The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: RoninEditor on April 11, 2008, 10:45:41 pm
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(I'm not sure if this should be posted somewhere else but...)
I was looking all around for a bezel, as we all know, shipping from Happ or anywhere, is about $28, on a $16-$21 plastic item, which caused me to bs one together at home with 1/4 MDF... looked decent but wasn't 'real' enough. Fortunately, my parents retired in Vegas, next to one of Happ's physical stores (and are visiting me in Cali next week). I called Happ today and ordered a bezel and marquee retainer, to save on the crazy shipping... the guy told me my order came to $18. I corrected him saying it should be more, like $29. He said, "Shhhh... cheaper in person." My bezel was $12 and my 10' marquee retainer was $6!! UNREAL!! I wonder what everything else is, if you wanna pick it up.
http://www.happcontrols.com/contact.htm
So, if you guys are ever in Vegas, I'm telling you, it's worth the effort to go there in person. It's right next to the airport too, you could literally walk to it after you get into town.
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I couldn't even fathom walking into a store that carried all that.
I'd wet 'em.
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Yeah, I couldn't believe that they themselves sell things at almost half of their own prices, just in-store. I'm so stoked to find this out, especially for people starting from scratch who could save tons of money.
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so this is how happ vendors or reseller on forums make their money =)
secret is out!
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so this is how happ vendors or reseller on forums make their money =)
secret is out!
Honestly, I didn't wanna say anything but I thought the exact same thing. I mean, the middlemen make probably just a little by doing us a nice service but if you can just pick it up yourself (paying probably what they do), it's like buying wholesale. I bought a ton of stuff through a middleman, and was happy to save a lot compared to Happ's web prices, but I was bummed when I needed some additional parts and I was quoted stock prices, after just ordering like $440 of stuff... so I wanted to see about just going to Happ direct, and I'm glad I did! Who would have known? I just assumed Happ's web prices were the same... hopefully they don't see this thread and that the word is out! haha
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I buy all of my stuff & have it shipped, I am a distributor for happ & get reseller discounts, just like randy, ponyboy, tornado terry etc. if you can pick the stuff up in person & get better prices you should, I have never been to a happ store so i have no idea about their prices...most of us can't get to Vegas & have to order the stuff in...bezels are very expensive to ship if you can get local its much better