fan_services | Mail Order/Online Shopping Proxy Service Reopened for 2015 (Reply)

Updated 2015/08/12: fee and auction clarifications, new exchange rate.

This service is for online purchases from Japanese stores (such as Toranoana and C-Queen), as well as purchasing items online directly from circles themselves. Non-doujinshi items are also okay, as long as it's legal to ship out of the country. ;D

Many Japanese stores do not offer international shipping and/or require payment methods other than credit cards, so that's where I come in. After receiving your deposit, I will place the order and have it shipped to me. Then, I will repack the items as necessary and contact you for the second payment (which includes your choice of international shipping methods and all remaining fees). Combined shipping of multiple orders is fine, just let me know.

Placing an Order:
Send me an email to fanservices.sales [AT] gmail.com, with "Mail Order" in the subject line and the following information:

Order Form

If the items do not have individual links, please provide the URL of the order page I can find them on.

Shop Commission and Fees:
❀ Commission is calculated per shop, per order placed (essentially, each payment I have to send in). Orders placed for the same shop but at different times will count as separate transactions.
❀ Each shop transaction has a base fee of USD $10. In addition, commission is USD $1 per item. For very expensive orders with a relatively small number of items (if items are Y3000 and up is how I usually judge, but I decide on a case by case basis), commission will be roughly 10% of the price instead of $1 per item.

Auction Orders:
❀ I will placed "Buy-It-Now" orders on Yahoo!Japan Auctions, as well as one-time maximum bids on auction items. However, each item will be charged separately, even if from the same seller. This is because of the way Y!JA is set up. So, fees for each auction will be USD $11, plus roughly 10% for items over Y3000.

Payment:
❀ The first payment is the item price, including tax, plus commission. Once I receive this payment, I will place the order.
❀ The second payment is the domestic fees (shipping to me, bank transfer fees, etc.), international shipping and handling to you, and any applicable PayPal fees. I will send you the quote once your items have arrived. Please let me know if you'd like me to combine shipping with another order. I will ship your package after I receive the final payment.
❀ Payment is through PayPal in USD. (This will be calculated at JPY100=USD0.95.)

Notes:
❀ Non-doujinshi shops are OK! As long as I can buy it online and it's legal to reship it overseas, I will try to help.
❀ In the same vein, R18 items are fine by me, but I take no responsibility for any issues you may have with customs. Once a purchase is made, I cannot cancel it or make returns, so please be aware before you order.
❀ I do not have a Japanese credit card. However, some sites which disallow foreign cards do allow convenience store payment, Japanese bank transfers, or COD, which I can do.
❀ My RL work schedule coincides with the hours the post office is open, so it may take a little while before I can ship your packages.
❀ Shoot me an email if you have any further questions!

Looking for something in particular, but don't know where to look? Try these shops! They carry items from various artists and fandoms. (Almost any shop with an internet mail order service is something I can help you with, so stores not included in the below list are okay, too.)