Gauging interest: 29" Candy style cab

[quadmasta]

I'm thinking about importing a bunch of these(18) from China and was wondering if anybody would be interested in purchasing any?  I worked out that the assembled cabinets would probably be close to $900-1000 shipped to their final destination.  Also, when I order the cabs they basically cut down the minimum order on everything so if anybody would be interested in any parts that would be available too.  I've just gotta find some people that would be interested first.

Brian

[DemonWarp!]

Exactly how much candy comes in this thing...and is it mostly chocolate or hard candy?   

[quadmasta]

Exactly how much candy comes in this thing...and is it mostly chocolate or hard candy?   

It's candy corn :-/  That's where all of the uneaten candy corn goes.

[GIjoe]

Hey Brian, I'm interested...just look at that monitor *drools*

Anyway, I got a few questions...AND they Need some ANWSERING!!! You hear me....just playin

[quadmasta]

^ LMAO

Hey Brian, I'm interested...just look at that monitor *drools*

Anyway, I got a few questions...AND the Need some ANWSERING!!! You hear me....just playin 

1. Aprox.  How much in total ( shipping = cabinet ) will this run me?

2. What would be the difference between ordering one from you as opposed to buying from the site myself?

3. How would this transaction go down.....(no offense )   I don't really kno you and would hate to lose a large amount of money.    How are we going to pay you? Credit, Money Order? etc.

Thanx for your time bro, Keep us updated          - Joe

1.  From what I know so far the cabinets themselves will be about 625-650 each shipped to my door.  From there I'd add somewhere in the ballpark of $275-300 shipping.  I calculated shipping to Seattle and the total for the cab and shipping was $965 to the airport using ForwardAir.  There may be a cheaper way of doing that.

2.  The advantage to buying in this fashion would be to cut down on shipping.  For a single machine you'd pay the $340 for the machine and then $900-1200 JUST to ship the machine so you'd be in $1550 worst case scenario.  Whereas shipping the whole container full of machines to one point and shipping would save on average $500.

3.  Payment would best go down in the way of a Postal Money Order shipped via USPS Certified mail.  This way there would be a definite way to track the money.  The certified mail receipt would give you a way to prove that you mailed the money and through your receipt from the money order you would have a way to prove that the money order was sent/cashed by a certain person.

Current Status:
I'm waiting to hear back from the vendor about specific pricing of shipping an entire 20' container (18 cabinets) to my driveway.  I'll update on that ASAP.

[Mikew88]

Hey Brian,

That's really cool. But i do have a few questions. Will the cabinets that you are selling be empty? I know that the monitor comes with it but will there be anything else? Also, do you make custom cabs after request? I.e. cabs with actual PCB's in it from games that use candy cabs. What about Mame cabs?
BTW, there is an adapter which allows you to connect multiple jamma pcb ino one cabinet, that way you could somewhere mount a button on the candy cab and make it change from game to game. That would be the best thing ever!

Thanks

Mike

[quadmasta]

Hey Brian,

That's really cool. But i do have a few questions. Will the cabinets that you are selling be empty? I know that the monitor comes with it but will there be anything else? Also, do you make custom cabs after request? I.e. cabs with actual PCB's in it from games that use candy cabs. What about Mame cabs?
BTW, there is an adapter which allows you to connect multiple jamma pcb ino one cabinet, that way you could somewhere mount a button on the candy cab and make it change from game to game. That would be the best thing ever!

Thanks

Mike

The cabinet would have everything but a PCB:  JAMMA harness, switching power supply, isolated transformer, joysticks, buttons, monitor, monitor chassis, marquee lighting etc...  AFAIK it's JAMMA wired.

In regards to PCB selection, if this goes forward, the vendor said they could include any item from their China location in the shipment with no additional shipping charges.  For example, if you bought an X-men: Children of the Atom game, it'd only add like $160 to your total.

I think there's something called the multiPAC that allows multiple JAMMA PCB use in one machine, but don't quote me on that.

[Mikew88]

Hey Brian,

Did some reasearch and found the link for the MultiJamma Adapter. This is a must have and will rock when you put that in one of your cabs. Maybe an added extra. http://www.multigame.com/jamma.html It allows you to add up to 8 jamma pcb's at ones. you will never have to switch your boards!

Mike

[usedelectronics]

LOL.
Having tried the exact same thing before, I wish you the best of luck.
You'll find there is a great deal of "interest" up front, but very few people willing to come up with the $$$ when required.

[Mr-Megalo]

these cabinets your thinking of importing - are they anything like this ?

[quadmasta]

these cabinets your thinking of importing - are they anything like this ?

here's the generic stock picture of the cab

[Gunstar Hero]

Exactly how much candy comes in this thing...and is it mostly chocolate or hard candy?   

It's candy corn :-/  That's where all of the uneaten candy corn goes.

What an awesome answer! 

[quadmasta]

bump

I haven't heard back from the vendor on shipping to my door yet but I'll be sure to keep this thread updated.

[MrTroy]

Wait, so from what I understand you just have to order 18 cabinets in general or 18 of the same exact cabinet? Dude shipping from there(Seattle?) to Philadelphia(19123) alone will be murder in shipping for me But I guess it's better than $900-$1500

[quadmasta]

Wait, so from what I understand you just have to order 18 cabinets in general or 18 of the same exact cabinet? Dude shipping from there(Seattle?) to Philadelphia(19123) alone will be murder in shipping for me But I guess it's better than $900-$1500

I'm going to order 18 of those cabinets.  I live in Atlanta, GA.  I calculated the shipping to Seattle which is much further than PA and it was about $300-350.  The prices per machine go WAY down when you ship a whole bunch of 'em.

[pointdablame]

This order might be easier to set up if there was a choice of cabinets.  You should be able to get any cab you want on the containers.

[MrTroy]

Yup that's what I don't understand. How many do YOU plan on getting Quadmasta? I really need a ball park of how much it's gonna cost me to ship to Philly as well... I have no clue how to find out this kinda stuff on my own (Does anyone know what a "Class" is as far as shipping goes?)

[AmericanDemon]

I would be interested.  I was really interested in the first container, but it just didnt go anywhere. 

Find out information on which cabinets you can get.  Post pics and I will pic one.  I will purchase one if this happens in the next couple of months.

[usedelectronics]

Wait, If you live in atlanta, GA and are getting these shipped by boat...
Won't you have to make nearly a 5 hour drive 1 way to get to the port? Or are you going to pay to have a trucking company pick up the container, and deliver it to your address?

[quadmasta]

Yup that's what I don't understand. How many do YOU plan on getting Quadmasta? I really need a ball park of how much it's gonna cost me to ship to Philly as well... I have no clue how to find out this kinda stuff on my own (Does anyone know what a "Class" is as far as shipping goes?)

Originally I had planned on getting an entire container, MAME them myself and selling them off one by one but I figured there may be enough interest to get a larger container and save even more money.

Assuming 260lbs it would cost about $280 + handling to ship it to PIT Pittsburgh International Airport through ForwardAir.  I was planning on ordering a full container of 29" cabs. 

I would be interested. I was really interested in the first container, but it just didnt go anywhere.

Find out information on which cabinets you can get. Post pics and I will pic one. I will purchase one if this happens in the next couple of months.

In the same container I can have the following cabinets.  The reason I'm limited to this selection of cabinets is because of the warehouse from which they ship.

Rock Cabinet
kinda sketchy on the product description but it states that ther is a 20", 21" and 25" version but doesn't state whether or not the cabinet comes with monitor included.


Galaxy Cabinet
Definitely have three different versions with monitor included:  21" 25" 29"
Prices vary accordingly

Wait, If you live in atlanta, GA and are getting these shipped by boat...
Won't you have to make nearly a 5 hour drive 1 way to get to the port? Or are you going to pay to have a trucking company pick up the container, and deliver it to your address?

Chances are good that I'd have them shipped by air freight depending on price since there's a major international airport 20 mins from my house.  I was also planning to have a shipping company deliver the contents of the container to my house.

I haven't heard back from the vendor as far as shipping costs delivered to my location but I'll let you guys know as soon as I know something.

Brian

[Sephroth57]

so for me, how much will it cost to pay you for the cab, and have it shipped to an airport near me? (Philly)

im really thinkin about getting one of these i could replace my larger cab with this and have that nice rotatable screen, i love the candy cabs =)

[quadmasta]

I need to know what airport you're closest to.  If it's Pittsburgh Intl then the same shipping charge from the example above applies.

[MrTroy]

I mean Philadelphia has an international Airport. Hey dude you trying to man this ship or what?  You're so laid back with it. We're trying to get cabs

*From Philly... trying NOT to go all the way to Pitsburg*

[quadmasta]

ATL to PHL will cost around $275.  I still haven't heard back from the vendor about final shipping costs yet.  I'll post that info ASAP.

[MrTroy]

That's weird cause I used their Live chat thing(I dunno if they still have it) and the dude instantly gave me a quote. After laughing for a half hour on that one I started to wonder if I could even get one. Did you try the live support thing yet?

[quadmasta]

One of their agents was supposed to find out about shipping to my door and not just to the terminal.  She said it may take a while to get that quote because she would have to find a shipping company in Atlanta to take care of the job.  Like I said though, I'll keep this thread as up to date as possible.

Brian

[muell67]

How much for one if I come and pick it up from you?

coinopexpress.com says they are $340.00 plus $150-250 shipping

If its going to be less than $590 Im in.

[quadmasta]

I haven't gotten a final price from them including shipment from the airport to my house.   I'll post that information when I get it.

[AmericanDemon]

I could pick up too.  Its a 7 hour drive to Atlanta, but in the scale of thing.  That'd be a fun road trip.

[Dave_K.]

How much for one if I come and pick it up from you?

coinopexpress.com says they are $340.00 plus $150-250 shipping

If its going to be less than $590 Im in.

Shipping for individual cabs will be $600-$1200.  You only get the lower price if you ship a container of them (which is what Brian is considering).  So you can't ask him to beat that price if he is taking all the risk in shelling out for a container's worth).

Oh one more note: the description of some cabs say "cabinet only" which means no monitor.  Make sure you confirm what you are ordering.

I've thought about this also...but am partial to the Egret IIs.

On another note, I thought Coinopexpress sold "used" cabs (at least some are used...and they only list a certain quantity in stock.  Also be carefull as some are the "cabinet only" and without the monitor.

[quadmasta]

[Shipping for individual cabs will be $600-$1200.  You only get the lower price if you ship a container of them (which is what Brian is considering).  So you can't ask him to beat that price if he is taking all the risk in shelling out for a container's worth).

Oh one more note: the description of some cabs say "cabinet only" which means no monitor.  Make sure you confirm what you are ordering.

I've thought about this also...but am partial to the Egret IIs.

On another note, I thought Coinopexpress sold "used" cabs (at least some are used...and they only list a certain quantity in stock.  Also be carefull as some are the "cabinet only" and without the monitor.

You're 100% right about the shipping.  It'd be closer to 900-1000 after final shipping charges.

I'm well aware of the monitor situation and will most assuredly be asking about that before ordering.

Some of the cabs they sell are used but the Galaxy cabs, from what I can tell, never left the factory.  Of course I'd have them take pictures of each cabinet that was to be in the order before the order was replaced.

I'm still waiting on a final destination fee estimate from them.  I'm going to try to do their live chat but I keep forgetting that they're almost 12 hours ahead of my time.

Brian

[Sephroth57]

i know theres all kinds of shipping costs and whatnot involved, but if its going to be more then like 600-650 shipped to philly intnl airport then i wont be able to afford it

[quadmasta]

i know theres all kinds of shipping costs and whatnot involved, but if its going to be more then like 600-650 shipped to philly intnl airport then i wont be able to afford it

Sorry but it'll probably cost that to get the cabinet to my door.

[quadmasta]

quick bump

No news regarding shipping yet.  They never seem to be active at their "online chat" so email is the only route of communication.

[paigeoliver]

I don't mean to be a dillmoncher, but if you are unable to directly deal with a shipping container of games, then you probably aren't the best person to do the bulk buy.

You are essentially passing on a ton of extra expenses and will probably end up costing people more getting it from you than from a dealer. There are a lot of west coast dealers who carry candy cabs and they have them cheaper shipped than the prices I am hearing in this thread.

[MrTroy]

Care to share these resources. And please don't say "Arcade Infinity" I hear they're the WORST. Read their message board cause apperently they don't and they have people trashing them left and right.

[Gunstar Hero]

Yeah, I've never met anyone happy with a deal from Arcade Infinity. It's a shame too, cause it seems like it would be SO great. 

[quadmasta]

With all the negative feedback from Arcade Infinity I decided to find another route and that's where I ran into Coinopexpress.  If there's a cheaper route out there, I"ll be more than willing to go that route.

[Sephroth57]

like i said on AIM the other night, unless you have the money to front up for at least 10 cabs, i doubt you will find 20 people that want cabs that all happen to have space for them and money all at the same time. theres definately profit to be made if you could afford an entire crate, and sell them off here on the boards and through ebay and auctions, but you need the money upfront

really i doubt this idea is going to happen, sorry to be negative but its true

[quadmasta]

I'm working on selling machines to friends and people I know around here.  I was fully expecting to buy 10 cabs myself.  9 to sell, 1 to keep.  I was just going to open this offer up to you guys if any of you wanted them.  I wasn't planning on this being a short-term project either.  I'd probably not order the container 'til around May sometime.  If that's the case shipping would be even cheaper because by that time they would have the ability to drop the crate in CA and split the orders off to where they need to go.