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Building a list of Canadian suppliers...
RayB:
Just wanted to let the Canadian BYOAC'ers know that I am in Canada, therefore if you were hesitant about buying my joystick shafts.. well, don't be! There won't be any import fees.
:)
gprime:
I wish I had this list 6 months ago. I paid an insane amount for shipping/custom fees.
Well, now I know :D
jswhale:
Great topic. I noticed a few new sources on this list already.
I recently bought some stuff from The Pinball Exchange in Oakville, ON (Toronto suburb).
http://www.pinballexchange.com/video%20topec.htm
I got 2 8-way joysticks (switchable to 4way) which work pretty good, but seem to be "no-name". For only $15 each, in stock, I wasn't complaining.
They also had microswitch buttons and 1P, 2P, etc. for 3-4 bucks a piece. The quality was a bit dodgy I think, but I also got about 10 used leaf switch buttons which feel great (they had a whole bucket of these). They have 2 kinds of 12-way rotary joysticks in stock as well (cheaper one being about $37) and can order the interfaces (I-Pac, J-Pac).
They also stock stripped down cabinets in the $100 - $200 range.
The owner seemed really knowledgeable and willing to help out.
On a slight aside topic - I got a cheap (about $30) USB gamepad from Futureshop that I used as an interface. It's a Saitek P880 - has about 14 buttons and 2 joysticks that I managed to wire up.
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: jswhale on August 25, 2004, 08:19:18 pm ---I recently bought some stuff from The Pinball Exchange in Oakville, ON (Toronto suburb).
http://www.pinballexchange.com/video%20topec.htm
--- End quote ---
If you ever go to the Starburst Auction, this guy is usually buying all the cheap cabs and pinballs and either is striping them for parts or repairing them for resale.
Bosendorfer:
Thanks for the info - I am about to take some nasty import duties up the wazoo so hopefully I can avoid some more of them in the future !
Does anyone know where I might get small cut to order diamond plate for a kick panel for a cabinet in the Toronto area - I figure maybe some custom truck shops might have it but a supplier would be prefereable ?.
Cheers
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