Japan
Three ways to buy from Japan — live auctions, dealer forecourt stock, and Yahoo Auctions for the parts and oddities that never leave the country.
Live auctions
Around 30,000 vehicles cross the block every week at USS, TAA and JU. Sammy bids on your behalf, with the auction sheet translated so you know exactly what you're buying.
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Model, grade, budget and how long you can wait. We'll tell you honestly what it takes to get it.
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Roughly 30,000 cars go through the Japanese auction houses every week. We shortlist and translate the auction sheets.
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We bid on your behalf up to your ceiling. If we don't win, nothing is lost — we go again next week.
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Export paperwork, shipping, UK customs, compliance and delivery. One point of contact throughout.
Our members' portal lists every car in the coming week's auctions, with photos, grades and translated sheets. Free to browse.
Demo note: this links to Sammy's auction portal once the exporter membership is in place. See the scope document for what that involves.
Japan · auctionArriving Southampton w/c 14 October
1999
Grade 4.5 with B interior. Original Enkei wheels, Recaro seats unworn. Auction sheet translated on request.
Landed UK, from
£38,500
Japan · auction1997
Genuine RZ, six-speed. Stock turbos, no accident history on the sheet. Rare in this condition.
Landed UK, from
£62,000
Japan · auction1998
Type RA with driver controlled centre diff. Some interior wear (grade C) reflected in the price.
Landed UK, from
£24,500
Japan · auctionArriving Tilbury w/c 21 October
2012
Kei trucks are the cult buy right now — smallholdings, estates, festivals. Cheap to ship, cheap to run.
Landed UK, from
£6,850
Japan · auction1994
TD42 is the bulletproof one. Grade 3.5 — honest working condition, some rust noted on the sheet.
Landed UK, from
£14,200
Japan · auction1989
Over 30 years old — zero import duty and VAT at the reduced rate. The cheapest way into a classic Supra.
Landed UK, from
£18,600
Buy it now
Not everything goes to auction. Dealer stock is fixed-price, available immediately, and you skip the uncertainty of bidding.
Japan · dealer stock2008
Eight seats, twin sunroof, full leather. Popular as a camper conversion base.
Landed UK, from
£9,450
Japan · dealer stock2017
JDM 1.5 is the sweeter engine and it's lighter than the UK 2.0. Rust-free southern Japan car.
Landed UK, from
£13,750
Proxy buying
Yahoo Auctions is where Japan sells its parts, and it blocks UK buyers outright. The usual workarounds cap what you can buy and what they'll ship.
Big items are not a problem
Bumpers, bonnets, seats, whole engines. If it fits in a container alongside a car, it ships.
Small items ship cheaply
We consolidate multiple wins into one shipment rather than charging you per parcel.
We bid, you don't need an account
No Japanese phone number, no Japanese bank account, no proxy fees stacked on fees.
Found something on Yahoo Auctions? Paste the link and your maximum bid. We'll come back with the all-in landed cost before we bid a yen.
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