shipping

Yahoo Auctions Watch Scams: 4 Listing Tricks That Aren’t Fakes (2026)

Yahoo Auctions and Mercari watch scams are not always fakes. See 4 listing tricks: photo-only sales, shipping markups, and feedback farming, and how to catch each.

2026.10.14

Buying from Japan

Ship a Watch with a Battery from Japan (2026): Lithium Rules

Ship a watch with a battery from Japan in 2026? Most quartz watches have no lithium, and the 2026 IATA 30% rule targets big cells, not watches. By type and route.

2026.09.23

Buying from Japan

Watch Held in Customs from Japan: Delays, Duty Bills, Fixes (2026)

Why a watch held in customs from Japan gets stuck: valuation queries, paperwork, the CITES strap trap, the suspended de minimis rule, and how to dispute the bill.

2026.09.06

Shipping & Import

Shipping a Watch from Japan: EMS, Insurance & the 2 Million Yen Gap

Shipping a watch from Japan: EMS vs. couriers, Japan Post insurance caps at 2,000,000 yen, delivery times, and how to close the coverage gap on a high-value watch.

2026.09.01

Buying from Japan