Authenticity and Appraisal

Avoid the fake.


There are many fake items in the secondhand market.
Protection is necessary, especially for high value items.

Lunarcat does not perform appraisals.
However, appraisals are still available for items bought from Mercari/Yahoo Auctions/Rakuma.

How to Use the Appraisal Feature

Leave a comment on the cart to request an appraisal.
Appraisal will be done if applicable. Fees will be charged afterwards.

*Free appraisals will be automatically opted in unless you ask to opt out.

How Appraisal Works

Appraisal is available when both conditions are met:

  • The item is in an eligible category on the platform.
  • The seller turns on the appraisal option for the listing.

After purchase, the item is shipped to the appraisal center.

The item is appraised.

Pass: No separate notification will be sent for a passed appraisal.

Fail: The item cost and associated fees will be refunded.
Lunarcat will contact you when an appraisal fails.

Mercari

Appraisals are handled by SNKRDUNK, which reports an accuracy rate of 99.97%.

Sneakers
¥1,900
Fashion and accessories
¥4,300
Trading cards
¥1,700 per card

*Waived for sneakers and fashion items over ¥100,000, and for trading cards over ¥150,000.

Supported trading card categories

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Duel Monsters Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel Pokemon Card Game Duel Masters Weiss Schwarz Weiss Schwarz Blau One Piece Card Game Magic: The Gathering Battle Spirits Cardfight!! Vanguard UNION ARENA Detective Conan Card Game Shadowverse Evolve Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Duel Monsters (foreign language) Magic: The Gathering (foreign language) Dragon Ball Super Card Game: Fusion World

Supported brands and categories →

Yahoo Auctions

Appraisals are handled by SNKRDUNK.

Trading cards
¥1,600
Fashion, accessories and watches
¥2,500

Supported trading card categories

Dragon Ball Super Card Game: Fusion World Pokemon Card Game Magic: The Gathering Yu-Gi-Oh! One Piece Card Game

Supported brands and categories →

Rakuten Rakuma

Rakuma has an in house appraisal team.
Supported categories and brands are limited, and the item must match both.

Fashion items only
Free

Supported brands and categories →