Cell shipping costs from Japan...

[Sederien]

Quick general question:

What's the cheapest shipping option/cost for a cell from Japan to a US address? I checked the Japan Post site and they thought a 50x50x30cm package weighing 15kg would cost only 2500Yen... That seemed wrong. Very wrong.

I'd like to figure out if "bargain" hunting on YJA is at all worthwhile. Insurance/tracking unnecessary.

My assumption is no.

[MrGoodBurn]

EMS is about $140 for the cell.

Not sure what other options are available.

[BigBearSteve]

EMS is about $140 for the cell.

That's the same price I was quoted.

[Sederien]

Appreciated.

How about for SEA or otherwise?

[compirate]

Between $50 and $60, the last time I did it (a while back)

[Sederien]

That's perfect. That's well within impulse buying range for a pachinko...

Actually wait. That's HORRIBLE! Now I'm going to spend more time there.

[luckydog]

by ship you will be waiting about 2 months for delivery!

[Sederien]

And yet I will be saving hundreds of dollars* and waiting for something I don't -need- so much as I think will be fun. Sounds good to me. ^^

*

Spoiler

On my car insurance.

[compirate]

That's perfect. That's well within impulse buying range for a pachinko...

Actually wait. That's HORRIBLE! Now I'm going to spend more time there.

I've gone overboard more than a couple times! Several $20.00 cels, then several hundred for shipping everything! Good way to get extra games though.

[deton8r]

Cells for $20? Show me the way.

[Sederien]

Cells for $20? Show me the way.

@nifty: –|–ó

Easiest translation way. Remember though... you're going to add an extra $20 dollars domestic shipping and an extra $60 overseas. So you're looking at $100 minimum, easy.

I've gone overboard more than a couple times! Several $20.00 cels, then several hundred for shipping everything! Good way to get extra games though.

How many cells do you have vs. how many frames?

[Midnight_Fever]

I wouldn't go by SEA...

No insurance, no tracking, no assurance...

[compirate]

Shipped a lot of things by sea, haven't lost anything yet (knock on wood!). Usually 6 weeks to the day.

How many cells do you have vs. how many frames?

Right now tons of both (usable, slightly less).

Iet's see;

Cells:
Miracle Carpet
Aqua Paradise
Blast Running Route 241
Densha De Go! 2
Fever Powerful Zero
Super Stadium
Indiana Jones
Julie Pinball
Kegatsu Gaiden
Kurenai Gaiden
Yoon Sona (SF and MF-TL)
Casino Bisty
Neo Powerful
Janken Battle
Neo Queen
Heaven
Jungle Girl
Fever the King
Wonder Powerful
Poochie (Lumina)

All 4 colors of the Victory frame plus 1 or 2 duplicates

Lumina:
2 white
1 green
1 yellow
1 red

Here's a list of all, to see what I mean by the names

[BigBearSteve]

Compirate, Is there a list anywhere of Cells that will fit certain frames?

I.E. What cells will fit Lumina, Big Bang Etc.?

I'd like to know, so if I find something interesting to buy, I know it will fit the frames that I have.

My frames:
Sankyo Lumina
Kyoraku Big bang
Taiyo ? (Top Gun)
Okumura ? (Space Invaders)
Ginza ? (Speed Racer)

[Sederien]

Compirate, Is there a list anywhere of Cells that will fit certain frames?

Well, I would have pointed you to daverob's site for the Lumina frame.

Then I might have pointed you to daverob's post for the Big Bang frame.

But pfft. You didn't ask me.

So I won't bother to tell you about the others*.

*

Spoiler

I don't know. Don't own them, never looked into them.

And compirate, that's a nice collection of cells. Too bad you already have the Victory frames not to mention New Road Construction. I could have finally swapped this out if you were a willing party... any interest in a Spiderman Neo? ^^

[BigBearSteve]

Oh Thank You Great Sederien!

I'll never doubt your awesome powers again

[hanabi]

Compirate, Is there a list anywhere of Cells that will fit certain frames?

I.E. What cells will fit Lumina, Big Bang Etc.

I know that Cells to fit the Lumina Frames has been talked about in a couple of Threads here

I found this one with a list, there may well be other titles to add to it, but it's a good start for the Lumina

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...17&postcount=2

[MrGoodBurn]

Compirate, Is there a list anywhere of Cells that will fit certain frames?

I.E. What cells will fit Lumina, Big Bang Etc.?

I'd like to know, so if I find something interesting to buy, I know it will fit the frames that I have.

My frames:
Sankyo Lumina
Kyoraku Big bang
Taiyo ? (Top Gun)
Okumura ? (Space Invaders)
Ginza ? (Speed Racer)

Top Gun is in the Taiyo Antler frame.

[daverob]

I've added the Taiyo Elec 'Antler' frame gamelist to my website, I'll try to get the others online in the next couple of days.

[BigBearSteve]

Thanks Dave.