This is hardly news I'm sure for all you regular YJA users, but gone are the days when non-Japanese residents can deal directly with the few vendors who accept PayPal.
Free or regular accounts now have a max bidding limit of 4,999 yen. For those interested in doing some real bidding in the above 5,000 yen category, a premium account is now necessary - but in order to sign up you need a) an address in Japan, b) a Japanese credit card and c) to not mind paying 346 yen/month for the privilege of buying stuff online. Essentially, everyone now needs a seller's account.
In recent years, Yahoo! Easy Payment (Yahoo!かんたん決済) has become the norm for both buyers and sellers on YJA (think PayPal and eBay). When YJA first introduced this system a few years back, I was only too eager to set myself up for disappointment.
So why do I even let myself be surprised anymore, given YJA's track record with foreigners? :o(
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