Buying Guide After the Box Is Sealed — What Happens to Your Camera on Shipping Day
Last time I wrote about how I pack a camera, and I stopped at the moment the tape goes on. The box is silent, it passes...
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Buying Guide 
Buying Guide What I Check Before Listing a Camera — And the 10-Minute Check You Should Do When It Arrives
When you see a listing from Japan that says "Exc+++" or "Near Mint," have you ever wondered what actually happened befo...
Buying Guide How Japanese Sellers Pack a Camera — A Look Inside the Box
If you have ever bought a camera from Japan, you may have had this experience: the box arrives, you open it, and there ...
Buying Guide How to Buy from a Japanese Seller on eBay — Tips from the Other Side of the Screen
Last time, I explained how I actually grade cameras as a Japanese seller — what "Exc+++" and "Junk" really mean when I ...
Buying Guide “Near Mint,” “Exc+++,” “Junk”: How I Actually Grade Cameras as a Japanese Seller
If you have ever browsed Japanese camera listings on eBay, you have seen the words: "Near Mint," "Exc+++," "MINT," and ...
Buying Guide Tax-Free Camera Shopping in Tokyo: A Quick Reference for 3 Shops (Nakano & Shinjuku)
This is a quick-reference article for one very practical question: "Which Tokyo camera shops can I buy tax-free at, in ...
Buying Guide Japanese Camera Shop Etiquette: A Relaxed Guide for First-Time Visitors
Over the past weeks I wrote about three Tokyo camera shops — Fujiya Camera's junk annex in Nakano, Lemon Company in Shi...
Shop Guide Map Camera in Shinjuku: Tokyo’s Camera Department Store (Leica Floors, Tax-Free Tips, and Which Floors You Actually Need)
This is the last article in my little series from my Tokyo camera shop walk (Nakano & Shinjuku). I already wrote de...
Shop Guide Lemon Company in Shinjuku: The Tokyo Camera Shop Where You Can Browse at Your Own Pace
In my Tokyo camera shop walk (Nakano & Shinjuku), I visited three shops in one day. I already wrote a deep-dive on ...
Shop Guide Fujiya Camera’s Junk Annex: A Treasure Box of Genuine Japanese Camera Accessories (Nakano, Tokyo)
In my Tokyo camera shop walk (Nakano & Shinjuku), I introduced three shops in one article. Today I want to go deepe...