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Basketball arcade machine from China

The hard part is size: a basketball arcade machine is long and tall, ships in several crates, and a model that misses your doorway or ceiling is a costly return.

Ask about this machine ↗Where the numbers come from

Written and listings checked 30 September 2026. Every figure on this page names its source.

What you are actually comparing.

Two quotes, one machine name

What hides inside the price

Footprint, height and sections

Ask the assembled length, width and height, the crate count and the largest crate. Folding ramps and bolt-on backboards change what passes a door.

Scoring sensors

Ask whether the hoop counts by infrared, microswitch or both, and how it handles two balls at once. Missed counts are what players remember.

Ball return and net

Ask ball size and count, and whether side and top nets are included. Balls that jump the cage hit other customers.

Tickets and payment

Ask whether a ticket dispenser is fitted and which euro coins and card reader it accepts. If tickets buy prizes, your country's prize rules apply.

Before you ask for a price.

Send these with the enquiry. Without them, any number a factory gives you is a guess dressed as a quotation.

Door width and height, lift size and ceiling height at the site, measured.
Single machine or linked cabinets for head-to-head play.
Ticket redemption or play only.
Payment: euro coins, card reader, or a venue card system.
Sound limits at the site.

Turn the claim into a demonstration.

Require this	A pass looks like
Play a full game with two players shooting at once, filmed with the score display in shot.	Every basket that drops is counted once, and no miss is counted.
Assemble the machine from crates using the manual only.	It goes together without drilling or parts from outside the crates.
Cut the mains mid-game and restore it.	The machine restarts unaided with settings and meters intact.

The documents that must arrive with it.

EU Declaration of Conformity for the exact model under the machinery law in force on delivery, plus 2014/35/EU and 2014/30/EU.
Test report to EN 60335-2-82 for amusement machines.
Assembly manual with crate list and sensor spares.

The one people forget. The crate list with dimensions. Freight and the installer need it before booking.

When this is the wrong machine.

Buy something else if

Named, not hedged

The floor space is a corner of a café or shop.

Buy a mini claw machine or capsule toy vending machine that fits a counter or wall.

You want a strength game that fits a narrow space.

Buy a boxing arcade machine, which is far shorter.

Where the numbers come from.

We name the kind of source, how many and when, and never the factory. Listed prices are asking prices, not landed cost. Where we do not hold a fact we say so: that is a GAP, not an estimate.

GAPGAP - no listing figures for basketball arcade machines were collected. Five listings with assembled size and crate count would close it.
GAPGAP - no supplier quotations logged for this machine yet. Three to five quotations for one configuration would give a real price spread.

Related machines.

Boxing arcade machine. Choose a boxing arcade machine when floor length is short but the venue wants a physical game.
Coin pusher machine. Choose a coin pusher machine for a seated game with steady play.

Every machine we source in this area is on the Vending & arcade page. How a project runs, stage by stage, is on how it works, and what it costs is on pricing.

Straight answers

Questions buyers ask about this machine.

Chinese vs European basketball arcade machine: which is better?+

A used European unit comes with euro coin settings and known spares. A new Chinese unit offers choice of size and theme. Compare scoring sensors and crate sizes first.

What goes on a basketball arcade machine inspection checklist?+

Assembled size, crate list, two-ball scoring test, nets, ticket dispenser, payment, meters and importer details on the plate.

What CE documentation does a basketball arcade machine need?+

A Declaration of Conformity for machinery, low voltage and EMC law, with a technical file and an EN 60335-2-82 report.

Who is the EU importer of a basketball arcade machine?+

The EU business that first places it on the market, usually you. Your name and address go on the machine or papers.

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