Just a heads up to anyone looking for a non Taito, newly made clone Chewlix cabinet in Melbourne (probably shipping ozwide?). There's a guy I found on Facebook who's bringing in a 40ft container of arcade cabs including Vewlix cabs that are going to be landing around the end of September. This is NOT me, and it has nothing to do with me, i was about to go through the process of trying to order a single machine on alibab and I found someone who's bringing a container.
Here's what I know about these.
AVAILABLE: Around mid to end of October.
PRICE: $1800 AUD landed and delivered to your door in Melbourne. I'm pretty sure they will ship to other states/regions, but i have no idea about pricing as I haven't asked him yet.
LOCATION: These are being delivered to and stored in the Cranbourne area. They will be available to inspect before buy when they land.
COLOURS: red/black, red/white/black, white/black (he said that maybe blue and white will be available later.. i don't really know what he meant by that! Maybe next container?)
So originally they were requesting payment in advance, but i chatted to them and told them no way i'm sending money, and no one else would want to either, but i'll buy one when they are landed. It's not the cheapest, but if I was to buy one outright from alibaba and then have to deal with the shipping/customs/delivery to my door by myself... I think the cheapest i'm probably going to land one of these at my door from alibaba is around $1400-1600 aud (shipping is expensive!!!!)... For the sake of a few extra $100... to pay someone else to take care of the entire process and bring the cab to my door... I'm happy with that. I don't have the patience or knowledge to stuff around with shipping and customs to save a few $100, nor do i have any way to pick up the machine and bring it home. Delivered to my door works well for me!
- 32”LG 1080p screen with resolution of 1920*1080 (apparently this screen is better than the samsung one that most of the other chewlix cabs come with? No idea why)
- Pandora EX-2 game board built in 3188 retro games
- Convertor PCB for Jamma 15KHZ game
- 2 player control panel and each player 8 buttons
- White Sanwa joysticks and buttons
- audio amplifier
- coin comparator acceptor (i'm guessing this is a coin mech)
So, this is not a group buy, i'm not in any way involved in this container, just found this guy on Facebook and thought i'd share it here if anyone is thinking of getting one of these cabs, there will be some supply locally then! I'm going to grab one of the black/white ones. I know someone will probably try and tell me how to get it cheaper and save a few bucks, totally understand... this is just an option that's out there!
Here's the pics from the Facebook post. This shows different colours. I think it's possible to get some changes to the machines at this stage as the container hasn't shipped. I asked for a 6 buttons control panel on my machine. As it sits, i've given the guy my phone number and he's going to contact me when they land. If anyone wants, i can send through the facebook account of the person i've chatted with. Just send me a pm.