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Canadian, and Canadian Friendly Vendors
CheffoJeffo:
The only official list is the Vendors page in the wiki.
Everything RayB says is pretty much spot on.
Playdium store is the Canadian distributor for Happ, so anything you could get from Happ you can get from them. NOTE: Parts department is not open on the weekends, EXCEPT during auctions. I live about 10 minutes away, so can pick up stuff on your behalf if you can't get there during normal counter hours.
Rick:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on September 02, 2010, 02:33:53 pm ---Playdium store is the Canadian distributor for Happ, so anything you could get from Happ you can get from them. NOTE: Parts department is not open on the weekends, EXCEPT during auctions. I live about 10 minutes away, so can pick up stuff on your behalf if you can't get there during normal counter hours.
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Awesome! I might just take you up on that. Or, I might just have to take some much deserved time off work for a visit.
;D
lilshawn:
the only negative thing i can say about playdium is that if you are getting something shipped from them, they tend to drag their feet a bit before sending it out.
ordered from them a few times now since out distributer in van shut down. it seems to take weeks to get stuff out of them. 3 weeks to recieve an "in stock" golden tee live 2010 kit? c'mon now!
the last time (about a week ago now) we ordered 4 pinball machines from them, it was 2 weeks before they even hit the truck... and then when they showed up, we had to shop the hell out of them, so that's not even an excuse. :angry:
4 pinballs boxed and on pallets? for one person i could do it in 4 hours. 2 weeks for a place THAT big? i dunno :dunno
maybe it's busy or maybe they have a log jam of shipments... i don't know i'm not placing blame or trying to badmouth them or anything, but "weeks" is too long for anything.
Rick:
Hmm... It's actually looking pretty competitive. I think (if my poor math skills serve) that I might just be going with GGG for my needs. Considering I'm going to need a KeyWiz anyway, if I go with the buttons and joysticks from them, I believe it all evens itself out. Playdium prices are a bit higher, while GGG are a bit lower, and with shipping, there's very little difference. Now, do I need a spinner and a trackball? Questions, questions.
;D
opt2not:
- if you need happs parts, go with divemaster127. I've bought a bunch of stuff from him, he's got great prices and he's pretty prompt with the shipping.
- Ultimarc is great, Andy ships his stuff out fast...and using DHL (imo the best carrier). Andy is also wonderful for tech-support.
- GGG is fine, haven't had a problem with them
- I buy from Lizardlick for my japanese parts, their shipping is also pretty good.
- Bob Roberts is ok, but he doesn't do credit cards or paypal...so you have to deal with sending money orders first before he ships (if you're a new customer). But he's mostly good for arcade restoration parts...
I don't usually buy from Canadian vendors as I find the Canadian shops tend up mark up their prices to compensate for importing goods, which now-a-days is higher than the paying the exchange rate!