Where to sell back wrongly bought trains? Help pls

[Kenji T.]

To put it simply, I was in a rush at akihabara today and bought the wrong trainset (mircroace A3584). Is there any shop in tokyo, better yet, Akihabara, that buys back trains from people? Maybe a place where we can sell second hand or unused trains to shops? Flying back to Singapore next week! Thanks in advance!

 

 

:)

[railsquid]

Any of the 3 Hobbyland Pochi branches or Poppondetta (4th floor) for a start.

[ToniBabelony]

Popondetta, Hobby Land Pochi, Mandarake, HobbyOff/BookOff and MONTA (same building as Greenmax) are examples. You do need a reference address for selling however.

[Kenji T.]

Thanks guys!

Edited March 14, 2017 by klaus

[JR 500系]

Almost any hobby train shops buy back 2nd hand used goods, like Toni has mentioned. Do note apart from the need for a reference address (dunno if hotel address can be used), it will also be bought back at a % lesser than what you bought it for surely.

[Kenji T.]

Yep. Will go down to akihabara again on friday! Thanks :)

[Das Steinkopf]

You could always take it back home and put it on eBay, sure it may take longer to get rid of but you might actually be able to turn a profit on it compared to getting maybe 50% back at the best, secondhand trains in Japan are in abundance but Japanese trains on sites in Western countries are fewer and tend toward be more expensive.

[Kenji T.]

That is also a good idea thank you!

[JR 500系]

Thought about that option, but judging that it is a add-on set without motor A3584, it is highly unlikely to be able to sell at a good profit, though you MIGHT get back what you paid for it. then again, add in paypal fees and ebay fees... well... you can decide the better option... 

[railsquid]

Where did you get it from in the first place? Depending on the shop they might exchange it for something of equivalent value if you ask nicely.

[Kenji T.]

Tam Tam. I called but they said no

[Kenji T.]

Im going back to akiba so I'll just exchange it there. Kinda my fault for being careless but i was too excited to double check

[railsquid]

Tam Tam. I called but they said no

 

Ah yes, they do have a bit of a "take it or leave it" attitude.

[HantuBlauLOL]

how about yahoo auction?

 

you could sell higher there.. microace is a bit rare anyway.

[railsquid]

Not going to be practical for a short-term visitor methinks.