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Title: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 18, 2005, 10:06:45 am
for a decent quality button\switch that is?

I'm going to need:

22 -- Black
16 -- Blue
2 -- 1 player start
2 -- 2 player start
1 -- 3 player start
1 -- 4 player start
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Goz on January 18, 2005, 10:24:40 am
You can get HAPP Competition buttons with Cherry switches for $1.49 each from either Terry (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=6147208460&rd=1) on eBay or from Ponyboy same price, but different payment methods.

-Goz
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 18, 2005, 10:27:21 am
$1.50 eh?

i was hoping for better.  Oh well
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: SirPeale on January 18, 2005, 10:30:05 am
That's a really great price for that switch.  And the more you order from Terry, it's a flat rate to ship them, just $3.85 Priority.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Goz on January 18, 2005, 10:33:02 am
Occasionally he sells em at 1.35 but I'm not sure those come with the Cherry switches, would need to ask.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: namedos on January 18, 2005, 11:02:34 am
Slikstik has them for $1.40 each with Cherry microswitches.  Min order of ten but sounds like you have that covered.  I got ten of them a couple weeks ago along with several other items.  If you are interested they also have some of the best prices on the Happ trackball.

Here is a link:  http://www.slikstik.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=10
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 18, 2005, 11:11:07 am
thats for the link but they kill the deal on shipping.

22.00 to ship the buttons, lol funny
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 18, 2005, 12:08:50 pm
whats wrong with www.therealbobroberts.com
?
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 18, 2005, 01:06:43 pm
whats wrong with www.therealbobroberts.com
?

Nothing.  I was just trying to get em for cheaper than $1.50, which im finding out is not possible
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: SirPeale on January 18, 2005, 02:12:48 pm
Sure you can.  They'll just be CRAP.

I bought some .99 buttons for my Arcade Classics cab, and they're *awful.*  Takes a lot of force to actually push the button down.  I'm going to replace them next time I place an order.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 18, 2005, 02:13:42 pm
I guess that settles it then.  Cant be playing with crap now
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Will on January 18, 2005, 03:07:29 pm
Tornado terry on ebay,end of line.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Beeeph on January 18, 2005, 04:11:47 pm
$0.75 for black button and microswitch (http://www.x-arcade.com/arcade_buttons.shtml)
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 18, 2005, 06:53:39 pm
noooo not X-Arcade!  Dont do it!
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: tmasman on January 18, 2005, 07:22:35 pm
First of all, if you're not an arcade "aficianado" (Spelling?), You'll be happy with X-Arcade stuff.

Just don't put them next to Happs stuff. You'll notice then...

noooo not X-Arcade!  Dont do it!
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 18, 2005, 10:54:23 pm
the project that I need the black buttons for is a sub par project anyways, xarcade buttons may do quite nicely
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Goz on January 19, 2005, 09:25:41 am
Shame this auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=6147828925&rd=1) isn't for more colors

1.20 each

Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 19, 2005, 09:30:07 am
man you guys are pinching for pennys huh?  :P
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Goz on January 19, 2005, 09:35:59 am
Just trying to help, I buy my buttons from Terry.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 19, 2005, 09:40:51 am
when you gotta buy like 60 buttons, every penny counts.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Goz on January 19, 2005, 09:42:48 am
60 buttons.... damn gotta see that CP

 ;D

-Goz
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 19, 2005, 09:45:57 am
two projects, lol
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: flampoo on January 19, 2005, 10:20:26 am
Those X-Arcade buttons will do just fine. As was said by tmasman, you can't really tell the difference unless you set them side by side.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: melidian on January 19, 2005, 11:59:17 pm
holy crap peale your new avatar has me looking at this thread like every 5 minutes :o
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: Goz on January 30, 2005, 07:48:23 pm
I'm just trying to gauge interest, but if I could sell Happ Comp buttons with cherry microswitches for 1.39 each would there be much interest?

-Goz
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: SirPeale on January 30, 2005, 08:12:47 pm
I think a lot of us would be interested.
Title: Re: Whats the best price i can get on push buttons with switches?
Post by: JODY on January 30, 2005, 10:46:54 pm
I've ordered them from Happs on sale a couple of times in the last year or two for around .99 cents to $1.20 each.  They'll have a new sale starting 2/1 so I'd wait a few days just to see.  They've not had them on sale for awhile...so maybe it is time...