The process here is the same if you want to buy a car for use in Japan or for immediate export. Furthermore, the costs involved with transport to you and the costs of preparing a car for export are usually almost the same.

We are not a car yard as such, so we do not have a large amount of stock at any time. The stock we keep usually consists of cars we have purchased for export by ourselves and part exchange cars that we have not yet sent to auction.

Auctions in Japan should not be compared to those of other countries, they are professional, highly modernized and well organized affairs. Prior to auction, cars are evaluated by the auction staff and graded resultantly. This report is the basis of the warranty from the auction house and cars that develop faults within a week of purchase will be repaired on the auction house insurance.

Once we have an order from a customer this is distributed to our auction buyers, upon arrival at the auction our buyer will inspect the reports for suitable cars and then inspect them himself (all our buyers are qualified mechanics). Once satisfied that the car meets the standards expected by the customer he will bid for the car.

Prior to this we will need a specification from the customer, this can be as detailed as you require. For example, a customer may require a 1991-1993 Mazda Roadster with no other specifications, in this case we would guarantee being able to source the car within a couple of days. Other customers with more specific requirements may have to wait slightly longer for the perfect car to come up within their budget, but with around 6000 cars coming up for sale at the auctions we attend every week, it should never take too long.

Once a specification has been decided and we have quoted an expected price range for the vehicle we require a small deposit from the customer after which we will distribute the spec to our buyers. Some customers worry that buying at auction is risky, but we have never had any problems that we have not resolved immediately at no cost to the customer. Furthermore, specs do not differ that much from car to car, a black twin turbo 1995 Supra is the same give or take a set of wheels as any other black 1995 twin turbo Supra.

Buying from Rexis will always be cheaper then buying from a car yard, we can guarantee this without question. We have low overheads and limited cost of stock we hold and most importantly our profit margins are lower. Generally buying a car from us will be 200,000-500,000 yen cheaper than buying from a car yard.