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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: Peter Baluk on July 21, 2004, 05:55:28 pm
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Just would like to get some feedback from those who live in Canada.Where are all the mame people I keep hearing about.
I live in Brantford Ontario and would like to hear from you.
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Hi Skyhopper. I think we've emailed each other before? I'm Ray B. and I'm an arcadaholic living in Cambridge, Ontario.
;D Ray B.
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I call St Thomas home, but I'm all over the place on a regular basis. London, Toronto, Chatham, Sarnia...depends on the day of the week. *lol*
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Toronto... I shun the 905 and the 519 ;D
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BC here..
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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.
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Canadian mamer, provided she is a girl 19-25 years old
Sorry dude, no such creation, but I could get you this slightly used machine called "cougar"--she likes the young players and has plenty of experience to pass on...You can find them in alot of bars in canada and parts of the US. ;D
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OMG thats hilarious :)
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Quebec city here
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Man that brings back memories....I used to play Cougar all the time in my younger bar-hopping days.
Speaking of cougars, next time you're in a music store look out for a new cd called 'Cougar Cuts'...might just be a Canadian release.
The cover will have you rolling on the ground.
And greeting from the lone? Winnipeg mamer :)
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provided she is a girl 19-25 years old, 100-175 lbs
What your looking for is called a "Puma". These usually have a little mileage and and usually run on alcohol...
Back to the topic
I live in Ancaster.
-GGKoul
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The Beer Store has these t-shirts that says "Save the Canadian Wild Cougar" or something like that. Doesn't have a pic of an animal though....
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Man that brings back memories....I used to play Cougar all the time in my younger bar-hopping days.
Speaking of cougars, next time you're in a music store look out for a new cd called 'Cougar Cuts'...might just be a Canadian release.
The cover will have you rolling on the ground.
And greeting from the lone? Winnipeg mamer :)
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BC here..
where in BC? I'm in Kelowna.
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cloverdale, bc
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Kingston, Ontario here.
RayB-just sent you a PM...noticed you are also Canadian...ignore shipping comment!
Cheers.
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AB Here, I've got mamers to the left of me, and mamers to the right of me......
sd
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Im in thornhill here.
Also if any of you are interested in an NFL blitz cabinet with a Jpac connector, arcade monitor and lots of buttons to make a control panel. I am trying to get rid of mine...
drop me an offer at avi138@gmail.com
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Toronto SUCKS!!!
Too bad I live there!
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cloverdale, bc
how'd you know?
oh, you mean you? ;)
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Nope not alone. Winnipeg here too! 8) I thought I was the only one...
Xar256 ;D
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I'm in Edmonton
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Brandon, Mb
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Winnipeg here too! :) Looks like there are quite a few mamers in the 'Peg!
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Way out in Alberta here.
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While, to justify this thread, I would like to state that I am a canadian mamer, my body is not for sale, it is for rent, however my sould is up for sale... only 4700 dollars :o cant beat that... or I guess you could if you bought it.. I am in between langley and abbotsford bc
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I am Canadian eh!! go leafs go! hehehe I live in Caledonia, Ontario.. 15mins south of Hamilton!
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Waterloo, ON here.
Bout 20 mins from Cambridge, 1hr from Toronto.
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Brantford here..........
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Pickering, ON
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Hi all,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia here...or as I like to call it 'the middle of nowhere'!!
Go ahead try and find it on a map...I dare ya!!!
Any other Martimers?
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Hey all, I'm from Vancouver, B.C. and am currently working on my Ultimate Arcade to fit a 27" monitor. Currently sourcing parts for a 4-player control panel with Spinner/Trackball.
Cheers!
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Hamilton here.......
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Edmonton AB
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Lethbridge alberta here and was wondering if anyone has any dead cabs around this area!?
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Kingston, Ontario here.
RayB-just sent you a PM...noticed you are also Canadian...ignore shipping comment!
Cheers.
Kingston, Ontario here too. ;D
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Coquitlam, BC
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out on the east coast here Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mississuga
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Ottawa here. Still trying to get them to install my MAME cabinet on Parliament Hill....Maybe we would get better politicians that way. :police:
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Screw that! Government can buy there own! i need one :D
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Ottawa here. Still trying to get them to install my MAME cabinet on Parliament Hill....Maybe we would get better politicians that way. :police:
That's all they need.. another way for them to waste more time..
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Michigan here, eh?
It's Quasi-Canada. The diet coke of Canada, just one calorie, not canadity enough.
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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... :-\
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thats a beauty reply eh. Im not too far from you "took" wearin fellas, just slightly south of misheegan. "Dad, Bob broke your beer"!
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Bob n Doug, my heroes. And Getty Lee too....eh.
Anyone remember this?
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/9134/mbthm.wav
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edmonton here
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I am in Edmonton, Alberta and am a HUGE mamer. Thanks for listening ;)
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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)
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Timmins, ON. Brrrrrr!!
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I am in Edmonton, Alberta and am HUGE
:applaud:
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Another one from the Hamilton Ontario area.
Cornchip.
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Nobody from Kitchener yet, ok I'll be first for Kitchener.
Herk
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Ok... I'll be the first on Vancouver Island to chime in.... Comox Valley...
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Well, I'm probably the eastern-most North American guy on here - coming at ya from Newfoundland....... :cheers:
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Winnipeg too!
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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...
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Edmonton, Alberta
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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!!!!
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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).
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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.
;)
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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.
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I like Canadian bacon. And no, I'm not gay...
Hosers!
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I like Canadian bacon. And no, I'm not gay...
Hosers!
HOSERS?!?
Loose the Attack Beavers! CHARGE!!!!
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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)
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Edmonton, Alberta
same here