Pachinko UK - Any US to UK Shippers here ?

[Si7]

Any Pachinko sellers here that can ship to the UK ? Are these things heavy BTW ? (say like a Pachislo) Pachinko's are very thin on the ground here and the only one I could find was about equivalent $430 shipped

Ta

[arbycoffee]

Well I pay for EMS from Japan for mine $360 range (depends on weight) That is for a Pachinko, no balls or transformer (less to come lose and bang around).
You might be smarter buying there and shipping to you. You will get the new released mchines, those won't be seen here for a year plus.
You EMS will be about the same, I think.
You can buy machines on Yahoo Japan in ranges of $60 to $200 plus shipping to your agent, than the cost to you.

I hope this was helpful

[monaghj]

By cargo ship is the most economical way. Check in with DHL. They are who we use to ship to our manchester office. Just expect it to take 2 weeks. You might also check with your local air-carrier. From PA we can get good deals with USAir Cargo. The only hassle is that they don't do office or residential pickup you need to drop it off to their cargo desk. Call first as sometimes they are pretty picky about the size and style of box you need to use. They all like uniformity so they can maximize their carrier space.

[azlew]

Arby is right. Deal direct with the Japanese and have it shipped via EMS. Less handling in the long run (maybe?).

BTW : Si7 have you seen the Star Wars fruit machine there in the UK? If so = I am looking to get one.

[Si7]

Thanks Arby and everyone, the Japanese route is an EXCELLENT idea, I'll look into it.

Azlew, is the Star Wars Fruit Machine an Upright ? these are 6ft plus and 125kg, or is it an older type one armed bandit affair ?

I'm going here tomorrow (below) to pick up a K1 Lebanner and Thunder V2 Pachislo, they are a UK Fruit supplier, I'll ask for you and report back sah !

Thanks

http://www.americandream.co.uk/

[Si7]

Am I looking at Yahoo Japan Auctions ? There only seems to be 6 items, a doll, nail varnish and a couple or shirts and things that come up searching, "Pachinko" Silly question, but it Pachinko a Japanese word ? or an English translation, do I need to search the Japanese equivalent word for Pachinko with a character pack ?

Ta !

[arbycoffee]

Try this.

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl...language_tools

[Tulsa]

Save your money one the K1. It's crap!

[RKnarr01]

Si7,

Im not sure if your a fan of K1 Fighting like I am but you might be interested in the Beast Sapp machine.

[azlew]

Azlew, is the Star Wars Fruit Machine an Upright ? these are 6ft plus and 125kg, or is it an older type one armed bandit affair ?...., they are a UK Fruit supplier, I'll ask for you and report back sah !

Thanks

http://www.americandream.co.uk/

I do believe is a large 6ft machine. No telling how much it would cost but I am curious. Thanks for checking!!

[azlew]

Si7 :

If you are going to american dream's showroom I see by their catalog they have a Spin Luck ! You might want to grab that for yourself also !

[Si7]

Thanks for the Yahoo Japan link - tons there for me to digest

Azlew, had a look and asked for you but no Star Wars machines unfortunately I didn't see a Spin Luck although his showroom is a masterpiece, REAL lot of work gone into it, got to highly rate the guy, I'm sure I will be back - it's only 80 miles

[Si7]

RKnarr, just looked at the Beast Sapp Machine on the Big Bear Site, what a fantastic looking machine, the whole glass is LCD ? Bet there's none of those in the UK though

Thanks for the tip, I want one

[Lddrizzt]

I think it's kind of funny how the American Dream site is selling "American" items but the slots are Japanese not American.
Just the Voices again, pointing out the obvious.

[Si7]

The Pachislo's are Japanese but you really need to see his setup, the Pachislos take about 15% of the floor in a seperate room, there is a full 70's style Cafe with US style vinyl 70's seats, the whole back end of a Cadillac turned into a 3 seater sort of sofa, Jukeboxes everywhere, neon signs, Budweiser/Americana signs, DOZENS of pinball machines plus a million other small things, straw dispensers, full size waitress mannequins, posters, etc etc etc etc. I want to live there Wish I had been born about 1955 in the dusty back end of nowhere (US) and got me a Big Block 426 Challenger to cruise the Cafe's munching burgers, drinking Pepsi from a proper bottle and ogling waitresses roller skating my order to my Hemi powered motahhhh ..... *lol*

[Tony Junior]

Well c'mon over. YOu can still do some of those things.

[Tulsa]

Sounds like the movie American Graffiti was made for you.

Tony do you know were you can still find roller skating car hops?

[Tony Junior]

Sounds like the movie American Graffiti was made for you.

Tony do you know were you can still find roller skating car hops?

Not any more, Tulsa. We had some here at the old Sonic until a few years ago. They built a new one right next door to the old one (???) and now they just shuffle along.

Still a fair decent burger though.

[Tulsa]

I like their Frito chili pie but for burgers I prefer Braums. Well actually I prefer them grilled at my house. We put steak sauce and Jalapeños inside the patty before grilling. Yum..

[luckydog]

The Bradenton Sonic's still have roller skating car hops.

we also have a few Mel.s 50"s style diners too.