Experiences/advice with Airsoft retailers.

Harekin · 30-08-2006 10:40pm

You get customs whacked for that?

EyesOnly · 02-09-2006 9:22am

yeah had to pay €38 to dhl on delivery got a phone call to ask if i was willing to pay it i said yes and deliveried the next day

o1s1n · 06-09-2006 12:54pm

finally got my UTG sniper in the post from speedytoys.com. no import duty! just the horrible postage cost of about €50. was deffinately opened by customs, had been repackaged with brown tape.
seems very solidly built. a lot of metal parts.
have yet to chrono it, but so far its shooting nicely straight through my plastic garden pots and leaving nice little dents in my wooden fence

SpitfireIV · 06-09-2006 1:42pm

Got my VSR-10 Pro Sniper from www.fire-support.com today. It was posted on Thursday 31st August, and shipping was £15 delivered by Interlink Express. Didnt seem to be any problems with customs or the likes. Review and pics to follow later

EyesOnly · 11-09-2006 7:41pm

Got all my stuff from www.fire-support.co.uk, got my bb's battery,mag in 1 1/2 days of been shipped my gun got held up in the UK for some reason but i phoned them and they got it sent straight out, they are great to talk to ill defenantly recommend them. and ill be shopping with them in the future.

B00MSTICK · 19-09-2006 9:31pm

Ordered A CA33E, 2 Mags and Goggles from airsoftwarehouse.co.uk. £15 for shipping. Recieved after only 2 days. 10/10

jel · 19-10-2006 9:53am

I have had a nightmare experience with this crowd.

They allow you to send enquiries/messages to their customer service staff and you get a reply via email. They also have an online customer service chat feature and a contact phone number. If you want to send your item back for return/refund then they have an online "return request" form that you fill out and they then process it and get back to you via email.

The gun I bought turned out to be faulty. I sent some messages to their staff and they
tried to troubleshoot the problem. I tried all their recommendations but it still
would not work. I then decided I would send it back. I replied to the email thread
I still had active from the previous conversation and asked about the returns procedure. I got no reply from them.

I sent numerous other messages (about 5) to them through their online form, but never got a single reply. I
tried to log on to the online customer services chat application about 30 times but
it would never work. I tried to ring them on their contact number and a recorded
message tells you to use the online features. I tried this for a week but never got
one response from them.

The site tells you you must fill out a return request to get a return number which
must be placed on your package. Otherwise they say the package will be rejected as
they receive 100s of them a day.

I decided to just post the package off without a return number as i could be waiting
forerver. I included a full report and explanation as to why it hadnt got a return number attached.
I again send them a message telling them I sent it off. They replied to this email though,
and said that the package wouldnt be processed as it hadnt got a return number. Smart ha!

In summary I wanted to return the gun and was blatantly ignored. During the week where I couldnt
get a response I even sent a stock enquiry message to them from using a different name and email address.
Low and behold that got a response the next day!

DO NOT BUY FROM GIZMOS. THEY ARE GANGSTERS.

o1s1n · 28-10-2006 12:56pm

just recieved my TM Famas SV with high cap and all the rest from ehobbyasia.com.
took 6 days in total from China.
no customs charges whatsoever

:):)

[--SC(+)PE--] · 28-10-2006 1:31pm

no customs charges whatsoever

Sheer brilliance isnt it.:D
suppose your charging it as we speak? How does she look?

o1s1n · 28-10-2006 4:57pm

i put the battery in the gun before i charged it to see how heavy the whole thing was. popped in a few bbs and low and behold, the battery appeared to be charged already!

the ROF is fuking insane. i'll be buying many many more magazines. blasts a flower pot to bits in a few seconds.

yes, i was giggling like a school girl

[--SC(+)PE--] · 29-10-2006 3:00pm

yes, i was giggling like a school girl

Hee hee im getting very used 2 that feeling ever since airsoft became legal

EyesOnly · 30-10-2006 11:00am

found this on another forum http://www.airsoft-paradize.com/ a french crowd, i havent used them but they seem cheap for the CYMA stuff they have the new m14 by CYMA(or Kart) and the Warrior L96A1.

Anyone used these?

liamo333 · 30-10-2006 11:31am

Wouldnt reccomend buying from the continent there always really expensive eg. CA Steyr UNCOMPANY 300USD
CA Steyr Europe E340

o1s1n · 30-10-2006 1:31pm

i'd love to buy that L96A1. its over on gunnerairsoft WITH a good scope for $100. insane price. also getting really really good reviews. meant to be a very high quality build with a lot of metal. only problem, it shoots 500fps stock

[--SC(+)PE--] · 30-10-2006 3:04pm

i'd love to buy that L96A1. its over on gunnerairsoft WITH a good scope for $100. insane price. also getting really really good reviews. meant to be a very high quality build with a lot of metal. only problem, it shoots 500fps stock

Id like it too. but because of its power im eyeing up the new M14 instead ,hopefully the ODgreen version will be out soon and will have insane accuracy ,hopefully

o1s1n · 30-10-2006 3:19pm

i wouldnt know whether to go with the OD green or the wood. they both look amazing. the OD looks really contemporary and militaryish..but the wood looks so classic

[--SC(+)PE--] · 30-10-2006 4:13pm

easy decision for me anyway. never realy was a fan of woodstocks.
Of course i would want the version thats not out yet :rolleyes:

vlmaxis · 01-11-2006 12:17pm

A company called BFSL are importing airsoft, and they have stock.
They are in Walkinstown in Dublin, I just got a Classic army MP5, it's the business, phone Derek on 014265852, they can get you anything in airsoft or paintball but they wont sell to under 18's (proper order).
They are the sole importers of these products and they are cheap, my MP5 was €330 with the charger and battery, it's complete with a high cap mag of 200 BBs. These lads are well ahead of the Posse. I know of lads who bought pistols for practical airsoft running on gas and they love them. They don't only do the Classic army range, they do most of the top stuff.

EyesOnly · 02-11-2006 7:36pm

Ok here i go, i ordered 2 pairs of boots from Militarykit.com on the 11th of october they rang the next day to say they only have one pair in and if i wanted i could wait a week and get both sent out at the same time so i said ok. i emailed them on the 25th and got a reply on the 28 saying they'll be in this week and still nothing from them so id say ring them before you order or be Prepared to wait a very long time ive just canceled my order from them.

Dave! · 05-11-2006 6:37pm

Anyone know what the craic is with eHobby Asia and shipping? I think it says E40 for express service -- is that the basic shipping, or is there a cheaper one?

Is there any way of knowing how much customs, etc., is gonna shaft you for?

I'm thinking that's gonna be where I'm gonna go for my first AEG

o1s1n · 05-11-2006 6:56pm

my postage came to about €50 for an AEG with all its bits and pieces, large battery, charger and high cap mag. very reasonable. didnt get shafted with import or anything like that. chances are, you wont either. even if you do, it'll still work out over all a hell of a lot cheaper then anywhere else.

[--SC(+)PE--] · 06-11-2006 12:30am

What oisin said basicially. Word to the wise though all the little tiny bits like speedloaders and stuff nomatter how small will increase the shiping costs.Basically add all the "standard shipping fees" together and take away 10% off the overall and that should be about right [maybe a little more for the gun itself] oh ya and ya can assume that customs wont wack ya im 5-0 now:p

Dave! · 07-11-2006 1:10am

hmmm... more questions on eHobby Asia...

1. I'm getting a message that says:
The seller has not designated that they will ship to your location. Before submitting your bid or offer, please contact the seller in order to ensure that they are willing to ship to your location.

I gather that since ye all shop from these, that they do indeed ship to Ireland, but confirmation would be good before commiting

2. How do I assemble an order with them? I gather that I don't order everything seperately, but there doesn't appear to be an "add to cart" button, just a "buy it now" button. When I click that I get a "commit to buy" button, which I don't wanna press cos I haven't got the 3V card or anything yet. So how do I get it all shipped together?

3. This is mainly for Oisin, but the rest of ye can gimme some input too

Are these the items you were telling me about? (ya have to scroll down on some of them)

FAMAS SV[€140]
8.4v LARGE Intellect battery (pricey )[€35]
Charger[€10]
300 Round High Cap Mag (not sure if I'll get this or not, we'll see!)[€20]
and some additional things...
Full Face Mask(KICKASS lookin )[€15]
Cheap goggles(stupid lookin, but not payin another $20 for cool goggles!)[€10]
4000 BBs[€10]

(I rounded the prices up rather than down most of the time)

So that's about €240 + shipping @ ~€60 = €300

That seem right to ye?

I'm gonna order the stuff tomorrow

[--SC(+)PE--] · 07-11-2006 4:33pm

Basically u just click "buy it now" on all items you want to buy and when your finnished buying they will sent you an invoice for all the items together.
Even though it says "this may not ship to your location" it doesnt matter just click "buy it now" and it will

.
Ya yer delivery estimate seems about right maybe e10 more it depends.

This going be your first gun m8?

o1s1n · 07-11-2006 4:43pm

yeah what scope said is spot on. just buy the stuff with buy in now and they'll send you an invoice for the whole lot.

that's pretty much the same order as me. apart from your added mask, goggles and bbs.

actually i was considering going in on a massive bulk bb buy. maybe selling to some friends or something.
i might mention this at a future date if anyone is interested.

one thing to watch out for with cheap goggles is fogging factor. ive heard horrible stories of some goggles fogging up after 5 minutes of running around. i have a pretty cool pair of Russian goggles used for observing nuclear explosions. they fog up in a couple of seconds though so i cant use them

someone mentioned spraying the inside of them with a anti fogging thing you use on a car windscreen. i cant remember the name of it though. might be worth looking into

[--SC(+)PE--] · 07-11-2006 4:53pm

could be wrong but would a a few drops of fairy liquid on a tissue stop it fogging up? Think the paintballheads call it "defogging"

o1s1n · 07-11-2006 5:25pm

really? i'd just be slightly concerned that fairy liquid at that close a proximity to your eyes might cause some damage

[--SC(+)PE--] · 07-11-2006 5:27pm

if its well rubbed in it aint dangerous. Thats what we had 2 do when we went paintballing in Limerick and it did stop the fogging for a good long while.

Dave! · 07-11-2006 6:59pm

[--SC(+)PE--] wrote:

Basically u just click "buy it now" on all items you want to buy and when your finnished buying they will sent you an invoice for all the items together.
Even though it says "this may not ship to your location" it doesnt matter just click "buy it now" and it will .
Ya yer delivery estimate seems about right maybe e10 more it depends.

This going be your first gun m8?

Cheers boss!

Yeah it's my first gun

I've been thinkin bout it all day

lol. I work in a hospital, so the range of different areas that could be used for a skirmish is pretty high! The imagination keeps wandering!

Gonna ask the brother can I use his credit card later.

If ya order them all seperately, then I would think that you're paying for all of their shipping seperately

That will add on a bit.

o1s1n · 07-11-2006 7:19pm

no you click buy it now for each, but the order is combined into one!

Dave! · 07-11-2006 7:21pm

Sound :cool:

[--SC(+)PE--] · 07-11-2006 7:23pm

the delivery cost will be pretty much all of the seperate 1s added together with a 10% reduction. Those tiny items with 5$ delivery costs add up ill tell ya but its alway worth itn

o1s1n · 07-11-2006 7:24pm

we'll if you order it tonight, you should be shooting by monday next week

[--SC(+)PE--] · 07-11-2006 7:29pm

we'll if you order it tonight, you should be shooting by monday next week

He speaks the truth he does

Dave! · 08-11-2006 12:51am

Problem!

I've been adding things and clicking "Pay now", but it's letting me add more stuff before I actually pay, only, I've commited to buying the gun, battery and charger, and when I try to commit to buying my next item -- the mask -- I get the following message:

This seller has set buyer requirements for this item and only sells to buyers who meet those requirements.
You are unable to bid on or buy this item because:
#
You are currently winning or have bought the maximum-allowed number of this seller's items in the last 10 days.

Note: If you are still interested in bidding on or buying this item, you may contact the seller and ask that they exempt you from any buyer requirements.

Any ideas?

When I go to My Ebay, it says I've still got those 3 items outstanding, and I can choose to Pay Now, but I don't wanna do that and then for it to make me wait 10 days to buy the rest...
If I Pay Now, will I be able to add the rest of the things?

[--SC(+)PE--] · 08-11-2006 1:06am

just email them and ask them to exempt you because you want to buy more stuff. Whatever ya do dont pay for the first 3 items before you get to commit to buy the rest as they wont be able 2 add em them.

o1s1n · 08-11-2006 1:36am

this sounds like you dont have enough positive feedback on ebay to buy any more then three items. how much feedback do you have? i think someone else here said they had a similar problem before. im sure emailing them should fix it all up.

good to see you made the plunge and bought some stuff anyway. you deff wont regret it! not after you blast your first box apart

[--SC(+)PE--] · 08-11-2006 2:20pm

Ya that was me actually

.Mistake i made was paying for the 1st 3 items before they got back to me and told me that they could exempt me from the rule.

Dave! · 08-11-2006 7:07pm

270038674794 	Guarder 3600rds EXTRA LARGE Airsoft 6mm Load BB Bottle 	1 	$3.99 USD 	$3.99 USD
270040032743 	Marui FAMAS 60rd Airsoft AEG Metal Magazine #TMP-18 	1 	$14.99 USD 	$14.99 USD
270041356458 	INTELLECT LARGE 8.4V 4200mAh NiMH HIGH DRAIN RC Battery 	1 	$46.99 USD 	$46.99 USD
270050597892 	Toy-jet 0.2g .2g COMPETITION TYPE 4000rd Airsoft 6mm BB 	1 	$6.99 USD 	$6.99 USD
270051203449 	Black Hawk Down Dust Wind US Army 2mm PC Goggles GP275 	1 	$9.99 USD 	$9.99 USD
270051364691 	King Arms 0.4mm NEOPRENE FULL Face Mask Protector 	1 	$19.99 USD 	$19.99 USD
270051792136 	SUPER Ni-Cd RC Airsoft Battery Fast Charger 4.8-9.6V 	1 	$9.99 USD 	$9.99 USD
270052003140 	Marui FA-MAS SUPER SV Airsoft Auto Electric Rifle AEG 	1 	$174.99 USD 	$174.99 USD
	
Subtotal : 	$287.92 USD
US Shipping & Handling
(includes any seller handling fees) : 	$111.00 USD
US Insurance (optional) : 	--
  Total: 	$398.92 USD


Grand Total: 	$398.92 USD

It's on ze way!

E311! Not too bad. Here's hopin' I don't have to pay customs... knowing my luck, I'll be the only one :rolleyes:

[--SC(+)PE--] · 08-11-2006 7:56pm

nice ,give it about 5 days and ya'll be havin an early christmas for yourself

o1s1n · 08-11-2006 8:25pm

i'm all excited for you!

o1s1n · 08-11-2006 8:33pm

oh, just a note about this gun. when taking the foregrip off to put the battery in, make sure you follow these steps! (it can be a little tricky first time)

you saw the video i sent you of the guy showing the Famas, so i presume you've seen the safety switch in front of the trigger?

this switch has three settings.

1. safe. the switch is back and blocking the trigger.
2. live. the switch is pushed forward once so you can access the trigger.
3. you push the switch foreward once more and it goes into this setting. this releases the foregrip. make sure you do this before you try and take it off.

when putting the foregrip back on, make sure that the switch is back in position 1 again.

this took me absolutely ages to figure out! was nearly tearing my hair out at one point

HawkerHunter · 09-11-2006 12:13am

O1s1n,
Hi, this is HawkerHunter, Im new to this site and have read some great stuff from you all. First, your looking for antimist. Theres a small tin called Bob Heath Visors Antifog. Its very good, though its a small tin and can be dear enough, around €5. Fits in the pocket perfect though. As for Airsoft play area, I might be able to help you out there. If your interested contact me.

HawkerHunter

o1s1n · 09-11-2006 12:39am

pmed!

[--SC(+)PE--] · 09-11-2006 12:48am

*twiddles thumbs* with excitement

Dave! · 09-11-2006 12:59am

*does same*

Looks like you punks may be outa look, my gun comin in a week and a potential skirmish site in the works...!

Start running now :mad:

I talk a good fight, don't i?

[--SC(+)PE--] · 09-11-2006 1:01am

Cant wait to see al thease AEg's cant help but think i probably should have got 1 rather than telling myself a 328fps boltaction would be a grand sniper rifle:(

o1s1n · 09-11-2006 1:02am

...

i would be just out of bbs wouldnt i?

heh

ah well. i'll just have to go Milisim on your asses. one shot,one kill.

[--SC(+)PE--] · 09-11-2006 1:06am

We realy need to organize a fairly big skirmish 4 all of us noobs ,id say it would be funny if it was most people's first time. lol 0isin running out of ammo at the firing range before the game starts and me collapsing under the wait of guns id be carrying ,id say a whole load of hillarities would ensue

o1s1n · 09-11-2006 1:08am

lol i know, it would be nice for all of us to be noobs together.

although, someone may be killed with all the accidental discharging of shots

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