Plat.co

[FrankN209]

Have any of you ordered from plat.co.jp? I placed an order two days ago for a part for my reel. I used paypal and they said that they'd send an invoice, but I haven't received an invoice yet. I sent an email to them, but no response either. 

[bulldog1935]

Japan is closed for New Year holidays until Jan 5. 

I have an in-transit rod sitting in Narita-Shi Fed-Ex office until they go back to work. 

They'll all be back to work next Tuesday early evening. 

 

I lost count of Plat orders, but include rods, Yumeya spools, lines and lures - plug singles and size 7 trebles

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Reel parts also.  They receive reel parts from Daiwa and Shimano at opposite ends of the week, and ship soon after they receive and inventory.   Plat's primary bent is saltwater, but they include some bass and trout tackle. 

 

Plat only began direct link to paypal in the past few weeks.  Before that, they would verify inventory and send a payment link by e-mail. 

My buddy Lou today received his Yamaga Blanks rod that made it out of Japan before Dec 28 began the holidays (the day my Valleyhill rod took a nap in Narita-Shi). 

[FrankN209]

Thank you, I wasn't aware they were closed until Jan 5. 

 

Thanks again. 

[KP Duty]

Plat is one of the first places to offer jdm tackle for sale online.    Great place people don't check as much anymore with all these new jdm retailers.

[bulldog1935]

Japan has strange banking laws, and the language barrier is huge. 

We were buying fly tackle direct from Blue Dun fly shop in Tokyo 20 years ago - Japan was the only source then for new glass rods.  Hisao there was a Montana guide before going back home.  But otherwise, you had to buy through a broker, e.g., Masamichi at noppin.com.  I still use Masamichi for Haneda Craft, Squid Mania, KTF, and anything I google-up and can't buy direct. 

 

This Axisco fly rod came from Blue Dun,  and the limited benchmade reel from Hermit Fly Shop via Masamichi.  Fits in a bicycle half-frame bag. 

Some of the rare tackle friends imported from Norie, Kineya and Trutta has ballooned in value, worth as much now as the classic benchmade reels they copied. 

 - the rod was supposed to read AirLite. 

who knows what this means - something that doesn't transliterate. 

The language barrier still exists.

Long delays in getting e-mail replies are related to the 14-hr time difference, but may also include your e-mail being forwarded to a contract interpreter. 

 

The banking law required that merchants could only accept Japan-based credit cards. 

Paypal slowly improved that, but I believe they still must have their paypal based in an offshore bank. 

 

Knives are even stranger, because knives can't be mailed or courier-shipped directly from Japan.  Companies like Japanese Knife Direct set up offshore warehouses to inventory and ship to USM. 

[JustJames]

I only ordered a few times from Plat, despite of being long holiday and if memory serve me correctly. I had to log in to see order history and the shipping cost /  whole invoice  already there for me to hit pay. The email might gone to junk mail box I’m not sure. 

[bulldog1935]

@Bass_Fishing_Socal    

That's the way it has always worked in the past, go you to your log-in order, find the conversation train and copy the payment link. 

Just a few weeks ago, buying shirts and odds for Christmas gifts, the new order went direct to paypal payment as @FrankN209 described. 

It seems like a permanent change on the website. 

Like most Japanese vendors, if they don't have stock and can't get it, they will quickly refund payment. 

Plat will also work as a broker to other websites for you.  You contact them with a link, they determine they can get it, they will send you a payment link, and forward in the rest of your order. 

Their website is set up to start a new order or combine with an existing order. 

 

adding a positive note here, both my packages in Japan departed the country today, one EMS post, and the FedEx flew from Sennan-Shi. 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2021 by bulldog1935