Author Topic: Canadian Mamers (Read 6731 times)

Jabba · « **Reply #40 on:** January 04, 2005, 08:53:52 am »

Ottawa here. Still trying to get them to install my MAME cabinet on Parliament Hill....Maybe we would get better politicians that way.

Scott84 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 04, 2005, 12:58:28 pm »

Screw that! Government can buy there own! i need one

GGKoul · « **Reply #42 on:** January 04, 2005, 02:38:25 pm »

Quote from: Jabba on January 04, 2005, 08:53:52 am

Ottawa here. Still trying to get them to install my MAME cabinet on Parliament Hill....Maybe we would get better politicians that way.

That's all they need.. another way for them to waste more time..

DarkKobold · « **Reply #43 on:** January 04, 2005, 02:52:38 pm »

Michigan here, eh?

It's Quasi-Canada. The diet coke of Canada, just one calorie, not canadity enough.

menace · « **Reply #44 on:** January 04, 2005, 03:23:53 pm »

anyone that can so boldly use the "eh" is welcome here anytime--michigan is great--except when there are 15 dead deer per mile on I-94--then not so great... $:-\$

NIVO · « **Reply #45 on:** January 05, 2005, 08:34:48 pm »

thats a beauty reply eh. Im not too far from you "took" wearin fellas, just slightly south of misheegan. "Dad, Bob broke your beer"!

Jabba · « **Reply #46 on:** January 06, 2005, 06:08:50 pm »

Bob n Doug, my heroes. And Getty Lee too....eh.

Anyone remember this?

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/9134/mbthm.wav

smac666 · « **Reply #47 on:** November 22, 2006, 10:21:34 am »

edmonton here

marknetwork · « **Reply #48 on:** November 22, 2006, 11:27:10 am »

I am in Edmonton, Alberta and am a HUGE mamer. Thanks for listening

eccs19 · « **Reply #49 on:** November 22, 2006, 11:46:51 am »

Boy this is an old thread that was revisited. I never was in it first time around, so here we go.

Lisle, Ontario. (Near Base Borden)

PacMon · « **Reply #50 on:** November 22, 2006, 03:38:36 pm »

Timmins, ON. Brrrrrr!!

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #51 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:32:34 pm »

Quote from: marknetwork on November 22, 2006, 11:27:10 am

I am in Edmonton, Alberta and am HUGE

Cornchip · « **Reply #52 on:** November 22, 2006, 10:56:26 pm »

Another one from the Hamilton Ontario area.

Cornchip.

Herk · « **Reply #53 on:** April 08, 2007, 09:52:22 am »

Nobody from Kitchener yet, ok I'll be first for Kitchener.

Herk

bleargh · « **Reply #54 on:** April 09, 2007, 12:47:59 am »

Ok... I'll be the first on Vancouver Island to chime in.... Comox Valley...

hickster · « **Reply #55 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:34:35 pm »

Well, I'm probably the eastern-most North American guy on here - coming at ya from Newfoundland.......

ringram · « **Reply #56 on:** April 10, 2007, 04:22:11 pm »

Winnipeg too!

markt · « **Reply #57 on:** April 14, 2007, 11:10:16 pm »

Quote from: paigeoliver on July 21, 2004, 11:50:53 pm

Are these Canadian Mamers available for purchase or only for trade? It must be one or the other since it is advertised in the buy/sell/trade forum.

I will gladly pay upwards of $50 for a Canadian mamer, provided she is a girl 19-25 years old, 100-175 lbs, and not able to beat me at Ms. Pac Man. Would prefer a premium one in NOS condition, but a well used model that is still in nice condition would be acceptable. No conversions please, only looking for original girls.

LMAO...

smac666 · « **Reply #58 on:** May 31, 2007, 02:08:54 pm »

Edmonton, Alberta

Joystick Jerk · « **Reply #59 on:** May 31, 2007, 06:03:26 pm »

Port Moody, which is just outside Vancouver.

Proudly Canadian, although endlessly lamenting Canada's lack of arcade product retailers. Damn you cross-border shipping and duty charges, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!

bleargh · « **Reply #60 on:** May 31, 2007, 06:18:53 pm »

Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 31, 2007, 06:03:26 pm

Proudly Canadian, although endlessly lamenting Canada's lack of arcade product retailers.

At least you've got arcades nearby... over here on the island they're in short supply (I've found a whopping two on the island so far; one in Victoria, one in Campbell River).

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #61 on:** May 31, 2007, 06:34:21 pm »

Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 31, 2007, 06:03:26 pm

Proudly Canadian, although endlessly lamenting Canada's lack of arcade product retailers. Damn you cross-border shipping and duty charges, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!

I can't recall if I said it in this thread already ... but you must read this:

http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7594&sid=ee1244a45cf350ca2e29d6367c7fc145

Oh yeah, and get a US mailing address.

Joystick Jerk · « **Reply #62 on:** May 31, 2007, 07:03:46 pm »

Quote from: bleargh on May 31, 2007, 06:18:53 pm

At least you've got arcades nearby... over here on the island they're in short supply (I've found a whopping two on the island so far; one in Victoria, one in Campbell River).

We do? While I certainly don't keep on the lookout for arcades these days thanks to Mame, I can't think of any arcades around Vancouver that aren't complete shitholes. The only one even close to me I can think of are the few arcade games at the local Silvercity movie theatre, and they haven't changed since the theatre opened years ago.

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on May 31, 2007, 06:34:21 pm

I can't recall if I said it in this thread already ... but you must read this:

http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7594&sid=ee1244a45cf350ca2e29d6367c7fc145

Oh yeah, and get a US mailing address.

Interesting, although it mainly just tells you how things happen in shipping, rather than any amazing loopholes to exploit.

And a US address would work, but your still paying to ship it to that address. And then you have to pick it up and cross the border, and you always run the risk of the border agent finding the goods and fining you.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #63 on:** May 31, 2007, 07:14:10 pm »

Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 31, 2007, 07:03:46 pm

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on May 31, 2007, 06:34:21 pm
I can't recall if I said it in this thread already ... but you must read this:

http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7594&sid=ee1244a45cf350ca2e29d6367c7fc145

Oh yeah, and get a US mailing address.

Interesting, although it mainly just tells you how things happen in shipping, rather than any amazing loopholes to exploit.

And a US address would work, but your still paying to ship it to that address. And then you have to pick it up and cross the border, and you always run the risk of the border agent finding the goods and fining you.

Sadly there aren't any amazing loopholes.

Paying taxes on your stuff is par for the course (you would pay them anyway if it were a Canadian vendor ... Starburst distributes the majority of the Happ catalog in Canada). In my ordering experience, the duty doesn't compare to the taxes and handling fees (UPS).

Two reasons to have a US address, the lesser of which is to try and skirt paying duty/taxes. More important is for use when vendors won't ship to Canada.

Oh yeah, and you are a lot closer to John's Jukes than anybody else here, which is nice ... or would have been some months ago.

Cheers

Joystick Jerk · « **Reply #64 on:** May 31, 2007, 07:48:49 pm »

Well, my main bitching point right now is acquiring an arcade monitor. After some research, it seems like I have two options. Get one from a distributor here in Canada, but I've contacted them all and they all want at least $1000, for a monitor that goes for $400 in the US. Or order direct from the US, and pay around $250 for shipping at the least, along with duty and tax in the end.

So basically I can take it in the ass, or up the ass.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #65 on:** May 31, 2007, 07:54:49 pm »

Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 31, 2007, 07:48:49 pm

Well, my main bitching point right now is acquiring an arcade monitor. After some research, it seems like I have two options. Get one from a distributor here in Canada, but I've contacted them all and they all want at least $1000, for a monitor that goes for $400 in the US. Or order direct from the US, and pay around $250 for shipping, at the least, along with duty and tax in the end.

So basically I can take it in the ass, or up the ass.

Yep, for new monitors, you are absolutely right. The last monitor I had shipped from Happ cost me $50 in shipping via Fedex Ground (plus taxes). It was a 19" monitor and I imagine that you are looking bigger.

You might want to post a WTB over on CGCC (although that is mostly Ontario folks) ... 3 29" monitors came up yesterday for free. You just never know.

There is a monitor supplier here that I hadn't heard of previously ... damned if I can remember their name though (but I bet someone on CGCC knows).

In any event, good luck.

Joystick Jerk · « **Reply #66 on:** May 31, 2007, 08:48:32 pm »

You might me thinking of Rick Nieman, of Nieman Displays. Everything I've heard about them sounds great, but they don't yet produce a digital tri-mode monitor. Kind of a sticking point, since I don't want to tweak display settings everytime the resolution changes.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #67 on:** May 31, 2007, 08:49:59 pm »

Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 31, 2007, 08:48:32 pm

You might me thinking of Rick Nieman, of Nieman Displays. Everything I've heard about them sounds great, but they don't yet produce a digital tri-mode monitor. Kind of a sticking point, since I don't want to tweak display settings everytime the resolution changes.

Bingo ... and I talked to him a couple of auctions ago.

Ah well. Sorry.

Havok · « **Reply #68 on:** June 01, 2007, 02:35:01 pm »

I like Canadian bacon. And no, I'm not gay...

Hosers!

Joystick Jerk · « **Reply #69 on:** June 02, 2007, 12:47:31 am »

Quote from: Havok on June 01, 2007, 02:35:01 pm

I like Canadian bacon. And no, I'm not gay...

Hosers!

HOSERS?!?

Loose the Attack Beavers! CHARGE!!!!

bleargh · « **Reply #70 on:** June 02, 2007, 12:56:41 am »

Quote from: Joystick Jerk on June 02, 2007, 12:47:31 am

Quote from: Havok on June 01, 2007, 02:35:01 pm
I like Canadian bacon. And no, I'm not gay...

Hosers!

HOSERS?!?

Loose the Attack Beavers! CHARGE!!!!

Geez... and I thought we were trying to keep all of the Canadian beaver for ourselves... (regardless of whether they can beat me at Ms. PacMan or not)

sodapopinski · « **Reply #71 on:** June 02, 2007, 01:20:34 am »

Quote

Edmonton, Alberta

same here


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