Shipping games to Australia - How would you rank them?

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Shipping games to Australia - How would you rank them?

As you know work will be taking me to Australia for 2-3 years....planning on taking some of my games. If you Australia guys had to choose how would you rank the ones that I need to take? I am not sure how many I can take... please rank 1 being the best. All games would be working and in great original condition (exclude converted 60in1).

Defender
Joust
Robotron
Robotron (cabaret)
Donkey Kong
Galaga
60in1 (Frogger cabinet)
Make Trax (cabaret) was bought from Canada...new in box. no longer boxed
South Park pinball

Thanks guys...

See ya'll down under!

Garry
 
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Is your company paying the relo costs and hiring pros to do the packing & moving? If they are then take them all.
 
All would be nice but I don't want customs to puke and think I am a business. These are my personal games but I doubt Customs would understand. I will be trying to take 4-5 though.
 
All would be nice but I don't want customs to puke and think I am a business. These are my personal games but I doubt Customs would understand. I will be trying to take 4-5 though.

I would definitely leave the 60 in 1, pull the board and adapter and take that separately. Doesn't mean you have to give up having one, just means you can take a classic or pinball along for the ride.
 
All would be nice but I don't want customs to puke and think I am a business. These are my personal games but I doubt Customs would understand. I will be trying to take 4-5 though.

These games are nothing but home furnishings now.
 
Is this the only games you have to choose from? Not that it's a bad list (It's pretty awesome) just wanted to know. If so, here' my take:

3. Defender
2. Joust
1. Robotron
6. Robotron (cabaret)
4. Donkey Kong
5. Galaga
8. 60in1 (Frogger cabinet)
7. Make Trax (cabaret) was bought from Canada...new in box. no longer boxed
9. South Park pinball

We can get the PB down here, they pop up semi often. I'm personally not a fan of cabaret's, they just don't do it for me.

The frogger would be much higher on the list if you de-convert it.

Any of those will sell well though in 2-3 years when you decide to move back to the states. Or, you can just leave the furniture in the States, load the container with 40 games, sell most of them when you get here and make more than enough to buy new furniture and inject a bunch of games for us poor gameless Aussies ;)
 
Unfortunately that is my list...I sold some games before finding out I could take some. I really don't have the time to buy a bunch. Plus the wife is raising eyebrows as it is.
 
Also has anyone ever run a 110 game off of one of those 220-110 transformer converters? Any risk?

Garry
 
Please be aware that if you intend packing them on wooden pallets OR use ANY type of wooden packing that you will have to have that fumigated before shipping or AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) will arrange that for you in Australia at horrendous cost!!

Be warned!! Fumigation done in Australia to the satisfaction of AQIS could cost around AU$200 per machine.....

Your games will run perfectly on 220 > 110 transformers BUT they are expensive - budget around AU$130 each for them.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MF1082&keywords=stepdown+transformer&form=KEYWORD

To be honest I think you are nuts bringing them here.
 
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"To be honest I think you are nuts bringing them here."

What he said.

Just build a MAME when you get over there if you need a fix.
 
All points appreciated.

My job will be providing a 20' container that they will pack and ship. Anything we can fit in it (legal) will go. I have extra room so I thought I would throw in some games.

Garry
 
All points appreciated.

My job will be providing a 20' container that they will pack and ship. Anything we can fit in it (legal) will go. I have extra room so I thought I would throw in some games.

Garry

Fair enough - just watch for ANY wooden packing - they X-Ray EVERY container coming in now and if you have wood packing and no fumigation certificate they will know in seconds.
 
Most games can be switched to 230V internally, esp. Atari's. Then all you need is an Aussie plug or adapter. I bought a Euro outlet strip andp installed a US plug on it so I can use Euro plugged stuff in the US (as long as it runs at 120 VAC of course !!) on holidays...
 
As you know work will be taking me to Australia for 2-3 years....planning on taking some of my games.

Some but not all ? If you have a place to store them long term where they won't be damaged then I suggest you actually leave behind anything you absolutely can't part with. Take some original games that you can flip for good money down there if you need to. Lots of things can happen in 2-3 years and if something were to happen to your job I'm sure the trip back will be spendy enough without shipping machines.
 
Please be aware that if you intend packing them on wooden pallets OR use ANY type of wooden packing that you will have to have that fumigated before shipping or AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) will arrange that for you in Australia at horrendous cost!!
Pallets with specially treated wood are available. These do not need to be fumigated.

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To be honest I think you are nuts bringing them here.
Agreed.
 
Pallets are not needed....

Crazy? Why? We will not be filling the container as it is so without games it will have more dead air. My job will be paying all the cost so why not?

We will have some co-worker friends over there and plan on having rotating dinner parties...the games will be something to do.
 
Pallets are not needed....

Crazy? Why? We will not be filling the container as it is so without games it will have more dead air. My job will be paying all the cost so why not?

I agree 100%. If there is no cost associated with this to gsrogers, why wouldn't he bring them across here?

Where are you moving too exactly?

I assume you intend to offload these here before you return to the states?
 
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