Mercari / Fril Haul (w/ Japan Shopping Service)

 

Hello Cuties~

     Today I want to share my Mercari / fril haul with you!  And as well as share my experience with using Japan Shopping Service (JSS).  Firstly, let's get to the good stuff.

d.i.a coat → liz lisa coat

ma*rs setup → liz lisa bolero

(back view of ma*rs top)

     Now stay with me as I try my best to explain the costs of everything.  I paid $167.47 in total including shipping (based off of my bank charges).  It was $80.72 for the actual clothing, and $86.75 covered the international EMS shipping.  Shipping cost was based off of the weight of the parcel.  The weight came up to 3080g.  I've also attempted some screenshots to show you the rates / prices they gave me in Yen.

     I ended up doing two separate transactions.  I thought I was happy with the three items I managed to get (2 others had been cancelled); but I ended up finding another item.

     This is the second transaction with the final item.

     Here you see the total for shipping of the parcel.  Speaking of, this is how it was combined.  There was no fee for combining the items into one box. 

      However there were some other fees.  "Commission fee will be charged for total item price (in tax) in an order."  A chart shows the percentage or cost of commission fees (link).  The fee is based off of the total price for your items.  And finally the Acquisition cost:  "This is the cost we receive your item from seller including bank transfer fee and shipping cost."  

     Overall it didn't feel any different from using buyee.  While JSS doesn't have as many fees as buyee, I simply cannot look past the shipping cost.  Now idk if I want to just blame the heavier items (coats) for the shipping price.  But I just don't see it being reasonable for my shipping to cost almost the exact same amount I paid in total for the actual clothing.  I'm thankful it wasn't $100 for shipping, but it was damn near (lol).  

     For shits and giggles I decided to check out the last haul I did using buyee.  And I'm a bit surprised.

     I paid $64.83 for shipping and I had 9 items!  They were fairly light items though.  So I'm still unsure if the coats are what made my shipping high.  I didn't dig as much to see what my package weighed with buyee so I can't say.  I MIGHT try buyee ONE more time (lol).  Kieli has drawn my eyes to some coats I'm dying to get my hands on~ (≖ ͜ʖ≖)

Thanks for reading!

xoxo, Amiman♥