Experiences/advice with Airsoft retailers.

kdouglas

just received my cyma glock from rsov this morning, another smooth purchase from keith

didnt go through customs in portlaoise, came straight to my local mail centre according to tracking, so no customs charges, didnt check what the declared value was on it though

EyesOnly

Got my Case today From ActionHobby (2 days ain't bad) was getting worried at one point when it said redirected to right address . the delivery guy left it at the local shop, as he couldn't be arsed to try find my house lol.

Oh, it was sent by ParcelFarce

Ample Free ...?

Parcel force use some company beginning with a G here in Ireland, can't remember their name at the moment, but if you find it out, you'll find a forum here on boards dedicated to how crap they are. If I hadn't kept at them I never would have got my Glock18, it was just sitting in some warehouse in Blanch.:mad:

liamo333

Orderd a propane adaptor off them at around 18:00 and got a e-mail off them saying it had been shipped at 21:00. Very impressed:D

MaxForce

Ample Free ...? wrote:

Parcel force use some company beginning with a G here in Ireland, can't remember their name at the moment, but if you find it out, you'll find a forum here on boards dedicated to how crap they are. If I hadn't kept at them I never would have got my Glock18, it was just sitting in some warehouse in Blanch.:mad:

That would be GLS

MaxForce

CrazyRabbit wrote:

We wish!

First the company buys it from the manufacturer and pays government charges, import duty + shipping costs etc on it. They then sell it to you at a profit. You recieve it, and our glorious goverment then slaps 17.5% on the item, the packaging & the postage costs. Then there are the handling charges.

And along the way, customs will hold it for 2 weeks & possible lose part of the package or demand a firearms license. And then they release it to An Post who will then lose the rest of the package.

Ahh right. But do we pay the 17.5 on stuff coming in from the UK as well. My point been, if I go over and buy a gun in a UK shop I am been charged VAT on it there and then.Will I not pay the same VAT on it if I buy it off the internet?

CrazyRabbit

MaxForce wrote:

Ahh right. But do we pay the 17.5 on stuff coming in from the UK as well. My point been, if I go over and buy a gun in a UK shop I am been charged VAT on it there and then.Will I not pay the same VAT on it if I buy it off the internet?

Customs tag on the 17.5% for items that are bought from outside the EU. stuff bought in the UK would have VAT included in the price already.

I think....

kdouglas

CrazyRabbit wrote:

Customs tag on the 17.5% for items that are bought from outside the EU. stuff bought in the UK would have VAT included in the price already.

I think....

21% i thought?

Mark_Sc

I heard 21% too... and its not vat that customs charge you its tax

thecivvie

I believe the EU common rate is 17.5% which is what customs charge

EyesOnly

hmm its 21% here anyway cos thats what i keep getting charged

Mark_Sc

Wheres the best place to get propane adaptors

kdouglas

Mark_Sc wrote:

I heard 21% too... and its not vat that customs charge you its tax

VAT= Value Added Tax
they actually charge you VAT + Duty + PO Clearance Charge



as far as i'm aware, airsoft-innovations.com is the only company manufacturing propane adapter's at the moment, there are a few other shops that sell them, but they are just resellers

CrazyRabbit

EyesOnly wrote:

hmm its 21% here anyway cos thats what i keep getting charged

Maybe they just don't like you.

Wossack

Mark_Sc wrote:

Wheres the best place to get propane adaptors

as far as I know theres only one place - which automatically makes it the best (and worse) place to get em

http://www.airsoft-innovations.com/

Mark_Sc

liamo333 wrote:

Orderd a propane adaptor off them at around 18:00 and got a e-mail off them saying it had been shipped at 21:00. Very impressed:D

I just ordered a hfc m19 off rsov so im gonna need one of those
How much did it cost you?

kdouglas

they are $30 on airsoft-innovations.com

and apparently:

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16airassualt

i ordered an aeg from wolfarmouries last wed and it still isint here,should i be getting worried?:(

Voodoomelon

Not at all, i've never ordered from them, but you should have it by the end of the week. If not, i'd send them an email.

o1s1n

16airassualt wrote:

i ordered an aeg from wolfarmouries last wed and it still isint here,should i be getting worried?:(

Sure it hasn't even been in transit 4 days! Relax.

16airassualt

thanks,all ive been doing all morning was looking out the window waiting for the postman...i think ive reached a new low:(

o1s1n

16airassualt wrote:

thanks,all ive been doing all morning was looking out the window waiting for the postman...i think ive reached a new low:(

We've all been there!

CrazyRabbit

o1s1n wrote:

We've all been there!

Yeah, I even camped out in my postmans front garden and followed him to work for a week.

o1s1n

CrazyRabbit wrote:

Yeah, I even camped out in my postmans front garden and followed him to work for a week.

Anyone else and I'd think that was an attempt at humour

16airassualt

im going to cancel the order i have with wolfarmouries because ive been told that ive been ripped off:mad:and it was be a week and a half before it was going to be shipped,im going to place a new order with uncompany and i was just wondering does anyone know do they ship you chargers with the irish plug???

liamo333

liamo333 wrote:

Orderd a propane adaptor off them at around 18:00 and got a e-mail off them saying it had been shipped at 21:00. Very impressed:D

Just got it today. 3 working days, not bad.

kdouglas

liamo333 wrote:

Just got it today. 3 working days, not bad.

they're pretty damn fast alright

Mark_Sc

I placed an order on rsov for the hfc M92 and a bell spare mag, all fine , E120 shipped.... exept when i go to the my orders page it says that it has been delivered???? i only placed the order on sunday and im sure you have guessed it hasnt arrived. My last order with Keith went swimingly and arrived after 4 or 5 days, but it dousnt say anything about it in the my orders page.

Anybody had any of these experiences?

kdouglas

last time i ordered from rsov, the order page on the website said delivered once it had been shipped, but it hadnt actually been delivered to me, it's probably just when keith marks it as shipped, the website says delivered instead.


Edit: just had a look there, i have an order which was shipped this morning from rsov, but it's marked as delivered on the website too, wouldnt be worried about it tbh

did you get a tracking number for it?

Mark_Sc

I expected as much, did your order show up in order history?
I made my order just at the end of the chinese new year when he was swamped with orders so i reckon he just diddnt have time to do it

kdouglas

the order history should be pretty much automatic, would take forever if he was doing it manually...

both of mine from rsov so far are there anyway

16airassualt

anybody know if uncompany ship their chargers with an irish plug??

Mark_Sc

You can buy plugs at any electrical store and they arent hard to rewire...
anyway i always find the houskey in the saftey hole works well

Ample Free ...?

16airassualt wrote:

anybody know if uncompany ship their chargers with an irish plug??

I've gotten two from uncompany, the first didn't quite work properly, the LED didn't work and I couldn't tell if it was working, it was anyway but I got a second on my next order to be on the safe side. One had a 2 pin plug, the other had a 3 pin plug, so you could get either. Even if you get a 2 pin plug you'll easily find a cheap adaptor.

kdouglas

or a knife/screwdriver*

16airassault: not sure tbh, which charger is it you bought? is it the type where the transformer itself plugs into the wall (if it comes with a gun then it's gonna be one of these) or the fancy type intelligent chargers that have a lead?



*this is a really bad idea, never stick anything metal into a socket, i know we've all done the "screwdriver in the earth pin" trick at some stage but dont blame me if you get blown up

Wossack

kdouglas wrote:

or a knife/screwdriver*

16airassault: not sure tbh, which charger is it you bought? is it the type where the transformer itself plugs into the wall (if it comes with a gun then it's gonna be one of these) or the fancy type intelligent chargers that have a lead?



*this is a really bad idea, never stick anything metal into a socket, i know we've all done the "screwdriver in the earth pin" trick at some stage but dont blame me if you get blown up

aye, and what you're plugging into the wall has gotta be dual voltage... remember we on 220v over here, some of the stuff is 110v only, which will do nasty things when plugged in over here

16airassualt

yea its one of the ones that comes free with the gun,if its one of the two pronged ones i should be able to get one of those convertor dealy big worded thingingys from woodies,so that it works in our plug sockets without any problems.

ever had any incidents with the hk plugs??..like fires or shocks:D

kdouglas

sizzle...........POP!

most transformers do tend to be 110/220 alright, but check just to make sure, also i noticed my intellicharger has a switch on the bottom for 110/220, thankfully it was already set to 220 as i never checked before plugging it in

16airassualt

that could have cost you some eyebrows:eek:

thank for the help ive just placed my order,got the ca steyr a1,48,000 bbs[bulk pack,12 bags of 4000],tm hicap and another battery.it all came to just under 400euro including p&p.

wolfarmouries was going to charge me over 600euros[not including the bbs]luckily somebody told me to go with uncompany on the forum

Mark_Sc

what did you order?

o1s1n

16airassualt wrote:

wolfarmouries was going to charge me over 600euros[not including the bbs]luckily somebody told me to go with uncompany on the forum

Good thing you figured out cheaper alternatives before you sent the payment alright. I know a few people who weren't so lucky!

Fallschirmjager

the only thing i like about wolf is their website...i have used uncompany, be aware u may get a chance of a small customs charge because they use (well for me anyways) UPS. they are fast tho. and the current issue i am having with my aeg, they have been super helpful...

o1s1n

I was charged that UPS fee last October myself.Since then I've tried to avoid anywhere that uses them.

I have to say, Wolfarmouries do have a nice looking site. I generally use it if I want to look something up.

Harekin

They're also really good if you've loads of money and want something damn fast!

Mark_Sc

Dammit, my order with rsov will only leave for ireland tomorro...

kdouglas

mine too! doh! was hoping it would be here by friday, looks like itll be monday or maybe tuesday now

Mark_Sc

See you at HRTA next saturday then?

kdouglas

not sure about this coming saturday (20th) but ill definately be there the following week

Mark_Sc

what was your order?

kdouglas

couple of bits and pieces for myself/liamo and scope, m9 mags mainly, but i got a precision barrel for my p90 and one of those cool little remote control helicopters hehe

oh and a silent piston head set, curious to see if they actually work