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Bristol & Wales

Retro Collectables (Bristol & Wales) buys retro and vintage items across the UK — specialising in computer consoles & games (Atari, Sinclair, Commodore, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Neo Geo, etc.), action figures, diecast models, model kits and Warhammer. They purchase single items or whole lifetime collections, accept posted items, arrange collections for larger lots, and offer quick bank-transfer payments.

Audio Technical Services – Home Audio Repairs - TVs, Amplifiers, Blu-ray, DJ, Vintage etc. Free Estimates

Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham-based repair workshop specialising in home and DJ audio equipment, with experience dating back to 1975. Services include repairs and restoration of older/vintage audio (turntables, tape decks, valve units), TV and home entertainment repairs, and authorised servicing of Pioneer CDJ/DJM units. Offers free estimates, holds a stock of spares for faster turnaround and can arrange nationwide collection and return.

Audio transfer services - Happy Ireland Productions

Belfast

Happy Ireland Productions is an Irish media transfer and restoration service specialising in digitising analogue audio and video formats. They convert cassette tapes, vinyl, MiniDisc, DAT, reel‑to‑reel and 8‑track to CD/USB/MP3, and transfer VHS, S‑VHS, VHS‑C, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, Betamax, U‑Matic and cine film to DVD or digital files. Services include restoration, film repair, photo/slide scanning and disc duplication; main studio in Belfast with over 200 partner drop‑off outlets across Ireland.

Base Arcade | The original Free play Retro Arcade Experience in Belfast | Banana Block Belfast

Belfast

Base Arcade is a pop-up freeplay retro arcade in Belfast running ticketed sessions featuring classic arcade cabinets, pinball machines and a dedicated retro console area spanning games from the 1970s–1990s. Events are held at the Banana Block (Portview Trade Centre) with family-friendly early sessions, an on-site bar, merch and occasional private/corporate hire.

Best Game Repair Solutions

US-based specialist in arcade and pinball repair, refurbishment and game-room installs. Offers flat-rate board and PC repairs for coin-op machines dating from the 1980s/1990s to modern titles, on-site troubleshooting, in-shop diagnostics, and sells purpose-built arcade LCD monitors and related merchandise.

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Watch Hub is a UK watch repair specialist offering battery replacements, reseals, full servicing and water-resistance testing for Casio (including G-Shock) and many other brands. They run a nationwide postal repair service with free assessments, typically fast turnarounds and a 12-month guarantee on repairs.

Gadget Man Ireland - Gaming - Retro Gaming Consoles

Waterford, Waterford

Gadget Man Ireland is a Waterford-based gadget retailer that stocks a dedicated Consoles & Retro Gaming range: pocket retro handhelds, HDMI game sticks pre-loaded with classic arcade and console titles, arcade-style novelty games and a wide selection of gaming accessories. Offers online ordering with fast shipping across Ireland and Europe and physical store locations in Waterford.

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York

GameSwap is a UK‑based online shop (York HQ) specialising in retro handheld consoles, third‑party controllers and accessories. Stocks brands popular in the retro handheld scene (Anbernic, AYANEO, TrimUI, Retroid and more), offers refurbished kit, a trade‑in/buyback service for handhelds and controllers, UK dispatch, 30‑day returns and a 1‑year warranty on products.

Jukeboxes & Games - Belfast, Northern Ireland | Game Amusements

Lisburn, County Antrim

Game Amusements (Lisburn) supplies, hires and services coin-operated amusement kit across Northern Ireland and the Republic — from upright and multigame arcade cabinets (including classic titles) to Wurlitzer/NSM jukeboxes, poker/fruit machines and pool tables. They operate a showroom, offer event and wedding jukebox hire, pre-owned machines, and technician-led repairs and maintenance.

Personal Cassette Player Repair - Fix Tech Fast

Fix Tech Fast is a UK electronics service centre offering specialist repairs for personal cassette players and other portable audio equipment. They handle common vintage faults (drive belts/idlers, bearings, worn rollers), battery and jack repairs, water-damage recovery and offer diagnostics, express turnaround, micro-soldering and a mailed-in repair service with warranty options.

PHS Electronics Repair - Fast and reliable repair of musical equipment, Amateur & CB radio

Exeter

PHS Electronics Repair is an Exeter-based repair specialist for musical and communications equipment. Services include guitar amplifier servicing and repairs (including valve/tube amps), speaker cabinet repairs and recovering, effects pedal and rack-equipment repair, guitar electronics and lead construction, CB & amateur radio servicing and games-console repairs. They offer local collection/delivery in the Exeter area and nationwide courier collection/return for mail-in repairs.

Playnation Games - Centrale & Whitgift

Croydon

Playnation Games at Whitgift (Centrale & Whitgift, Croydon) is a large high-street games shop specialising in both current and old‑school video games. The store stocks a substantial retro gaming selection alongside modern titles, tabletop games, models and gunpla kits, and TCGs (Yu‑Gi‑Oh, Magic: The Gathering). Onsite amenities include a spacious game lounge with regular events, an in‑store repair bay (The Xboxers) and a 4‑month warranty on consoles; the shop also offers fast credit exchanges on eligible items.