lbcben
07-09-2007, 10:33 AM
I know some people might want to get toys who is impossible to get/buy from Singapore, be it new or old series.
Personally, I don really mind troublesome process to get my precious stuff I wanted, be it Yahoo Japan/HK.
For buying from Yahoo Japan, my only method is Rinkya, must have credit card, to verify your card, in www.rinkya.com, it state that your card will have to deduct small amt as deposit (which is actually not true), mian purpose is just to verify your card status.
For Buying from HK Yahoo, here's the steps which I know that 90% of ppl will get turn off.....
But it's good to ppl like me, who diedie..by hook or by crook, want to buy that toy...
Most of my DBZ toy around 30% bought using the following steps from Yahoo HK
1. Create a Yahoo HK account, then verify your account thru your mobile number, this is like receiving code when you do OCBC banking.
2. Once yahoo account activiated, it's a plus if you can type chinese on FAQ for seller's item FAQ
3. Ask them whether want to ship to Singapore, EVEN THOUGH they already stated they DON want to ship overseas. My experience is 50% chances they will ship.
4. Comes to payment, see their rating, when deal established, email them for contact number and their address.
5. If you don know how to speak BUT can understand cantonese, when you call them, just tell them 1st....they can speak cantonese, while you reply to them in chinese...confirm both side can understand, unless your cantonese cannot make it....
6. Once got their address and total cost including shipping, it may sound stupid and unsafe to many ppl, but till now I have no problem with my money MISSING.
Note that, you have to communicate with the seller, whether to send S$ or HKD$, but most time they prefer HKD$, therefore just go to money changer to change HKD$
7. Registered air mail to HK takes 5 days, with tracking code, inform seller the code, and you need to instruct seller to email you once they got your money else you may automatic call seller
How to paackage money?
Simply just wrapped your money in a A4 paper, THEN put it into envelope, so that dollar note cannot be seen. When posting in post office, if post staff ask what is it, just say, document.
8. Once seller got money, tell him to email you the tracking code, after he sent your item.
9. Air mail registered takes 3-5 days, while EMS HK takes 2-3 days.
Conclusion:
Actually, phone commuication takes more work, rather than converting currency or mailing money to them.
Personally, I don really mind troublesome process to get my precious stuff I wanted, be it Yahoo Japan/HK.
For buying from Yahoo Japan, my only method is Rinkya, must have credit card, to verify your card, in www.rinkya.com, it state that your card will have to deduct small amt as deposit (which is actually not true), mian purpose is just to verify your card status.
For Buying from HK Yahoo, here's the steps which I know that 90% of ppl will get turn off.....
But it's good to ppl like me, who diedie..by hook or by crook, want to buy that toy...
Most of my DBZ toy around 30% bought using the following steps from Yahoo HK
1. Create a Yahoo HK account, then verify your account thru your mobile number, this is like receiving code when you do OCBC banking.
2. Once yahoo account activiated, it's a plus if you can type chinese on FAQ for seller's item FAQ
3. Ask them whether want to ship to Singapore, EVEN THOUGH they already stated they DON want to ship overseas. My experience is 50% chances they will ship.
4. Comes to payment, see their rating, when deal established, email them for contact number and their address.
5. If you don know how to speak BUT can understand cantonese, when you call them, just tell them 1st....they can speak cantonese, while you reply to them in chinese...confirm both side can understand, unless your cantonese cannot make it....
6. Once got their address and total cost including shipping, it may sound stupid and unsafe to many ppl, but till now I have no problem with my money MISSING.
Note that, you have to communicate with the seller, whether to send S$ or HKD$, but most time they prefer HKD$, therefore just go to money changer to change HKD$
7. Registered air mail to HK takes 5 days, with tracking code, inform seller the code, and you need to instruct seller to email you once they got your money else you may automatic call seller
How to paackage money?
Simply just wrapped your money in a A4 paper, THEN put it into envelope, so that dollar note cannot be seen. When posting in post office, if post staff ask what is it, just say, document.
8. Once seller got money, tell him to email you the tracking code, after he sent your item.
9. Air mail registered takes 3-5 days, while EMS HK takes 2-3 days.
Conclusion:
Actually, phone commuication takes more work, rather than converting currency or mailing money to them.