UPDATED 4/10/2024
I DO NOT SELL CRT CANDY CABS TO THE PUBLIC, PLEASE DO NOT ASK.
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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.
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
8) 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.
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 probably won't open up until 2024. Most likely I'll be coming back with a better quality of service overall in 2025. 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.
Machines For Sale (Available Now):
Everything in the warehouse now, and a few items within a week or two of arrival. They are close enough to no put in the "Incoming Containers" section.
Battle Conductor - $1,250
beatmaniaIIDX - $1,500 - Probably around 50 cabs, clearance, price is for a working cab with hardware up to Resident, some example photos, please ask for specific conditions on price of sale/clearance
beatmaniaIIDX (tricoro Model) - $3,250 - These are the model with the card reader built into the VEFX panel
Blanc - $700 - These all used to be Dragonball Zenkai Battle Royale, no PCB included, cab does not have a JVSIO, currently working in collaboration with exA to design a drop-in kit
CardConnect - $3,000 - There is no support or card stock for these, not really recommended but putting it here in case anyone's interested in discussing
Chase Chase Jokers - $2,000 - No support yet
Dance Dance Revolution (Betson SuperNOVA) - $4,000 - Haven't tested yet as there's some color issues, otherwise should be working
DISSIDIA: Final Fantasy - $750 - No network support, tutorial only, but working on an adapter to run console on the cabinet
Fate/Grand Order Arcade - $2,000 - Very basic support (boot ONLY), NO card stock available (project in progress)
Groove Coaster - $1,750 - All of these have bad monitor burn, monitor will die eventually, whether it be 5 minutes or 5 years, be prepared for it
GunBullet X - $5,000 - This technically is on a waitlist but listing anyway since we aren't liquid on cash atm
Kancolle Arcade - $1,250 - Very basic support (boot/guest play ONLY), NO card stock available (project in progress)
Nostalgia - $1,250
Omatsuri Quest Hippare-Q - $3,500 - BishiBashi style game with a pulley, can be seen in most US Round 1s
PASELI Charge Station - $600 - Can come with or without stand, shipping with stand will be much more expensive, while without can be sent FedEx, 4 available
PRas 3 - $1,500 - Includes ALLS
SDVX Real Generator - $400 - I have not tested these or checked how much if any paper they have, I do not have paper or ink for sale, do not ask
Synchronica - $2,500 - There is network support for this now
Taiko no Tatsujin HD - $10,000 - Cabs coming as original Nijiiro upgrades with 120hz monitors
The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn - $8,000 - DX Model
TimeCrisis 5 - $8,000
UFO Catcher 7 - $2,000
Wani Wani Panic - $2,000
Cabinets For Sale (Incoming Containers):
These all have an expected arrival date in May/June 2023.
CHUNITHM (NEW!! CVT) - $5,500 - White cab with hardware upgrade
CROSSxBEATS Rev. Sunrise - $1,500 - Probably almost none left
Dance Dance Revolution (Red Cabinet) - $4,750 - Monitor as pictured, looks like it doesn't quite fill, probably could use some work
Densha De GO!! HD (Compact) - $3,500
G-BALANCE - $700
GunBullet X - $5,000 - This technically is on a waitlist but listing anyway since we aren't liquid on cash atm
Initial D: The Arcade - $10,000 - Steep increase of difficulty to obtain lately, price is for a pair
jubeat - $1,750 - Availability currently EXTREMELY limited, cabs currently come with NO POPs/festo art, only new generic marquee
Puyo Puyo eSports - $1,250 - Set of 4 available, discunts applied buying as a set, works offline with original dongle, matching support
Sound Voltex (NEMSYS) - $1,250 - Clearance stock, 40+ available, current hardware, expect lots of wear from a decade of use, expect to service buttons/knobs, expect burned monitors, artsets included until we run out
Vewlix F - $1,500 - Will include JVS or FastIO, will NOT include 2L panel, but will be including original 1L panel with most if not all of them, may not include marquee holder or JVS PSU, as they do not normally come standard
Vewlix FC - $1,500 - Will include JVS or FastIO, will NOT include 2L panel, but will be including original 1L panel with most if not all of them, may not include marquee holder or JVS PSU, as they do not normally come standard
Cabinets For Sale (Future Containers)
Flexible to load into containers starting May if fully paid for. These probably wouldn't come until June/July.
beatmaniaIIDX - $1,500 - Probably around 50 cabs, clearance, price is for a working cab with hardware up to Resident, some example photos, please ask for specific conditions on price of sale/clearance
beatmaniaIIDX Lightning Model - $20,000 - This is an extremely premium item, it will not be shipped until it is paid for, likely 2 months to arrive from that point
Blanc - $800 - These all used to be Dragonball Zenkai Battle Royale, no PCB included, cab does not have a JVSIO, currently working in collaboration with exA to design a drop-in kit
Capsule Station 4 - $400 - BANDAI Capsule Station 4, 100 available, each unit is a bottom and top stack, this'll be shipped as one full container when enough interest is had
Cho! Chabudai Gaeshi (Super Table Flip) - $3,000 - This is a waitlist item but putting it up here for now until I get a hold of people
CHUNITHM (NEW!! CVT) - $5,500 - White cab with hardware upgrade
CLENA 2 JACK - $4,000
Dance Dance Revolution (Black SD Cabinet) - $4,250 - Current hardware
Dance Dance Revolution (Gold Cabinet) - $19,000 - This is an extremely premium item, it will not be shipped until it is paid for, likely 2 months to arrive from that point
Dance Evolution - $2,250
Dance Rush - $7,750
Darius Burst - $3,000
Fate/Grand Order Arcade - $2,000 - Very basic support (boot ONLY), NO card stock available (project in progress)
G-BALANCE - $700
GITADORA Drum, Guitar (Black SD Cabinet) - $5,000 - Looking to sell ONLY as a pair
GITADORA (White) - $7,000/pair - Will NOT sell DrumMania separately, if you insist on asking, Ill take $6,000 for JUST the drum side, these come as a pair and I'm really tired of 90% of requests being "sell me DM only"
Grigio - $2,000 - NAMCO's current HD cab
Gundam EXVS 2 XBoost - $10,000 - Price for a set of 4+1 satellite/terminal, Grigio only, no Noirs left. No online network support at the moment, needs an RPi offline server to boot, completely playable but no profile
HELLO! Pop'n Music - $3,000
Initial D: The Arcade - $10,000 - Steep increase of difficulty to obtain lately, price is for a pair
jubeat - $1,750 - Availability currently EXTREMELY limited, cabs currently come with NO POPs/festo art, only new generic marquee
Jurassic Park: Lost World - $2,750 - SD cabinet
Kancolle Arcade - $1,250 - Very basic support (boot/guest play ONLY), NO card stock available (project in progress)
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT - $1,750 - Recommended to be bought in a pair for matching, very few of these left, just finally getting around to importing what I've had on hold for the last year or so PENDING SALE
PRas 3 - $1,500 - Includes ALLS
Prop Cycle - $3,250
Puyo Puyo eSports - $1,250 - Set of 4 available, discunts applied buying as a set, works offline with original dongle, matching support
reflecbeat - $700 - There haven't been many of these lately, probably not many left
Silent Scope: Bone Eater - $3,750 - Getting VERY rare/expensive
Synchronica - $2,500 - There is network support for this now
The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn - $8,000 - DX Model
TimeCrisis 4 - $3,500 - SD Cabinet
TimeCrisis 5 - $8,000
Limited Engagement
These are items I normally don't list or are interesting enough that I intended to keep them, or stock we would normally be keeping for other reasons. I'm listing them now out of necessity to clear inventory, these can be loaded in a container probably end of May to arrive in June/July. Some things I really don't want to sell are priced high. Use this list more as a guideline, message me if actually interested irrespective of listed prices and we'll talk. I tried to estimate as best as I can, but some might be underpriced due to size, expect some fluctuation. A number of these are pretty unusual to find, let me know if you need me to dig up a photo of what they are.
After Burner: Climax - $3,250 - SD model, not DX, has LCD monitor replacement, not CRT
Alpine Surfer - $4,000
Battle Gear 3 - $1,500 - Single unit, pair available
Dance Dance Revolution SOLO 2000 - $3,250 - Older games are extremely rare to find in Japan
Golly! Ghost! 2 - $6,500 - Personal cab, not intended to sell, price explicitly reflects that, has a color issue with the PCB/monitor
GUNDAM Battle Operating Simulator - $2,500 - Two available, intended for personal/convention inventory
HELLO! Pop'n Music - $2,500
Lucky & Wild - $6,500 - Personal cab, not intended to sell, price explicitly reflects that
Lupin The Third: The Shooting - $3,000 - SD Cabinet
maimai FiNALE - $3,250 - Very rare to find anymore, two available, condition currently unknown
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - $4,500 - Price for a pair, intended for convention inventory
Mazan: Flash of the Blade - $3,500
METAL GEAR ARCADE - $3,250
-NIRIN- - $4,500 - Two available
OutRun 2 SP - $3,250 - Two available, prefer to sell as a pair, intended for personal/convention inventory
Photo Battle - $3,000 - Intended for personal/convention inventory
Pokemon Battle Nine - $3,000 - Pokemon medal game
PunchMania - $3,000 - Intended for personal/convention inventory
Puzzle & Dragons - $1,750 - Intended for personal inventory
Road Fighters 3D - $2,500 - Two available, intended to be convention/company inventory
Super Chexx PRO - $2,750
Terminator Salvation - $4,000 - SD model
The Akuryoku (Grip Strength) - $2,500
Thrill Drive 3 - $4,000 - Two seats, one unit
Ask/Waitlist
These sell fast, are hard to get, or some combination of factors, thus I have to keep a waitlist for them.
maimai DX - $12,000 - Extreme difficulty to source, extreme high demand, extreme high price, you get the drift
ONGEKI - I am only ordering these at request for now, but they should be available, price is around $3,500 - $4,500
Sound Voltex Valkyrie Model - $12,000 - EXTREMELY difficult to source
Taiko no Tatsujin HD - $10,000 - Cabs coming as original Nijiiro upgrades with 120hz monitors
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 6RR - $8,000 - Price includes 2 seats and 1 terminal, which is REQUIRED for operation, network support for up to 6R available, these are hard to get stock for the moment
Kits & Parts For Sale:
NAMCO System 357C $350 Shipped - These are Gundam EXVS or Tekken Tag 2, let me know if you are looking for any particular games
NAMCO System ES3 $300 Shipped - These are Tekken 7 FR, let me know if you are looking for any particular games OUT OF STOCK
NAMCO BNA1 $400 Shipped - If you have a use for these, I WILL NOT HELP WITH GUNDAM EXVS 2 HOME SETUPS
TAITO Type X3 $300 Shipped PENDING SERVICE/RESTOCK
SEGA RingEdge ASK - There is a build of the multi for this, just 2 or so games not supported (Blade Arcus and DOA iirc), also useful to replace bad RingEdges in dedicated games
SEGA RingEdge 2 $250 Shipped - Can help prepare in advance for APM2 or Niko Multi
Aime Card $6 up to 9, $5 10-49, $4 50+ - Limited supply available, max order 50
BanaPass Card $6 up to 9, $5 10-49, $4 50+ - Limited supply available, max order 50
eAmuse Card $6 up to 9, $5 10-49, $4 50+ - Limited supply available, max order 50
NESiCA Card (Blue) $6 up to 9, $5 10-49, $4 50+ - OUT OF STOCK
NESiCA Card (Red) $6 up to 9, $5 10-49, $4 50+ - Limited supply available, max order 50
B1 Poster Frame*** $42 - Orders closed
B2 Poster Frame*** $42 - Orders closed
TAITO 43cm Stool* $105 - NOT TAKING ORDERS/WAITLIST, INDEFINITE
TAITO 48cm Stool* $105 - NOT TAKING ORDERS/WAITLIST, INDEFINITE
TAITO Bench** $400 - orders permanently closed due to cost/poor FedEx handling
exA Arcadia Store Sign $750 - Price shipped in the US
* These are recommended in batches of 3-5, there's little to no difference in shipping cost ordering fewer. These can be stacked on a cabinet to save shipping cost.
** I only order these at special request. If you are buying a cabinet, it will only cost around $25 to add it to the freight shipment. Otherwise, I will only personally deliver these on my normal delivery routes (see 7th post) or ship FedEx (got the rates lower, but still around $140). In the case of FedEx, be prepared to lose all insurance claims, they have proven themselves tenaciously against accepting ANY fault.
*** Recommend ordering these in quantities of 6-10. Any less is a very large cost per frame, I have no way to lower this cost to you. I will also pack with delivery routes (see 7th post) and on cabs when possible.
Special Requests:
If you have interest in ANY large items, be it parts, cabinets, etc., don't hesitate to ask. However, I have restrictions on Yahoo! Japan auctions and candy cabinets (see below). otherwise, I am happy to give you information on pricing and availability of everything, as well as find what you are looking for. I love to talk, maybe too much. Feel free to reach out! I'm most easily reached on Facebook Messenger (David Rocovits or Game Saru) and Discord (PM ME ELSEWHERE FIRST), or send me a PM on one of the forums.
About Yahoo! Japan:
I offer the service of bidding/buying on Yahoo! Japan for large items not easily sent through the mail (e.g. arcade cabinets, large parts). I have a limited number of such orders I can do per container, and as such, this service is ONLY offered to close friends/colleagues and regular customers. If you do not know me or have not worked with/spoken with me before, I will deny any request you make. For those who qualify, there will be a premium of $300 or 20% (whichever is higher) on top of all finishing costs, domestic and international shipping. Additionally, auctions will be accepted at my personal discretion for any number of reasons. In rare cases I cannot meet the above policy in extenuating circumstances. Please understand that there are some items I can't help with!
About Candy Cabinets:
Same as above, this is ONLY for close friends/colleagues and regular customers. If you are not one of the above, I WILL IMMEDIATELY BAN YOU FROM ALL FUTURE BUSINESS. DO NOT trifle with me about this. The vast majority of requests are people asking for candy cabs, and 99% of those go unfulfilled. It takes up an excessive amount of time to process, has a pitiful profit margin, and there aren't even enough cabinets to service the MOST basic of needs, much less picky condition requests and high failure rates due to age and CRTs. I can't even meet the demands of my closest colleagues, much less the general public.
General Rare Cabinet Notes:
Please understand that some games are simply unreasonable to find. I may say as much if you ask me. Some I will refuse all requests firmly, some I will suggest wait times up to a few years. I mean it when I say this, please don't push it if I warn you not to. Listed here is regularly asked for cabinets that have near zero chance of turning up.
DO NOT ASK AT ALL
Egret 29"
Egret II
Really, any non-SEGA candy cab, which most people shouldn't be asking me for anyway
Egret II
All other candy cabinets
Egret II
Egret II
maimai DX - DON'T ASK. DO NOT. SERIOUSLY. HARD CLOSE ON SALES/WAITLIST, INDEFINITE, NO EXCEPTIONS
Tetote Connect, Music Diver, Dance aRound - These are Round 1 exclusive. You CANNOT. BUY. THEM. This won't change until 2025-2026, if it even does
ALLS Motherboards - I buy these the same way everyone else does, off Yahoo! Japan, I am not wasting my time/resources to buy for someone something they can already buy the exact same way already
Initial D8 Cards - Haven't been reproduced, expensive to pick up
VERY hard to buy
ANY older Initial D
beatmaniaIIDX Lightning Model
Sound Voltex Valkyrie Model
Gold DDR
Most DDR
ANY Pump It Up
MUSECA
maimai Finale
Information, Rules, & Policies
About Payments:
I generally accept all payments Venmo Friends & Family, Zelle, and wire transfer for larger transactions. Due to exhaustion dealing with PayPal/buyers, I do not accept PayPal for ANY reason. I also do not accept credit or crypto. I'm not here for you to get credit card points, and GTFO with the crypto bullshit. Take advantage of someone else. I take payments IN FULL, IN ADVANCE. I do not do payment plans, deposits, financing, etc.
About Shipment/Delivery:
All items unless mentioned ship from my warehouse in Reno, NV. I ship via STI, through Michelle Bianchi. It is safe to assume a normal sized cabinet ranging from a Vewlix to a roughly 3' x 3' cabinet will cost around $550-$750, two such cabinets to add around $25-$50, and something larger like a beatmaniaIIDX to cost around $650-$900. My estimates are usually pretty accurate.
I will also do semi-frequent delivery trips to SoCal, Bay Area, and VERY infrequently, up to Seattle or out towards Salt Lake/Denver. You can expect prices for that around $300-350, or something reasonable for 2+ cabs. I used to deliver free if something coincides with a con, but this courtesy has been abused and only caused people to expect things for free, so I am no longer doing it free, for any reason. I will deliver smaller items like poster frames and stools on these trips. This is good if you only want one or two of them, as I won't have the hard restrictions that FedEx does.
Please note that for these personal deliveries, DO NOT expect a to-the-hour arrival time a week in advance. That is ludicrous. Areas like LA are HUGE, with 15 different ways a truck could be severely delayed. There is a disturbingly common expectation that arranging such deliveries with 15+ stops and enormous variance in stock coming in, loading time, departure time, freeway problems, longer stops, etc, that someone will be provided with specific delivery times, much less even an accurate day. This has become an ever-increasing expectation, and I want to cut off that expectation for good. We offer these deliveries as a service beyond normal operation. We understand that people's schedules need to be worked around, but that's just not how all this works. Please respect the effort that goes into making them viable at all in the first place.
About Cancellations/Problems
Depending on circumstances, I can handle order cancellations. Refunds will only be paid when I find a new buyer for the goods cancelled. In case of problems with an order, I will back the purchase to the best of my ability, including but not limited to repairs, replacements, and involvement on insurance claims. Please understand however that there is only so much I can do.
The Customer Is Not Always Right
I really shouldn't have to say this. Don't be a dick. There is no reason to give us lip, be belligerent/violent, toxic, entitled with us. We know problems arise, and sometimes we are exceptionally busy and cannot respond as quickly as you'd like. We know that no matter how much information we give, it's very possible/likely that something will be missed, and it will adversely affect you in some way. This is no excuse to be an asshole to us. We will always resolve everything to the best of our ability, but the moment you treat us like shit, we aren't doing anything for you besides the bare minimum standard. If you don't like that standard, you should have treated us with some modicum of respect. We have ZERO TOLERANCE for shitty behavior.
