japan car auction

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Japanese car auction

• We source Japanese auction cars cost direct and
  ship them worldwide with our reliable, honest and
  helpful service.

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How to Read a Japanese Auction Sheet

• The Japanese Auction System operates on a vast
  scale More than 70 auctions and 140,000 vehicles
  every week This Japanese Auction Guide sets out
  how it all works
• Use our Online Auction Search to view upcoming
  and past auction vehicles.
• FREE TRIAL our Auction Alerts System to receive
  daily email updates
• See how auctions work to feel more
  comfortable about the process
• Understand the grading system and abbreviations
  used on a Japanese auction sheet
• Preparing to Bid at Auction explains how to inspec
  t and bid on vehicles
• Contact us at any time if you need further help
  or advice

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Japanese Auction Basics

• The basic information on Japanese auction sheets
  is simple to understand as numbers and codes are
  used.
• Many options, performance modifications and brand
  names are written in English.
• Often the comments in Japanese to the left of the
  vehicle diagram will reiterate the damage shown.
• Our agents translate relevant points from the
  positive and negative sections of the Japanese
  auction sheet, into English.
• They run the engine and check the transmission
  while the vehicle is stationary.
• Additional pictures are taken of the vehicle
  including underbody, interior, exterior, and any
  modifications.

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The Best Auctions

• While Japan has more than 70 auctions each week
  and many agents claim coverage of them all, in
  reality most vehicles are sourced from a
  smaller number of major auctions and these are
  the main auctions attended weekly by reliable
  auction inspection agents.
• Several small auctions are held on Monday but
  most are online only such as AUCNET and NPS Tokyo
  Nyusatsu which dont enable physical inspections
  as there is no centralised auction location.
• Other auctions are so small that it is not viable
  to have an agent there to inspect vehicles.
• For the best selection of vehicles, condition and
  prices our favourite 14 auctions are in Tokyo,
  Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe
• Tuesday                USS Yokohama, JU Saitama,
  CAA Tokyo, CAA Gifu
• Wednesday          JAA, CAA Chubu, BAYAUC, BCN
  Saitama
• Thursday              USS Tokyo, Hanaten Osaka
• Friday                    USS Nagoya, USS Osaka
• Saturday                HAA Kobe, JU Gifu

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Auctions We Avoid

• We specifically avoid all Sapporo auctions due to
  rust issues.
• Sapporo is on the island of Hokkaido in the far
  north of Japan very near Russia, they have about
  7 months of snow each year and salt the roads. 
  That means nearly all vehicles there are affected
  by rust.
• We also avoid auctions in Gunma on Thursday and
  Saturday, as like Sapporo this is a heavy snow
  area.
• BCN Saitama auction on Wednesday has been renamed
  MiRIVE and is located in Fukuya City, Saitama
  prefecture. It is only a small outback style
  auction.
• Arai Oyama auction on Thursday is not very good
  for the type of vehicles we source. In our
  experience they have loose auction gradings as it
  is a very backwoods primarily truck / 4WD
  vehicle auction. As the area is a very
  mountainous one, the vehicles generally tend to
  be quite rusty. It is also about a 3 hour drive
  from Tokyo, and very expensive for transport to
  the port.
• Fukuoka in the south of Japan has several
  auctions each week but prices tend to be higher
  and additional transport is needed prior to
  shipping. It is difficult to find reliable agents
  in this area to inspect vehicles in person.

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Japanese Auction Sheet Codes Explained

• Every auction uses a grading sheet or Japanese
  auction sheet which lists the details of the
  vehicle plus information about the vehicle
  condition.
• Each auction house is a little different in the
  reporting format but the basic information
  remains the same.
• Vehicles are given from 0 to 6 for the overall
  grade (6 is the best) with A to D used for
  interior grade (A is the best).
• Some auctions will add an extra A to D grade for
  body condition, so you may see a 4 B B for
  example.
• Interiors graded A should be virtually as new.  B
  is also considered extremely clean, and C is
  often used for average condition.  For some
  auctions a C is still very good, while at others
  it will mean the interior is dirty, has cigarette
  burns, or obvious wear and tear. C for a vehicle
  older than 10 years is generally expected, but
  would be cause for concern on a 2-year old
  vehicle.  D usually means very untidy, dirty,
  smoke-affected, or stripped out for racing.

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Reading a Japanese Auction Sheet - 1

• This vehicle was a 2007 Nissan Skyline V36 370GT
  coupe, base model.  Graded 3.5 due to a rear
  repair.  Note XX in the notes section, but not
  shown on the vehicle diagram in this case.  Body
  and interior were graded C and B.

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Reading a Japanese Auction Sheet - 2
Here is another example for a 2006 V35 Skyline
Premium coupe in a slightly different
handwritten format for USS auctions.  The same
information is there.
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