Does it cost anything to start buying from car auctions through Provide Cars?
We do not charge a fee for signing up. Our business is selling cars, not memberships!However, we obviously cannot bid on cars which we will have to pay the auction for within a few days unless we know that we are dealing with a serious customer. This is why we require potential buyers to complete and application form and send us a deposit of 100,000 Yen before we can start bidding and buying.This 100,000 Yen is not a membership fee, nor is it a per-car deposit. Basically, we will retain this deposit here for the whole period you are buying from us. If at some point in the future you decide not to buy cars from Japan anymore, you can ask us to close your account and we will refund this deposit to you, minus only the cost of the bank transfer charges, and any money you still owe us for previous purchases (if any).
