Buy from Japan
Proxy services, shipping, fees and step-by-step guides to getting Japanese cards delivered overseas
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Mercari Japan from Overseas: Global App or Proxy, by CountryMercari's Global App reaches Japanese listings directly in the US, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Everywhere else still needs a proxy. Your route, by country.
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Japanese Oripa From Overseas: What DOPA and Clove's Terms SayJapanese oripa can ship abroad, but DOPA gives you 3 days to claim a win and Clove charges 2,500 points to the US. The Japanese terms, translated.
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Pokémon Players Club Identity Verification Error: What to DoThe Players Club identity_verification/error page explained: every cause the official notice lists, which ones you can fix, and which are a permanent wall.
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Japanese Proxy Fees for Cards: What the Headline Rate HidesZenMarket's deposit fee scales with card value, Buyee bills domestic shipping per order, Neokyo adds ¥500 packaging. The real numbers, checked August 2026.
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Ask a Japanese Seller a Question: Mercari and Yahoo! RulesMercari comments are public and only the seller deletes them. Yahoo! questions can never be deleted. And two of four big proxy services refuse to ask at all.
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Which Japanese Card Shops Ship Directly Overseas? 10 CheckedWe read 10 Japanese card shops' own shipping pages in August 2026. Four send a parcel abroad with no proxy layer — and only one of those sells singles.
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Japanese Pokémon Lottery Win: How to Ship It OverseasJapanese lottery sites deliver inside Japan only. The three receiving routes for a win — forwarder, proxy, or a person in Japan — with verified fees and gates.
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Amazon Japan and Rakuten: Buy Pokémon Cards Without a ProxyAmazon.co.jp ships sealed Japanese TCG abroad with import fees prepaid. Rakuten has stopped taking orders from seven countries. Here's the decision rule.
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Import Tax on Pokémon Cards From Japan: Customs Fees GuideHow import duties, VAT/GST and carrier fees work when buying cards from Japan: the 2025 US de minimis change, UK/EU/AU/CA thresholds, and planning totals.
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ZenMarket vs Buyee for Pokémon Cards: Real Fee Math for 2026ZenMarket charges ¥300–800 per item, Buyee ¥500 per order plus plans. We run verified numbers for a single card, a sealed box, and a 10-card haul.
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Pokémon Center Online Lottery: Can Overseas Collectors Enter?What players.pokemon-card.com/mypage/identity_verification is, why it errors, and whether an overseas collector can still enter a PCO lottery without it.
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Mercari vs Yahoo! Auctions Japan for Buying Pokémon CardsHow overseas collectors buy Pokémon cards on Mercari Japan and Yahoo! Auctions via proxies — which to use, reading condition terms, sniping, and fake red flags.
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Buy One Piece Cards From Japan: JP Versions, OP-17 & RoutesHow to buy Japanese One Piece Card Game product from overseas: why JP releases first, OP-17 and EB-05, buying routes, and JP/EN tournament legality.
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How to Buy Japanese Pokémon Cards from Overseas: 4 Routes ComparedThe four routes for buying Japanese Pokémon cards from overseas — proxy services, Amazon Japan, eBay, and direct shops — compared with verified 2026 fees.
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Japanese Proxy Services Compared for Cards: The Fees That Decide ItZenMarket, Buyee and Neokyo fees for Pokémon cards: real per-order totals, packaging and consolidation charges, customs and payment. Rechecked Aug 2026.
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Shipping Costs from Japan for Pokémon Cards: Real 2026 RatesVerified Japan Post rates for single cards and booster boxes, plus why the DHL or FedEx price your proxy quotes cannot be checked before checkout.
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How Does the Pokémon Center Online Lottery Work?Pokémon Center Online sells hot TCG product by drawing, not first-come. The mechanism: entry window, result day, payment deadline, and what voids a win.
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Rakuten Books Pokémon Card Lottery: How It Actually WorksRakuten Books draws only from accounts with a 12-month order history, one per household, ship-to address frozen at entry close. Why overseas entry fails.
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Japanese Card Condition Terms: How to Read a ListingMercari and Yahoo! Auctions make sellers pick one of six official condition grades. 美品, 初期傷 and プレイ用 are not among them — here is what each really means.