Overview
Use this checklist before authorizing a purchase.
Most expensive proxy-shopping mistakes happen before the item reaches the warehouse.
Before purchase: Exact item
- Correct product?
- Correct model or product code?
- Correct size, color, or variation?
- Correct quantity?
- Correct edition or release?
Before purchase: Seller/store
- Correct seller?
- Seller photos reviewed?
- Store terms checked?
- Dispatch timing acceptable?
Before purchase: Condition
- Used or new?
- Missing accessories?
- Visible damage?
- Tested functions clearly stated?
- Junk/as-is wording?
- Collector packaging important?
Before purchase: Japan-side cost
- Item price known?
- Domestic shipping known or estimated?
- ¥300 JPS purchase fee understood?
- Payment-related charges understood?
Before purchase: Shipping eligibility
- Batteries?
- Liquids?
- Aerosols?
- Perfume?
- Alcohol?
- Oversized?
- Destination-country restrictions?
After warehouse arrival
- Correct order arrived?
- Need ¥500 item photos?
- Need to wait for another order?
- Still within 60-day free storage?
- Should items be consolidated?
- Should any fragile/heavy items remain separate?
Before packing
JPS consolidation is free.
Final parcel packing starts from ¥500.
- Preserve retail box?
- Remove unnecessary seller carton?
- Split bulky items?
- Protect fragile collector packaging?
Before international shipping
- Actual weight checked?
- Parcel dimensions checked?
- Carrier options compared?
- Restricted contents reviewed?
- Customs description accurate?
- Declared value supported?
- Carrier compensation terms acceptable?
Cost check
JPS standard structure:
- ¥300 proxy fee per purchase request
- actual Japan domestic shipping
- 60 days free storage
- free consolidation
- packing from ¥500
- photos ¥500/item
- actual carrier international shipping
- no JPS shipping markup
High-risk categories: Cameras
Optics, testing, batteries
High-risk categories: Fashion
Measurements, stains, authenticity evidence
High-risk categories: Figures
Missing parts, box condition, volume
High-risk categories: Cards
Exact card, raw condition, sealed status
High-risk categories: Electronics
Voltage, function, battery, region
High-risk categories: Watches
Reference number, function, replacement parts
Final rule
If one important detail is unclear before purchase, resolve it before JPS buys the item.
The warehouse can confirm what arrived.
It cannot rewrite the seller’s original listing after the fact.