Xenon
Bally, 1980Such a hassle to set up and coordinate and then packing the game is a pain the whole time as well. Opted with a terminal to terminal drop off as I could drop it off in the evening and not have to take a day off and wait for 5 hours for them to come pick it up. Next time I'm just taking the day off and letting them do everything. Seller will arrange it all as well.
Quoted from Whridlsoncestood:Such a hassle to set up and coordinate and then packing the game is a pain the whole time as well. Opted with a terminal to terminal drop off as I could drop it off in the evening and not have to take a day off and wait for 5 hours for them to come pick it up. Next time I'm just taking the day off and letting them do everything. Seller will arrange it all as well.
Hope Xenon makes it to Texas ok.
That's the price you pay for a good shipping rate via terminal to terminal. One of the reasons why NAVL is so nice. Yes it's more expensive for the buyer but much more convenient for the seller.
Game has to come off legs to get out of my house. Tight corner by my door. I chose not to have NAVL pick it up because I didn't want to lose a day of work waiting for them. I was able to drop at a terminal in the evening. NAVL will not pick up after 5 which is when I get out of work.
Yep - call them up (they will transfer you to STI), they will call you in a few days to schedule pickup. You just need to make sure it is on the first floor. I usually put the backbox down with some padding between it and rails to be safe, then I take balls/key/manual and shrink to backbox. Worked great everytime so far!
I think NAVL has a "white glove" type of shipping for games also if you’re leery. They have a very good track record shipping games/pins in the hobby.
Yes, wrapping a game for shipping is a pain. I did this for a CV first shrink wrapping then cardboard then shrink wrapping again. Finally adding straps and a pallet. It's the only way to make sure the game makes it in one piece and unscaved. Your buyer will appreciate it though 
Just part of the hobby.
Mike
www.HabosArcade.com
NAVL is great and worth every extra penny. I used to ship with forward air (freight) and they rammed a forklift through the front of my medieval madness. Never again.
Used NAVL from NYC to Ohio recently. Seamless! Seller put pin in garage, they packed and loaded it. They arrived at his place at 6:00 AM exactly as they promised. Took about 5 days to get here. They scheduled drop off day prior, called me 1 hour prior. They were five minutes early. They stuck it in my garage (they will take in to first floor if you ask). They even left new blankets and a nice strap down with me. $335.00. STI (specialized transport inc.) is the arcade shipping arm of NAVL. BTW, I had it shipped legs on--no problem.
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