Which Japanese Proxy Service Should You Use? (Buyee, Neokyo & Japonica Market)

i hope i made sense during this video TT
time stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Buyee
06:07 Neokyo
10:24 Japonica Market
14:17 Conclusion
buyee: buyee.jp/
neokyo: neokyo.com/
japonica market: japonicamarket.com/
personal twt: @han_jisunshine
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Important links:
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[@ChessyBlossom]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Neokyo no long takes buy requests from mercari japan, so don't use them if you were looking to buy things through that site!

[@jumpkat]

what site would you now reccomend for mercari items? hopefully a site as cheap as neokyo used to be ?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I've only used the three mentioned in this video so I can't recommend any others but buyee is mercari's official partner and I believe they do coupon deals (especially for new users) which may help bring the costs down. sorry I can't help more!

[@SmooshGoo]

I tried using japonica and they wouldn’t let me cause of increase in orders and new costumers. I don’t know what other sites I can use, sucks Buyee mercari takes a while to update….

[@digduck9463]

@@jumpkat Mercari pretty much banned all the proxy.

[@GTAbestplayer123]

Recently Neokyo managed to convince Mercari to come back.

[@GamPhilms]

Thanks so much for this video, it was so helpful!!!

[@katelise]

Thank you so much for this! It was such a big help to a confused collector haha 😂

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm glad it helped you out!

[@keithchua5840]

Buyee are scamming customers on their "protective packaging" service. They will charge you the fee but not doing anything. This has happened many times to me. I requested a set of photos before adding protective packaging, and another set of photos after adding. They are exactly the same!! No change of weight at all!! On their freight, they overcharge for shipping. Buyers beware.

[@RoxasLov3r4Ev3r]

Thanks for the warning, I wish I had seen this before spending $100s on merchandise from there TT_TT I'm still waiting for all my packages to arrive at Buyee's warehouse before asking for consolidated shipping (which has a $10 fee lol...). What proxy service do you recommend? Thanks a lot though because you saved me from buying protective packaging TToTT

[@x_x4269]

rip i already bought stuff w/ buyee ...

[@KI-ld1xj]

@@x_x4269 how much was shipping I’m scared 😭

[@mio9682]

I ordered a mug and added protective pack again and it came broken. I cant even reach the customer service because they work for only a few hours at night times, it’s so annoying bcz it was so expensive as well

[@pcgareas]

I have ordered buyee protective packaging several times and I actually have the opposite complaint. They put so much bubble wrap and such in the box it ends up huge and I have to pay way more for shipping (like 4x the size of a box if there was no bubble wrap). That being said, the items came in pristine condition so I'm not actually complaining.

[@OnlyGrafting]

Reminder that imported goods to the UK won't see any unexpected custom fees if they are worth less than £135. They'll already be considered in the delivery costs.

[@juanmiguelandal2052]

I've been using buyee for the past year now but thank you so much for this video and will now try to use neokyo. Japonica is so different, I don't understand it. Thank you so much for posting this video!

[@houriamint2123]

if you’ve tried neokyo by now do you prefer it over buyee?

[@aichabaccar7744]

Thank you for the video it is really helpful ❤ I usually use neokyo but I wanted to find a quicker proxy for rare items because I can never buy them with them😅 I'll definitely try japonica!☺️

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm glad it was useful! Neokyo is my favourite to use as well but there's certain items that I don't like taking the chance for so I'd definitely recommend japonica~

[@nightknight445]

There's so many unexpected fees with Buyee. Every time I buy from them, I end up paying more on fees than I do for the actual item 😆

[@OnlyGrafting]

They aren't very open, but if you looked into their user guides properly you'd have anticipated it. Sometimes it's acceotable, and even cheaper, compared to other services. It's really a case by case situation. But customer service and service fee on other platforms are far far better. Matter of seeing the estimates and taking a leap.

[@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6]

I always buy imported stuff from Buyee, as soon as my package comes I'm gonna move over to Zenmarket because they're a little cheaper.

[@tkp97]

I agree, omg. I regret buying from them

[@digduck9463]

Yes

[@Freddietheking]

They are a bit trick scam people money I bought at the exact rate 0.243 they charged me at rate 0.255 so I suddenly asked their customer service online that time how is that possible your site telling customer you can buy at current rate but actuall they rise the price up everytime you buy so they can get a good profit from this. Such a scammed site😂

[@imorca1994]

I order from buyee when buying very expensive items. Thought the paypal fee is higher, it is limited. It's not a % of the total price. For expensive items, I also like that I can specifically choose for insurance. This may not be the best strategy, but I feel a bit safer. I also use it for pre-ordering Japanese kpop albums in order to get pobs, and on their free buyee service fee promotions. Otherwise, I would rather not use them. Convenience is not necessarily worth as much as they charge.

[@laine5658]

How much do you consider to be an expensive item?

[@ChessyBlossom]

Just wanted to add a note! I mentioned briefly that neokyo has sped up regarding mercari purchases but I wanted to say that neokyo are now super fast buying mercari orders~ usually in less than a day but sometimes it can be within the hour! Edit: Also they upped the amount you can change the package value amount by, you can now change it to up to 10% of its original value (and they stopped including the service fee in the value!)

[@khchenle8504]

why do we need to change the package value btw? /gen

[@ChessyBlossom]

some countries receive customs which means they have to pay a fee based on the package value (the higher the value the more you pay) so some people like to change the value to try to avoid getting this fee or lowering the amount they have to pay for it ^^

[@khchenle8504]

@@ChessyBlossom hi thankyou so much!! my country collects taxes for package worth php10000+ so im a bit worried 😆

[@khchenle8504]

@@ChessyBlossom you can change it by 10% per item or for the whole package?

[@khchenle8504]

@@ChessyBlossombtw, is there a limit of items per box? Like 40 orders or per piece?

[@MichaelStDare]

The video was great !!! very helpful. So I buy a lot of fishing tackle from Japan, including oversized packages such as rods etc. I’ve used Buyee a couple of times, and it’s been hellishly expensive ... and I’ve had a few packages (rod tips etc) arrived broken after adding protective packaging, and they also don’t allow consolidation of things like rods, which you can easily fit 2 or 3 into a fedex tube, and I’ve also used DHL for this use too. I’ve never used or heard of Neokyo, do you think they would be any better and would also allow me to request certain packaging options and consolidation??

[@ChessyBlossom]

Thank you! I myself have never tried ordering anything fishing related or any items that would be similar to the items you're looking to order so I can' help in regards to that but in terms of protection neokyo is usually pretty good at giving the items good protection! I'd recommend getting in contact with neokyo directly (either through twitter or through contacting their support team) to get answers to your other questions as I don't want to give false information. Hope this helps!

[@ginahatim3088]

I've noticed people always say photocards are so much cheaper on proxy sites but mercari has album cards like 10-15 dollars and special cards like 30 to 70 for me.

[@ChessyBlossom]

recently the prices on mercari have gone up a lot in general and especially for certain groups, a year ago you could easily find entire sets for really cheap but now it's a bit harder. but there's some other advantages, like pcs from Japan are typically in really good condition and you can still occasionally find really good deals!

[@Mia-fv3zz]

The one thing I’m scared about is I have no idea how much my country customs are,I can’t find anything on google

[@crazyluigi6664]

Personally, I used Neokyo for buying special controllers that I normally wouldn't get here in the U.S.A. (i.e., Nintendo Switch Online controllers, especially the Nintendo 64 one), and in the two experiences with Neokyo (hopefully three real soon), I enjoyed the processes with them myself. Granted, buying in bulk does mean you're going to have to pay more for them, but if you want just one thing to get there, it's actually great for finding things you can't get in the U.S.A. at all for one reason or another!

[@jetza2635]

Yeah I bought a Metroid Dread shirt by using Neokyo and so far it seems to work really well without any fees

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@jetza2635 For me, I got the special Nintendo Switch Online controllers myself (mainly for the Nintendo 64 controller because nowhere else got it, but I got the Super Famicom and Famicom controllers with that one also, so I can't complain there), with the Sega Mega Drive 6B controller that's exclusive to Japan coming by in May. (Hopefully before I start a vacation coming up later that month.)

[@jetza2635]

@@crazyluigi6664 hope that delivers soon, best of luck!

[@It4ko]

Omg thank you but i already bought an album through buyee and i think or i hope shipping and other stuff will be more expensive and when i saw i have to pay more i was shocked haha and now i think i cannot pay for everything because i have only 1100 yen in my account and i cannot add because of my situation and i hope if its not that expensive i will buy it but if not i hope i cancel it but i think i cant so please help if u can because i do not know if i can cancel it because im scared and i do not have any leftovers so if you know how to cancel it it would be apprecating! :)

[@Astary_]

so helpful thanks! iv never used one before but want to since everything i want is in japan >

[@123ub]

helpful video!! ur voice reminds me of the youtuber mikan!

[@ChessyBlossom]

ah ik them! they're really cute ^^

[@archaicmelody8119]

I'm going to have a hard time financially recover from Buyee's fees and importing my dream guitar in parts. However, I'm willing to take on the extra expense to acquire the DIR EN GREY scorebooks I want to get.

[@unregisteredhypercam3969]

so im wanting to buy a photocard priced at $24.85 AUD (Australian dollars) from neokyo. just wanted to ask if they ship to australia or not? i might buy more things in the future but for now i just want to buy this one card. also, i have two other photocards in mind, so would it be better if i order all 3 in the same package? (since i can hold the orders for 45 days)

[@ChessyBlossom]

I dont see why they wouldn't ship to Australia, but you can find out if they do on the website ^^ also its definitely better to order more for one package than just having one item shipped as the shipping will be quite expensive (so it makes it more worth the cost if you have multiple items)

[@Liodess]

Please make an updated version

[@oaisskurdy2227]

Hi, what shipping method did you use to get your packages to the UK and how long did take. I’m currently using EMS and it’s stated 2-3 working days, today was the third day so just wondering if they take longer

[@ChessyBlossom]

hey! I usually choose small epacket which typically takes a couple weeks but mail from Japan is very delayed right now. as soon as it leaves Japan it'll be very quick but its the leaving Japan part that is taking a while. hope this helped!

[@oaisskurdy2227]

@@ChessyBlossom Once it arrives at customs, do you know how long it takes and if i need to do anything?

[@ChessyBlossom]

It depends on whether or not the package gets customs! If it doesn't it should go straight through and arrive in the next couple days, if it does it may take a bit longer and you'll need to pay the amount (the way you pay depends on your mail carrier) and once you've done that you can decide the delivery day ^^

[@MAMODMAN95]

Do any of the sites allow to bid without making a deposit. As I don’t get paid for a day after the auction ends ?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm not too sure but I'd assume not since they want to make sure you have the money to pay for the item if its won ^^

[@avtar2120]

Paid $50 for shipping and two days later got the email from DHL to pay $45 custom fees (Buyee).

[@kanahble]

The custom fees depend on the country you are importing the products into, not the proxy service.

[@Freddietheking]

Do not use DHL they charge you everything I've been a seller importing many things and got fined by DHL in every order from custom so avoid DHL if you dont want to pay custom fee.

[@vanessagrotta7788]

I Made some orders on Neokyo, but then i discovered customs so i don’t know what to do, because the Prince could be very high

[@vanessagrotta7788]

*price

[@rmccrown4406]

hiii, because of the new customs rule in the uk that after July 1st we will have to pay customs on every package no matter the price, is there a way to avoid this? and if there isn’t, is there a point in changing the value of the package? also if the customs officers find out that the price is undervalued, can I get arrested? 😭 also I use neokyo

[@ChessyBlossom]

hey! as far as I'm aware that rule only applies to countries in the eu (European Union) and so the UK isn't included in it (but please correct me if I'm wrong about that ^^). also it's not possible to be arrested for undervaluing a package but you are at risk of receiving a fine or having your items taken if the undervaluing is discovered. hope this helped!

[@rmccrown4406]

@@ChessyBlossom Ahhh okay thank you so much! I was researching about customs cus it’s my biggest fear to get fined like a lot of money for a few figures . and just another question, how much is the max you can get fined ?

[@ChessyBlossom]

After a little research the fines range from £250 to £2500 but these are more for large amounts of money (like a difference in value of over £1000 at least). for smaller values its more likely that they'll find out the correct value of the package and charge you the right amount

[@rmccrown4406]

@@ChessyBlossom ahhh okay, tysm for your help!

[@mio9682]

Does anyone know it there are any proxy services in Japan that aren’t just limited to mercari yahoo or jp eBay? I want to order from clothing sites but none of the proxy services I know provide a service for that site

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm pretty sure all the ones mentioned in this video can order from clothing sites! buyee has a Google chrome extension that allows you to buy from other Japanese sites (I believe there's a list somewhere on the website which shows which ones it works with) and for neokyo and japonica market you just put in the link of the item you want to buy and it should work for most Japanese sites ^^ I've ordered from sites other than the ones you've said loads of times before, there's usually an extra shipping fee though from the site to the proxy

[@10_d0ugh9]

How do you know which items (on buyee) have free domestic shippings and is there a way to filter it out?

[@ChessyBlossom]

it depends on what website you're buying from but assuming youean mercari, I'm not sure about filtering it out but on posts it should somewhere 'shipping included' if the domestic fee is included in the cost! if it doesn't say that it means there will be an additional fee ^^

[@OnlyGrafting]

For Yahoo Auctions it'll say if the bidder/winner pays the fee or not. But if you want to know the fee you need to glance at the JP page and translate it with google lens. Usually it'll be easy to spot with a number, but it can have varying prices for locations it's headed within Japan so its always worth a gander.

[@Dan_wiles]

Do buyee have coupons to use on yahoo auctions usually or only from stores?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I don't use buyee frequently so I'm not sure but I'd imagine they've had coupons with yahoo auctions before!

[@Dan_wiles]

@@ChessyBlossom ok thanks for ur reply! 👍🏼

[@vyn8014]

hi, for a beginner and students like me, which is the easiest to use?!

[@ChessyBlossom]

hey! I think if you've not used a proxy service before neokyo and buyee are the best since they have proper interfaces that are easy to follow, and if you have a tight budget neokyo is definitely the cheapest to use!

[@vyn8014]

@@ChessyBlossom thank you so much 🥰

[@niezaandreafermin169]

does buying an expensive set of photocards can still change its price? Are there any payment fees? i still don't understand how payment fees work in neokyo... i kept seeing that 3.6% + 40 yen...

[@ChessyBlossom]

so basically when you make a payment on neokyo there will be a handling fee which is 3.6% of the amount you're paying (to work out the total amount you'll be paying you can do [original amount] x 1.036). this means that if you're buying expensive - anything more than 7000 yen - the neokyo fee will be the same as buyee and japonica but anything less than that you'll save money. the extra 40 yen is just if you pay with PayPal ^^

[@niezaandreafermin169]

@@ChessyBlossom oh, i understand now... thank you! 😁

[@DianaStarPrincexx18]

Is there any weverse japan proxy? TT

[@babelle2904]

Do these proxy sites also work for items for pre order? There is this item I wanted from wego and its pre order only.

[@ChessyBlossom]

Yes they do!

[@teyasaadeh2313]

I want to buy a guitar off of komehyo but they seem to be partnered with a sketchy site called world shipping? Idk it seems really sus and buyee and neokyo don’t work for it

[@ChessyBlossom]

sorry, I don't really know any details about komehyo!

[@thuggathuggababy]

World shopping is used for a lot of retailers to proxy to outside of Japan its standard. Fairly pricey but fast and legit. They usually use dhl.

[@natalia-sw8ek]

have you ever been custom charged? i’m from england too but i always worries about that 😅

[@ChessyBlossom]

I have but to stop that from happening japonica market and neokyo allow you to change the value of your package! just make sure to keep the shipping amount in mind and add that on to the total ^^

[@natalia-sw8ek]

@@ChessyBlossom oh right thank you x i ordered from buyee and i marked the value as gift, is that right?

[@ChessyBlossom]

marking as a gift basically increases the limit the value your package can be before getting customs, so you might still get customs on it depending on the total value

[@natalia-sw8ek]

@@ChessyBlossom oh right, what i ordered wasn’t super expensive so i hope i don’t 🤞🏽

[@natalia-sw8ek]

@@ChessyBlossom also can i ask one more thing, have you been charged on every package, from every website?

[@praisenwaukor1009]

The content value is 2800 yen : £19.34 for the Uk - to avoid customs should my content value be less than 2800. Also is the 500 yen handling fee included in the content value aswell. Thank you.

[@ChessyBlossom]

The 500 yen fee isn't included but UK customs usually include the price of shipping! My advice would be to make sure the content value + shipping price don't go over 4000 yen however there's no guarantee that this will avoid customs - just what I've noticed works for me from my own experience ^^

[@praisenwaukor1009]

@@ChessyBlossom all the items I want to get is roughly 3200 yen should I just go for it - I’ve paid customs for other kpop items before but what’s the most you’ve paid for Neokyo packages? I just don’t get the content value bit lol. Thank you

[@ChessyBlossom]

I cant say for sure exactly but I think 3200 should be okay - I normally keep mine at around 3000 yen. the highest customs I've gotten for a package from neokyo is a around £20!

[@praisenwaukor1009]

@@ChessyBlossom wow, okay thank you so much for the advice !

[@nyamcats5394]

How would I avoid getting customs (I’m from the uk) because I’ve read that you have to change the package value but how do u do that??

[@ChessyBlossom]

It depends on which proxy service you're using, if you're using buyee you can't change the value. For japonica market you can just email them telling them what value you'd like to change it to and neokyo will let you change it before confirming and paying for the shipment (you can only change it up to 90% less of the original value). but changing the value doesn't guarantee you won't get customs! it just makes it less likely depending on the value you change it to

[@nyamcats5394]

@@ChessyBlossom what is a good value to put it as? I am gonna buy from neokyo

[@ChessyBlossom]

I typically aim for less than 3000 yen, which would be up to 30000 yen worth of orders ^^

[@nyamcats5394]

@@ChessyBlossom Tysm!!

[@evaavanesian31]

Can you mark the package as a gigt on Neokyo as well? Or is that just a buyee feature?

[@ChessyBlossom]

Neokyo has always made the package a gift by default for me ^^

[@evaavanesian31]

@@ChessyBlossom omg that’s so dope! So you can spend more on neokyo?

[@ChessyBlossom]

with each purchase there's a 250 yen service fee and when compiling orders into a package there's also a small fee of 500 yen, but you can set the package value to up to 90% less than the total! so if youre worried about customs that feature can help and the overall service fees are less than buyee~

[@evaavanesian31]

@@ChessyBlossom Oh thank you so much I thought it was 70% so it got me stressingggg lmao Thanks for your vid! Watched it yesterday night so excuse me if you said this already and I forgot but: Would japonica be cheaper than neokyo in the end since they only charge 500 service fee per item (If you want 2 items). Thanks again!!!

[@ChessyBlossom]

It used to be 70% but they upped the limit! I can't say for sure but I think Japonica would be cheaper, and even if it wasn't the difference between the 2 wouldn't be a lot but with japonica there's no limit for setting the package value (you just tell them the amount) so I think Japonica might be better in that case!

[@bread5508]

I have never used a proxy before and I was wondering if these sites only take paypal for payment

[@ChessyBlossom]

nope they take other methods too ^^

[@bread5508]

@@ChessyBlossom tysm! i finally bought a figure using neokyo ^^

[@ChessyBlossom]

yay! hope it gets to you soon ^-^

[@bread5508]

@@ChessyBlossom Tysm for this video!! i just received my figures and i love them ^^

[@odensunboxing4887]

is it safe to put credit card on any of that?

[@ChessyBlossom]

it should be fine but if you're worried about it might be better to more research on it ^^

[@sasakelala3360]

Was using buyee for the first time. My feedback: Buyee is UTTER GARBAGE!!!!!!!

[@mio9682]

Agreed

[@ataipoliakine7383]

can you make a video about Sendico

[@ChessyBlossom]

I cant make a video since I've never used it and atm don't plan on trying other proxy services! but from a look at their website and read through of how their service works it looks like sendico works similarly to neokyo (waiting for validation before paying) but has a 500 yen service fee rather than 250. it also states you can change the package value but packages won't be sent as gifts so if you have customs that may limit your options. consolidation fee is 500 yen and there's additional options for protective packaging (which also have a cost). but as I've never used their service I can't say how fast or good it is 😅

[@divina2065]

How can i cancel my order on japonica? do i reply to them?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm not sure as I've never had to cancel mine before but I assume you just email them about it as all contact is done through email ^^

[@peachyboi2652]

Super duper random but you lowkey sound like young hermione

[@ajoymbgnct4902]

Hi good day. When you said on your vlog that if I buy in bundles of album, example bundle of 4. What is the final written in the description you'll be recieve from nokyo? Is it for example stray kid bundle cds or 4 pcs stray kid album?

[@ChessyBlossom]

Hi! Do you mean the package description? If you buy only pcs it'll be written as 'trading cards' and if you buy an album it'll be 'CD'. If you meant something else please let me know :)

[@ajoymbgnct4902]

Yes sorry, about the package description. Does neokyo includes the count of album per transaction?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm not too sure about this as I've only received 1 package from neokyo so far and it only included paper inclusions but this week I'm getting a couple more so I might be able to give a better answer then. But if you buy 4 albums from the same place using neokyo it counts as 1 order but if you bought 4 albums from different places it would count as 4 so I would guess they'd write the number of orders as the album count instead of the amount of albums itself

[@ajoymbgnct4902]

Oh okay okay. Maybe it will took me years to collect those japanesse albums from the group i stan, since the allowed albums here in my country is minimum of six. Well thank you!💜

[@ChessyBlossom]

Ah I see, hopefully you'll be able to do it though! I have a package coming in a couple of days which will have 2 albums in it so I'll let you know what it says exactly then!

[@Snavels]

Is 8 mart JP at all trustworthy?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I'm not sure as I've never used them before!

[@catherineli2651]

For Neokyo if your international package gets lost or stolen will they refund you?

[@ChessyBlossom]

I've never had this happen so I'm not sure but if you're worried about this I would contact them directly!

[@mio9682]

I think they said they are not responsible for it

[@mexonclover5408]

Have you tried out zenmarket?

[@ChessyBlossom]

no I haven't, would you recommend it??

[@Zan____]

@@ChessyBlossom i was looking the feedback for zenmarket, on top of of fee, the rest pretty much like buyee, best to avoid as for now

[@thuggathuggababy]

It’s not bad, shipping is actually cheaper than buyee. Only issue is you have to preload cash into your account to spend on your first few orders

[@wherearetheynow7789]

I don't have the attention span to watch the whole thing just which one is the cheapest with the least extra fees

[@rebelution6776]

So the biggest question, which proxy marks the value as low as possible. India customs is the worst.

[@ChessyBlossom]

with buyee you can't edit the value at all, neokyo you can edit the value to up to 10% of the total value of the items in he package and I haven't used japonica market since I made this video but I believe you were able to edit the value to whatever you wanted with them. hope this helped!

[@tangerinestar-2646]

Hi. I have been using Buyee for a while and have found them to be reliable. But then all of a sudden they want to charge me £200 (33,000JPY) domestic shipping fee (From seller to warehouse) for an item I paid £8 for. This has come out of the blue. There has been a total lack of transparency and honesty in this instance, whereby the Buyee sales page did not mention any such shipping fee. I am in an email conversation with them now however Buyee have shown absolutely no interest in tackling this matter or even in the potential of a criminal fraud being committed. Buyee has seriously let me down and I have lost all confidence and faith in them - I don't want to be cheated nor be the victim of a crime. I am now seriously considering just abandoning the item in their warehouse. Has anyone else here done this? What are the consequences? Any thoughts would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[@user-jk4pl3yd9p]

I've been went through a problem like this with buyee. I had 22000 domestic shipping fee and I talked to buyee assistant for a week about this problem but the result was we can't help you so pay the money anyway. I don't use buyee for an year after I scammed by domestic shipping fee and the protective packaging service. I just proceeded package consolidation after I checked a default delivery service but buyee gave me 5500 yen shipping fee for 2000 yen item because they just proceeded protective packaging. I sent email about cancellation for protective packaging service but they just skipped my mail and didn't refund me eventhough it was before they package the item. They are total scam. There are tons of proxy service that provides much cheaper fee compared to buyee. Pls don't used buyee. They are SCAM.

[@xuxiixx]

I believe this is actually a common scam from sellers… I’ve heard of this happening to some people