Sony PS-X9

I have not bought anything heavy from Aleado (Japan Yahoo)....but I have bought many cartridges and other items through them and their packing and safety of the goods is simply the best I have ever seen.
They send out literally thousands of items a week and I would trust them to use the best carriers.
For small items I have bought....it is always EMS which gets to Sydney from Japan in two days and is fully insured.
Good luck.....

I did not participate in the bidding (yahoo Japan).  Aledo states, Japan Post has size and weight restrictions, the TT exceeds all the restrictions.

Currently, I am looking at a Plantine Verdier.  Opinions??

Jose

You likely would have been fine 
The tt I purchased from Japan and is in transit now went by Japan EMS, whatever that is in reality .
However I understand your trepidation.

The Basis 2500 and the Platine Verdier, while they are both worthy modern-ish belt drive turntables, are not in the spirit of what we have been talking about, at all.  I don't exactly know what just transpired regarding a turntable for sale on Yahoo Japan, but I would advise that if it's from a dealer in Japan, you need not worry about packing, shipping, or excessive shipping costs.  In any case, the opportunity seems to have gone by the boards.  If I were interested in a PS-X9, my interest would not be sated by a Platine Verdier.  DP100, maybe. And as a collector's item, the Verdier is probably just an OK stable value, if you are thinking of buying or have bought used.

The biggest contradiction wanting to make an example is that the same turntable sold on ebay has shipping costs of $ 250 or is offered free shipping while on Yahoo could easily cost over $ 1300 for shipping.

I wonder how much sakè the Yahoo staff drinks every day, for me they are completely drunk unaware of how business works in the rest of the world.