Good move Mel , support you all the way that it should be halted
NEW Matsui racks -- GROUP BUY, -- POSTPONED (1 Viewer)
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Beaniman
Two Pair
Just tell me when to throw more money at you 
SteveHNo96
Flush
It's for the best. China is pretty much on lockdown as is Italy.
JTBass
3 of a Kind
Yeah wanted to up to 25 racks anyways and no rush.
Good decision, Mel. Not having them is more palatable if they haven't been paid for.
skakel
Pair
If this group buy proceeds and its not too late - Please put me down for 10 racks.
thanks mel, stay safe
Jeevansluck
Royal Flush
I've received multiple shipments from Mel, in this fashion. It's just spectacular.
Couldn't be happier!
Please put me down for 25 racks at least but likely will end up ordering 50. Thanks
Rbonus012
Full House
In for 10 if not to late, or will wait till next group buy
OP
OP
This thing is getting out of control. The total number of racks previously was at 1200, but requests keep coming.
When the world finally opens up again, and we're able to submit this order, maybe we should split it in two, and have a west coast and east coast delivery hub. Since when not using flat rate boxes, the cost to re-ship is dependent on the distance from the reshipper, it might make sense to have some delivered to the east coast directly. That, and I don't really want to redistribute 2000 racks, lol.
When the world finally opens up again, and we're able to submit this order, maybe we should split it in two, and have a west coast and east coast delivery hub. Since when not using flat rate boxes, the cost to re-ship is dependent on the distance from the reshipper, it might make sense to have some delivered to the east coast directly. That, and I don't really want to redistribute 2000 racks, lol.
Good Morning,
I don't want to be pushy, but it seems as though China is reopening. Any word from Matsui on being able to place the order?
Also, I'm on the east coast and could potentially receive orders for this side of the world assuming the logistics of payments can be worked out.
@Pinball just received his custom chipset from Matsui last week (shipped from China) so things are definitely moving again.
Then I would stand corrected!
Pinball
Full House
True, I received 6 packages from Matsui with just some days differences. As far as I know Matsui's are produced in South Korea.
Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
I’m interested in some racks if this gets going again
This is the reps info for the American branch. Roxana is usually the point person for ordering stuffs.
3470 E. Russell Road, Suite 269
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120, USA
TEL: 1-702-220-4911
FAX: 1-702-589-5858
Email: roxana@matsui-americainc.com
OP
OP
Yes, you can just email Roxanna, and place an order.
Just spoke to Roxanna. She is very nice. She said that while the racks cost about $3 each, shipping will be about $100 for every 10 racks shipped (Maybe more given the current circumstances). She did note that amount was through fedex/ups. Bottom line .... $13 per rack. That seems like a lot, considering the group buy paid about $7 Per rack.
I would be interested to know how you guys got down to $20 shipping for 10 racks.
I would be interested to know how you guys got down to $20 shipping for 10 racks.
One person was buying 500+ racks in bulk at about 7 a rack shipped from Matsui and then reshipping in the US at about $20 for ten racks.
OP
OP
By buying hundreds and hundreds of racks.
Ask her for a shipping quote on 1000 racks. Shipping per rack will be more reasonable
I've always got them for $5 ($3 + $2 shipping for each rack) each delivered in QTY of 300. The last time it seems I had to push it to 400 to keep them at $5 each delivered to me. Makes no sense to me why shipping fluctuates like that with Matsui. Personally I think they just jack it up to make more money.
OP
OP
Yeah, back when I got a price quote for shipping, you had to order 400 or more racks to get to the $2/rack shipping price, as you say, @Tommy.
This was on Feb 5th. After that, I tried to find out how much shipping would be for larger orders -- I bumped it to 600, then 1000, then 1200, but I never got a quote on any of those, because she was having a hard time getting answers from her factory, during early days of the pandemic. She did say that prices to ship now would be more than when the world was not in the middle of a pandemic. But I don't know how much more. I just decided to shut this down, until later.
nezara
Flush
I'll have to look at the exact, but the sweet spot seemed to be 400 racks. There was a pretty steep decrease in shipping between 10 and 400. After 400 there was some savings but not nearly as material.
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