UPDATED 11/24/2024
I DO NOT SELL CRT CANDY CABS TO THE PUBLIC, PLEASE DO NOT ASK.
INQUIRIES THROUGH EMAIL WILL BE IGNORED. It is archaic and horribly suited to these type of sales. For more direct inquiries, please do so through the Facebook page. Phone calls and text will be ignored as well, it doesn't work for us.
For inquiries with regards to inquiries and ordering cabinets in Australia, please contact Blue Spring Express. My listed inventory is generally for import to the US. Other regions are serviced on an extreme case-by-case basis only, but almost all cases will be a flat no. We simply do not have the manpower to handle a lot of extra logistics.
Table of Contents:
1) Introduction / Order Status
2) Machines For Sale (Available Now)
3) Machines For Sale (Incoming Containers)
4) Machines For Sale (Future Containers)
4a) Limited Engagement
5) Kits & Parts For Sale
6) Special Requests
7) Information, Rules, & Policies
Extended Reading
Introduction:
Hey everyone, I'm Cereth a.k.a. Kenchan a.k.a. David, founder and owner of Game Saru, the largest independent importer and distributor of Japanese arcade machines and related goods in the world. I have for a long time been an enthusiast in the hobby, and my goal with the company is to provide a more in-touch import service for these goods to my fellows in the community, and to provide rental services for Japanese arcade machines to various events. This thread serves to fulfill the former of the two.
Over the last five years, I've built up everything I feel necessary to provide a better overall service in importing these goods to North America. I want to make sure all games purchased meet the requirements of a buyer. I generally try to get photos of the cabinets to show the cosmetic and monitor condition, as well as information about specifics where necessary, and will work one-on-one with you to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
If you would like to ask for anything that is not listed, please refer to "Special Requests". For any information on payment policies, rules, about the process, please refer to "Information, Rules, & Policies".
Order Status:
There is a lot of volume moving still and I am pretty overloaded, but generally any time estimates I give are accurate within a one month variance. I have been trying for a while to take a month break on the import schedule, but it just isn't happening how I want it to. You'll notice there's not much in the incoming shipments tab. We're pretty overstocked and underfunded atm.
8/23 UPDATE: EXTREMELY underfunded right now. We've had multiple large orders drag us out for 3-4 weeks, cancel, combination of the two, and it has cost us multiple tens of thousands in losses. As such, we are very strongly enforcing our current no-holds policy, and full payment down only. We will also be skipping anyone on the waitlist that is not ready to make a purchase when stuff comes up. Finally, we will not be handling any sales outside of NA. We need to make sales. Additionally, the exchange rate dropped VERY significantly, and container costs have tripled or quadrupled in the last 6 months. Price updates and whatnot reflect that, and take away a lot of our flexibility as the market changes too fast these days. Will probably need to adjust prices on the fly a bit.
I AM CLOSED TO ALL NON-STANDARD REQUESTS. Anything not listed or not common for import is not being handled right now. The mental strain of what I've built has finally crushed my spirit, and I need time to heal my mind. I am not ordering B1/B2 frames, TAITO benches, or stools, and currently not taking waitlist. I am tired. I will not hold cabs for people unless there are extenuating circumstances that lead to it being beneficial; all cabs are sold first-come first-served. I'm also not down to go through an extremely lengthy sales process beyond our norm, we don't have the energy or time to meet exceptional requests. If I say there's something we'll not do, please respect it and don't push. You don't have to buy if you aren't satisfied, and we're not going to push stress levels over a manageable amount to meet someone's needs. I understand this is going to put some people off, but I gotta draw a line right now for our own well-being. I probably won't open up until 2026. Most likely I'll be coming back with a better quality of service overall in 2025-2026. I want to still be here a year from now, so life needs to be a priority over all other things. I am sorry.
Up until now I've been able to provide accurate general, if not somewhat broad arrival estimates and keep them consistently. Right now every single step of the process is experiencing delays. Some background: currently the US is exporting less, but importing more from Asian countries. As a result, there are a lot of empty containers in the US and not enough in Asia to fill goods with. As a result, empty containers are being shipped out of the US so that enough empties are in Asia to load. With lots of empties here in the US, yards are getting overfull from it, causing incoming containers to be delayed for unloading while stuff is getting cleared out. Additionally, since so much is getting imported, it's harder for trucking companies to book a time to get into the yard to clear out incoming stuff, just making the yards even busier. Adding to all that, there's a shortage of truckers right now. All of this leads to ships being stuck in the harbor unable to even dock to unload because yards are too busy/full. That leads to delays unloading, delays getting stuff out of the yard. Those ships are now only getting back to Asia a week or two late, setting everything even farther back. The whole mess leads to major increases in shipping cost, difficulty getting empty containers, difficulty booking a slot, etc. It started getting bad at the end of 2020, and has only continued to compound on itself since. Expect fluctuations of up to 1 month on all timing estimates.
I DO NOT SELL CRT CANDY CABS TO THE PUBLIC, PLEASE DO NOT ASK.
INQUIRIES THROUGH EMAIL WILL BE IGNORED. It is archaic and horribly suited to these type of sales. For more direct inquiries, please do so through the Facebook page. Phone calls and text will be ignored as well, it doesn't work for us.
For inquiries with regards to inquiries and ordering cabinets in Australia, please contact Blue Spring Express. My listed inventory is generally for import to the US. Other regions are serviced on an extreme case-by-case basis only, but almost all cases will be a flat no. We simply do not have the manpower to handle a lot of extra logistics.
Table of Contents:
1) Introduction / Order Status
2) Machines For Sale (Available Now)
3) Machines For Sale (Incoming Containers)
4) Machines For Sale (Future Containers)
4a) Limited Engagement
5) Kits & Parts For Sale
6) Special Requests
7) Information, Rules, & Policies
Extended ReadingIntroduction:
Hey everyone, I'm Cereth a.k.a. Kenchan a.k.a. David, founder and owner of Game Saru, the largest independent importer and distributor of Japanese arcade machines and related goods in the world. I have for a long time been an enthusiast in the hobby, and my goal with the company is to provide a more in-touch import service for these goods to my fellows in the community, and to provide rental services for Japanese arcade machines to various events. This thread serves to fulfill the former of the two.
Over the last five years, I've built up everything I feel necessary to provide a better overall service in importing these goods to North America. I want to make sure all games purchased meet the requirements of a buyer. I generally try to get photos of the cabinets to show the cosmetic and monitor condition, as well as information about specifics where necessary, and will work one-on-one with you to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
If you would like to ask for anything that is not listed, please refer to "Special Requests". For any information on payment policies, rules, about the process, please refer to "Information, Rules, & Policies".
Order Status:
There is a lot of volume moving still and I am pretty overloaded, but generally any time estimates I give are accurate within a one month variance. I have been trying for a while to take a month break on the import schedule, but it just isn't happening how I want it to. You'll notice there's not much in the incoming shipments tab. We're pretty overstocked and underfunded atm.
8/23 UPDATE: EXTREMELY underfunded right now. We've had multiple large orders drag us out for 3-4 weeks, cancel, combination of the two, and it has cost us multiple tens of thousands in losses. As such, we are very strongly enforcing our current no-holds policy, and full payment down only. We will also be skipping anyone on the waitlist that is not ready to make a purchase when stuff comes up. Finally, we will not be handling any sales outside of NA. We need to make sales. Additionally, the exchange rate dropped VERY significantly, and container costs have tripled or quadrupled in the last 6 months. Price updates and whatnot reflect that, and take away a lot of our flexibility as the market changes too fast these days. Will probably need to adjust prices on the fly a bit.
I AM CLOSED TO ALL NON-STANDARD REQUESTS. Anything not listed or not common for import is not being handled right now. The mental strain of what I've built has finally crushed my spirit, and I need time to heal my mind. I am not ordering B1/B2 frames, TAITO benches, or stools, and currently not taking waitlist. I am tired. I will not hold cabs for people unless there are extenuating circumstances that lead to it being beneficial; all cabs are sold first-come first-served. I'm also not down to go through an extremely lengthy sales process beyond our norm, we don't have the energy or time to meet exceptional requests. If I say there's something we'll not do, please respect it and don't push. You don't have to buy if you aren't satisfied, and we're not going to push stress levels over a manageable amount to meet someone's needs. I understand this is going to put some people off, but I gotta draw a line right now for our own well-being. I probably won't open up until 2026. Most likely I'll be coming back with a better quality of service overall in 2025-2026. I want to still be here a year from now, so life needs to be a priority over all other things. I am sorry.
Up until now I've been able to provide accurate general, if not somewhat broad arrival estimates and keep them consistently. Right now every single step of the process is experiencing delays. Some background: currently the US is exporting less, but importing more from Asian countries. As a result, there are a lot of empty containers in the US and not enough in Asia to fill goods with. As a result, empty containers are being shipped out of the US so that enough empties are in Asia to load. With lots of empties here in the US, yards are getting overfull from it, causing incoming containers to be delayed for unloading while stuff is getting cleared out. Additionally, since so much is getting imported, it's harder for trucking companies to book a time to get into the yard to clear out incoming stuff, just making the yards even busier. Adding to all that, there's a shortage of truckers right now. All of this leads to ships being stuck in the harbor unable to even dock to unload because yards are too busy/full. That leads to delays unloading, delays getting stuff out of the yard. Those ships are now only getting back to Asia a week or two late, setting everything even farther back. The whole mess leads to major increases in shipping cost, difficulty getting empty containers, difficulty booking a slot, etc. It started getting bad at the end of 2020, and has only continued to compound on itself since. Expect fluctuations of up to 1 month on all timing estimates.
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