Help me find info about my cab

[vibez]

I recently won this machine on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=6182956595

Can anyone tell me a little bit about the machine. what name it is etc. There are some menus & things on the LCD. It would be great If anyone knew what they did.

regards,
Lee

[RKnarr01]

the machine is from the Hanabi series of machines check of the pachislo museum for a link to more info on it.

[Tulsa]

It's was made by Aruze in 2001.

http://translate.google.com/translat...2Findex%2Ehtml

[vibez]

Thanks guys I dont suppose anyone could do a better translation of that page? I cant understand what it is saying

[luckydog]

That's the fun part of owning these machines

you always find out more about them the more you play them

and just when you think you saw everything something new will come up

[vibez]

That is very true

[Tulsa]

Yeah, there's not perfect world when it comes to the English speaking people and pachislos. Machine translations suck, but it's the best we've got unless someone who can read and translate Japanese jumps up and offers to spend all their time translating all the machines for us.

We have some Japanese members, anyone offering?

[arbycoffee]

Do you have to pay a VAT on the machine to ?

That cost you $182 USD plus change.

[Si7]

Think that's probably including VAT, depends if the seller is VAT registered (you have to be over about a £60000 turnover) although it is rarely added on after, just "included" in the auction price 99% of the time if it's vatable. I picked up a Thunder V2 & a K1 Lebanner for £45 each including VAT which is about $83, I think US stuff is cheaper but they were both as new with volume controls so can't complain really

[arbycoffee]

I guess I though that the Gov. VATed everything

[Si7]

They do but it's upto the seller to collect it for them and "Return" it (VAT Return) but you don't have to do that if you aren't VAT Registered. Unfortunately the threshold is about £58000 - £60000 turnover, then it's mandatory. Slight upside is that you can "Claim VAT back" off your own business purchases if you are VAT registered so say you buy a Hammer for £20, you can claim 17.5% VAT back (well, offset it against what you owe them )

[doodude]

Vats Very Vinteresting! HUH HUH HUH HUH... uh, ahem.