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Molehill said:
Geez.. be careful. If you luck out and get a faulty one it’s more than likely going to damage your tube. I’ve had two necked tubes come into my possession so far
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It will be plug and pray I’m afraid. I will test it in the Blast City though. I’d rather blow that neck off than the Windy 😛
 
Stress Testing CPS3. :love:
 

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Hi all,
I am now offering cap kits for all systems, shipping from QLD

I am working on a website but for now if you need a cap kit let me know which system you want and I will send through pricing

I am supplying mostly Wurth and some Panasonic/Rubycon caps as I have used these myself on many systems with great results and availability on these is excellent

If there are any caps I’m missing to make what you need I can fulfill within a few days, I have regular orders coming in with additional capacitance/voltages. But I can cover 99% of consoles and arcade systems now

Unless requested as through hole, SMD based systems will be supplied with SMD cap kits

I also have ceramic cap kits to suit Sega Game Gear. But can supply electrolytic if preferred
 
xodaraP said:
In case anyone is interested before it goes to eBay - I have a couple of spare PS2 consoles I will be selling. First one is ready to go now

PS2 Slim 77002 model with modchip (direct boot into imports/backups, can direct boot off memory card, USB etc)

This console has been stripped down and cleaned, battery is good, laser is good and has been tested with both DVD and CD games and DVD movies

It will come with the power brick, AV cable and if a member here is interested I’ll include a genuine (tested) controller and memory card. Additional controllers are available

Pictures coming soon
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I recently purchased one of @xodaraP pre-built PS2's and am very happy with the unit. His attention to detail and communication throughout is superb. Buy with confidence!
 
Another +1 and thanks to @xodaraP - I ordered cap kits for my M92 boards and MK1 sound board off him recently. Will be good to get those done and dusted. Preventative maintenance is a must on the M92 boards for those waiting on the multi (they’re known to be leakers).
 
Thinking of selling a 100% original Astro City ..
plus a bunch of extra Astro stuff

Is 4k out of line ?
 
In AU, if you can get that price, good for you.

I don't think many people in AU are willing to spend more than 3k for a candy cab sadly - if it was a wooden LAI cab that had a the 50 million games in 1 board, you'll probably get 4k for it.

I've seen a super neo for 3.7k that's been around for a long time and I got 1 serious enquiry in relation to my blast that I had listed for 2.5k

Good luck. Granted, Astro's are imo one of the nicest candies, it might sell for 4k if someone wants it bad enough.
 
There’s a handful floating around at present for $1800-$1900 range, and they haven’t sold. I’ve never seen a mainstream cabinet (eg Astro/Blast) sell for much more than $2500.

$4k is like Egret 2 territory, or something more bespoke imported from Japan.

I guess list it up and see how it goes?
 
There’s very few cabs that sell for 4k - not even sure an Egret 2 would go that high. Maybe in the right condition but that would be the only candy that would

TMNT is about the only cab that will pull 4k all day every day. Or some US dedicated cabs
 
We have a little initiative and know there is still a large over supply of candies in Japan. Last time I was in Osaka I found at least 2 different places that had 100s (maybe 50-100) and were happy to just see them gone. Most of the cost is in logistics both in Japan and over the water. The cabs themselves are dirt cheap to free in Japan. This won't be the case forever though and over the last few years I have seen a steady drying up of vintage cabs. Vintage consoles used to be similar but foreign resellers have now almost depleted supply and Japanese gamers can frequently be heard talking about gaijin destroying the Vintage console scene.
 
Initiative is probably the wrong word, maybe exposure or experience. We have a number of people with experience importing used cars, motorcycles, toys, pokemon cards, etc etc. My son was making more money than me at 12 importing pokemon, bakugun, and other random toys and cards.
 
LAI cabs asking big dollars is mind boggling. I don't get it. Who determined those prices - stuff stays unsold and what then, wheeled back into storage or traded off for pinballs?

The cab market has slowed, no doubt, so perhaps this is the low point of the cycle.
 
xb74 said:
LAI cabs asking big dollars is mind boggling. I don't get it.
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I have this conversation with people quite a bit... it's completely mind boggling

I think nostalgia plays a big part.

That being said, I would take a fibreglass japanese cab over a LAI any day of the week even though I grew up with Lowboy, definitely played on astros/blasts in the city, but the local arcade were always on lowboys
 
I’ve never had (and never will own) a LAI cabinet, but to be fair the typical 4P LAI cabinets timber is much better than the equivalent USA Konami cabinet… the USA 4P chip just by looking at them 😂

I’ve found the price and amount of Jap Daytona twins helps show the market conditions. Thankfully all those listings for crap ones selling the in the $8-$10k range are over, which shows the demand has dropped, and the crap being listed now takes ages to sell and goes for a bit less.
 
Big_P Big_p said:
Initiative is probably the wrong word, maybe exposure or experience. We have a number of people with experience importing used cars, motorcycles, toys, pokemon cards, etc etc. My son was making more money than me at 12 importing pokemon, bakugun, and other random toys and cards.
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It seems though that even those who have the contacts and experience to import a container end up having to sell them above what the local rates are to make any money. Out of interest how long ago were you in Osaka? Wondering if things have changed a lot since then.
 
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I was last in Osaka just over 12 months ago. My wife lived in Japan for 7 years and her sister is living there now, but it is definitely possible things have changed, it looked like it was going that way. I don't doubt that many people are finding it difficult to sell candy cabs at a profit. There are only so many you can fit into a container and moving them around is difficult and likely costly, plus many need additional work.
 
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