JDM Auction Live puts you inside Japan's biggest used-car auctions in real time, with every inspector's grading sheet translated, decoded, and checked before you bid a single yen.
Listing photos can be staged, angled, and cropped. The auction sheet, written in shorthand by an independent Japanese inspector before the car ever goes to sale, records every panel, every repair, and every prior owner's honesty — if you know how to read it.
S, 6, 5, 4.5, 4, 3, 2, R and RA each mean something specific about condition and accident history. We translate the code into a plain-language condition summary on every listing.
The hand-drawn car outline marks each panel issue with a letter and severity number. We overlay an English key so A1 and U2 stop being guesswork.
Before you bid, run the lot number through our sheet verification tool to confirm the sheet matches the vehicle and hasn't been altered or swapped.
Our verification tool pulls the source sheet directly from the auction house, checks it against the listing, and translates every grade, mark, and note into plain English.
Browse same-day listings across USS, TAA, HAA and more, filtered by grade, mileage, and export eligibility.
Open the decoded sheet for any lot, or verify a raw sheet yourself before committing a bid.
Set a max bid or join the live auction feed with a translator relaying bids in real time.
We handle export paperwork, RoRo or container booking, and give you a tracking number at loading.
"I ran the sheet through the verification tool before bidding and it caught a repaired quarter panel the photos never showed. Saved me from a bad lot on my first week."