Buy Swords, Art And Armour Direct From Japan - Samurai Kyobai

[DaveT]

Dear forum members,

 

I would like to make you aware of a new personal bidding service which will allow you to obtain items from Yahoo Auctions.

The service is called Samurai Kyobai and unlike other bidding services Samurai Kyobai is operated by collectors, for collectors.
Our team includes the following NMB members whom each have a specialist subject. They are:

Ian Chapman (UK)
Nihonto and tosogu

David Thatcher (UK)
Katchu 

Jan Petterson (Sweden)
Teppo

Guy De La Repelle (Japan)
Nihonto

Arthur Gotez (Japan).
Logistics

We had all been using services such as JAUCE, From Japan, Buyee for example, all of which are very professional. However we experienced a number of issues that reflected that these companies do not have the training or facilities to handle art objects. Should a problem occur, shortages, damaged, they were very difficult to deal with in order to achieve a resolve. Therefore we decided to take action and offer a service that would be of tremendous benefit to all.

Samurai Kyobai is young, we only stated earlier this year, however during our soft launch we are experiencing a steady flow of throughput and repeat bidders on a weekly basis. To date we have delivered an unparalleled service.

Where we shine is with our pricing policy. We keep this in mind, and being collectors ourselves we have your very best interests at heart.

Our commission fee on Nihonto and tosogu is only 7% (other charge between 8-20%) so you can see that we are the most reasonable. We have also smashed the costs of export admin paperwork to only 6,000 yen.

All Nihonto are cleared by Guy De La Repelle of Arte Japonica. Guy is a authorised antiques dealer in Japan who has been in the business for over 35yrs. He can also arrange shinsa and other services such as polishing, tuskamaki, shirasaya while your blade is in Japan.

If you are interested in using our service please contact us.

Our Facebook Page has a 5 Star Rating, many from board members that you will recognise.
https://www.facebook.com/samuraikyobai/

We also have a development website, this will become fully automated where you will be able to bid live on auctions. For now it explains our procedures and has yahoo search page.
https://samuraikyobai.com



 

[Hoshi]

Excellent initiative! Opening up new markets to foreign collectors, a welcomed initiative for those of us who aren't accustomed to transacting in Japanese. 

 

Some very fine pieces highlighted on your website. If you could get automated translations + search function it would be an absolute dream, and I'd be browsing everyday. 

 

PS: Your site shows up as not secured on Google Chrome, the Https:/ is flagged are untrustworthy. Fix it asap! 

[DaveT]

Excellent initiative! Opening up new markets to foreign collectors, a welcomed initiative for those of us who aren't accustomed to transacting in Japanese. 

 

Some very fine pieces highlighted on your website. If you could get automated translations + search function it would be an absolute dream, and I'd be browsing everyday. 

 

PS: Your site shows up as not secured on Google Chrome, the Https:/ is flagged are untrustworthy. Fix it asap! 

 

Isn't Google great for that, we have just applied for the SSL certificate, the site is very secure, yet we don't handle any form of e-commerce yet. The site is only a week old.

 

There is a search page with links directly to the yahoo categories, just tap on any of the text. https://samuraikyobai.com/featuredandsearches/  

 

We have currently commissioned an automated CRM / Bid Proxy system, so like Buyee you will be able to bid live, or use our personal bidding service. 

 

I would just like to thank all the new contacts that we have attracted from the board today. Be assured that we will do our very best to save you money on fees and win those auctions!

[DirkO]

Very interesting undertaking - once you have your live bidding up and running - I'll gladly join in!

[Anthony de Vos]

Hi!

 

I have used this service on several occasions and are very happy with the result, exellent service and communication, well packed items. This you can find elsewere of cause but you also have the expertise of the kyobai crew, something that is useful for beginners in collecting. The pricing is also affordable. I can recommend it.

 

Anthony de Vos

[YOJIMBO]

It does not work for quite some time. Will it again?

[vajo]

Dave i have one question.

If i buy, is the piece sending from Japan direct to germany? What is the tax rules in GB?

We pay 7% Customs (5% for Antique) + 19% regular Tax including sending costs on every piece from Japan.

If it is send from GB we pay nothing because it is in the EU.

[Jean]

Foxy Chris

[YOJIMBO]

Dave 

 

So what is going on with Samurai Kyobai ? Even facebook does not work.