Has anyone ever bought anything from Japan??, sounds fishy?? Options

[legalkid86]

hey guys well i was so happy to buy some headlights for my car and well i started looking over the sellers other items and well he posted the same item again and same pic and everything so i checked my won items and well it says i won, than i checked that it was paid, and it was...so than i checked paypal and it was as well....so what is going on ??? does anyone know how long it will take for something to be shipped from japan....cause damn dude i seriously feel like im getting scammed.....what do you all think???

[96bluevert]

Well how long has it been since you bought it? Did you get a tracking number?

[legalkid86]

Well how long has it been since you bought it? Did you get a tracking number?

i just bought them this past sunday, and well i have not received a tracking number yet but this guy has alot of good feedback what do you all think???

[ZenAutoworks]

Your seller would probably ship EMS Air which to the States should take max 2 weeks before you get your arrival notice.

.... of course that assumes he sent your package out soon after he got your money.

Not a nice position to be in. Good luck mate

[legalkid86]

Your seller would probably ship EMS Air which to the States should take max 2 weeks before you get your arrival notice.

.... of course that assumes he sent your package out soon after he got your money.

Not a nice position to be in. Good luck mate

what does ems air mean??? but yeah i paid like 120 .00 for shipping ..damn ....how long you think itll be till i get em??

[flyinglizard]

If they're shipping from Japan it may take a while, like a few weeks. You say you ordered them this past Sunday and you're already worried? It's only been 2 days. If the guy has good feedback then he probably has multiple sets of headlights for sale that he's using the same picture for.

Just relax for a couple weeks and if they haven't arrived then send the seller an email or contact paypal.

[96bluevert]

It hasn't been long enouph where I'd worry about it....If 2 or 3 weeks have gone by and still no word or package, then I'd try contacting the person and seeing if they got it shipped out yet.

[legalkid86]

cool thanks guys peace...out.....

[ZenAutoworks]

what does ems air mean???

http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/ems/index_en.html

If your seller wants it to get to you efficiently then it would be with EMS.

... Otherwise it will go post and the ship will take a couple weeks before customs gets your package.

This post has been edited by ZenAutoworks: Feb 18, 2009 - 1:37 AM

[trdproven]

Dont worry about it - you just ordered it. The seller won't ruin his reputation on ebay. EMS means Express Mail Shipping or service similar to our USPS express mail. Normally since I am closer to Japan it takes 3 days or less. Since you are further around a weeks time. Just chill

[chucho]

it took 10 days for me to get something from hong kong recently.

[stetsonaw]

when i ship stuff (i'm in japan), i ship through USPS, and it takes a 7-10 days to reach it's destination in the states, dependent upon where they are in the states. the shipper may not have access to USPS, which mean's that it's sent via international mail, which tends to take longer. and what flyinglizard said, i can agree with that, celica's end up in yards over here all the time, it's not crazy if he has a bunch of parts to sell. a couple of guys in this thread bought from me, and they can vouch for how long it takes.