::Fees::

All fees are subject to Celga fees.

-- MARKUP FEE UPDATE --

Please take a peek at our markup adjustment announcement for details on a small change to our fee structure.

Shipping and other fees

The following fees will apply on top of your final bid price for any given auction.

Bank Transfer Fee - $2

Auction payments in Japan are generally done through bank transfers, which involve a nominal fee we must pay on your behalf during the close of the auction.

This fee may apply only once if multiple auctions are won from the same seller (see Combining Auctions, below).

Shipping Inside Japan - variable

This is the cost of shipping from the seller to Celga. Since most sellers will not ship outside Japan, this is a necessary step (and, therefore, expense) on your item's journey from Yahoo Japan to you.

The amount of this fee will depend on what type of goods you have ordered -- cels usually run about $8 to $10, a single doujinshi might be $4, while trading cards might run only $2. Common-sense stuff, really. Oh, and please note that this is just a general estimate -- each auction is different. Some sellers ship insured or registered, or even COD, so rates will vary.

This fee may apply only once if multiple auctions are won from the same seller (see Combining Auctions, below).

Celga Markup - $5 and up

This is how we stay in business. We charge a flat rate of $10 per 10,000 yen increment of your item's final auction price, unless your auction ends under 1001 yen, in which case it's a mere $5. Please refer to the following table:

Up to 1,000 yen $5
1,001 to 10,000 yen $10
10,001 to 20,000 yen $20
20,001 to 30,000 yen $30
30,001 to 40,000 yen $40
40,001 to 50,000 yen $50

...and so on. Please note that the minimum markup fee is $5.

Now let's have a look at a couple of examples!

(** All examples are based on $1 = 114 yen **)

1000yen doujinshi

Final price: $8
Bank fee: $2
Shipping within Japan: $4
Celga fee: $5
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Total before international shipping: $19

18,000yen cel

Final Price: $158
Bank fee: $2
Shipping within Japan: $8
Celga fee: $20
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Total before international shipping: $188

Shipping To You - $12 and up

Shipping from Japan is primarily done via EMS, our preferred (and very speedy) mailing service. Lightweight items such as cels are usually around $11 to $13 to ship, while heavier items will increase the price. Heavier items can also be shipped by other methods, which may increase shipping time but reduce your overall cost. When you receive your shipping invoice, we'll include the weight and price, so that you can decide whether you'd prefer a different carrier.

A handy EMS fee table can be found on the Japanese post office website:
http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/fee/intel/ems.html

The shipping fee may apply only once if multiple auctions are won in a short period of time (see Combining Auctions, below). We do not, however, recommend shipping fragile, light items (such as cels) together with heavier items (such as videos or model kits).

Handling Fee

Celga does not currently charge any sort of handling fee. Woo!

Auction Insurance

Coming soon!

Combining Auctions

Whenever possible, if you win several auctions from the same seller on the same day, we will try to combine the orders to save you money. In situations like this, since we are able to pay the seller for all your auctions at once, we save money on things like bank transfer fees and internal shipping fees, and we pass that savings along to you!

For example, if you won three items on the same day from the same seller, you would pay only one bank transfer fee and only one fee for shipping inside Japan.

Now, please do understand that sellers on Yahoo Japan auctions expect to be paid right away after the end of the auction, so we cannot hold payment for any outstanding auctions you may have. Also understand that due to this demand for speedy payment, we may not always be able to combine auctions -- and if we have to pay a seller multiple times, we have no savings to pass along to you.

But if it happens to work out, as it usually does, it's always nice to get a price break. ^_^