Wow, pretty impressed with the crating & woodwork, Is that special treated timber for shipping,
All the best on the new Pin

I did a Flying Turns recently

cost about the same $160 for crating

So did Malaysian airlines

mmm

rest in peace 239 souls

Let me know if you plan to ship again I can get you a much better deal in the future

Yes Rip. Poor buggers.
Didnt mean to offend anyone but when I read that, it was the 1st thing to come to mind. Just got home from drinking with the raft guides all afternoon

thanks for sharing. great packaging job there. very nice.

the seller did the AUS/US freetrade agrement form yes? i think its mandatory anyway. that would negate/remove the customs duties around 5%... unfortunately not the GST.

Nicely executed Wayner. What were the insurance costs if I may ask? I'd be nervous as hell that everything would go to plan.Beautifully crated.I couldn't have it delivered any other way.

I dream of doing this with a Fathom.

Thanks wayner,insurance costs included.

It's reassuring to know craters and freighters are aware of shipping pinballs.I'd have no trouble paying what they ask to for a proper crate job.

enjoy Sure Shot.

Post a pic of it set up!

Resurrecting this thread. I have a buyer for my AFM but need to ship to Australia. We are running into some logistical issues and I came upon this thread today. What an amazing packing job!

Found them with a quick Google search. Anyone else use these folks for international shipping of pins?

Thanks,

Darin

Wow, I would love to know how much it costs to ship a Pin to Australia! I have to ship a playfield there and the prices are crazy. $290 for a simple playfield. I felt guilty telling the buyer but apparently they understand the difficulty shipping there.

290 for a pf sounds ok to me!

CPR charge $219 USD, and they'd ship a lot of them.

$290 USD would sound about right for a one-off.

It's a lot .. but it is what it is ...

rd

Yes, while I don't crate my pins I have put others on to them for a BBB etc.

They do a nice job. Pricey though ...

rd

We do usually back into overseas transactions with cheeks parted BUT as rd just stated it is how it is AND, if you can't source the parts, etc over here and need it....... cheek partage with a resolved grimace

Looking for a good deal oncrating/shipping a pin to Western Australia from the US.........anyone else recommend any other companies other than Craters and Freighters? I am sure they do a good job,just not sure I can afford them.

Have you done your sums on the landing costs in Australia?

It is likely to be around $800 plus 10% GST on the invoice price of the machine AND 10% GST on the freight bill including all of the landing costs like agent fees, port access fees, trucking fees etc etc.

The total bill could easily be AU$1500~3000 for shipping and GST.

I sent two machines to Sydney late last year from China and they cost me just under $3K for landing costs and GST - that was EXCLUDING the actual shipping cost.

Another that was sent to New Zealand and arrived last week cost $350 for the shipping and another $2100 landing costs in NZ. Total $2450

Don't be tricked into thinking you will get a cheap pin to AU and end up with a bargain. Then factor in the possibility that you can't easily convert it to 230V.

Its more a matter of getting a 'specific' pinny. Anything newer than 1980 has no interest for me......they are more reliant on luck than skill when playing. Give me an old 'Drop-A-Card' any day