Black Shockboxes in Europe?

Nostromo

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Is it possible to buy black shockboxes from Europe? SHipping from the US proves to be too expensive.

Thanks!
 

BlackSpy

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Big Bear makes and distributes them.

If you want them in Europe your best bet is to find someone else that wants some and put in a bulk order.

Or buy more than you need and sell them on to help cover your costs.
 

Amano Jacu

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When I went to USA last summer I bought 5 red shock boxes from Big Bear. Now I regret not having bought more crying
 

waku7

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IG you want, we can make a big 200 package of black shockboxes to Europe.
I know funerlatryst made a deal with big bear for a big package to France, but...
 

BIG BEAR

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My stock is just about depleted,going to need another order very,very soon.
The third time will prove to be the charm.
Images will be pumped out this week...right now I am working on a B&W image I promised ions ago..so what I may do is complete all my B&W's 1st.
If somebody wants to discuss pre-orders,get in contact with me.The more you order,the better the discount.
-BB

<small>[ June 15, 2003, 03:43 PM: Message edited by: BIG BEAR ]</small>
 

supergoose

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BIG BEAR If somebody wants to discuss pre-orders,get in contact with me.The more you order,the better the discount.
you'll order some more?
i've got one box myself and am really impressed by it's quality, but it's too big for my shelf. i wish, they were the exact same size as the old style cases. if so, i'd buy about 30 to 50. frown
 

Nostromo

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Problem is that you end up paying twice the price when you include shipping.
 

BIG BEAR

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The package size restrictions allow 40 cases max per container.It would be 50 but they are delivered with no packing protection whatsoever and must be trucked in on wood palettes and repacked.
On a large preorder shared by members in the same location you would definitely ot be paying double the retail price.
-BB
 

Nostromo

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I am in Malta. No one else in my country probably even knows what a Neo Geo is wink
 

silver_circle

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Collectors in Malta must be thin on the ground :p

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Nostromo

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Lol, everyone who I asked if they heard about the Neo Geo they would say 'Yeah I have teh rhomz' wink

Although, strangely enough the number of arcade cabs with Neo Geo games inside them is like HUGE. Every damn bar, pub, restaurant, billiards hall has loads of them, games like blazing star, pulstar, shock troopers, etc are much a common.... Unfortunately they are now being replaced by those touchscreen games...

As for the AES, I know of a shop which used to sell it when I was like 16. Obviously while I dribbled all over it when I saw it for the first time in what I think was 1991, I nearly died when I heard the price and so I forgot completely about it....

When the first emulator(*) came out for the Neo Geo I remembered about this console and went back to that shop and bought a brand new one for some stupid price (60USD), not verifying the price of the games wink ... I went on to buy a Japanese Last Blade on the day of its release, Neo Turf Masters (USA) for like 200USD from Chris Mullins and an Aero Fighters 3 from Shinicirou (was that his name?) for like USD100 (from Japan)...

After a while I was getting worried that this hobby was getting too expensive and sold everything at some ridiclous price :( - Then a guy on irc (he was called Afrokhan) told me about the MVS, and the rest is history :)

(*) Who says emulators are useless :D

<small>[ June 16, 2003, 12:39 PM: Message edited by: Nostromo ]</small>
 

silver_circle

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Down in Cyprus there is loads of NEO cabs as well. I was playing superside kicks 3 in Aiya Napa. The coin slot was on the blink and gobbling up my 50 cent peices oh_no

At least you can play your NEO is the sun unlike us in the far north wink
 

Nostromo

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Hi there!

I thought there is sun in Cyprus too =)...

What sort of Neo Geo do you own?

I was planning to run a new Neo Geo website for European owners... and I thought if anyone would be interested :)
 

silver_circle

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I was in Cyprus on holiday!

THe euro website is a good idea. Its a case of try it and see...who knows but I reckon most posts will stay here because neo-geo.com is well established now
 
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