awesome!

That's great to hear. You got a killer deal since it worked. With all the scammers out there now I'm glad to see pinny80 is not one of them. He took a bit of a beating at first but took it as an adult and in the end he sold his pin and made someone else very happy.

Congrats on the new purchase!
Can you tell me: is the PF pretty mint, or is there much wear on it? I think you mentioned that you're planning on restoring this one?
Wondering how it plays -are the flippers beat, or is everything in pretty good shape?
I'm curious to know if this one could sit as is in your games room, or whether it's a project to bring it up to average or better condition. Looks pretty good from the pics.
Have fun!

Nice deal, glad it worked out.

Oh man I'm happy for ya and just a bit jealous. Enjoy!

Great to hear the deal worked out. Awesome mm

Thanks for posting this. I read the other thread the other day and was kind of concerned for you. I'm very glad to hear it worked out just fine.

A little off topic: I really like the TZ banner/poster thing you made.

That is awesome glad it arrived safe and you are set for a great holiday. If you sell
The one I pm'd you about a while back let me know. Have an awesome holiday and storm the castle a few times for me. Now go get totally medieval.

awesome, congrats

Conngrats and glad it arrive safe!

Does the below mean you are taking offers on the others ???

Glad it worked out, and glad you have a MM! Enjoy, it is a lot of fun.

Awesome. Great pickup. I was hesitant on this and glad it worked out. I have one coming from the West Coast today

Congratulations! Merry X-mas!

Awesome deal man! So glad this worked out, I hope it opens some doors for me and others into the euro market. My fear of dealing overseas has dipped due to this transaction.

Sorry about the space prob, maybe I can help you out by taking that mm off your hands once you get sick of it , and send it waukesha way, congrats on your/my grail pin. Have a daughter up in minneapolis, seems like I'll have to try and connect with some of the pinside minnesota contingent in the future.

Did you have any issues with customs? Did you hire a broker or anyone else to help get it through customs? Would you mind sharing with us what the transportation costs were (shipping, freighting, etc)?

The reason I ask is a friend of mine recently did the same thing and he ran into all kinds of problems with the customs folks. The games sat in their warehouse for quite some time and they forced him to hire an agent to get the games out. It was ugly and expensive.

Dave

Congrats! Pin looks awesome!

Wow man, Fuckin'. A. Merry Christmas!

I told my wife, "Hey honey, there's this guy on Pinside selling a Madness for an almost too good to be true price. He seems on the up and up. I mean, the price is amazing." She said, "Uh huh. What's the catch?"

"Oh, well, just that it's in the Netherlands." And she just looked at me.

When I've purchased games overseas (including a MM!), clearing them through Customs was a breeze. They were made in the US, and can return to the US duty-free for personal use.

I always took a flyer to US Customs at the Indianapolis International Airport, and the customs guys never batted an eye.

Hi guys,

Always great to get positive feedback!!
I just did what I think is "normal" when selling a game. Because I have learned it the hard way.... I know what it is worth being informed about all questions. And that can be a lot
Anyways, I will contact the shipping company to inform about the final delivery and why it was done without a lift gate.. I did discuss it with them, and they agreed on sending a truck with a lift. Did they think people can just carry a packed machine with 4 arms?
But that's that. I am glad Matt is happy with the Medieval Congrats Matt!!! I know how it feels, getting the holy grail of pinball
Moreover, I have received many requests of guys (here on the forum) also searching for a Medieval (or other games).
Off course I can help you finding your machine! Still have some left

Anyways, thanks for the positive feedback!

Have a great Christmas Eve!!!

Best regards, Roel!

DM is the only thing in my price range and I have been wanting a widebody. LMK if this is one you want to get rid of?

So it sounds like my friend, who re-imported 3 MMs, got the total screw job from the customs people in Chicago then. I believe they made him declare their "true" value and then charged him to bring the games into the US. He also had to hire a customs agent to get the games out of the customs warehouse. So, what started out as a good deal on 3 games ended up not being such a great deal because of the hassle with customs. Do you think it's a Chicago thing or was he someone they just took advantage of?

Dave

I think the key might be personal use as mentioned. Since there were 3 of the same title that kind of throws it out of personal use I would guess. Probably wouldn't have been an issue if they were shipped seperately at different times?

Just a guess.....

Great score on that MM! Nice that everyone involved is happy. Plus, it's given Roel the cred that he deserves. Merry Christmas indeed!
Doc

Its cool to see there are deals like this can and do work out over very long distances like that. Thumbs up deffinetly have to go to Roel for taking it from the Pinsiders and being a trooper about it. In that other thread, it showed a photo of another MM in the backround of one of the shots. I call dibs on the other MM Roel if the time ever comes you want to sell.

Probably personal use as mentioned elsewhere. I've never brought in more than 1 pin at a time myself. I bought some games that were shipped in a container that a friend in Germany had sent to Chicago, and the price included shipping and everything, so I'm not sure how much that transaction cost. When I brought my games in, it was cheaper to buy them and ship them than it was to buy equivalent games stateside.

The minute you bring more than 1 of them in, it suddenly starts to look 'commercial' in nature. Different rules apply there I guess.

Cool! How much was shipping?

Congrats. I bought a Centaur from the Netherlands ten years ago. It costs $1000 for two truck pickups, shipping, customs handling, train and truck to my house. It was pretty cool to track and final bill matched quote.

How are prices now and what type of transport did it take?

I shipped a 40' conex from near Cambridge, UK to the middle of Illinois and it was $4,300 door to door. That was customs and all.

Thanks for the input on my friend's expereince. In the future, should he do this again, I'll have to advise him to have them shipped one at a time, and perhaps over a period of a few weeks, so as to not be ambushed like he was last time.

I still think someone was trying to give him the business though as it sounded pretty fishy.

Dave

Thanks for posting this Matt. I was totally curious as to how it would turn out. I've emailed with Roel a bunch and he is for sure a straight up guy.

Congrats!

So how much is shipping from The Netherlands?

In the future just have your friend keep this number handy for reference.

9504.30.0020

That is the number assigned for the classification of pinball machines that accept coins manufactured in the US. According to the harmonized tariff schedule a pinball machine does not pay tariff fees. I imported a few machines and had a customs broker handle the transaction. He gave me that info should I import future machines on my own.

Cool story, Matt! Congrats! Nice score

Thanks CardFelon...I'm thinking he might re-import games in the future as he's from Brazil and has contacts there. He's pretty sour right now on the process but if he could do it again in the future without issues it would be a good thing.

Dave