How much are UPS brokerage fees usually? I recently ordered from Pinball Life via FedEx and the fee was $10 for brokerage which I didn't think was too bad.

Perhaps this is best case scenario?

That seems insane but perhaps the import rules were different back then. Seems now there is no duty on most items coming from the US but there is GST + PST (or HST) applied. At least that is what this calculator is telling me.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html

Thanks for the info. $10 doesn't seem too bad for convenience of not having to broker it yourself.

I ordered some BallBarron Ninja balls when I put an order in with Mezelmods and they are real shiny. You can also order direct from BallBarron or through his eBay listings for international sales, but shipping on a small order is likely not worth it unless you are doing a bulk buy for many machines or bring in some friends.

This. I ordered about $100 Canadian in parts and was expecting duty upon arrival. Canada post person just dropped it off, no extra charges.

Bit of a tangent but when did Pinball Life stop shipping USPS? A year ago when Covid hit?

I agree to an extent but if you put in an order for a Rush Pro today, when do you think you would receive it? I can't recall the production schedule but I would imagine you are waiting 6 months minimum. Some people are still waiting for Mando's they ordered in the summer.

I am not defending this flipper at all, this is a pretty nasty gouge, but I suspect that they are hoping the production delays will justify their price. Hence why we are seeing some used recent titles selling for higher than MSRP cause people don't want to wait.

Here is one down south that has come down since originally posted. Deadpool Prem, low plays and a few tasteful mods. Was $9500 USD --> 9250 --> 8950 --> 8750.

Not a steal, but MSRP is $8899 + tax/shipping.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/for-sale-deadpool-premium-w-mods-29-plays#post-7042892

CRT monitor in the head and a full PC tower in the cab of the original I believe. Or is that in the head too? There are modern mods to replace the CRT with an LCD and a smaller PC to run this though.

OLED or QLED... Quite the upgrade for a Pin2K!

18.5k CAD is a heck of a lot cheaper than the NIB one Zach at FlipNOut has up for 21k USD + shipping as a comparable.

Looks to be this one if you are a member of either of these groups.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianpinball/posts/3293522730887221/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/310369809147909/posts/2094502144067991/

How long has it been since you played this? The flipper rubbers are dusty!

Is NGG sought after these days? I knew someone selling one a year or 2 before the pandemic and wasn't getting a ton of bites. I enjoy NGG but the audio in a home setting would drive me nuts after a while. The music/effects are very repetitive and the callouts can get annoying in a hurry.

Touche I was kinda expecting this but for whatever reason the sound package on Fish Tales does not annoy me nearly as much as No Good Gofers.

Quazar's has a lot of games in storage so they rotate frequently. They have quite a few solid state and DMDs waiting in the wings.

There is talk of a move to a larger location that will get more of these out on the floor which would be great, especially for league events.

Nitro has Pros in stock if you want NIB. Not quite sure why they have 2 listings as both show the same price but here they are:

https://nitropinball.com/collections/pinball-machines/products/star-wars-pro

https://nitropinball.com/collections/pinball-machines/products/star-wars-pro-last-one-at-2021-pricing

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Fellow Canadians I could use some advice around how to clear backglass at customs that is being sent to me as a gift. I am using a service that will bring packages from the US to Canada but I have to be my own broker to clear the items at customs. Typically this has been commercial sales so I have a very detailed invoice, however for this it is a private donation with me just covering the cost of shipping.

How can I draft up an invoice to cover this? I am assuming I would need the shippers info (name, address, phone num), a date, itemized list which in this case is 1 backglass, and a value associated with it which is $0. Is there anything else I am missing? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

That's a fair point but I do know you can claim something as a "gift" when sending from US to Canada. Max gift value is $60 Canadian so perhaps I can draft this as being worth $60.

It is a backglass for Fan-Tas-Tic. Not too sure how many examples they are going to find of that but certainly would not put it past them to dig something up!

I found a PDF form at the top of this link. Perhaps this is overkill? Kinda seems like what I would need to fill out. Thanks to all for the suggestions and guidance.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/ci1-eng.html

I'm not using Shippsy but a service similar. The difference is I have to clear the item at customs whereas it looks like Shippsy handles this for you.

Why the concern over the fragility of the glass? If UPS (or anyone) can ship it safely, is Shippsy drop kicking packages on the final leg? No doubt there is risk, but if it is packaged properly I am not too concerned. I suppose I will find out next week!

Don't spill the beans, we need more pinball in Canada, not less

But you are not wrong. If you lived near the border you could get some great deals if you drove north for them. I am just waiting on CAD to approach par with USD again to score deals down south! I could be waiting a while

"Far out. Far fuckin' out."

Does the rug comes with a pee stain? Mix tape of Creedence? Coffee Mate for the White Russians on the go? A small sample of Donny's ashes? So many options.

I've seen lights hooked up before but never a "meow" call out. Nice touch!

Does anyone have interest, or know someone who might have interest, in a Flash Gordon hardtop? I bought a machine that came with an Outside Edge hardtop but I decided to touch up the playfield instead of installing it. I have the original box and packaging it was shipped with.

I am asking $600 CAD. DM me if you would like photos or additional info.

P1 isn't done, they are just owned by a different parent company and are no longer part of Cineplex.