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Re: Pinball Demand 60s, 70s & 80s Pinballs
« Reply #45 on: January 28, 2009, 02:39:40 PM »
Hi guys
From my experience if you want old games look at bringing them in your self, risky yes, expensive maybe not. I used a guy based in Los Angeles who bought in my GMC from the US. He was happy to add to one of the many containers with US cars being shipped to NZ. With the transport end sorted I just need to source the games and get them to Los Angeles - this became the pricey aspect of the operation. I couldn't find the games I wanted closer to where I wanted them to be. They always seemed to be on the East Coast and too expensive to ship. So I settled for mid America and closer. My centaur came from new orleans , Devils Dare from Missouri and Surf Champ from Illinois. Just missed out on a Star Race. They were a one off opportunity and the US/NZ dollar exchange rate wasn't too bad.
All the games were in good cond , the Surf champ wasnt as good as I had expected but for a $165US game plus shipping it's still ok. I have since discovered there is another Surf Champ in NZ so there are 2 in NZ. The others are the only ones here so I am happy. All are going except for Devils Dare ( no room at present )
Luckily my collection is almost complete and I now may have the opportunity to get some games from the UK but that will be another story.