irish airsoft prices!!

maxwarren

we really are bein screwed over in this country...everything is atleast twice the price it is in other countrys anyone ever orderd from international sites and whats it like price wise? do customs check the order and will they seize rifles as theyll be coming in over 328 fps?
just an example mk1 mag in ireland
http://www.airsoftguns.ie/pistol/1519-kj-works-17-rd-magazine-for-mk1.html
mk1 mag in poland
http://gunfire.pl/product-eng-1152191270-Magazine-for-MK1-Ruger.html

sorry mods if this is in the wrong place move it to were its supposed to be if it is :P

CpcRc

Gunfire item base price: €15.68
Gunfire shipping cost: €14.50
Total cost: €30.18
In stock: No
Waiting time for shipping: approx. 1 week (if in stock)

Airsoftguns.ie base price: €31.99
Airsoftguns.ie shipping cost: €5.99
Total cost: €37.98
In stock: yes
Waiting time for shipping: 1-3 days

If you look at the cost of buying off that retailer directly for that item, compared to the irish store base price is less than €2. Also faster delivery and it's in stock. That's for one individual purchase.

If buying more than one then it will work out cheaper, once they are in stock.

maxwarren

well its free if you order 70 quids worth of stuff im not going to order one thing all the way from poland so once you get free shipping its over double the price to buy it of an irish site

maxwarren

im not trying to order that i was just using that as an example of the price difference :L

thermo

you think irish airsoft prices are bad check out the uk's vs ours, or the cybergun RRP vs what we actually pay in this country............

maxwarren

there bad compared to alot of places but atleast we dont have to two tone the guns :P

Gatling

Welcome to the the real world

Vat

Rent

Shipping

Electricity

Employee's

Suppliers

Insurance

Websites

And various other over heads

All the above needs paying for before you even look at a customer ,
Most of the Europe based retailer's have a large customer base the Irish market is literally tiny compared to mainland Europe , so yeah expect a price difference, plus we get face to face customer service here always a bonus

nastros

Everything in Ireland cost more. We are an island nation therefore we must get everything produced out side of the country shipped by boat or plane which is expensive. Then as said earlier we have a tiny population with a small number of airsofters. We are lucky to have what we have.

Ralph M Noonan

nastros wrote: »

Everything in Ireland cost more. We are an island nation therefore we must get everything produced out side of the country shipped by boat or plane which is expensive. Then as said earlier we have a tiny population with a small number of airsofters. We are lucky to have what we have.

true , the profit margins on these things is VERRY tight, your only saving about €20 by ordering yourself and that's assuming you can avoid the customs charge, if not then you'll actually lose money importing.