Japan purchases


They talk about buying a converter. And name brands that we know from Japan, preowned. What do you see as possible issues? What are the risks of a converter and are they expensive? 
Has anyone really had any experience doing this… good or bad?

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Yahoo Japan Auctions sucks ass... they absolutely refused to ship me some WE horns... claiming the were speakers that had magnets (they were not) on them so the could not air ship them... and the were too expensive $3500 with their estimated shipping... the deal was they had a pair of WE-555 drivers on them... those bastards realized the value of those and bought it themselves, they were separated and relisted at 4 times the value a week later, they suck ass period. 

For Japanese auctions, I have used this proxy service for years. Excellent, and recommended. Very quick shipping to the U.S., and, for some reason, deep FedEx discounts.

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en