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How do I set up a Yahoo Japan Auction Premium Account?

I live in Japan, have a Yahoo Japan ID, and have a Japanese bank account. I am not able to bid on items more than 5000Y without a Premium account (I have bid on and won auctions for less than 5000Y). I do not have a Japanese credit card nor will Yahoo Japan accept foriegn credit cards. How do I set up the Premium account using only my Japanese bank account?

Public Comments

1. I don't know much about Yahoo! J Auctions. The help page says following banks are registerable. Japan Netbank, Mizuho bank, eBank, Mitsubishi UFJ bank. First you register Yahoo! Wallet. http://wallet.yahoo.co.jp/promo/index.html Then, submit application form regarding credit transfer to your bank. Then submit Yahoo! Premium. http://premium.yahoo.co.jp/ I think premium account will charge you 295yen/month. I think the procedure is a bit complex and will take a while. I recommend you to get this debit card. Suruga bank-Visa debit card. http://www.surugabank.co.jp/my/debit/index.html This is not credit card. But I think you can use this card as a credit card, as much as you charged. You can charge money at the ATM in 7eleven, some convenience stores and post office. You can print out application form online. However, I think you better ask your Japanese friend or collegue for assistance. Let your friend to call the information desk for the details first. I helped my foreign friend to have this card for her shopping at Rakuten mall.
2. I strongly recommend you NOT use Yahoo Japan Auctions if you are not Japanese. Although I live in Japan and read and write Japanese pretty well, and had my wife proofread everything that I wrote, while in the middle of running several auctions my account was locked out for some unexplained reason. As I escalated the issue through Yahoo Japan support, I eventually (it took 2 weeks to get a straight answer) received the reply "Sorry, but only Japanese people can use this service. Your account has been terminated." To date this was the worst case of discrimination I have faced in Japan. As you can imagine, I quit using all Yahoo Japan services (including my YahooBB DSL) shortly after that. I only continue to use Yahoo USA because they are completely separate entities. I suggest using Rakuten auction which (as far as I know) does not discriminate against foreigners.