Any newer machines that I shoud look 4& is it hard to ship a machine from japan?

[JBimmolate]

My buddy is in the Air Force and is stationed in Japan for the next 3 years. He said there is a pachinko parlor not far from his base and he would check it out and see if they would sell any of their old machines. I'm not sure but I think military can ship USPS for way cheaper. I once bought a pair of tail lights for a friend from a guy stationed in japan and the shipping was way cheaper than if I bought it stateside and had it shipped.

Miles

[Chumsize]

Interesting thought - shipping via APO? But can USPS handle something that large @ around 90 lbs? I'm sure he could stow it on a C-130 or a one of those Lockheed Galaxy jobbies and it would hardly register (relatively) as a speck of dust, though

As far as buying one, depending on where he is there are junkers all over the place - might be able to get to one. Is he near Tokyo?

[candyflip]

A parlour with new machines won't sell you one - they have their own outlets to process secondhand machines. A parlour stocking older type machines would not be interested in getting rid of their stock/business either.

Your best bet is for him to contact someone like Mashin Shoukai (ƒ}ƒVƒ“�¤‰ï‚Ì’†ŒÃƒpƒ`ƒ“ƒR�A’†ŒÃƒpƒ`ƒXƒ�) and organise one of their stock to be shipped to him, for you. He'd also need to be able to speak Japanese (it would certainly help in the transaction - they won't speak English).

Otherwise, you can have him try secondhand stores near his Base, or go through Yahoo Japan (you'll need a Japanese speaker again).