Buying Stock (Cars) In Japan for Export

In Japan there are many dealers and exporters selling “stock”. This means that they are directly selling you the car rather than being simply an auction agent. Buying stock has many benefits to the customer.

First benefit would be that it is much more quicker than buying from auctions. At auctions, you get your hopes up about getting a particular car, then someone bids higher than you or you don’t quite meet the reserved price and you never see that car again. Sometimes people have the misfortune of missing out on a number of cars before they can buy one at the auctions. Not with stock. As soon as you place a 50% deposit, the car is reserved for you. Pay the other half within 10 days, and that car will be yours.

Another big benefit for stock is that the dealer/exporter most likely has possession or access to the car. If you as the customer would like more details on a car, the dealer/exporter will more likely be able to give a good answer. Auction cars on the other hand cannot be view till the morning of the auction which really limits the exporter’s time to examine the car. And before auction day, the exporter usually doesn’t know much more than you. Auctions do provide inspection sheets for cars, but that isn’t the same as having the car in front of you.

The third major benefit to stock is the price given is the priced asked for. No bidding, no auction fees, just the car is xzy yen FOB Japan and add zyx yen for Shipping and Insurance. Everything else (transport within Japan fees, exporter’s fee, deregistration fee, etc.) is already included into the price. The asking price that you see on the website is FOB Japan, plain and simple.

As you can see, there are powerful reasons why you should be interested in buying stock. One smaller benefit is having more photos to view (usually). Auctions on give a front and back view, but stock also give other views such as inside, engine, trunk, and more.

Regardless of where you are coming from, buying stock is an excellent alternative to buying from auctions. Please visit www.JCarBuys.com where you can view many stock cars available from us and our partners.