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Nice to meet you. I have a long history on Yahoo Auctions, but I'm new to Mercari. My responses may be delayed due to work and insufficient sleep, but I will handle them properly. Since this is not an auction, I encourage sniping during comment exchanges. It's first come, first served (lol). If you want it, you don't need to message me, just gently press the purchase button. Please refrain from unreasonable price reductions. I am willing to consider discounts for bulk purchases. For packaging, I will reuse materials from Amazon, etc., for resource conservation, but I will pack carefully to prevent damage during shipping. I am simply a collector of various items, and my listings do not endorse any political ideologies. I will calmly list, sell, and ship items. Thank you for your understanding. In any case, I will strive for a pleasant transaction, so thank you in advance. One year, Kishu had an astonishingly large harvest of mandarins. They tried to transport the harvested mandarins to Edo, but the sea route to Edo was blocked by storms that year. The surplus mandarins that could not be transported to Edo were bought cheaply by merchants from the Kansai region, and the price plummeted. At that time, Edo had an annual "Bellows Festival" to celebrate the god of blacksmiths. During this festival, there was a custom of scattering mandarins from the roofs of blacksmiths' shops to entertain the local people, but the price of mandarins had soared due to the lack of ships from Kishu. Mandarins were cheap in Kishu and expensive in Edo. It was then that Monzayemon noticed this opportunity. Monzayemon immediately borrowed a large sum of money from his father-in-law, Takamatsu Kawachi, a priest at Tamatsushima Shrine, to buy up mandarins. He repaired his old, dilapidated large ship, persuaded rough sailors, and set sail on the stormy Pacific Ocean, risking his life. Overcoming huge waves and enduring wind and rain, and feeling as if he had died many times, Monzayemon finally reached Edo. In Edo, where mandarins were scarce, they sold for a high price, and he became a popular figure among Edo residents for his efforts to bring them mandarins despite the storms. When Monzayemon learned that a great flood had occurred in Osaka and an epidemic was spreading, he bought as much salted salmon as he could in Edo, spread rumors in Kansai that "salted salmon is the best for epidemics," and returned to Kansai. Believing the rumors, people in Kansai rushed to buy salted salmon, and the salmon Monzayemon brought sold like hotcakes. Monzayemon, who traveled back and forth between Kishu and Edo and made a large fortune, used that capital to open a lumber wholesale business in Edo. Thus, Monzayemon rose from a humble small merchant to a wealthy businessman, gaining both wealth and fame.

Seller info

Nice to meet you. I have a long history on Yahoo Auctions, but I'm new to Mercari. My responses may be delayed due to work and insufficient sleep, but I will handle them properly. Since this is not an auction, I encourage sniping during comment exchanges. It's first come, first served (lol). If you want it, you don't need to message me, just gently press the purchase button. Please refrain from unreasonable price reductions. I am willing to consider discounts for bulk purchases. For packaging, I will reuse materials from Amazon, etc., for resource conservation, but I will pack carefully to prevent damage during shipping. I am simply a collector of various items, and my listings do not endorse any political ideologies. I will calmly list, sell, and ship items. Thank you for your understanding. In any case, I will strive for a pleasant transaction, so thank you in advance. One year, Kishu had an astonishingly large harvest of mandarins. They tried to transport the harvested mandarins to Edo, but the sea route to Edo was blocked by storms that year. The surplus mandarins that could not be transported to Edo were bought cheaply by merchants from the Kansai region, and the price plummeted. At that time, Edo had an annual "Bellows Festival" to celebrate the god of blacksmiths. During this festival, there was a custom of scattering mandarins from the roofs of blacksmiths' shops to entertain the local people, but the price of mandarins had soared due to the lack of ships from Kishu. Mandarins were cheap in Kishu and expensive in Edo. It was then that Monzayemon noticed this opportunity. Monzayemon immediately borrowed a large sum of money from his father-in-law, Takamatsu Kawachi, a priest at Tamatsushima Shrine, to buy up mandarins. He repaired his old, dilapidated large ship, persuaded rough sailors, and set sail on the stormy Pacific Ocean, risking his life. Overcoming huge waves and enduring wind and rain, and feeling as if he had died many times, Monzayemon finally reached Edo. In Edo, where mandarins were scarce, they sold for a high price, and he became a popular figure among Edo residents for his efforts to bring them mandarins despite the storms. When Monzayemon learned that a great flood had occurred in Osaka and an epidemic was spreading, he bought as much salted salmon as he could in Edo, spread rumors in Kansai that "salted salmon is the best for epidemics," and returned to Kansai. Believing the rumors, people in Kansai rushed to buy salted salmon, and the salmon Monzayemon brought sold like hotcakes. Monzayemon, who traveled back and forth between Kishu and Edo and made a large fortune, used that capital to open a lumber wholesale business in Edo. Thus, Monzayemon rose from a humble small merchant to a wealthy businessman, gaining both wealth and fame.