing deal! Congrats dude!
when’s the tito and retrofuture colab happening?
Haha! That would be so cool! Perhaps sometime in the future! Cheers buddy!
Cant wait bro !!
All my love to your vids from Mexico.
Thanks buddy! Really happy you are enjoying the videos! Cheers!
Just to clarify, It's 500 yen for each auction you WIN? Not each item strictly?
That is to say, if I won an auction that was a joblot of gameboys, I don't have to pay 500 yen for EACH gameboy, right?
It’s been almost a year since this video hit. I think it might be time for a part two.
Totally agree mate👏👏👏👏👏
Mercari has some good deals as well sometimes, got 2 'junk' PSP's for 15 euro's and a working Sony LAM Z03 that just needs new speaker wires for 34 euro's. Mercari also includes inland shipping so no added cost beside the 500 yen commission
A great Video, thanks Macho Nacho. Now time to spend some money. ha. Loving the refurbish videos too man. Just waiting on my boxy pixel kit for GBsp. nice.
Hi Macho Nacho productions, I am a big fan of your channel and I was wondering how much money the shipping might be for two gameboys as the description dosent say the weight, also should i be worried about the shipping cost because there are other comments sating the shipping is like $30 . I bought a ags001 gba sp for $90 off ebay back in august and now the triggers are unresponsive because i tried to do a reshell😂
You forgot to mention the import and custom fees when they enter the country
Does anyone know if it’s possible to have items from Sendico shipped to an address in Japan instead of overseas? I have a friend there on holidays and it’d be cheaper for them to just receive the items and bring it back with them.
Great video, very informative for someone walking through the platform for the first time. Nice tip with the external search for added control. Wondering is there a way to only to recoup the unused balance from a deposit? E.g. deposit $500 and buy a $400 item, how do you go about getting the $100 back?
I’m pretty sure you can withdraw funds. However I do believe there is a small fee to do so. I haven’t researched that fully. It’s a great question! Cheers!
Great Video btw! The Quality is amazing! But i have a few questions
1. In order to make a bid, do i need to have at least the starting price in my funds? Or at least 50 yen?
2. How can i tell the weight of the product for the estimation tool?
3. Is there a way to know the international shipping costs before placing the bid?
Thanks!
Thank you Paramahansa YK! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos! I’ll try and answer as best I can:
1. I think you need to have at least the amount needed in order to pay for your current bid and shipping as well as the 500 yen fee.
2. I just put in a worst case guess. I usually enter 1kg to be on the safe side if I think my package will be small. It’s sometimes good to run several scenarios to get a ballpark range.
3. If I’m not mistaken, I think the estimation tool also includes international shipping. If not, you can check out services like DHLs website or Japan Post to estimate costs.
I hope that was a little helpful. I’m still a beginner myself. Hopefully as I order more from Japan, I can give better tips. Cheers buddy and best of luck!
@@MachoNachoProductionsThank you so much!
Paramahansa YK anytime!
The gt is slightly cheaper than the Express
I have to check this out. For stuff where you can change to a localized or region free BIOS like PC Engine, Sega Saturn or Neo Geo this has to be the greatest thing since sliced bread!
the last place i was able to find actual deals in online auctions... why'd you have to blow up the spot and tell everybody, bro? they had ebay already, lol.
hey does my wallet amount have to cover the shipping and taxes, so make sure to have extra for a purchase with my wallet??
Congrats on your Pc Engine!
buyee is better for yahoo auction, you dont have to deposit any money before bid the auctions
Thanks for the info Arthur! I'll have to check them out!
I've been collecting handhelds for 3-4 years. The massive jump in price has me on pause. I'm going to check this out. The PC Engine GT is on my Holy grail list right now.
I got my Gameboy micro for dirt cheap. I paid about $30 for it. Only because, the Retro video game store was at, thought that the screen was all scratched up. After I paid for the system. I told the guy that the screen wasn't scratched up and just took off the faceplate. His jaw just dropped. The faceplate was in that bad of a condition where I could just pull it off. I went home happy. And just ordered a new faceplate.
That’s an amazing deal! Congrats man! Cheers!!
VERY informative video. Thanks for sharing. Just subscribed!
Would you be willing to sell that micro? Hahaha
Thank you for the Sub John, I very much appreciate it! Haha, I think I'll hold onto the Micro for a while. I'm so happy that it's in such great condition! Cheers buddy!
Do you have to pay import fees or duties?
Yes iirc
Thank you so much for this video, I watch a few channels that use Sendico but I was always confused or uncertain about how to use it properly.
You're welcome HamsterTG! I'm so happy you found the video helpful! I'm glad we have more options to find better deals on retro consoles! Cheers buddy!
Hey Tito, a quick question. What if I win an auction and on my wallet appears negative cash? It would be a problem with my order?
I’m not 100% sure but they may hold your item until you have a 0 balance in your wallet. I think the sale will go through fine but they may just hold on to it. They have pretty good customer service. I would reach out the them via Facebook. They are fairly responsive. Hope that helps. Cheers!
You got a pretty sick deal on that pocket. I am hard-pressed to find any game boy (even in the shittiest condition) for under 2'000 yen.
Thank you! I was pretty lucky. I do see some boxed ones still go for a decent price. Just need to keep an eye out! Happy hunting! Cheers!
That’s a steal!
I know! I’m so happy! Cheers Gabe!
Thanks for clarification. Very much needed because other videos about sendico didnt explain this deep. Thank you. Ill try it.
You’re welcome Jonathan! I’m glad you found it helpful! Cheers buddy!
I wish I had found this video before I went into Sendico... A rabbit hole that is costing me a lot of money! Now I know what to do! Thank you. :)
You’re welcome Hannah! I’m glad the video was helpful. Plenty of great deals to be had, just gotta be careful and cognizant of all the additional costs. Cheers and happy hunting!
This is very useful, thank you.
Hi! Big Fan of your Channel. Keep up the great content. I have a quick question regarding your process with Sendico. When you create your Parcel, and pick a shipping method there is another screen to confirm your shipment as well as choose Protective Packaging, Stretch Film Wrapping, & Insurance. I was curious on what you have chosen for these options and your experience around that. Thank you! :-)
Great question MasterCPU! So for my 2 orders from Sendico, I actually didn't purchase any of those options. If I were to order something perhaps more valuable, both the insurance and the protective packaging may be a good option to buy. I hope that helps a little. Cheers buddy!
Excellent. I've been looking into Sendico already, but the tip to reverse translate English back to Kanji and search that way - brilliant! Thanks!
Thank you Highrise Tech! Glad you found the tips useful! Cheers buddy!
It would be amazing to see you do a Sega Nomad screen swap.
I really want to get my hands on a Nomad! I'm hoping Benn Venn will release a LCD kit for it soon! If he does, I'll have to order it and somehow grab a Nomad. I'll definitely cross that bridge when I get there! Thank you for letting me know what type of videos you want to see! I really want to get into more Sega consoles on my channel (ex Game Gear)! Cheers buddy!
First of all, great video! Very informative and helpful, thanks a lot! I have a question: What happens after those 60 days my items were being stored in the sendico warehouse? Do I HAVE to pay the shipment fee and get my items shipped or can I just say something like „Hey, I don‘t want those items anymore, just hold onto them if you want.“ sorry for my bad english!
Hey Zero! That’s a great question. I’m actually not 100% sure. I would imaging they may reach out to you and ask you to begin the shipping progress. I’m sure they will allow you to hold it there longer but they may charge you extra. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful! Best of luck! Cheers!
I would look for a Sharp Twin Famicom, I'd use this service for this game console, thank you Sir!
My dream machine is a Sharp X68000! X68030 with 4mb ram please thank you!
I want a sharp x68000 so bad! Those things are awesome!! Cheers dude!
This guide is extremely helpful
Super helpful video! I've looked into Sendico before but wasn't sure where to start. I'll definitely be using it in the future now!
Glad to hear Robert! Happy it’s helpful! Let me know if you have any questions about it! Cheers!
Looking forward to the pointers, as I have lost/missed out on some stuff due to “sniping” greetings man, good to hear from you as always!
Yeah sniping can be annoying, haha! My experience with Sendico was great! Thanks, good to hear from you as well Saul!! Cheers!
If it will work 2-3 years later, then it's a must try service.
Absolutely!
That micro is MINT
Totally! I love it! Always wanted the famicom version. Cheers Johnny!
Thank you so much , the way you explain was very comprehensive and helpful I like 👍 the contents of your channel ,am new subscriber cause I recently discovered your channel searching for game gear upgrade and I found your channel with very instructive videos about it, even the way you film you're professional.
One more time thank you and I wish you the best
So glad you found the channel and the videos helpful! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions 🙂👍
So if you bid on an auction, is there a way to tell if you are still winning or not?
Great question! Yes, Sendico should send you an email when you are out bid. You can also check the auction through your Sendico account as well. Hope that helps. Cheers!