2024.05.07 2024.05.07

Store purchase [mac book air] Selling experience in Japan!

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Hello! My name is Yakiimo!

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I have never done a store purchase. Let me know what the atmosphere is like!

This article is aimed at those who are interested in this topic!In Japan.

Yakiimo

I wrote this article based on my experience with the purchase of the laptop!

In conclusion, there are some disadvantages, such as the fact that it takes quite a bit of time, but the fact that it is cash on the spot was a huge advantage!

In this post

Learn about the store purchase process
From its drawbacks and advantages

You should be able to take action!

Please note that I have no experience with purchase by home delivery, so my opinion is biased.

By the way, what you need for the purchase is

Goods for sale
Photo ID (My number card)

The two points were OK.

I hope this is helpful!

how it started
Flow
Disadvantages of store purchase
Advantages of Store Purchases
- Cash!
Preparation before selling
Summary
- Reference sites(*)

how it started

Previous Synopsis

Yakiimo bought a mac book air in 2024,it was built without a fan for heat exhaust and not suitable for prolonged use!

After realizing his failure, he decides to sell it!

As someone whose only use of a PC is to stream live video games, the mac book air was not for me!

Flow

Here is a description of the process for this store purchase.

Tell the receptionist at the store that you want to sell ○○.
When you show them the item, they will check to see if it has been initialized
If the battery is charged, the operation is checked as it is
In the meantime, write down the information about the item on a piece of paper given to you.
Check for (reduction of) scratches, etc.
The clerk will take pictures and request permission from the head office to purchase the items.
I’m not busy.
If approved, you will be given another piece of paper.
Write your address and other information there.
This one will be photocopied with a photo identification (only the front side is acceptable).
I was offered an amount of money.
If you indicate OK,
We received the money and we were done.

Disadvantages of store purchase

It takes a lot of travel time.

Travel time is a definite disadvantage.

Because spending time just to go to a sale feels like a waste of time.

This time I was about 23 minutes one way at a time.

And I ended up selling it a second time, so I had spent 23 x 4 minutes = 92 minutes!

The first time I cried and left because the person in front of me couldn’t finish and I couldn’t make it to my next appointment.

With a mac book air loaded in my bag, the “Oh, that was a wasted trip ……!” I sigh a million times.

Travel time is a disadvantage because of these things!

Yakiimo

If you are the type of person like me who can only move one turn a day, you may want to consider home delivery.

There are business hours!

Of course, you have to pay attention to the hours of operation!

This is because you have to match the convenience of yourself and the store.

If it is a weekday, it is probably open, but not if you are at work, and if it is a weekend or holiday, it may be crowded or the hours of operation may have changed.

This is a disadvantage specific to stores, although it cannot be helped.

It takes a long time to wait .<Lining up>

The disadvantage is that with stores, you may have to wait in line.

This is because waiting in line is definitely a stressful time.

In this case, I got to the vicinity of the store with about 50 minutes to wait there because I had my next appointment.

Just as I was looking for the store, another customer started to make a purchase!

Yakiimo

What timing!

I hate waiting in line, so I hurried to find another restaurant in the area and went there,

There were 4 people in line!

My goodness, one of them was the one available!

I hurried back to my original spot and started lining up, but it was almost time for my next appointment and I was full of frustration and decided to leave.

So why were there so many people waiting in line?

I’m biased, only two stores,

but both were places where the store itself was too small to accommodate more than one person at the same time.

In a store, you will most likely have to wait in line!

I think you should be prepared for that.

It also takes time to wait　<waiting for work>

You have time to wait when it’s your turn.

This is because in the case of a chain store, the head office in Tokyo has the authority to decide whether or not to really purchase the product.

Therefore, the clerk has to take pictures of the products and wait for instructions from the head office.

This is what we (customers) have to wait for.

We have to check the operation further, but if the battery is not charged, we have to wait for the battery to recharge.

If it is the customer in front of you, you have to wait in line for it.

Check for scratches, etc.

Charge.

operation check

Take a picture and check with head office.

Also, he is working on something on his computer.

Just a quick look at the process was about this much.

It took 32 minutes.

During this time, both the clerk and I were silent, and we were sure to be bored.

This kind of waiting time is always a disadvantage of store purchases.

5 stars all over the place?　That’s ridiculous!

Sad to say, but I don’t trust google map reviews.

The reason is that the act of giving a 5 star rating increases the purchase price.

As for consumer reviews, they have been an issue since around 2020(*), but they don’t seem to be in place yet.

Both stores did.

I think we were just lucky that it worked out this time.

I can’t fully refer to googlemap ratings like this.

Advantages of Store Purchases

Cash!

Receiving cash is an advantage!

This is because it is nice to be able to exchange money on the spot.

For example, this time we sold a new product in March, which was released in March.

What I bought for 1251.81 USD became 724.73 USD.

(2024.04.08)

I wasted about 527 USD.

But I can even feel like I have made some money…!

Yakiimo

The magic of money is amazing!

I appreciate the mentality of the relationship on the fly!

Preparation before selling

Initialization and recharging!

You should initialize and charge the battery before selling.

This is because the clerk will check the operation, etc.

Yakiimo

First of all, “Did you initialize it?” I was asked.

If you are on a mac, “mac initialization” will usually come up at the top.

Do this work and save yourself the time it takes at the store!

Photo identification

This and something to sell (in this case, mac book air) are things that will always be needed.

A health insurance card as a form of identification may work, but it is better not to use it.

Driver’s license
My number card
Passport

looks good.

This is because the clerk said that when the police check, they are first suspicious of certificates without a picture, such as health insurance cards.

I don’t know if it’s true or not, as I have only one source of information, that clerk.

It would be better to have a photo identification to make things go more smoothly.

pass the time

I’m glad I was prepared to pass the time.

Because the waiting time for the work alone is about 25 minutes.

If I initialize the above or charge the battery, it will take about 25 minutes, if not, it will take longer.

I spent the time reading manga on my kindle and eavesdropping on the conversations of people passing by.

You can have free time, so you want to be prepared to pass the time.

Reason for Selling

You should have a good reason for selling.

This advice is only for people like me who are not good at improvising and tend to go blank when talking to people!

Normal people can go through this!

The reason to be prepared is that it may prove that neither the object nor you are anything suspicious.

In my case it was like new.

So I revealed that I had made a mistake by honestly saying, “I realized after I bought it that mac book air is not suitable for watching videos for a long time because it doesn’t have a heat exhaust system.

I was prepared and was able to answer the questions without rushing.

The reason for selling may just be one of those conversations you hear, but if you are prepared, you can easily handle it!