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Roamer Posted - 05/18/2019 : 10:09:35
I'm in the market for a 9.9 outboard with a 25" shaft. I've found a few deals importing a motor directly from Japan. They have the factory warranty, and are models built for the US market. What trouble am I getting myself into??

Thanks, Roamer
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islander Posted - 05/20/2019 : 07:15:08
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Consider Peter's "bent spring

That's assuming you actually received a motor. To many red flags. Its not hard to set up a legit looking web site but without any track record you could check on.....well sending money overseas to strangers is just what the scammers are counting on. Do business with known company's with a track record where you have some guarantees and a recourse if the item doesn't show up or shows up damaged.
Stinkpotter Posted - 05/20/2019 : 06:31:04
Consider Peter's "bent spring"... If something like that (or worse) appears, and the seller is on the other side of the Pacific, then what??
Roamer Posted - 05/20/2019 : 06:12:54
Thank you all for giving my weak Google-fu a bump. The vendor is www.outboardsaleonline.com. I looked them up in whois, and their website registrant is apparently an internet cafe in Malaysia. (L4-E-2, Level 4, Enterprise 4, Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan 57000 Malaysia). Their contact website lists a Japanese address (Minami 1 Jonishi, 3 Chome#8722;#65299; Chuo Ward, Sapporo Hokkaido Japan), possibly another restaurant or internet cafe. Looking shaky to me. Their webpage pictures and text for Tohatsu looks like a cut 'n paste from Tohatsu's website.
islander Posted - 05/19/2019 : 13:25:52
Sounds like a possibile scam to me. Some guy that says he's in Japan offering motors at great prices and you never met. Possibly also offering that he will take care of all the shipping, Import/export paperwork and customs. So you send the money and he disappears. What's your recourse then? What try to find the guy? I wouldn't do it. I think I'd rather send my money to a prince.
Voyager Posted - 05/19/2019 : 09:28:28
Another issue I’d be concerned with is replacement parts — is the engine marketed for the United States or are all documents printed in Japanese?
Finding the right components for your make and model could be a little challenging if you’re a little rusty on your Japanese.

If however it’s just a Japanese-made engine built for the US and you can get it through some kind of 3rd party importer with a different pricing structure than the American division of the Manufacturer, well then parts is parts - mostly.

One case I know of where this was not the case is where my buddy bought a Ford Focus in Germany and brought it back into the States. His car had some replacement parts that were a perfect match and others that were like very different which he ordered from Europe. But that’s a different story...
bigelowp Posted - 05/19/2019 : 09:01:52
FWIW -- Not knowing engine or details, one thing I would be concerned about is how it is shipped. If the engine is crated/packaged well for it to be individually shipped, it might work, but typically engine mfg's ship in bulk/containers which protects each individual engine. Years ago when I bought my Tohatsu from Online Outboards it was shipped by common carrier and when I opened the carton the engine hood was off with spring bent. That engine was only shipped from TN to CT -- I would be weary of something shipped from Japan, through customs to the US!
Erik Cornelison Posted - 05/19/2019 : 07:43:01
Can you post a link what you're looking at? Really hard to figure out what you're looking at to give credible advise.

Erik

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