>>10769310Think of it as a premium option because its fees can add up. For example, they offer to inspect your goods for 500 yen per auction. This is rarely worth it in the case of plamo, because if something really is missing buyee employees won't be able to tell. They're not going to log onto
dalong.net and compare a parts list for you. Just go with the lite plan (0 yen per auction) unless you need to be reassured or if the auction itself is sketchy.
Past that, shipping can be almost as much as a figure depending on where you live but at least can be done strategically; you can let small items accrue at their warehouse until you're ready to ship in bulk. There's many shipping options at different price points too. Craziest I've seen is shipping directly from the buyer in Japan to the customer. Paying $30-40 for shipping may sound ridiculous but if it's for multiple items it's not as bad.
Lastly, the people who sell plamo on Yahoo Japan also sell it on ebay. So it's important to check both sites to see which has the better deal. They'll offer "free shipping" and jack up the price of the kit by the difference.
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So for Rufus Masterfile I could buy her for $70 on buyee and pay $15-30 in shipping for a final total of around $100. On ebay, this figure is listed for $120 and up, but with free shipping. So with the yen taking a dive ebay is $20 more expensive in this example.
But ebay also lets you filter search results to show sold listings and that will show you what prices people are actually putting up with. The site also lets people make offers on items, which can be significantly cheaper.
You can be all like, "Hey fucko, would you sell me this Rufus for $80?" and of course they'll say no. Which you can follow up with "Hey fucko, would you sell me this Rufus for $90?" and if they haven't sold one in a while they'll take the bait and you'll save $10.
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Really, buyee is best for acquiring Kotobukiya exclusives and also sweeping up rare kits.
