Experiences/advice with Airsoft retailers.

dcx122 · 21-12-2006 6:17pm

ive ordered from wolf but it was only gas and bbs. there delivery prices are a bit on the ridiculus side. i think shipping for 3 bottles of gas and 2 bottles of bbs was about 30 sterling. i also ordered from ehobby and the package was about the same size but a little lighter and that was only 25 euro.

as for the orange tip, you dont have to worry about them and out of all the people here that have ordered from ehobby i dont think anyone has been charged customs tax.

delivery time from wolf is about 3 days and from ehobby its about 5.

personally the only reason i ordered from wolf is that they had a deal on for gas and you cant buy gas from hong kong or america cos it would take too long to get here because you cant send it airmail.

hope this helps

Stercus Accidit · 21-12-2006 6:25pm

Another question, un company do the option of showing a lower value on the invoice to avoid customs, what is the max value before you are charged? Does anyone know.

N.O.I.P. · 22-12-2006 12:14pm

According to the Tax office its 40 or at least thats what they told me, I wouldnt recommend asking them to mark a lower value though, Its illegal and if you were unluckly enough to get caught you could be looking at a pretty hefty fine

Stercus Accidit · 22-12-2006 8:28pm

So then how is the duty charged and when?
Anyone with experience with uncompany? Is it the same story with e-hobby?
I've not imported before or ordered by post so am hesitant.

o1s1n · 22-12-2006 10:24pm

well, I only buy from ehobby now. And as far as i know, you wont be charged VAT. I have 4 orders from them with none. N.O.I.P has a couple. Scope has about 6. So bets are it's pretty safe

o1s1n · 22-12-2006 10:27pm

Actually I'm going to have to shut up about the no Ehobby VAT. Must be stupid mentioning that online. From now on everyone keep it to yourselves!

EyesOnly · 02-01-2007 7:33pm

Got a Can of Abbey Ultra Gas from http://www.actionhobbys.co.uk/ €21.30 with shipping. Ordered 19th, shipped 21st, recieved it today. Not bad for the time of the year, only thing is they sent it airmail?????????.

o1s1n · 03-01-2007 12:27am

They sent it by air? :eek:

whupass · 03-01-2007 1:59am

ok that took me a few seconds, at first iwas thinking "it took that long for airmail?" then i thought "wait, did he pay for airmail?" and then my eyelids hit the floor and ceiling and i thought "THEY SENT A PRESSURISED CANNISTER BY AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

o1s1n · 03-01-2007 2:01am

Ah well, it got here in one piece. So did the plane.

Speaking of gas, I really need some to test if my mac 11 is actually working or not. hmmm. Must remember to avoid that shop.

Hagakure_irl · 12-01-2007 12:53pm

Hauk wrote:

I have to recommed UNCompany and Fire-Support. Frank and John over at Fire-Support are two of the coolest guys ever, and even help me fix my pistol when I was having trouble with it. UNCompany have been great to me too. I ordered $375 worth of airsoft stuff about a month ago, and received everything fine. And I now have an MP7, a box of low cap mags, and a precision barrel on their way from them, which came to $316 shipped.

Hope that helps people

Hauk

JUst order the TM-NBB-MK23 Marui MK23 non blow back from Fire-support.co.uk. And i have to say i emailed them beforehand. they replied fast, they where very helpful. In terms of service so far these guys are really good.

mike o · 13-01-2007 12:25am

are there any retailers in ireland now

Spitfire666 · 13-01-2007 1:06am

PM'd

Hagakure_irl · 17-01-2007 12:25pm

Fire-Support.co.uk.

Ordered my gun after opening times last friday, yet i still emailed them ( as i'm impaitent ). Got a repsonse when i woke up Saturday morning, saying my order will be processed Monday and would take 3-4 days to reach me.

Order was processed monday evening, got my gun wednesday moring at 11am, excellent delievery, eveything working, and i got my gas too

edit: oh the gun was a TM Socom MK23 GBB. I'll be posting a review of it later.

N.O.I.P. · 17-01-2007 12:36pm

hmm 2 day delivery sweet I wonder if they have anything I want, ack must control it can't afford to just buy random guns

Spitfire666 · 17-01-2007 2:12pm

Why not?

o1s1n · 17-01-2007 5:54pm

Hagakure_irl wrote:

Fire-Support.co.uk.

Ordered my gun after opening times last friday, yet i still emailed them ( as i'm impaitent ). Got a repsonse when i woke up Saturday morning, saying my order will be processed Monday and would take 3-4 days to reach me.

Order was processed monday evening, got my gun wednesday moring at 11am, excellent delievery, eveything working, and i got my gas too

edit: oh the gun was a TM Socom MK23 GBB. I'll be posting a review of it later.

You got your gun? yaaaaaaay! Enjoy!

whufee · 10-02-2007 11:48pm

http://www.wargameclub.com/
i checked prices, not too bad, but never heard it be4.....any1 know this website?

Captain Chaos · 11-02-2007 11:57am

I'm looking to buy a high quality P90 and G36C. I have pinned them down to the TM G36C and P90 but I can't pick which P90 to get.

Either the standard TM P90 with the built in sight and one rail on the right side or get the tripple rail P90 which has no sights at all but you get a suppressor with it.

I have been looking at wolfarmouries and ehobby to buy from, wolf do good AEG starter packs and all but who do you recommend is the best to buy from that will deliver to the ROI.

Also can anyone recommend any good holo-graphic 1x sights and green laser?

Thanks for the help.

o1s1n · 11-02-2007 12:13pm

Buy from wolf, you'll be ripped off. Seriously, steer clear from them. Their prices are insane. Ehobby are kings among men

Captain Chaos · 11-02-2007 12:33pm

Thanks, this will be my first AEG or true airsoft for that matter. All I have is a NBB P99 I bought in the North a year ago on a street stand:D.

When buying an AEG how do you know which batteries and chargers to buy. I see there is an issue with the MP7, it comes with a 110 charger and you need to get a 220 converter.

o1s1n · 11-02-2007 1:14pm

On ehobby, under specification of the gun, it'll say something like

Power Source - 8.4v LARGE Type up to 3300mAh Capacity

So you just want to figure out what size the battery is, in this case it's large.

Looking at the mp7, It already comes with a Marui 7.2v Micro EX Rechargeable Battery. So you Don't need to worry about that. I'm not sure about the charger that comes with it to be honest. I know ehobby sent out an Irish three prong one to me. I don't know if they'd change the one that comes with that package or not.

Spitfire666 · 11-02-2007 1:38pm

Try UNCompany aswell. they do the full package deals with batteries and charger and extra mag.

Skatedude · 11-02-2007 2:34pm

dont think its been posted but new branch in th uk

http://www.airsoftskirmish.co.uk/

o1s1n · 11-02-2007 10:11pm

Skatedude wrote:

dont think its been posted but new branch in th uk

http://www.airsoftskirmish.co.uk/

Interesting. I wonder what their prices will be like.

Captain Chaos · 13-02-2007 10:20pm

When buying from ehobbyasia, what do you put in for the cost of postage. It only lists US shipping prices?

Waylander24 · 14-02-2007 11:27am

I've used this store a few time without any trouble.
http://www.campobase.com/eShop/Language.html
I bought my CA M15A4 Carbine, 2 TM lo-caps and a large TM speedloader. The prices seem pretty good and the shipping is fast.

o1s1n · 16-02-2007 7:19pm

Captain Chaos wrote:

When buying from ehobbyasia, what do you put in for the cost of postage. It only lists US shipping prices?

They'll email you with an invoice listing a total price for all items including postage.

Captain Chaos · 16-02-2007 7:29pm

It's too late anyway, I took a guess and ended up paying around 15 Euro more than I needed to for postage.

My KJW GBB P226 is on the way, should have it mid next week, I am hoping customs don't hit me.:D

EyesOnly · 16-02-2007 8:10pm

Same here i put in an order on Friday and got impatient so just payed up.

so im waiting for 4 orders from different ppl

Dave! · 17-02-2007 10:12pm

Best site to get Green Gas off, anyone?

I'm trying to get this off FireSupport
http://www.fire-support.co.uk/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=1537

But whenever I click "add to basket", it takes me to a page telling me that cookies aren't enabled. They are! And I've tried on 3 different browsers!!! :mad: Cocks.

whupass · 17-02-2007 10:54pm

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cookies good!!

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Mark_Sc · 19-02-2007 7:17pm

DaveMcG wrote:

Best site to get Green Gas off, anyone?

I'm trying to get this off FireSupport
http://www.fire-support.co.uk/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=1537

But whenever I click "add to basket", it takes me to a page telling me that cookies aren't enabled. They are! And I've tried on 3 different browsers!!! :mad: Cocks.

I also have this problem, i'm an inch away from buying a pistol off ehobby but dont know where to get gas...any suggestions

Scope you might remember me from swords on saturday (i was the guy who was really interested in your berettas)...anyway where do you get your gas?

o1s1n · 19-02-2007 7:26pm

I bought gas from firesupport before. It was ICS and was crap. Made me think my gun was broken.

I think the best possible option at the moment is either get in contact with BFSL and buy some green gas from him in Dublin.

Or

The better option. Which is to source a place to buy small tanks of propane and buy the propane adapter online from airsoftinnovations.com

Dave! · 19-02-2007 7:45pm

o1s1n wrote:

I bought gas from firesupport before. It was ICS and was crap. Made me think my gun was broken.

I think the best possible option at the moment is either get in contact with BFSL and buy some green gas from him in Dublin.

Or

The better option. Which is to source a place to buy small tanks of propane and buy the propane adapter online from airsoftinnovations.com

Went for that second option in the end, cheers

eHobby haven't processed my order yet, hurry uuuupppppppp

:(:(:(

EyesOnly · 19-02-2007 7:59pm

The better option. Which is to source a place to buy small tanks of propane and buy the propane adapter online from airsoftinnovations.com

Just be warned if your gun has plastic parts i.e slide/hammer it can/will break its only recommended for full metal Guns, Read this somewhere, im sure if you do a google search you'll find it.

eHobby haven't processed my order yet, hurry uuuupppppppp

Hmm "chinese new year" meaning you'll be lucky if its posted in a weeks time. i made sure my orders where shipped before cos they dont work for a week or so while its on.

o1s1n · 19-02-2007 8:02pm

If you use green gas in your gun then using propane is the same.

Japanese guns aren't made for green gas. Therefore, stay away from propane!

Dave! · 19-02-2007 10:11pm

The gun's ~98% metal, don't worry

o1s1n · 19-02-2007 10:39pm

For some strange reason we had two retail threads, both stickied, both around the same amount of replies/views...odd eh?

Been merged together. I hope that worked without any problems.

EyesOnly · 19-02-2007 10:58pm

ah i wondered why i started at page 5 and was thinking id seeen it all before:/

o1s1n · 19-02-2007 11:03pm

Thought you'd gone back in time there for a minute?

[--SC(+)PE--] · 20-02-2007 12:49am

Scope you might remember me from swords on saturday (i was the guy who was really interested in your berettas)...anyway where do you get your gas?

their was quite a few pairs of paws harassing it lol but i think i no which 1 u were

, iv a propane adapter so i just head into town to buy a 16oz tank of propane for 9euro and im away.

Mark_Sc · 20-02-2007 2:41pm

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

their was quite a few pairs of paws harassing it lol but i think i no which 1 u were , iv a propane adapter so i just head into town to buy a 16oz tank of propane for 9euro and im away.

that sounds like what i want... where do you get these adaptors?

o1s1n · 20-02-2007 3:12pm

Mark_Sc wrote:

that sounds like what i want... where do you get these adaptors?

Does no one read my posts?!?!?!

The better option. Which is to source a place to buy small tanks of propane and buy the propane adapter online from airsoftinnovations.com

[--SC(+)PE--] · 20-02-2007 4:18pm

B&q seems to be the best place to get em mark, the place i get mine is just a one off gas shop in galway so i doubht that would be handy 4 ya

o1s1n · 20-02-2007 4:32pm

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

B&q seems to be the best place to get em mark, the place i get mine is just a one off gas shop in galway so i doubht that would be handy 4 ya

Eh? I'm pretty sure B&Q doesn't sell the airsoft propane adapter

[--SC(+)PE--] · 20-02-2007 4:37pm

:rolleyes: ya know what i meant, you already pointed him out to were to get the adapter :rolleyes:

oops silly me tought he asked about the propane itself the 2nd time

Mark_Sc · 20-02-2007 6:00pm

Thanks lads

looking back at people buying stuff makes me feel so tempted... now i think im gonna get a Marui G36C... off Ehobbie of course:)

o1s1n · 20-02-2007 6:06pm

The g36c is really becoming popular on here. I can see why. It's an excellent gun.

Mark_Sc · 20-02-2007 8:10pm

Yea a nice gun...does anybody else have one? i think i saw 1 or 2 in sords.

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