i had been talking with the seller before and he gave me quite a good shipping quote, but in the end with all the fees included it was too expensive for my blood. 
I think basically that if we're talking about jamma cabs (or non rare cabs) prices are in range with normal monthly wages right here (~ 1,000/2,000 euros)
(newbie of course will have still problems because not aware of roadtrips and "loading" 100 kg games on the ladders, but anyway..),
when talking about dedicated cabs - particular cabs like computer space, pong forcely the only way to have them is to import from USA
with All the fees like crating, shipping and custom taxes that the legal operation involves
(things avoided here because most go personally to get the games around Europe and don't have to pay any customs because as stated by the EU law - no custom for goods moving inside Europe)
Import even just 1 cab from USA - as testified from Ully (or Super Ully for friends
)
cost go further X3 (3 times) the monthly wage of a normal person and the starting price
As long as I can check from what have been testified a game like pong or q bert costing 1000 euros
goes to cost 3,000 (1,000 for the game, 500 crating. 1000 shipping, 500 for 25% taxes(20 VAT + 5% custom)
Not to mention also the storage fees - as testified by this pong requested at 1200 euros - for 3-4 months waiting for the right occasion on Ebay and from a place in US where to pick up to the US ports (where games are sent after inside containers)
Not to mention the insurance (extra cost not calculated).. and no assurance that the game will arrive working
most of them arrive always to be revised (you may say no problem! we are all skilled technicians and able to restore games! Sure but even this must be calculated)
individually for most this costs are unreachable and xtremely expensive
and in my opionion something is still missing with all these costs to organize something serious..
one question (important to cut costs)
In case a container arrive - would you be ready to be at the port the day X to unload a container?
Did you do before?
In case the game arrive (apparently perfect outside) and when you bring it at home it doesn't work
What would you do and feel?
The fact to fix these *volatile* problems (fix a Mb ruined or disassembled some wire during the shipping) compared to have these babies finally at home it is better
or not have them at all?
let me know your idea
Mav
* that's the reason why quater arcade doesn't ship his beautiful restored games - he doesn't want to have any responsability over the shipping for working issues that most of the times happen during transit and/or at arrival of the games
