Ordered some Vewlix's...
Moderators: machine.slave, Doc Kaos, mark, jasonec, CongoBongo, monkeybug
Ordered some Vewlix's...
I ordered some vewlix's, and just got sent some complete photos...had to share, can't contain myself, have to share some of the pictures.... Now I have to wait like a month for them to arrive.
They should ship out next week.
They should ship out next week.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
so you are sharing photos of the photos they sent you of your Vewlix's?
interesting.
So how much did each one run you all in?
and these are legit authentic ?
where did you order?
what is your blood type?
interesting.
So how much did each one run you all in?
and these are legit authentic ?
where did you order?
what is your blood type?
Sega Astro City 2.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Yes, I'm just sharing the photos they sent me of the complete build to my specifications, for instance the astro city colored one has a 1080p samsung panel, that I'm going to hook the ps4 up-to.
The all white one is the "traditional" 768p panel, with all sanwa parts, wired coin accept, pandora box 4s+, etc.
As for how much each one costs, I can't confirm that until they've landed, gone through customs, there are so many costs to getting these.
Manufacturing cost.
Shipping to NA port.
Document transfer fee.
Security Fee.
Taxes/Duties
Broker fee.
Warehouse storage fee
Freight forwarding fee.
Lift gate fee for the delivering truck.
Currency exchange.
Money wiring fee.
Are they legit authentic? The cabinets look pretty spot on to me(the wiring and coin accept are not the Japanese, but the cabinets themself look authentic), it only has the one exhaust fan(many of the Chinese ones have 2 fans), the manufacturer I chose has access to the Vewlix VS(the two player head to head one), and it looks perfectly authentic from the pictures I received. Although I don't have them in my possession yet, so I can only discern from the pictures. If they're not legit authentic, they're the best "knock offs" I've seen.
Where I ordered I'll keep to myself for now, for all I know, I'll get a shipping container filled with ramen. I wouldn't want to cause anyone any issues, as I have not received the cabinets, and wouldn't want to be responsible for giving out a bad manufacturer.
Is it bad I don't know the blood type I use? Lol. O_o
The all white one is the "traditional" 768p panel, with all sanwa parts, wired coin accept, pandora box 4s+, etc.
As for how much each one costs, I can't confirm that until they've landed, gone through customs, there are so many costs to getting these.
Manufacturing cost.
Shipping to NA port.
Document transfer fee.
Security Fee.
Taxes/Duties
Broker fee.
Warehouse storage fee
Freight forwarding fee.
Lift gate fee for the delivering truck.
Currency exchange.
Money wiring fee.
Are they legit authentic? The cabinets look pretty spot on to me(the wiring and coin accept are not the Japanese, but the cabinets themself look authentic), it only has the one exhaust fan(many of the Chinese ones have 2 fans), the manufacturer I chose has access to the Vewlix VS(the two player head to head one), and it looks perfectly authentic from the pictures I received. Although I don't have them in my possession yet, so I can only discern from the pictures. If they're not legit authentic, they're the best "knock offs" I've seen.
Where I ordered I'll keep to myself for now, for all I know, I'll get a shipping container filled with ramen. I wouldn't want to cause anyone any issues, as I have not received the cabinets, and wouldn't want to be responsible for giving out a bad manufacturer.
Is it bad I don't know the blood type I use? Lol. O_o
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Looks awesome man glad you finally got it sorted out . Hope they arrive quickly and easily for you.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
brad808 wrote:Looks awesome man glad you finally got it sorted out . Hope they arrive quickly and easily for you.
Thanks brother
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
I hear ya. sweet man. They look great, the one with the white buttons, sexy. make sure you post pics when you get them in your hands and all set up! and of course give final price lol . congrats on the purchase. I woudln't mind one of those since it seems impossible to get a candy when I am ready
Sega Astro City 2.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Q B wrote:I hear ya. sweet man. They look great, the one with the white buttons, sexy. make sure you post pics when you get them in your hands and all set up! and of course give final price lol . congrats on the purchase. I woudln't mind one of those since it seems impossible to get a candy when I am ready
I will definitively take pictures of everything, I'm wiring in brook boards in the astro city colored panel.
I don't know how much a single cab would run, but after all costs(the power of the dollar actually matters, I had to wait an extra day for a payment to clear on the credit card, and the cost of goods changed by 60 dollars, not in my favor either), and shipping to your door, it wouldn't suprise me if it was 2k by the time everything was done. Your best bet would to be part of a group buy, you could probably get them for 1700ish(with all sanwa parts, fully wired and ready to go).Not to jump the gun or anything(this is a big IF), but if they arrive, and are of excellent build quality, and I calculate my total costs, I'll see about setting up a group buy(provided it isn't going to turn into a giant headache, and there are at least 3 people interested). I had to order a few to cut down on shipping costs(You don't really get much of a discount on the cabinets, but all those fee's I listed get split up over multiple cabs becomes a more significant discount).
I also, maybe have 1 extra cabinet for sale(depending if I want two of these for home) after they've cleared customs, but I don't know yet. As I'm just speculating, and these aren't in my possession yet.
It'll probably be 4-6 weeks before they arrive anyways.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
thanks for taking the time to respond with all that info. Really appreciate the reality of the situation
keep us posted!
keep us posted!
Sega Astro City 2.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Q B wrote:thanks for taking the time to respond with all that info. Really appreciate the reality of the situation
keep us posted!
You're welcome brother, it took me over a month of research, learning about international shipping, making the right broker, and freight forwarder contacts, there really is a lot to know. A lot of brokers and forwarders deal with large shipments, and a few cabinets is considered relatively small, so getting a good quote on those is hard enough. And it's literally next to impossible to get a final cost before you have paid everything. I have esitmates on some things, final prices on others. Somethings have to be paid in USD, so exchange rates on those days will affect final price, etc. Some of the fees I've listed are in excess of 100USD, so everything add's up quick.
- jasonec
- SUPREME VIDIOT
- Posts: 11206
- Joined: Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:43 pm
- Location: Cambridge, Ontario
- Contact:
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Those look amazing! Eye candy for sure
Donkey Kong, Burgertime, Galaga, Pac-man, Ms.Pac-man, Missile Command, Robotron, Dig Dug, Space Invaders, Arkanoid, Tempest, Raiden, Tetris
http://goo.gl/UW7e9L
http://goo.gl/UW7e9L
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Jump wrote:I will definitively take pictures of everything, I'm wiring in brook boards in the astro city colored panel.
Congrats on your vewlix cabs. I went with the Brook Universal Fight Boards too in my vewlix cab. You can see my detailed build thread here:
http://www.pinballrevolution.com/thread ... ject.6438/
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
mwong168 wrote:Jump wrote:I will definitively take pictures of everything, I'm wiring in brook boards in the astro city colored panel.
Congrats on your vewlix cabs. I went with the Brook Universal Fight Boards too in my vewlix cab. You can see my detailed build thread here:
http://www.pinballrevolution.com/thread ... ject.6438/
Thanks for the build thread, I checked it out. Right on.
- longobongo
- Posts: 47
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:31 am
- Location: Mississauga
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
nice looking cabs, im sure you'll love em
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
pick up at brokers and save the tailgate fee....
This is a block of text that can be added to posts you make. There is a 255 character limit.
Re: Ordered some Vewlix's...
Subpacket wrote:pick up at brokers and save the tailgate fee....
Subpacket, my main man!
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 32 guests