I was heavily into pinball restoration and flipping machines 10-18 years ago and have gotten back into it in the last 4 months. The sheer number of suppliers has exploded. While many I see have their niche, I've noticed the level of customer service has declined. Years ago my choices were PBR, Marco, Bay Area, CPR and a few others I dealt with. I bought $1000's from these vendors. Today when getting parts I have dozens of choices, heck even Amazon sells them. Ironically most of the stuff I want on the mega sites like Marco is listed as "not available" like CPR plastic sets. I get stuff sells out, but how can a game like Black Knight with 13K + produced can't have product like this in the pipeline? (CPR) Done ranting. Here's my list of the best suppliers I've dealt with.
#1 PBR Best for knowledge and price. Yes I don't mind sending a check, they've gotten dozens from me.
#2 Marco When you need it, they have it (usually)
#3 Comet- Great Service, fast
#4 Great Plains - Totally awesome
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