Online shop simulator

Yahoo! Auctions Japan work simulator

Play a few minutes as a new Yahoo! Auctions Japan seller. Every fee, payout delay and sign-up rule comes from Yahoo! Auctions Japan’s real data where we have it, and everything else is labelled.

  • 10% cut
  • Paid after 3 d (assumed)
  • 3–6 minutes
How this simulation works

Each game is one of ten templates for a kind of work, filled with this platform’s real data where we have it. Anything we don’t know is either the typical value for its platform type or a plain assumption, and is labelled so below. Demand, job volume and luck are simulated.

WhatValueSource
Platform cutPublished: "10% final value fee (flat since June 2024)"10%Platform data
Days before money can be withdrawnPublished: "Yahoo holds the payment and pays the seller when the buyer confirms receipt"3 dAssumed
Minimum payoutThe game treats it as no minimum.Not statedAssumed
Listing fee per item listedNo listing fee in our data.$0Assumed
Shoppers who see each listing per week45Assumed
Shoppers who buy at a normal price3%Assumed
Shipping cost per order$5.5Assumed
Orders refunded or returned4%Assumed
Real-world benchmark (for comparison only)Etsy sales averaged about $1,600 per seller in 2024 ($12.6B across 8M sellers)—Typical for type

A simplified simulation based on Yahoo! Auctions Japan’s published rules, for learning only. It is not an earnings promise: real results depend on your skills, location, demand and Yahoo! Auctions Japan’s current rules.