i need to buy new rubbers, light bulbs, side rails, etc.... for my "new" GORGAR.
who do i use????
who has best price/service/quality??????
What else do i "need" to buy as a first time pin owner?

Some of the common sources:

Canada: Starburst in Toronto

Mail order:
http://www.marcospecialties.com (VERY expensive shipping)
http://www.bayareaamusements.com (My personal favourite)
http://www.pinballlife.com

Mike

ill never shop at baa ever again.  Azzholes there if you ask me.

PBL is the way to go but I wish they had more selection.

just my 2ml

here's a better question. who shouldn't i use??? who are the real slimballs that should be avoided and  why??

Rick @ BAA isn't too bad.  He's screwed up my order a couple times but nothing major, and the best part is he's ALWAYS made good in the end.

All the usuall suspects each have their strengths and weaknesses.  You'll need to buy from all of them eventually as none of them seem to have everything you need.

D.

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All the usuall suspects each have their strengths and weaknesses.  You'll need to buy from all of them eventually as none of them seem to have everything you need.

D.

Mirrors my experience completely, I have to buy a bit from here, a bit from there, including eBay.

I've never had any problems with any of the major suppliers. BAA, PBL, Marco and Action Pinball have all done a fine job for me.

See this list for a number of links to on-line parts retailers:
http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11071

Also, if you're not sure about a certain supplier, do a search on RGP where you'll quickly find reviews of anything and everything.
Here: http://groups.google.ca/group/rec.games.pinball/topics?hl=en

I have been buying from Steve Young (The Pinball Resource)
for more than 15 years, and have always been happy with him
and the parts. It is better to send him an email with an accurate
description of the parts and qty needed, as they are often difficult
to get over the phone, and sometimes he may appear as a little
impatient with newbies.  But he has a huge inventory of parts.
The drawback is that he is not accepting PayPal, so one must pay
with an international US Money Order.
http://www.pbresource.com

Another place I have ordered specific semiconductors is from Ed
at Great Plains Electronics:
http://www.greatplainselectronics.com

Like the others said, there is no one-stop shop, and sometimes
eBay is the way to go.

Cheers,
- Sylvain.

For a local source I find Starburst the best.  I order a ton of parts from the, allot of the more common stuff, rubbers, flipper rebuild stuff, springs, switches.  Any of the normal pinball stuff.  Anything obscure I deal with the US parts dealers.  I prefer to deal local as you save on shipping costs.  Dave at Starburst Toronto reminds me allot of Steve Young at Pinball resource in that he gets bitchy if the order isn't right and he hates when you add things on at the last minute to orders.  Other then that I allways get my parts, if in stock, pretty much next day.  

Quoted from Vengeance

For a local source I find Starburst the best.  I order a ton of parts from the, allot of the more common stuff, rubbers, flipper rebuild stuff, springs, switches.  

I've never ordered from Starburst so forgive my ignorance but....

1- Do they only stock generic stuff ( bulbs, rubbers,  etc..),
or could I get , say, a fliptronic flipper rebuild kit ?

2- How do their prices compare to US suppliers  ?
(...factoring taxes, exchange rates and shipping... )
How much is a box of 555's for instance ?

Thanks,
Steph

Quoted from Vengeance

For a local source I find Starburst the best.  I order a ton of parts from the, allot of the more common stuff, rubbers, flipper rebuild stuff, springs, switches.  Any of the normal pinball stuff.  Anything obscure I deal with the US parts dealers.  I prefer to deal local as you save on shipping costs.  Dave at Starburst Toronto reminds me allot of Steve Young at Pinball resource in that he gets bitchy if the order isn't right and he hates when you add things on at the last minute to orders.  Other then that I allways get my parts, if in stock, pretty much next day.  

As much as I hate Starburst auction practices, I totally agree with Adam. Yes you may pay a little more, but they have all the basics or they can order them pretty quickly. I usually Fax Dave my order and he it ready when I get there, could not ask for anymore.

The have the basics, let me put it this way, I've finished putting my CC and touched up TAF playfield back in my machine.  

Starburst had pretty much all the parts I needed, switchs, flipper parts, armatures, star posts, rubbers, alomst everything.  The only thing I couldn't get from them was the Plastic set, which I had to order from Marco.  

But they don't do the kits and things like that, you have to break down the order by part number.  So no rubber kits or flipper rebuild kits or anything like that.  Just take your manual and write down the part # with quantity and description and most likely they will have it.

Like Enzo said, their auction pratices are BS, but I never have a problem ordering parts from them.