Where to buy Japanese pro wrestling cards

Collecting Japanese pro wrestling cards outside of Japan can often be a challenge. The typical card store in North America primarily caters to major team sports card sets and to trading card games, such as Magic the Gathering or Pokemon. Although not impossible, it can be rare to find Japanese products in stock at a local card shop. Card store owners consider Japanese cards a specialty item, and often do not have the time and resources to keep products in stock for a small customer base.

To locate and purchase Japanese trading card products from outside Japan, the best technique is to simply search online, but that can also be challenging. Shipping, language, and payments methods are all barriers to establishing an easy and enjoyable method of commerce.

The most popular method of purchasing cards online is through eBay, either though auction listings or buy-it-now items. Many Japanese sellers use eBay to sell their goods. eBay is a great resource to find popular items as that are released, as well as searching for vintage card that are hard to come by. The standard payment method on eBay is PayPal, and most seller accept that form of payment, which makes it easy for the buyer. A far second to eBay, Amazon.com is also a source for Japanese cards. COMC is a great site to purchase single cards. Cards from different sellers can be combined into a single shipping to save on postage costs.

Buying online from Japanese websites is the most efficient way to located Japanese wrestling cards, but the inherent language barrier makes it difficult for most collectors. Yahoo Auctions of Japan is the most extensive site for buying Japanese cards, however, the website is entirely in Japanese and most sellers do not know English. In this case buyer have the option of using a purchasing agent to select and buy from Yahoo Auction. I prefer the website Jauce for this service. When purchased, items are first mailed to Jauce and then are combined into a single shipment to be mailed to the United States. Using a purchasing service also makes payment much simpler and easier. One should note though that there are additional fees associated with using these services. The additional fees can be often be substantial.

In Japan, some commercial websites support English, and will ship to the United States. Amiami. is a great source for popular Japanese collectibles. They often have Japanese pro wrestling cards in stock, but they tend to sellout quickly. 

Lastly, it can be beneficial to establish connections with fellow collectors. People who collect the same sets or card-types as you do can easily be found on social media. There are many card groups on Facebook, as well as bulletin board systems, such as Net54 or BlowoutCardsForums. Forums are also a great way to share information and learn also new or vintage products.