JAPAN TRIP

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Re: JAPAN TRIP

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Awesome. Does anyone in europe sell those? Seems like a nice price too, even if you add import shipping and whatnot
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Actually, I lied, it was 25k.

I assume Ronnie still imports?
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Does that American Importer post on the forums or just make YT videos?
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Thank you for the heads up
Very informative

nem wrote: May 10th, 2025, 5:02 pm I wouldn't be surprised if I visited the same warehouse last year. 90% of everything going out from Japan seems to be exported by the same company. You can find the company easily enough with Google.

The only CRT cabs you will find are Nets, Blasts, Versuses and Astros. They all have some burn in.

A lot of Vewlix, Noirs, Grigios and APM3. A ton of rhythm games, but not the newer games or models. Definitely no Polarischord or Lightning / Valkyrie models.

If they ever get anything anything special in and you see it in their warehouse, it doesn't matter. It will be automatically reserved for a certain American importer that does more volume than everyone else combined. It's exhausting seeing cabs and asking about the price and getting "no, it's reserved for [American importer]" in response. Apparently, some importers don't even bother going to the warehouse any more, a waste of time.

Trump's tariffs are at 24% for Japan, so I can't see that making a huge difference for [American importer]. That's no more than what VAT is for all of us in Europe.
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Re: JAPAN TRIP

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Could well be interested in a Viewlix or even a chewlix if they are still kicking around?

Thanks