Based on my experiences, the resellers mentioned appear to be legitimate. I'm not sure how they source the movies, but they do deliver the product after payment. As
@dj-pajacex mentioned, most of them accept AliPay, and some accept cryptocurrencies like USDT.
As an avid collector, I first contacted a reseller to obtain a title that was unavailable elsewhere. The asking price was only $7, so I decided to give it a try. Since then, I've purchased many more titles due to the ease of the process compared to legitimate channels.
I've encountered several issues with the availability and purchase of JAV movies in the west. Many websites make it unnecessarily difficult, or even impossible, to buy these movies. Additionally, your purchases aren't always secure, as I've previously discussed here:
https://www.akiba-online.com/threads/digital-ownership-on-duga-jp-a-misleading-promise.2164153/
Given these circumstances, I personally see no reason to continue struggling with the obstacles set up by legitimate JAV webshops. When I can easily and hassle-free obtain these movies through a middle-man, it makes more sense to do so.
I would also be interested in knowing why you (
@paparoach408) think one should not do that? I don't see a real threat vector, especially if you contact them with a "burner-mail" and use crypto for payments. The worst thing is that you get scammed out of $10. But if all of those posts were from scammers, this would spread like wildfire that those are not legit.