FAQ: Buying Arcade Sticks & Parts in Canada

Tech Talk
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2013 Update - cleaned out a bunch of old stuff and added a few new ones.

1. Where can I buy sticks in Canada?

Amazon.ca
GameShark Store Canada (MadCatz official store)
Canadian Joysticks

2. Where can I buy modding parts in Canada?

Inside Canada
Canadian Joysticks - http://www.canadianjoysticks.com/
Playdium - https://www.theplaydiumstore.com/c-2-parts.aspx?id=3

Outside of Canada
The following part vendors ship to Canada. I’ve ordered from all of them with no issues. Shipping tends to take a while to get across the border. Lizardlick has the cheapest shipping to Canada that I’ve come across.
FocusAttack (Sticks, buttons, pcbs) - Focus Attack
akihabarashop.jp (Sticks, buttons, pcbs) - AkihabaraShop.jp
Art’s Hobbies (Plexi, cases) - Welcome to Art’s Hobbies

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oooh don’t forget they have access to the playdium store in toronto if they live anywhere near there

they’ve got a pretty comparable sanwa special for 49 bucks, 8 sanwa buttons plus a sanwa jlf minus mounting plate and harness. Its a decent set for people upgrading an SE

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Canadian Joysticks LTD

gotta support jackson. he does modding for our local tourney’s.

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Cool, I’ll add them

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Is Canadian joysticks legit?

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Wow, that’s a decent deal…i live like 2 km from the playdium store…it’s pretty cool inside…no fighting game machines though :frowning:

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Heroes World/Omega Collectibles
Prices may vary but they have a good selection of sticks including the HRAP EX-SE for $114.

You can check out the in stock sticks/pads at Heroes World(located on Warden and Hwy.7 in Toronto, Ontario) while I believe Omega Collectibles does do shipping. You can find/contact coolasice(Jon/Heroes World) and omega_orochi423(Hideyuki/Omega Collectibles) in the Heroes World and York Region threads in the Canada matchmaking section.

I also believe Jon of Heroes World has just done a group buy for Art’s plexi-glasses as well located in the same section.

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Do you think he has any in stock? Plexis i mean.

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What about the focusattack site?

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I believe the first set of plexis has gone through, last I read was that the paypal payment request was already sent to Jon. Maybe he’ll do another run. I know lately their stock of HRAP V3s and VXs has been going like hot cakes.

Oh yeah and Hidey from Omega Collectibles is trying to get me a HRAP Travel Bag for my VLX, if anyone is interested, give him a PM. There is absolutely no way to order it since the forms are not complete with Canadian provinces so it won’t let you finish your order.

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ontario is the only province that matters anyways…:stuck_out_tongue: just joking…actually ontario is on a fast decline…

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have you checked out what kind of shipping it takes to ship from focusattack to here?

lets just say any savings from focus attack you will receive is lost and is charged against you tenfold with bongo

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here’s bongo’s shipping chart from us to canada

Weight(lbs) Subscription Pay Per Use
0.50000 $15.18 $22.47
1.00 $26.73 $39.57
2.00 $29.55 $43.75
3.00 $34.08 $50.45
4.00 $37.20 $55.07
5.00 $39.03 $58.55
6.00 $39.99 $59.99
7.00 $40.53 $60.80
8.00 $42.27 $63.41
9.00 $43.86 $65.79
10.00 $45.57 $68.36

it doesn’t want to format properly ;_;

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Hey guys, I need quick help, so I’m about to purchase one of these fight sticks
MadCatz Official Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick for PS3 - Canadian Joysticks LTD or Canada Cup Gaming - Limited Edition Chun Li TE-S Playstation 3

one is from Canadian Joysticks LTD and one is from Canada Cup Gaming - Welcome, both canadian, I live in Edmonton Alberta, which is closer to canadacupgaming, and I’m wondering which fight stick would you guys suggest? Also, consider the legitimacy and handling and stuff like that from both places, which place would you recommend or which fight stick.

Thanks guys!

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PS3 Chun-Li TE stick has the best PCB outta the entire TE stick line-up(so I’ve heard).

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Darn! You were just a little bit too late, I bought the Round 1 TE fight stick from CanadianJoysticks, I hope I made a good purchase. :frowning:

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PS3 TEs seem to be pretty solid. The real problem is with the 360 TEs and I’m not even sure they’ve solved it 100% with the TE S. I like the wings on the round 1 & 2

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I have a question. Any where to buy a OFFICIAL vewlix cabinet? canada or usa? and Sega Candy cabinet also!? :frowning:

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Yes I can vouch for them.

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Hey tom, still wear your daigo shirt?

RS Co., Ltd. Arcade game,rs,RS,used machine,arcade game parts,japanese arcade game,riverservice

http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/machines/cabinets_only/Vewlix_VS_Taito_jamma_cabinet_7604.html

http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/machines/cabinets_only/Vewlix_L_Taito_cabinet_7872.html

I’m always looking to make some money on the side so If they can’t ship to montreal but can ship to vancouver, maybe I can act as a middle man? haha

I’m intrested in picking one up but I’ll wait till ssf4 drops in price signifigantly.

I hope this helps.

I can help with sticks again if people wanna be cheap.

I’ll only do it if you get 10 stick orders, they must be individual and I can’t make any profit or else I will get charged 10k by CBSA

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How much would the custom fees be for an order of a JLF and some OBSFs from Lizrdlick?