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Jabba:
I'm from Ottawa. Here are some of my experiences...

I have bought stuff from Starburst. Very good people to deal with, no duty and very good shipping charges and all genuine Happ parts.

I have bought from Andy at Ultimarc. Don't let the fact that he is in the UK fool you. My order made its way here in 3 days. For some reason, no duty was charged at all.

Bought a spinner from Zakk. Canadian distributor for Oscar. Very good guy to deal with, reliable and his prices are good.

Bought a used cabinet from some local arcade forums here. Look around, you may find the same thing in your own area. I'm not sure how big Port Moody is, but there's got to be something in Vancouver.

If it was me, I'd rather pay the money for some tools rather than buying a pre-fab. Heck, all you really need is a Jigsaw, a drill, 1 and 1/8 spade bit, circular-saw and a straight edge. That would get you most of the way there. And you'd have the tools for that 2nd cab that you will eventally will HAVE to build ;-)
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Jabba on April 30, 2005, 10:45:15 am ---I have bought from Andy at Ultimarc. Don't let the fact that he is in the UK fool you. My order made its way here in 3 days. For some reason, no duty was charged at all.

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I second this ... I always get my orders from Andy before stuff I order from anybody else and have never once  been charged duty or tax on anything I have ordered from him.
monkeybomb:
ALL you guys are from Canada....it's like there really is a country up there.
rgecko:
Also check this thread: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,22771.0.html
and for my cab that's almost done, the only stuff I have had to buy from outside Canada is: T-molding, Ultimarc encoder (Andy is awesome to deal with), power bar, and artwork (Scott at mamemarquees is also a great guy with an eye for detail to deal with, not sure about shipping yet so we
Joystick Jerk:
More great tips guys, thanks!

As many have said, I'm thinking my best option is to buy an existing cab and convert it for mame use. I'll be phoning Canadian Coin on monday, as well as going around to the few arcades left in Vancouver over the next week to check out any cabs they may be wanting to sell.

As for the style I'm looking for, I'd say something either like Lucid's upright, or the UA2. The only real thing I need in an existing upright is a removable CP, as the older cabs with the CP integrated right into the side panels would make adapting any sort of modern CP a major hassle. Plus there's no point in destroying an old chassis when most newer used cabs use the removable CP style of construction.

As far as used cabs go though, it sounds like there's no real "concrete" dealer of used cabs in Canada, which is a drag. I basically just have to keep searching until I happen upon what I'm looking for. Maybe one of the more entrepreneurial Canadians here should start up their own custom-cab business!
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