favorite places to buy Pinball parts and why?

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I've personally used PB Resource ( for my gottlieb stuff) and mad amusements. Both were pretty good with fair prices. Both had quick ship times and fair shipping prices.
Although, PB Resource should really invest in a better on line presence. And you better have your stuff together when you order.

I dont think I have a favorite place yet.

Who do you guys like and why?
 
I like Marcospec.
They usually have everything in stock, ship same day, and have smart people who answer the phone.
 
My first choice is usually Pinball Life. Very good prices and very fast and cheap shipping. Bay Area Amusements has a very good selection, good prices, and some items others don't have. Pinball Resource is probably the best for old Gottlieb stuff, which other sellers may not have. Marco would be a last choice, as they tend to have almost anything you need, but their shipping is expensive and prices not so great. Finally, I will simply never order anything from Pinball Decals. Everything they sell is a total ripoff, even their custom parts. (For example, one of many: Gold or chrome flippers--$20 each at PDI, $7 at Pinball Life (or $4 for seconds))

Oh yeah. And Pinbits sells lots of handy custom parts/mods/protectors for many games, with good prices.
 
No favorite. I use pinball life for general shopping supplies, marco for playfield parts, mad amusements for boards and whatever else. I usually use pinball resource and big daddy when working on gottlieb stuff.
 
No favourite as such because it seems that one supplier never seems to have all the parts I need so I have to split orders.

That said, I go to BAA first - shipping costs to Oz are reasonable and good stock.

Pinball Life are great too.

Marco's shipping is expensive but always have good stuff.

PBR make it nigh impossible to order overseas (payment methods) so I haven't bothered yet.

Mad Amusements are notorious for taking MONTHS (budget at least 2) to ship overseas, so last resort for me. Apparently it's a different story if you're in the US though... :(
 
Im curious as to why everyone is saying Marco's shipping is expensive. Its always the same as everyone else when I order.
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And they ship the same day, unlike Pinball Life.
 
Pinball Resource is my first choice because they have a great selection, reasonable prices and if you have an account they just ship with an invoice. Downside is they mostly do everything over the phone and it's not uncommon to have to call several times before you can get Gloria or Steve on the phone and they don't seem to be internet savey or want to be although they have alot of stuff listed online it's not even close to what they offer.

Marco is my second choice. Prices are ok. They have a nice selection of stuff on their web page so you can see what you are ordering and they ship really fast.
 
Im curious as to why everyone is saying Marco's shipping is expensive. Its always the same as everyone else when I order.
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And they ship the same day, unlike Pinball Life.

Maybe cause you're in the US? Their shipping is stupid expensive up here, and both times I've ordered the amount charged was far more than the actual amount it cost(even factoring handling and materials).

I have used PBL and find their shipping charges to be reasonable, and I will continue to use them as long as they have what I need.
 
Love pinball resource, pinball life, mad amusements, little shop of games, and marco.

Here's my take on Marco- probably the best selection of stuff in stock, but their prices are higher on just about everything they have compared to others. Their shipping used to be worse, but they have gotten much better in the last 8 months or so.. their reputation on their shipping prices is well known, but that's in the past IMO since they changed it up.

If you need something quick, however, they ship fast and are pretty reliable.. good customer service also.

With Mad Amusements, I ordered some repro plastics from them and they were bad repro's.. and the guy gave me a hard time about wanting to return them (he was kind of an a-hole), but he did refund my money and it went OK. I have bought from him again since he took care of the problem.

Curly at Little Shop of Games usually ships out on the day you order and he stands behind his product, if you have a problem he'll take care of it. Would recommend him also.
 
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