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Grasshopper:
Bear in mind that the highly regarded Seimitsu and Sanwa joysticks are made in Japan which of course is part of east Asia.

A lot of the stuff coming out of east Asia (mostly Chinese) is extremely high quality but you do take a risk. With the established manufacturers like Happ, Suzo, IL you know what level of quality you are going to get but with the clone manufacturers the quality is variable.

elvis:

--- Quote from: spystyle on September 03, 2005, 10:56:35 am ---If you find buttons for less than 75 cents let us know!

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It's probably the point of this whole thread, but you can buy buttons from China in lots of 100 for as little as US$0.05.

Postage and import duties are the killer of course. :)
Ninja Supremacist:
Is it even ethical to use the term "imitation" in reference to East Asian arcade parts?

That's where arcade gaming began.  That legacy is in the left control/right fire layout that everyone adopts.

Import duties would depend on the countries involved and who is buying.  If I bought through my business as a business expenditure, I'm sure the Commerce Department has programs to assist. A country like Australia is pretty hardcore about keeping things made at home so there's almost no way around import restrictions.

I have an interest in buying bulk because I have friends that want to learn as well.

You got links fat bloke?
spystyle:
He does say it in a weird way, but:

If his joy is to build the cheapest possible cab, let's see what he can come up with.

We've preached, he knows it's a gamble.

Dig it?
Craig
elvis:

--- Quote from: Ninja Supremacist on September 03, 2005, 06:09:49 pm ---Is it even ethical to use the term "imitation" in reference to East Asian arcade parts?

That's where arcade gaming began.  That legacy is in the left control/right fire layout that everyone adopts.
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I would have to agree.  For starters, "American" arcade parts are all made outside of the US (Spain, Holland, China, Japan, etc).  And secondly, the Asian stuff has a broad range of quality, just like the US stuff.  In every market there's high end and low end.  Just because parts come from Asia, doesn't mean they are low end.  I've bought plenty of high-end stuff from there at good prices, even with import duties.


--- Quote from: Ninja Supremacist on September 03, 2005, 06:09:49 pm ---Import duties would depend on the countries involved and who is buying.  If I bought through my business as a business expenditure, I'm sure the Commerce Department has programs to assist. A country like Australia is pretty hardcore about keeping things made at home so there's almost no way around import restrictions.
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Yes, you are right.  Australian import duties are nuts.  With freight, import duties and tax, I end up paying 1.5 to 2 times as much for most things (compared to starting price).  Yet funnily enough, that still comes out up to 1/3 cheaper than buying from the US (as I'm still paying international freight anyway), or even paying for it locally via other importers.  I'm all for helping out fellow Aussies and keeping the dollar local where I can, but when the parts aren't made locally in the first place, I'll get them from the cheapest source (assuming the quality is good enough, which it is in this case).


--- Quote from: Ninja Supremacist on September 03, 2005, 06:09:49 pm ---You got links fat bloke?

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http://www.made-in-china.com/

More of a global directory, but you can find plenty of other companies through that link.
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