Anyone knows if there are proxy services that allow doll layaways?

Hello,

If you looking into other Japan proxies such as Zenmarket, From Japan, Neokyo etc...then full pay is always required. Is the doll in question only available in Japan? If not, you can try a dealer!

 

Ohhh...I see. If you use Dolkus (English speaking Dolk) then they do layaways. Dolk Japan possibly does layaways as well, but you would need to be a resident of Japan for them to accept your orders directly as it would require communication with Dolk Japan to arrange a layaway. If you use a proxy, the proxy would require full payment before they buy. Also...my proxy won't accept the order if the doll is shipped from outside of Japan (some dolls from Dolk are shipped from their country of origin, usually Korea or China), so there is a possibility that you might need to look at several proxies to see who would accept the order.

Unless it's a Dolk exclusive, I would still suggest either going through the company itself or a dealer like Alice's collections that would accept layaways. Dolk Japan tend to overprice all their dolls (or anything n their store for that matter...).

 

While these aren't exactly proxies, Alice Collections and Legend Doll can order dolls from China and Korea no problem and offer layaway. A lot of companies also do layaway, with the exception of Volks. Volks requires payment in full.

 

BJDivas can potentially help you. They have a special layaway service where they'll serve as a proxy for certain transactions. The details are here: click this link for their facebook

 

In order for them to allow for layaways either the manufacturer has to allow for it or the proxy has to front the cost. That’s why layaways are limited.

 

That is the link for Legend Doll, but like Alice's Collection, they are a dealer rather than a proxy. And while they might take special requests, they mostly deal with dolls from China, so I don't think they'll be able to help you get a doll from Japan or Volks or Dolk JP.

 

Aw, darn. That's a shame about Divas.

The only other thing that I can think of is if you can pay via Paypal to Dolk Japan or a proxy and do a Paypal Pay in 4 plan, but I don't know if that would be a long enough layaway for you.

If I can think of anything else, I'll check back in!

 

Since Volks themselves does not do layaway payments, I don't think you will find a proxy who will also do a layaway. I think the above post about using the Paypal plan might be your best bet. Ayumist buys Volks products on commission but I am not certain if they do layaway payments. I've always paid in full but to be fair I have been buying other Volks items, not dolls. You would have to ask them.

 

No, they are someone else. I sent you a message.

 

Ayumist does layaway payments! ...at least that's what I remember. It was a very short layaway in any case.

 

Thanks for sharing @SaltedPretzel !