/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>23723869
getting a fumo actually is very easy! this is made even simpler when you use proxy services, such as buyee or zenmarket! as long as you have a valid shipping address, a paypal account (or card), and the fumobucks for it, you too can own your very own fumo!

here's a quick step-by-step guide from ordering via proxy services on zenmarket, for example:

1) make your account
2) add funds to your account (make sure you know how much yen you need + extra for shipping)
3) look for soft friends on a yahoo auction! in this case, since it auto-translates from JP -> ENG, that means you'll need to search for the object of interest with some keywords in JP: 東方 ぬいぐるみ will get you a list of auctions of touhou plush friends, mostly fumos!
4) find a soft friend that's within a reasonable price! newer fumos are more plentiful and usually go between $60 - $100 w/ shipping, whereas some soft friends are rare and go for $200+!
5) place a bid and hope for the best!
6) when you've won your bid, the person auctioning your soft friend will ship it to the proxy warehouse, who will then package it or wait until more shipments come in to package everything together!
7) any shipping costs will be paid here!
8) fumo ships and comes to...
8a) customs! no worries, if it gets stopped by customs for some reason, you usually just have to pay an additional fee. the vast majority of fumo shipments do not get hit by customs and go straight to...
8b) your doorstep within a matter of days or weeks!

there are also regular proxy services like treasure japan or white rabbit express that can take orders from online stores like suragaya which are always stocked, but these stores usually have limited options for fumopals. i hope that was helpful!