If you can get it in the UK, buy it in the UK. You will receive better after sales support and will be supporting the UK market.
shipping from states
- Thread starter Rat
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Syd i have tried to tell people this many times but they just dont get it they expect to buy stuff cheep from the states then come to you for sposorship and when they dont get it moan how it sucks to play paintball in the uk.
If you want cheeper stuff empower your stores get them to carry stuff you want and if you can get your team interested most of the time a store will offer the discount you need. By buying from your local store it gives them more power with the manufactures to offer sponsorship packages and discounts.
Evryone on here moans about how uk paintball sucks and how american teams can play more cause its cheeper trust me its not that much cheeper to play ball over there they just want it more and will spend whatever it takes, i train at an indoor site in chicago and we were shooting white box paint and it was the same price as over here we also drove for 1hr 30 mins to play a few games.
so probebly in all with entry,paint and travel cost me over 50 quid.
So yeah you can get cheeper guns by buying from the states but it will cost you more in the long run when stores put up their prices on paint to cover the costs they are loosing from you doing hooky deals over the net.
If you want cheeper stuff empower your stores get them to carry stuff you want and if you can get your team interested most of the time a store will offer the discount you need. By buying from your local store it gives them more power with the manufactures to offer sponsorship packages and discounts.
Evryone on here moans about how uk paintball sucks and how american teams can play more cause its cheeper trust me its not that much cheeper to play ball over there they just want it more and will spend whatever it takes, i train at an indoor site in chicago and we were shooting white box paint and it was the same price as over here we also drove for 1hr 30 mins to play a few games.
so probebly in all with entry,paint and travel cost me over 50 quid.
So yeah you can get cheeper guns by buying from the states but it will cost you more in the long run when stores put up their prices on paint to cover the costs they are loosing from you doing hooky deals over the net.
shipping
I ship parts weekly from the States, if you use Fed ex its mighty expensive and they will not ship gifts, just to customs enter is usually £30, if you ship USPS goods only covered to £29 unless you insure, then customs know how much goods are and you will pay customs entry/duty/vat.Also USPS can take 4 weeks and no guarantee they wont lose it, shiny things of value tend to disapear. I bought a DMC in and the barrel thread on the gun was U/s and dealer didnt want to know.
Buy here get a warranty and tech advise, buy USA beware.
Simon
Evils Saints
I ship parts weekly from the States, if you use Fed ex its mighty expensive and they will not ship gifts, just to customs enter is usually £30, if you ship USPS goods only covered to £29 unless you insure, then customs know how much goods are and you will pay customs entry/duty/vat.Also USPS can take 4 weeks and no guarantee they wont lose it, shiny things of value tend to disapear. I bought a DMC in and the barrel thread on the gun was U/s and dealer didnt want to know.
Buy here get a warranty and tech advise, buy USA beware.
Simon
Evils Saints
You have to play the system for USA imports, i think the max for imports is £34 then you have to pay tax, when i order from say punisherpb, i might order a virtue board, but rather than ordering more in that order, just place a second order and pay double del, $10 del on the board, $10 del on say orings, triggers etc, then you have 2 seperate orders. Now when they go through customs, if the board is stopped, you wil pay a few quid, but you save some money by ordering 2 orders. Also where the dollar to £ is at the moment, $20 on del isnt that much, especially when you can get $60 worth of stuff with now import fees