SOLD - GAME Williams Robotron Cocktail - home used only, mint condition

Yep, we all can't be filthy rich and livin' in TEXAS. :p

I'm only livin' in TEXAS unfortunately lol.

I've never had to spend more than $600 on a game luckily. There are only 2 games I am willing to do that for.

But I see SO SO many people list this as a grail, and this is probably the longest I have seen a supposed grail up.

$2000 is a fair price for a grail, some grails are $6000 now, woof...
 
So fess up - who's the lucky s.o.b. that's getting this beauty ?
 
There should be zero fees if it was made in the USA. I've picked up multiple games from Canada and never had to pay any fees.

While I was considering the purchase of the game, I contacted a custom broker and they informed me there was a clearance fee- which was between $200 and $250. The fee was based on the purchase price of the game. Perhaps if you pick the game up yourself, rather than using a shipper, you can avoid the fee. I am not certain about all of the logistics of importing something. Just passing along the information I had gathered.

I am sure the seller could shed some light on the situation far better than I can.
 
While I was considering the purchase of the game, I contacted a custom broker and they informed me there was a clearance fee- which was between $200 and $250. The fee was based on the purchase price of the game. Perhaps if you pick the game up yourself, rather than using a shipper, you can avoid the fee. I am not certain about all of the logistics of importing something. Just passing along the information I had gathered.

I am sure the seller could shed some light on the situation far better than I can.

Also if you get the wrong customs agent or get unlucky they can pull your item for inspection and hold it as long as they want... they can also "inspect" it by taking it apart should they choose to.
 
Also if you get the wrong customs agent or get unlucky they can pull your item for inspection and hold it as long as they want... they can also "inspect" it by taking it apart should they choose to.
Always use a reputable seller who sells to the US on a regular basis. They have the contacts and are familiar with the process of importing US goods back to the US.
 
While I was considering the purchase of the game, I contacted a custom broker and they informed me there was a clearance fee- which was between $200 and $250. The fee was based on the purchase price of the game. Perhaps if you pick the game up yourself, rather than using a shipper, you can avoid the fee. I am not certain about all of the logistics of importing something. Just passing along the information I had gathered.

I am sure the seller could shed some light on the situation far better than I can.

Yeah that's a broker fee they charge for the paperwork they have to do, but for a $2000 item it should be much less than $200. That broker is a ripoff.
 
Also if you get the wrong customs agent or get unlucky they can pull your item for inspection and hold it as long as they want... they can also "inspect" it by taking it apart should they choose to.

Luckily the top opens to reveal the contents, no one is going to bust up your game without a good reason, that's just not how it works.
 
Always best to be your own brokerage agent / importer and pick it up and transport it across the border yourself.

Going from USA to Canada, we just declare value and pay taxes (as a Canadian citizen bringing in item).

Going from Canada to USA, you'd just declare value and perhaps pay taxes (as a US citizen coming back home with a cool old antique). :)
 
Always use a reputable seller who sells to the US on a regular basis. They have the contacts and are familiar with the process of importing US goods back to the US.

Or hire a customs broker which is more money spent.. those people have a job for a reason, dealing with customs is a pain in the ass.
 
Always best to be your own brokerage agent / importer and pick it up and transport it across the border yourself.

Going from USA to Canada, we just declare value and pay taxes (as a Canadian citizen bringing in item).

Going from Canada to USA, you'd just declare value and perhaps pay taxes (as a US citizen coming back home with a cool old antique). :)

Definitely the easiest way, I've never had an issue at all, and since they were mostly made in the USA, bringing them back doesn't cost anything in taxes/duties.
 
Definitely the easiest way, I've never had an issue at all, and since they were mostly made in the USA, bringing them back doesn't cost anything in taxes/duties.

Its luck of the draw though... its rare to have an issue but it happens.

Ive been importing and exporting for over a decade and I can tell you it sucks to be in the 5% they choose to harass.

God help you if they are trying to make quotas or doing training the day your stuff comes though.

I have had them rip apart entire pallets and put them back together wrong and damage product... hold goods for weeks on and on.
 
Its luck of the draw though... its rare to have an issue but it happens.

Ive been importing and exporting for over a decade and I can tell you it sucks to be in the 5% they choose to harass.

God help you if they are trying to make quotas or doing training the day your stuff comes though.

I have had them rip apart entire pallets and put them back together wrong and damage product... hold goods for weeks on and on.

Were talking about entirely different situations here. This is about a single person, as a collector and individual, bringing back a single game. You are very rarely going to be "harassed" with a single arcade cabinet as an individual. You may get "unlucky" though and be picked for a random inspection which is out of the control of the agent. There are no "quotas" either, please do not pass on false information.

If you get pulled aside for inspection, just kindly let them know that the game is rare and valuable, and can easily be opened to reveal the contents. Advise them that you could show them how to do it if necessary.

Now, you may not be so lucky if the game is being shipped through a broker because they aren't going to be passing any of this information along, and if the customs agent doesn't know how to open the cabinet properly, they may open it the wrong way and possibly damage the game in some way. This is why I always prefer to pick up games myself.

I have multiple friends that work for CBP and if anyone has any questions about how things work bringing items across the border, I'd be happy to ask them and pass along informed information.

They are all people too, they aren't just out there destroying things without justification. Don't let any of this dissuade you from picking up an item yourself, the vast vast majority of the time it will go as smoothly as picking a game up in the US with a quick stop at the bridge to show someone the cool new toy you have.
 
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