Experiences/advice with Airsoft retailers.

Mark_Sc

Thank you

iceage

No bothers man...cos I want one too!!!:D

LSnK

Hey guys, what do you think of CheckSix? I want to get some UMP and L96 magazines there, but I'd like some input from those with experience first. I've never ordered anything from overseas before.

I'd also like to know if this silliness with Speedpost EMS will affect ordering something as trifling as magazines. (Edit: IronWolf says it only affects the guns.)

By the way, if anyone knows where to get that stuff in Ireland, please do tell me.

nutzbutz

LSnK wrote: »

Hey guys, what do you think of CheckSix? I want to get some UMP and L96 magazines there, but I'd like some input from those with experience first. I've never ordered anything from overseas before.

I'd also like to know if this silliness with Speedpost EMS will affect ordering something as trifling as magazines. (Edit: IronWolf says it only affects the guns.)

By the way, if anyone knows where to get that stuff in Ireland, please do tell me.

i purchased from these guys,it took over a month for the package (electric dum mag)to arrive.but in all fairness i did order just after chinese new year and they were swamped with back orders.they awnsered all e-mails promptly so i cant say anything bad about them,hope this is a help to you. i don't think mags are affected by the speedpost ems new restrictions....

LSnK

It was, thanks Nutzbutz.

Ample Free ...?

Quick qestion: do "fire-support.co.uk" usually give confirmation of payment and delivery?

Shiva

Ample Free ...? wrote: »

Quick qestion: do "fire-support.co.uk" usually give confirmation of payment and delivery?

They have when I've used them in the past, but it can take a day or two, depending on how busy they are. Which is usually "very"

FunkBlaster87

Hey lads. Was just about to order a Mauri G3 of ehobbyasia when i saw some people discussing shipping problems on this thread. is shipping an airsoft AEG to ireland still legal or was it just a few sites getting there wires crossed?

Really appreciate any reply as it this kinda scuppering my attempt at my first Aeg

Shiva

FunkBlaster87 wrote: »

Hey lads. Was just about to order a Mauri G3 of ehobbyasia when i saw some people discussing shipping problems on this thread. is shipping an airsoft AEG to ireland still legal or was it just a few sites getting there wires crossed?

Really appreciate any reply as it this kinda scuppering my attempt at my first Aeg

Its still perfectly legal, but you might find some retailers wont ship to Ireland because they exclusively use EMS, who have decided they wont ship replicas to Ireland. Most of the HK retailers will simply quote you for another courier, like UPS, Fedex or TNT. So far I've received stuff from Red Wolf and WGC via Fedex and TNT. Its slightly more expensive, but problem free.

I placed a small pistol order with E-Hobby on Saturday to see how they go about shipping it - they quoted me a shipping price and took the payment, so no problems so far. They used to use EMS exclusively as far as I know, so I'm interested to see how they handle it.

You might be better holding off until I hear something and post here just in case there are problems, or buy the G3 from Red Wolf or WGC instead.

FunkBlaster87

cheers mate real helpful. Any rough idea how much shipping would be on a g3 plus battery and stuff from wgc?

The Master

FunkBlaster87 wrote: »

cheers mate real helpful. Any rough idea how much shipping would be on a g3 plus battery and stuff from wgc?

just go through the order process on the site and theyll email you a quote

FunkBlaster87

Cool. Think their ordering is down until the 16th so ill be impatiently waiting until then

Hunter1100

Has anyone had any dealings with Wolf Armouries. I placed an order last week they got in contact to tell my one item was out of stock. I replyed and a week later nothing has happened yet. I mailed them 2 days ago. Is this delay normal for wolf armouries ??

horgan_p

their stock levels on the website are a little optimistic , i'd always ring them before ordering.but they are normally quick to deal with.

babyjames

kdouglas wrote: »

Hey guys, thinking about getting a new airsoft gun, possibly an mp5 or a p90, anyone got any recommendations on where to buy?

Either electric or gas powered model, but obviously within the 1joule legal limit?

Try airsofteire.ie good prices and speedy delivery

o1s1n

babyjames wrote: »

Try airsofteire.ie good prices and speedy delivery

The post you quoted is from 17-08-2006

He now currently has both AEGs..plus several rooms full more!

babyjames

sorry not used to this kind of thing:eek:

AirsoftEire.com

We're also .com, not .ie. :D

Steve

FIBUA

are airsoftworld.net (scottish) any good, deliverywise etc.?

cpb

I found them to be expensive for shipping.

FIBUA

cpb wrote: »

I found them to be expensive for shipping.

did it take long for your stuff to get to you?

cpb

It was a while ago about 5 days I think.

joe90

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has brought from russiancombatgear.com before ?
Looking at a Tac Vest there.Normal buy from Redsolider but the vest there is out off stock.

Thanks in advance.

Stercus Accidit

joe90 wrote: »

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has brought from russiancombatgear.com before ?
Looking at a Tac Vest there.Normal buy from Redsolider but the vest there is out off stock.

Thanks in advance.

I remember not so long ago that site didn't work, perhaps they are new?

joe90

Yeh the site look like it had not been update for a while.

Thanks.

defenderdude

Ordered a few pouches, silencer and caps from Paul at ebaybanned (or EB Tactical as he seems to be now) and they arrived this morning 10 days later. All perfect and very good postage times from HK all things considered.

+1 again.:)

Fallschirmjager

ebaybanned...unfortunately i had my first bad experience with them.

order 4 items 2 were delivered after 2 weeks

emailed them and it appears that they forgot the other 2 items. only shipping them tomorrow..which is fairly shoddy.

pity as i like it as a site and they have some great items on it.

Masada

dex had something similar to that a few months back, if i remember correctly it took well over a month to be sorted out.,
havent had any problems myself though, and defender swears by them like as if he owns the place.,:D maybe they just dont wanna loose him as a valued customer, hes probably their biggest., lol

defenderdude

:D:D:D:D

deepimpact

Got my Cavalvy Motorola 2 pin headset from ehobby there this week, posted 27th May.
Fantastic product, really recommended for a comms set.

I also got my XTN446 from ccs-trading on ebay.co.uk. Fantastic service, lightning quick shipping and top-class product*. Really cheap too.

*Thanks Dex for the advice

Total cost to me- approx 200 euro...bargain

Shiva

Word of advice for those of you who deal with WGC Shop in Hong Kong.

Up until now I've found them an excellent retailer, but a few weeks ago I placed a large order (US$1200+). Some of the items were out of stock, and they offered to give me the amount in credit ($587, to be exact). Because I had used them at least 20 times without a problem, and planned to do so again, I opted for the credit.

Since then, I've tried to place three orders to avail of the credit, two of which were of over US$1000 in value, and all three have been ignored - no acknowledgement of the order, and no quote within 24 hours, as would normally happen. They have responded to one email with a vague promise to "look into it", and ignored at least 6 others. Phonecalls are either left on hold while they find someone to look after me, or they dont call back as promised.

I've opened a dispute with Paypal, but just thought I'd let you all know - if you order from them, and they offer you credit or a refund when something is out of stock, get the refund :mad:

Their short-sighted attitude has resulted in a loss of thousands of dollars in sales in the future - I wont be dealing with them again.

Puding

I also had the offer of credit a few weeks ago and took it, i have to say myself that i did not have a problems placed another order about 5 days ago and credit was applied without a problem, i have to say thought of late they have been slow on the replays very out of character for them normally excellent.

airsoft global did have a note on emails about a holiday....

HOLIDAY NOTICE - Duanwu Festival
Airsoft Global will be on vacation from 7th to 9th June 2008 in observance
of Duanwu Festival and weekend.
Limited services are available in this period.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Happy Holidays!

don't know if this effected wgc

Shiva

I have to admit I was surprised myself - I've found them one of the best retailers out there up to now.

By contrast, I wanted a lot of bits and pieces from eHobby and emailed them yesterday looking for a combined shipping price, and they reminded me about a substantial store credit I still had with them from a large order about 3 months ago - I'd completely forgotten about it.

Once the credit has been refunded to my card from WGC I'll probably still continue to use them, despite what I said earlier - they have a lot of stuff thats hard to find elsewhere. I just won't be accepting an offer of credit again

Puding

well from what you've said i would honesty think twice about it again, just in case i had the problems

Shiva

Received the refund to my Paypal account from WGC today. No explanation, just a brief note to say it had been applied.

Oh well...I'll probably try them again next week, and see how long they take to send me a quote this time.

Stercus Accidit

red-soldier

Made an order for some russian surplus gear, within a couple of hours I had a tracking number for fedex, at my door early this morning, less than 6 days later, with the fedex tracking site giving a very accurate eta.

A well trusted retailer for such items, and very reasonable prices for russian military items like vests and bdu's straight from the factory to their warehouse.

Puding

What items did you get? I’ve read some bad thing in the past about item advertised as real but being us copy, but that was the past no idea know.

Just want to add another great place for Russian gear is Dmitry over at soviet propaganda best customer service I’ve had for a long time.

thehomeofDob

I ordered a face mask from http://cactushobbies.com/

Very good people to deal with. They contacted me the day after the order to confirm the address (guess they haven't dealt much with Irish no post codes), and had it shipped the next day. They forgot to send the tracking number, but a quick email and they had it to me within the hour.

Very good service, and every email response had a happy tone to it. I would order from them again (if they sold more than just two masks:P)

bullets

Anyone order much from fire-support.co.uk recently?
Are they usually slow to process orders etc?

I ordered from SLR parts from Fire Support in the UK on the 17th of this month.
So far not a peep out of them. An order confirmation email but nothing charged
to my credit card and no further contact from them.

Cant goto their website as its blocked through works surfwatch so must check
out the site later when I get home.

~B

Puding

i've found them to be excellent although you never seem to get a confirmation of posting, i normally just give them a call

Tal an Vine, Conquest Drove, Farcet,
Peterborough - CAMBS (PE7 3DH)
United Kingdom
Phone # +44(0) 01733 247171
* Email info@fire-support.co.uk

will always talk and i can almost guarantee it will be sorted within a minute for you.

Stercus Accidit

@puding

m23 pioneer vest, and a bekas les bdu.

I've always assumed they were very good, seeing as they are sponsors of red-alliance, I have heard some items are out of stock and hard to get though.

Puding

will have to give them a try then, waiting for a gorka e and gorka s along with a smersh set for the gathering

weeder

ebaybanned,
how long do they usually take and does there stuff go near customs that much or at all?
was a bit surprised when they said 2-5 working days for my stuff to arrive

SniperSight

This thread here:
Ebaybanned delivery time

should help you out.

horgan_p

ordered from flecktarn.co.uk on Thursday - gear arrived today.
Superb service and the quality of gear is so far beyond ebaybanned.Really a great experience with flecktarn everytime.
even the little touch like sending you a photo of your gear before is ships.

Paddy Diver

Morning all.

Has anyone ordered of this crowd? Any good? Good/bad reports?

http://www.cobraairsoft.com/


All the best,

Ian

Stercus Accidit

I have before, they seem ok, make sure they know we aren't under the vcra here as they nearly painted my luger luminous snot green.

Usually they will ask in e-mail though.

Bar that they seem ok, decent stock.

kdouglas

Paddy Diver wrote: »

Morning all.

Has anyone ordered of this crowd? Any good? Good/bad reports?

http://www.cobraairsoft.com/


All the best,

Ian

Moved to retailer's thread.

Paddy Diver

kdouglas wrote: »

Moved to retailer's thread.

Thanks, sorry about the wrong section.


Ian

danielsa

So I bought a rifle from hobby & gear that was sent by normal HK airmail post about 3 weeks ago.

Excellent price on the rifle, about 85usd, although shipping was 55usd.

I checked the tracking and noticed nothing happening so contacted the seller.

Turns out item got stopped by hong kong post, the seller said that he would refund me the cost of the goods without shipping (even though it didn't go anywhere). So i am 30 euro+ out.

Has anyone else had similar experiences and is this the SOP?