As I said above, you don't know what you are talking about.
How do rares get to Japan in the first place, unless there is a legitimate dealer?
I could see Germany, the UK or even Sweden but Japan?
I've been selling cd's for about a decade and have only sold 2 to Japan... The UK, Germany and Sweden is a different story.
Sorry, it just seems odd to me and considering China and Japan are the capitol and experts of the world of counterfeiting I certainly would be careful.
Not that having a bootleg is bad but if you're looking for OG's I would have my doubts.
But like I said I did know of a cat in Japan and I think he was military that had a massive collection of rares - he had a book case with at least 700 rare cds.
Don't tell me what I know or don't know... All I have is doubts because people are buying CD's from Japan.
I buy locally so I know what I'm getting is legit - even in the used section.
Not many people in my area know that CD's could be worth a ton - at least way more than their weight in gold - so finding that gold is rather easy.