hi I am using YahooAuction (almost like ebay, but much safer).
Yes, you need to know japanese to use it. Most of items on Yahoo is not really a good deal but sometimes you might find some good deals, especially if you looking for items that are not so popular here. There is quite a few used equipment dealers - but again, need japanese. This is the most popular used dealer - they operate quite a few shops and take trade ins: http://www.audiounion.jp/index.html
also, be aware that yen is very high comparing to dollar/euro so pricing is quite high, recently i buy my equipment in US (McIntosh can be very easy converted to 100 vac as long as it is a product other than current line, after you can probably sell it here with a good profit.
As far as speakers - JBL is very popular here and they have quite a lot different models than in US (older line).
Yes, you need to know japanese to use it. Most of items on Yahoo is not really a good deal but sometimes you might find some good deals, especially if you looking for items that are not so popular here. There is quite a few used equipment dealers - but again, need japanese. This is the most popular used dealer - they operate quite a few shops and take trade ins: http://www.audiounion.jp/index.html
also, be aware that yen is very high comparing to dollar/euro so pricing is quite high, recently i buy my equipment in US (McIntosh can be very easy converted to 100 vac as long as it is a product other than current line, after you can probably sell it here with a good profit.
As far as speakers - JBL is very popular here and they have quite a lot different models than in US (older line).