How it works
Two ways to use HotDeals Korea. Most people use both: we buy from stores that won't take a foreign card, and forward what they buy themselves.
Your link becomes a clear request.
Tell us the product, quantity and exact option. Your request keeps those details together so the team can check availability.
Product URL · options · quantity
- Product link
- Saved with your request
- Options
- Shade / size / version
- Quantity
- Confirmed by you
NEXT STEPThe team checks the store and prepares your quote.
Buy for me
For Korean stores that need a Korean phone number, a Korean card or a Korean membership — Olive Young, Musinsa, Coupang, Naver stores, Bunjang and most others.
- Step 1
Send links
Paste product links from Korean stores and write the option (shade, size, version) and quantity. Add a note if something matters — an expiry date, a specific photocard version, a colour.
- Step 2
We check and quote
Our team opens every link, confirms the current price and stock, and adds any Korean delivery charge. You get one quote with every line priced, valid for 72 hours.
- Step 3
Pay — once or in two steps
Pay for the items now and choose shipping later, or pay once for items plus estimated shipping. Either way nothing is charged until you accept.
- Step 4
We buy
We place the order with the store, usually the same Korean business day. If an item sells out first, that item and its share of fees are refunded in full.
- Step 5
Arrival check
When your items reach our warehouse we check the count, option and visible condition, and photograph them. Problems are raised with the store before anything ships.
- Step 6
Ship
Combine the items with anything else in your box, pick a carrier, and we pack it. Tracking goes to your e-mail.
Ship for me
For stores you can buy from yourself but that don't ship abroad, or ship abroad for too much.
- Step 1
Get your address
Sign up and you get a personal suite code. It goes on every order you send to our warehouse.
- Step 2
Shop yourself
Buy from any Korean store that accepts your card, and use our warehouse as the delivery address.
- Step 3
Tell us it's coming (optional)
Add the Korean tracking number so we can match the parcel instantly. Parcels without a pre-alert are matched by suite code.
- Step 4
Store, combine, ship
Each parcel is weighed and photographed on arrival, then kept free for 60 days. Ship parcels together whenever you're ready.
Pay once, or hold and combine
Hold in my box — pay for the items now and ship later. Best when you're waiting on pre-orders or buying from several stores over a few weeks. Storage is free for 60 days.
Ship when everything arrives — pay once for items and estimated shipping. When the last item arrives we pack it straight away. If the final shipping costs less than the estimate, the difference comes back to you automatically; if it's up to 10% more, we pay it.
What we check
- The right item, option and quantity arrived
- Visible damage to the product or its packaging
- Expiry dates, when you ask in your note
- Anything that can't fly (aerosols, perfume, batteries) — we hold it and ask you
We don't test electronics or certify authenticity of second-hand goods. Detailed photos are ₩1,500 per parcel.
Ready when you are
Free to join. Questions first? Read the help centre.