Stop Talking Utter Boll**ks.
Just because they save you money so you don't have to import from the US is no excuse for selling defective stock, having lousy customer service and/or misleading customers into believe that they have stock when they don't. That goes for for all retail paintball outlets in the country as consumer laws apply to paintball shops just like any other shop.
One of the previous posts mentioned faulty air systems, with the recent incidents with exploding air bottle would you want to take the risk.
And if you buy something that you find is faulty as long as you send it back within a certain time period (30 days i think), then the responsibility is on the shop to replace it, not the manufacturer. You have rights to help prevent shops from ripping you off and you advocate letting them get away with it.
We have shops in the industry that have a good rep and yet make the odd mistake, which we can live and we have others that take your money and then make you wait for your goods, saying that they now out of stock, when they actually never had them in the first place and were waiting for sufficient people to order so they could put their trade order in.
Yes its hard to run a business, but its easier to make a fast buck if you can get away with it. Good businesses build up a good reputation through fair pricing and good customer service. You may say well nobody give those shops thier dues on these forums, I would say, and bet they believe, no press is as welcome as good press.
If you feel that a company has short changed you and you wish to warn other people about your experiences then do so, but keep it factual. We will all be sorry for you bad luck and at the same time thank you from saving us from the same mistake