Just got my first Pachinko...a couple questions

[lotsoballs]

I fear this may become like my pinball addiction - I bought my first one last year and now have three! I already have my eyes on a few other pachinko machines I'd really like to have including the Ranma 1/2 one, as I have a Ranma 1/2 tattoo on my arm haha. There's one on Yahoo Japan auction now for around $35 but I know shipping would be a couple hundred. But I do have friends and family in Japan that I can have them ship to me.

Regarding "Julie", there are small red flippers above the "chance" hole...do those ever flap? I'll probably end up PM'ing you sometime for more clarification on the rule set because I know zero about pachinko rules!

LOL at “shipping would be a couple hundred”.... try $400-500 range!

Only the flippers on the mini pinball game actually work, you just need to play it and all will be revealed! The Ranma 1/2 hanemono is great; I’ve got that one too.

Good, good....the machines have a hold of you already it seems!


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[MechaJubei]

LOL at “shipping would be a couple hundred”.... try $400-500 range!

I actually have done quite a bit of shipping from Japan - I have an eBay store that sells with Japanese arcade games and parts. I've shipped things 30-50lbs before and usually it will run a couple hundred depending on how I ship it. It might be cheaper because I don't need to go through a service since my friends ship directly to me. I have them hunt down what I want then they are nice enough to package it and send. What is the average weight of a Pachinko machine out of curiosity?

[lotsoballs]

I actually have done quite a bit of shipping from Japan - I have an eBay store that sells with Japanese arcade games and parts. I've shipped things 30-50lbs before and usually it will run a couple hundred depending on how I ship it. It might be cheaper because I don't need to go through a service since my friends ship directly to me. I have them hunt down what I want then they are nice enough to package it and send. What is the average weight of a Pachinko machine out of curiosity?

Newer ones are over 100lbs; my last one was 53kg shipping weight.

Yeah, $200 sounds right for a 40-50 lb shipment; I had 2 cells shipped recently that weighed just under 50lb and cost $212. However only 20 year old machines are that lightweight anymore.


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