View Full Version : The best places to shop for imports
Kroogah
08-03-2003, 04:31 PM
National Console Support - www.ncsx.com
Great selection, great prices, great service. I've ordered many things from them and never had anything to complain about. I think they still have Action Replays for the Saturn in stock....
Other stores I've heard great things about:
shop.himeya.com
www.japanvideogames.com
www.wolfgames.com
www.videogamedepot.com
Biohazard
08-03-2003, 04:44 PM
http://www.saturn-planet.com
Can't think of any more online retro shops....
maxlords
08-03-2003, 05:18 PM
I highly recommend NCSX as well, and I'd also list:
www.thewestexit.net James over there is awesome :)
www.markinjapan.com He's not around right now, but he can get LOTS of stuff!
and of course my site, Max's Game Corner (cheap self-pimp!): http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/maxlords/ I've got a small stack of PCE, Saturn, SFC, and PSX imports available...few hundred including multiple copies of some! I like to think I'm reliable.......just wish I had the inventories of some of those guys with better sources! *sniff*
ventrra
08-03-2003, 05:34 PM
<SNIP>and of course my site, Max's Game Corner (cheap self-pimp!): http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/maxlords/ I've got a small stack of PCE, Saturn, SFC, and PSX imports available...few hundred including multiple copies of some! I like to think I'm reliable.......just wish I had the inventories of some of those guys with better sources! *sniff*
Hey, I can't complain! I've gotten two good import games from you + a nice Jaguar game.
Funk Buddy
08-03-2003, 06:45 PM
Ok, here is my list of sites. I have put an * by the places I have bought from with great success. Others I have heard of and or checked out the site a time or two. They are all .com sites. Now… on to the list!
NSCX *
Wolfgames *
TheRage *
Tronixweb *
Toysnjoys * (email or call first to see if what you want is available)
Kicks-Hobby * (been to the retail location North of Seattle)
Gexpress *
Lik-Sang *
GameChoiceClub *
ImportGamesJapan * (eBay seller, doesn’t update his site)
VideoGameDepot * (the original company, never bought from the newer one)
Lan-Kwei
Goldenshop.com.hk
Dcslinks
Japanpa
DSX (not sure about this one) http://www3.telus.net/Dsx2/mainpage.html
JapanVideoGames
Play-Asia
Otaku * (bought from them on eBay, but have not bought from the site yet)
Dire 51
08-03-2003, 07:34 PM
I've got a bunch listed on the OPCFG - which reminds me, if anyone can point me to any sites for importers that I don't have listed there, please do - but I haven't shopped at any of them. Then again, with a contact in Japan, do I really need to?
Funk Buddy
08-03-2003, 08:00 PM
I've got a bunch listed on the OPCFG - which reminds me, if anyone can point me to any sites for importers that I don't have listed there, please do - but I haven't shopped at any of them. Then again, with a contact in Japan, do I really need to?
See my list, I have a few you don't.
Dire 51
08-03-2003, 08:02 PM
You have the site addresses for any of them?
Funk Buddy
08-03-2003, 08:07 PM
You have the site addresses for any of them?
Yes, just add the www & .com to the names I've listed.
ie www.dcslinks.com or www.play-asia.com
Dire 51
08-03-2003, 08:13 PM
Okay, thanks!
devilman
08-04-2003, 12:24 AM
Just to give a UK based importer a plug, Videogameimports (http://www.videogameimports.com) are well worth a try. :)
GaijinPunch
08-04-2003, 12:47 AM
Looks like a bad time for me to have gone out of business. :(
devilman
08-04-2003, 12:50 AM
I'm hoping TO go into business one day. At the moment my site runs from my bedroom and the closest I can get to taking credit cards is via paypal. Still, it IS just a hobby .. certainly doesn't pay my bills as any money I get tends to go back on games. :D
maxlords
08-04-2003, 01:18 AM
Looks like a bad time for me to have gone out of business. :(
Yeah, and your store RULED too! *sob*
GaijinPunch
08-04-2003, 04:34 AM
Yeah, but I just couldn't keep up w/ it. I always prided myself w/ never screwing anyone, always having cheaper prices, and only about 2-3 days extra shipping time than the next guy. I was busy w/ work, and the the turn around time was slipping. Then, everyone and their dogs sister that lived in Japan or had a friend go to Japan was suddenly an importer. It was hard to undercut everyone by 20% like I used to.
For what it's worth, I think I can say I was one of the first to do what I did, and hopefully that little Ebay/selling stint helped the competition get tougher and the prices cheaper for everyone. Guess I'll never know.
Bighab
08-04-2003, 08:46 PM
Looks like a bad time for me to have gone out of business. :(
Yeah, and your store RULED too! *sob*
Hey I want a D&D collection with Ram cart like the one Maxlords showed me too :D
Anonymous
08-05-2003, 02:47 PM
www.videogameimports.com are indeed awesome. They have virtually EVERYTHING. Shipping isn't too bad, and the sales-tax is deducted for US customers.
Great service too, and the best selection of Saturn and PC engine stuff anywhere.
One thing though. I had to call them once to sort out a problem, only one problem, I couldn't understand what the hell the guy was saying. So I just said, I'll e-mail you about this and hung up.
kainemaxwell
09-30-2003, 05:55 PM
Thanks for the sites!
Hypnotuba
10-16-2003, 04:35 PM
I don't know if it's appropriate to recommend an Ebay seller, but in my experience the seller 16-bit (go to www.mad-gear.com for a link to their Ebay items) is great.
I've bought games from them several times and it's always fast. Items come well-packed and are just like the descriptions. There's usually a good selection. Prices vary, but if you find something at a good price, don't hesitate to BIN (most of the auctions are Buy It Now!).
I'd also like to second NCS, Wolfgames, and Tronix. Always reliable. Any preorders I do, I always do with NCS -- www.ncsx.com .
Berserker
10-16-2003, 07:54 PM
NCSX randomly crashes my "old" computer
good site though.
maxlords
10-16-2003, 08:52 PM
I don't know if it's appropriate to recommend an Ebay seller, but in my experience the seller 16-bit (go to www.mad-gear.com for a link to their Ebay items) is great.
I've bought games from them several times and it's always fast. Items come well-packed and are just like the descriptions. There's usually a good selection. Prices vary, but if you find something at a good price, don't hesitate to BIN (most of the auctions are Buy It Now!)..
16-Bit is always pretty darn high on their prices for the most part. Every once in a while ,you can snake a deal from them, but they're few and far between. Amazing selection for an eBay dealer tho!
Hypnotuba
10-18-2003, 06:07 PM
16-Bit is always pretty darn high on their prices for the most part. Every once in a while ,you can snake a deal from them, but they're few and far between. Amazing selection for an eBay dealer tho!
Yeah, they do have a good selection usually! I hear you about the prices -- sometimes there's some way out stuff. But I think there's reasonably good prices there, certainly competitive and sometimes significantly cheaper than, say, Wolfgames (not that he's known for cheap prices either).
Of course, both Wolfgames and 16-bit are highly reliable (items well packed and in the exact condition they said they were in, fast shipping, etc), and that's worth a lot to me. But I'm always looking for new places! I've gotten a couple new ones to try from this thread alone. :-P