User blog:Pippinitis/Viewing expired auction links from Japan

Auctions can be a valuable resource for finding information about vintage items. However, Yahoo! JAPAN will expire auction listings after a set period of time (a tactic that eBay has also adopted), causing search engines to lead to dead links.

However, even though a URL for a Yahoo! JAPAN auction may have expired, the data from the auction can continue to be viewable through a 3rd party online auction service. For example: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c681773627

Copy the auction ID number from the Yahoo! URL above and paste it to the end of the web address below: https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/c681773627 &#91;SUCCESS!&#93;