Eirsoft.ie

Wow...thanks for the good wishes lads...really appreciate it.

Right...I'll try answer some of your questions here...

Firstly...I've made a couple of changes to the site. It will now display the quantities of stuff I have in stock. For the moment, its quite low...I didnt want to go mad spending a few grand on stuff that might not shift.
Judging from the interest both here and from emails sent to me from the site though, I'll be placing another order at the weekend...and probably a lot larger! if theres anything special you want, let me know by emailing me the link on the site.

I'd appreciate if you didnt use the boards.ie forum as a means to request stuff...I don't want to draw any (deserved) flack from the admins about advertising. You can PM me here with requests though, if Oisin doesnt mind.

The stock pictures are pretty crap on the site - I'll improve them as I get time. I was holding off on going live until I had a few more things done, but this morning I just felt there was no point wasting any more time, and went for it. There are a few other tweaks and changes I want to make to the site...I'll get to them eventually. Some of the more American things, like requiring a Zip code, I'm not sure I can do much about - it depends on how flexible the backend software is. For now though, just put your Dublin postcode or your county in there - there's no sanity checks other than the field be filled in.

With regard to stock...if its listed on the site as being in stock, then I have it. I hate sites that sell you items they dont have in stock, and I won't do that. An obvious exception is if its a special item you want.

Deliveries - Yes, you can collect it, but by appointment only. I'm located in Glasnevin. If you live within a reasonable distance from me, I can probably also deliver. And if Nonex has no objections, I can also deliver stuff at HRTA if I'm going to be there when you are.

Prices. Yes...they are very cheap, for a good reason -

In my *real* job, I own my own IT consultancy company. I'm reasonably good at it, I enjoy it a lot, and I make a reasonable living from it, so I won't be giving it up any day soon. Eirsoft is and will remain a shop run by an enthusiast, so the prices you see on the site have only a very small margin on them as a slight recompense for me running the site. I'm not going to be Ireland's first Airsoft Millionaire. Having said that, I aim to provide the best customer service I possibly can.
I will try my very best to keep the prices as low as they are now, but a lot depends on various details outside of my control. My aim though, is to always be a cheaper option than buying from Asia, at least with regard to clones.

Consumables. Yep, I plan to stock BBs, batteries, chargers and gas. The problem is finding a supplier. BB's are easy to source in bulk, but they cost a bloody fortune to get shipped into Ireland because of the weight. I'm working on that though. Gas is a similar issue...it has to be shipped by sea, except in the case of propane, which I can source locally. But over time, I'll be stocking up on lots of extras. I opted mainly for AEG's this time round, because I figured at this stage in the growth of Airsoft, that's what was needed most.

Phew. I think thats everything. Thanks again for the good vibes...I really appreciate it.

Oh ! Before I forget - Yes Lightening...I'm ordering some L85s this weekend...I want one too !

Well done on the site.

Best of luck with thte site:D

o1s1n wrote:

You have clone UMPs?! Why didn't I see that?

Ah...you're a bad man Mr. Shiva. My money is literally dancing around, singing "spend me, speeeeeeeeend me!"

/heavy breathing
[SIZE=-1]Give in to the dark side, Oisin...it is your destiny.


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