Posts Tagged ‘japanese used car auction’

Happy New Year from Japan

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

We at Best Trading, Japan wish you a Very Happy and Joyful New Year – 2009.

This week is an important holiday for most businesses in Japan. Most used car dealers in our network as well as Japanese used car auction houses also observe holiday in the first week of the new year.

Japanese people typically welcome the New Year in tradional fashion. We clean our houses and offices before the new year begins, and have traditional new year decorations made from pine, bamboo and plum trees at the entrance of homes and shops.  On the new year eve, families will get together and welcome the new year by eating soba noodles which symbolize longevity.  A visit to a temple or shrine for offering prayers is a must for every Japanese in the new year holidays. (more…)

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Problem at Japanese Used Car Auction

Thursday, June 2nd, 2005

This week two gentlemen who were visiting Japan from New Zealand on a business trip came to our office. They were interested in buying a car from Japanese used car auction for their personal use. I took them to Yokohama used car auction with me.

One of them found a nice car which he liked, but the auction had already ended. He was lucky that car was not sold in auction, so we tried to buy the car by negotiation ( It is possible for a buyer to negotiate with the seller though auction staff). (more…)

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