Translation guide
A person or business that buys products and sells them to others, often without adding value. In Japanese, the term depends on the type of reselling and context.
A company that resells products, often as an authorized dealer or distributor.
Common term for an authorized reseller or sales agent, especially in B2B contexts.
当社はソフトウェアの販売代理店です。
We are a software reseller.
Literally 'resale business', used for companies that resell products, sometimes in a more formal or legal context.
再販業者としてライセンスを取得しました。
We obtained a license as a reseller.
Loanword from English, commonly used in IT and tech industries.
この製品は正規リセラーから購入してください。
Please purchase this product from an authorized reseller.
A person who buys items (like tickets) to resell at a higher price, often illegally or unethically.
Common derogatory term for scalpers or ticket touts. Implies profiteering.
転売屋からチケットを買うのはやめましょう。
Let's stop buying tickets from scalpers.
More formal term for a reseller, often used in news or legal contexts. Can be neutral or negative depending on context.
転売業者が大量のチケットを買い占めた。
Resellers bought up a large number of tickets.
Slang for ticket scalper, from 'ダフ' (likely from 'だふ' meaning 'to cheat'). Very informal and dated.
駅前でダフ屋が声をかけてきた。
A scalper approached me in front of the station.
A person or shop that buys used items and resells them.
Common term for a secondhand shop that buys and sells used goods. Often used for general items.
使わなくなった服をリサイクルショップに売った。
I sold clothes I no longer use to a reseller shop.
Legal term for a licensed secondhand goods dealer. Used in official contexts.
A person who resells items online, often as a side business.
The act of reselling, often used in compound phrases like 転売目的 (for resale purposes). Can have negative connotations.
転売目的での購入はご遠慮ください。
Please refrain from purchasing for resale purposes.
Common phrase meaning 'to resell on Mercari', a popular flea market app.
彼女はブランド品をメルカリで転売している。
She resells branded goods on Mercari.
The word 転売 often carries a negative nuance of profiteering or scalping, especially when referring to tickets or limited items. For neutral business reselling, use 販売代理店 or リセラー.
転売は法律で規制されています。
Reselling is regulated by law.
販売代理店 implies an authorized sales agent relationship, while 再販業者 is a more generic term for a reseller that may not have a formal agreement with the manufacturer.
古物商の許可を取得する必要があります。
You need to obtain a secondhand dealer license.