UPDATED 4/2/2025
For vending machines, prize machines, and related goods, please refer to the sales thread here.
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, or request Discord contact via PM. 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
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.
Since 2018, 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:
We've reduced the container load for the last few months for some breathing room and it has helped. We'll probably start picking up as soon as I can provide more regular listings. Generally any time estimates I give are accurate within a one month variance. There still won't be too much of desire in the on-hand section, and we'll be moving stuff only if there's demand to load those containers. We're pretty overstocked on a few things and underfunded atm besides.
4/2 UPDATE: With the addition of 24% tariffs on Japanese goods, ALL LISTED PRICES ARE INVALIDATED. All in-progress sales will meet one of the three following conditions: Sale price will be honored for anything that does not incur a loss, applicable additional cost will be applied to cover tariffs, or full amount refunded for the purchase of the cabinet. We understand this isn't an easy subject and something nobody wants to hear. It is our policy to never upcharge, and have no hidden costs, but this isn't something that is just absorbed out of thin air. 24% is a business-shuttering amount. If looking to make purchases off the list, be prepared to discuss actual pricing in DMs. I will likely not be able to list accurate prices on volatility around 24%. Just expect all pricing to be up by around that amount. We also will no longer be stocking little things here and there in advance like we usually do, so only sold/paid items will be loaded on containers. This is all until further notice.
1/20 UPDATE: We are still underfunded, and I estimate around 6 months to actually catch up; 2024 was a hard year with a lot of unreasonably massive expenditures, both calculated and unexpected, a number of poor experiences with large transactions, and revenue was down around 30%. Hard years happen in all businesses, it's expected, but we're maintaining a few processes to make sure we can come out stable. 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. The exchange rate is good right now, but container costs are still around triple or quadruple what they are normally. 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. I am recovering from major stress, but I'm not taking anything on until 2026 to fully catch back up. 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 am not ordering B1/B2 frames, TAITO benches, or stools, and currently not taking waitlist. 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. Most likely I'll be coming back with a better quality of service overall in 2025-2026.
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 not put in the "Incoming Containers" section.
Battle Conductor - $1,600
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 - Basic support in testing
Groove Coaster - $1,750 - 3 available, moderate/heavy monitor burn GUARANTEED, monitor death EXTREMELY common, buy expecting this, we cannot help with it. This is STANDARD for these cabinets, you cannot buy anything better, if this isn't satisfactory, don't waste time pursuing this with us
Gundam EXVS 2 XBoost - $10,000 - Price for a set of 4+1 satellite/terminal, Grigio only, no Noirs left. There is a network supporting it, or needs an RPi offline server to boot and run offline, completely playable but no profile
Noir - $1,000 - Was not specified if Noir or Noir HD, 5 available
Razing Storm (SD Cabinet) - $3,750 - Looking to add to our lightgun inventory, but still willing to sell
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
The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn - $9,500 - DX Model
Vewlix F - $1,500 - Will include FastIO most likely, JVSIOs are VERY short stock, expect us not to be able to fulfill that request. Will NOT include 2L panel, but will be including original 1L panel until stock runs out (low), may not include marquee holder or JVS PSU, as they do not normally come standard
Vewlix FC - $1,500 - Will include FastIO most likely, JVSIOs are VERY short stock, expect us not to be able to fulfill that request. Will NOT include 2L panel, but will be including original 1L panel until stock runs out (low), may not include marquee holder or JVS PSU, as they do not normally come standard
Cabinets For Sale (Incoming Containers):
These all have an expected arrival date in April - May.
beatmaniaIIDX - $2,000 - 15 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, the price on any IIDX is going to go up significantly going forward
CHUNITHM (NEW!! CVT) - $4,500 - White cab with hardware upgrade
Fate/Grand Order Arcade - $2,000 - Mostly full network support, NO card stock available
Grigio - $2,000 - NAMCO's current HD cab
jubeat - $1,950 - Availability currently EXTREMELY limited, cabs currently come with NO POPs/festo art, only new generic marquee
Nostalgia - $1,700
PRas 3 - $1,900 - One has some scratches, not many of these cabs these days, contact for adjusted pricing on the scuffed one
Cabinets For Sale (Future Containers)
Flexible to load into containers starting February/March if fully paid for. These probably wouldn't come until late April/May.
After Burner Climax - $3,750 - 3 available, need to check which model they are
Chase Chase Jokers - $2,000 - Basic support in testing
CHUNITHM (NEW!! CVT) - $4,500 - White cab with hardware upgrade
Dance Dance Revolution (Black SD Cabinet) - $4,250 - Current hardware
Dance Dance Revolution (Red Cabinet) - $4,750 - Current hardware, there's a number of options including no monitor, etc., price is moderately flexible, please contact to discuss further
Dance Evolution - $2,500
Dance Rush - $7,750
Fate/Grand Order Arcade - $2,000 - Mostly full network support, NO card stock available
G-BALANCE - $700
GITADORA Drum, Guitar (Black HD Cabinet) - $6,000 - Looking to sell ONLY as a pair, price may be lower but putting $6,000 just in case because shipping rates could be high
GITADORA Drum, Guitar (Black SD Cabinet) - $6,000 - Looking to sell ONLY as a pair
GITADORA Drum, Guitar (White Cabinet) - $7,000 - Looking to sell ONLY as a pair
Grigio - $2,000 - NAMCO's current HD cab
Groove Coaster - $1,750 - Moderate/heavy monitor burn GUARANTEED, monitor death EXTREMELY common, buy expecting this, we cannot help with it. This is STANDARD for these cabinets, you cannot buy anything better, if this isn't satisfactory, don't waste time pursuing this with us
GunBullet X - $5,500 - This technically is on a waitlist but listing anyway since we aren't liquid on cash atm
Gundam EXVS 2 XBoost - $10,000 - Price for a set of 4+1 satellite/terminal, Grigio only, no Noirs left. There is a network supporting it, or needs an RPi offline server to boot and run offline, completely playable but no profile
HELLO! Pop'n Music - $3,000
jubeat - $1,950 - 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 - $1,500 - Very basic support (boot/guest play ONLY), NO card stock available (project in progress)
Maximum Heat 3D - $4,500/pair - NAMCO Racer, iirc the JP cabs are still using the US all-wood bodies
Ongeki - $4,750 - Limited availability, but got a lot at once, will go back to waitlist after
PRas 3 - $1,900 - 7 available
Sailor Zombie AKB48 - ASK - 2 available, ondition unknown atm, most likely will add these to an upcoming container and report back once they get here, please express interest so I know when to plan to ship them over
Space Invaders FRENZY - $8,000 - 1 available, this is the JP version which does not print tickets and has a longer gameplay; more of a real game than redemption
Sound Voltex NEMSYS - $2,000 - A few available, unknown quantity really but very few at all left
Star Wars Battle Pod - $6,500 - 2 available, actual price may fluctuate due to size/shipping cost
Synchronica - $2,500 - There is network support for this now
TimeCrisis 4 - $3,500 - SD Cabinet
TimeCrisis 5 - $8,000
UFO Catcher 7 - $2,000
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 3DX+ - $3,500/pair - older games like this usually cost more out of Japan than stateside, heads-up
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 6RR - $10,000/set of 4 seats, 1 terminal - This is an order that will require more discussion later, PLEASE contact me about it. I'll probably make a separate post for the order, as it is pretty complicated, this is a rare one-time offer
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.
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
GTI Club - $4,000/pair - Meant for convention inventory
GUNDAM Battle Operating Simulator - $2,500 - Two available, intended for personal/convention inventory
Lucky & Wild - $6,500 - Personal cab, not intended to sell, price explicitly reflects that
Lupin The Third: The Shooting - $3,000 - SD Cabinet
Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - $4,500 - Price for a pair, intended for convention inventory, 2 pairs available
-NIRIN- - $8,500 - Priced for a pair
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
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
Super KIXX PRO - $2,750
Terminator Salvation - $4,000 - SD model
Ask/Waitlist
These sell fast, are hard to get, or some combination of factors, thus I have to keep a waitlist for them.
Initial D: The Arcade - $12,500 - Steep increase of difficulty to obtain lately, price is for a pair
maimai DX - $13,000 - 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 $4,500 - $5,000
Sound Voltex Valkyrie Model - $13,000 - EXTREMELY difficult to source
WACCA - $4,000+ - Whatever stock of this there was is pretty much gone. Waitlist with no expectations of how many and how quickly any can be found, price will be $4,000+.
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 6RR - $12,750 - Price includes 4 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 OUT OF STOCK
NAMCO System ES3 $300 Shipped - These are Tekken 7 FR, let me know if you are looking for any particular games OUT OF STOCK
pb[TAITO Type X2[/b] $275 Shipped
TAITO Type X3 $300 Shipped
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 $7 up to 9, $6 10-49, $5 50+ - Seeking new supplier, limited/no stock and price increase
BanaPass Card $7 up to 9, $6 10-49, $5 50+ - Seeking new supplier, limited/no stock and price increase
eAmuse Card $7 up to 9, $6 10-49, $5 50+ - Seeking new supplier, limited/no stock and price increase
NESiCA Card (Blue) $12 up to 9, $11 10-49, $10 50+ - OUT OF STOCK PERMANENTLY
NESiCA Card (Red) $7 up to 9, $6 10-49, $5 50+ - OUT OF PRODUCTION, LIMITED REMAINING SUPPLY
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. IF any turn up for sale, they will not go to a waitlist, and will be listed first-come, first-serve. Sorry, there isn't a real fair way to do it otherwise without taking on the burden of a waitlist, and I'm not doing it.
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
2-player (2L) control panels with any cab - I've tried doing group orders of panels for people and been ignored, right up until people demand them of me when shipping cabs out. I'm not spending thousands to stock up on panels that someone MIGHT want, when they are openly available from Alberto. NO CABS COME FROM JAPAN WITH 2L PANELS, THEREFORE YOU WILL NOT GET 2L PANELS FROM ME.
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
Theartrhythm Final Fantasy: All-Star Carnival
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.
