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What to Do When the Doll You Want Is Available Only in Japan?

– It’s Proxy Shopping Service to the Rescue! –

There are times when the doll you want is exclusively sold in Japan.

No shops will ship her internationally.

A normal reaction is to give up and admire the doll from a far 🙁

But we’re here to tell you, not to give up . . . yet!

Because there are proxy shopping services who can swoop in and save you from dolly despair.

So before you surrender to the sadness, read through this Proxy Shopping Service to the Rescue guide!

Learn how proxy shopping services work and how they can save your day!

What’s a Proxy Shopping Service?

A proxy shopping service (also know as a proxy) is a company who helps customers buy items that are not available outside of Japan

You’ll tell the proxy service about the items you want to buy and they’ll go out and order the items for you.

They’ll require you to pay for the items and all fees associated with getting the items delivered to you.

Using a proxy is more expensive then buying a doll from hobby shops like Hobby Search.

But it’s one of the better options when it comes to getting a doll you can’t live without.

A B C D E F G H J K M N O P Q R S T V W Y

Buyee

Website: Shop

Notes

Buyee Testimonial:

I’ve used Buyee to order / buy items from Yahoo Japan. I’m a technophobe, but I managed to work it out Ok and quickly, which was very helpful.

[. . .] I would say the use of these services is great for those ‘rare-must-have’ items, but for ‘run-of-the-mill’ items… buy direct if possible and save paying the fees!!!

They Do add to the costs and therefore (for me UK) the import fees/taxes!John B

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DEJAPAN

Website: Shop

From Japan

Website: Shop

Notes

We use From Japan for a lot of the Only sold in Japan dolls.

Their site is easy to navigate.

Simply enter the name or URL of the item you want. And fill out all the ordering information, get a quote and pay for your item.

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White Rabbit Express

Website: Shop

Notes

We’ve used White Rabbit for several exclusive dolls. It’s easy to order from them. You simply enter the product URL, fill out the requested product information, get an estimated quote and pay for your item.

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