Now Accepting Yahoo Japan Auctions Orders!
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Do you speak Japanese? because if you have any questions how are you going to communicate? Some may speak English but not very well most likely.
Also many sellers won't even deal with the hassle of shipping overseas especially so far to the States, maybe if you lived in Australia or something it wouldnt be a problem but we live a lot farther away.
Either way there are plenty of bidding services, the main advantage of going thru Ramy with this is saving shipping $ imho. Do you know how much it costs to ship a hood or bumper from Japan? Because most of the time it costs nearly as much as the part itself.
Also many sellers won't even deal with the hassle of shipping overseas especially so far to the States, maybe if you lived in Australia or something it wouldnt be a problem but we live a lot farther away.
Either way there are plenty of bidding services, the main advantage of going thru Ramy with this is saving shipping $ imho. Do you know how much it costs to ship a hood or bumper from Japan? Because most of the time it costs nearly as much as the part itself.
But what you are arguing Bryan is basically what these Yahoo JP style fronts have propagated over the last five years and it just seems like another barrier to entry type thing that has been planted in the community that, in reality, isn't a strong case. Sorry, but I've seen how all this has rolled and I don't get why you have to render your service to someone else when you have all the tools to do the same thing yourself, especially when you have no idea what they (the lieson) is doing on on the backend.
As far as everything else goes... I get that this is going to be part of a "Large" shipment so that is how you will save on shipping. Also, Ramy isn't doing this as part of a business, just as part of an already existing shipment that will be happening either way.
So I have a question...if I placed an order now and won the bid tomorrow, when should I expect it here in the states?
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Communicating is not as simple as hitting google translate (or using any other voice program). Ever heard of the phrase "lost in translation"? Technology is not a substitute for actually knowing Japanese. Also what you seem to forget is that a majority of sellers in Japan ARE NOT GOING to deal with packing/shipping LARGE heavy/bulky parts to the states. It doesn't matter whether you speak fluent Japanese or not with many sellers of larger items (that can't be shipped via usual means such as EMS economically) unless you have an "agent" willing to inspect and handle the logistics you will be sol regardless as far as purchasing even if you speak Japanese or you are willing to pay a premium. Also lets not forget U.S. auction sites have some of the highest rates of fraud and non-payment, another reason why many Japanese sellers won't bother taking the risk. Either way no one is preventing you from trying to do anything so their is no "barrier." No ones forcing you to buy thru Ramy so if you don't want to then don't.
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Do you speak Japanese? because if you have any questions how are you going to communicate? Some may speak English but not very well most likely.
Also many sellers won't even deal with the hassle of shipping overseas especially so far to the States, maybe if you lived in Australia or something it wouldnt be a problem but we live a lot farther away.
Either way there are plenty of bidding services, the main advantage of going thru Ramy with this is saving shipping $ imho. Do you know how much it costs to ship a hood or bumper from Japan? Because most of the time it costs nearly as much as the part itself.
Also many sellers won't even deal with the hassle of shipping overseas especially so far to the States, maybe if you lived in Australia or something it wouldnt be a problem but we live a lot farther away.
Either way there are plenty of bidding services, the main advantage of going thru Ramy with this is saving shipping $ imho. Do you know how much it costs to ship a hood or bumper from Japan? Because most of the time it costs nearly as much as the part itself.
As such, users will NOT sell to buyers outside of the US.
Users also MUST pay using domestic payment methods, not international wire transfers.
Also, as Bryan mentioned, fraud is a real concern. I've experienced this first-hand, both in the US (eg. on eBay) and in Japan (YJA), when a promised functional item arrives non-functional, or a part doesn't arrive as described, etc. So when I was SELLING items from Japan to you guys (in the past), I was taking the brunt of all this risk, and any/all associated losses. Which of course had to factor into my pricing.
This is COMPLETELY different than what I'm doing right now (offering ppl the opportunity to get very expensive to ship parts onto my container). I'm NOT selling the parts. You pick out the auction, I'm merely the middleman. And shipping it to you. Not looking to deal w/ the risk & hassle anymore.
So yea, like Bryan said, I'm OFFERING to HELP. You're not required to go through me. Knock yourself out with any other method you'd like. But pay keen attention to why others who even LIVED in Japan still have parts there they're struggling to bring over.... And why when you buy from a DISTRIBUTOR here, sometimes they make you wait 8+ months for their once-a-year container shipment...
The other thing I'd say is, most of the stuff I get for ppl is directly from shops (Re-Amemiya, FEED, etc). I think I can say with confidence that I - as a single entity - have bought more from them than pretty much ANY vendor state-side. Which means that I've been able to arrange for pretty good discounts on large orders that I place with them directly, as I've done in the past. Ex, I was one of the LAST "new" customers Panspeed was willing to take a few years back (yep, they closed their doors to new customers). Got a bunch of their rare parts for US customers last year. Right now I'm working on finalizing the RE-Amemiya order.
I don't think you can get THAT kind of service with some basic Google translator
As for the container shipment (which almost everyone is opting for), I'm looking for the container to depart toward the end of January, to hit our shores by the end of February/early March, to clear Customs in about 2 weeks, and then I need time to inventory and pack/ship stuff. So things should START to go out by the end of March/beginning of April if all goes well.
To most ppl, saving $800 on the cost of SHIPPING ALONE for a bumper is worth waiting those 3-4 months.
~Ramy
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Wow, you're saving everyone the bidding money that is charge at 15% plus from company like nengun. And I praise you for the patience with the yap bidding sitting, every last 5min it kept on going until the other bidder give up. nonetheless, I know u require yap link, is there a cheaper alternative to buying re amemiya aero besides from re amemiya themselves? Yap don't have any good re stuff posted.
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Wow, you're saving everyone the bidding money that is charge at 15% plus from company like nengun. And I praise you for the patience with the yap bidding sitting, every last 5min it kept on going until the other bidder give up. nonetheless, I know u require yap link, is there a cheaper alternative to buying re amemiya aero besides from re amemiya themselves? Yap don't have any good re stuff posted.
Re: RE-Amemiya parts, it's either used on YJA, or directly from them new.
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Just when I think I've seen it all on YJA I see an HKS sequential transmission for FD on sale , I think these were over 10k when new maybe even more
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Just when I think I've seen it all on YJA I see an HKS sequential transmission for FD on sale , I think these were over 10k when new maybe even more
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While it's def. one of the nicer units out there (but is high maintenance, FYI), also keep in mind that the FD transmissions (regardless of the gearset installed in the case) are limited by case design. So even if the gearset itself is good for tons of torque, the transmission case itself starts to fail around 400 - 500 ft-lbs of torque. See here for more info: https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-p...7/#post5850420
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Ramy, I have sent you some emails w/ no reply so I'll try here, are you still accepting yja auction bids? If so lmk so I can bid on something, if not I'd appreciate a refund of the funds I have remaining w/ you, thnx.
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Email is always best. I'm not on the forum much nowadays.
Dude shoot me an email. I get caught up with 1001 things, and as mentioned above, don't check the forum often. Email me plz.
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I have been well! got out of the RX7 scene, got back in, got out and said it's the last time, and now back You know how addicting these dang things are, LOL. I currently have a 13B-REW powered FB.
I hope life has been treating you well, mate!
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also, if you ever get a moment, check out my mixes. a few of them are on regular syndication on DI.FM, as well as in China, as well as occasionally on a podcast in Japan I'm still doing the trance thing:
Index of /chris
A bit of old school note: i've used the Billy Ray Martin tracks you sent me on that CD in pretty much every other few sets when i started mixing
i'll send you an email with my cell number, if you are ever on the east coast again we need to meet up for dinner! we keep missing each other by days, literally!
I hope life has been treating you well, mate!
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also, if you ever get a moment, check out my mixes. a few of them are on regular syndication on DI.FM, as well as in China, as well as occasionally on a podcast in Japan I'm still doing the trance thing:
Index of /chris
A bit of old school note: i've used the Billy Ray Martin tracks you sent me on that CD in pretty much every other few sets when i started mixing
i'll send you an email with my cell number, if you are ever on the east coast again we need to meet up for dinner! we keep missing each other by days, literally!
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it should be there! hoping to have the interior completed by then. wrapping the entire thing in perforated Alcantara and the dash done in vinyl (bc of FL sun). Should match the base FD seats i have in there After that, it's a complete respray I think i can have it all done by then
Sorry for the thread-jack, Ramy, but you know how we do
Sorry for the thread-jack, Ramy, but you know how we do
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I did not see my email to you. I hope you got it.
http://page12.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/p330712105
http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k162374819
If for some reason my email messed up.
Just let me know how much you need to get those to me. My zip code is 94597
http://page12.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/p330712105
http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k162374819
If for some reason my email messed up.
Just let me know how much you need to get those to me. My zip code is 94597