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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: on February 20, 2008, 01:59:39 PM
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Hi! I'm thinking of ordering an A1200 from amigakit.com. Does anyone have any prior shopping experience with them? Where are they located? Is it true what they claim that they have brand new unused A1200s? (I've written them to ask as well.)
Thanks!
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Yeah they are pretty good. Not the cheapest place but if you need it and they have it, you can rely on them.
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I've ordered a few things at Amigakit (they're located in the UK) and they're just perfect, and I believe there are dozens of people here on amiga.org who can agree with me.
If I need anything Amiga that I can't find elsewhere, I'll just order it from them without any hesitation. Big kudos for Amigakit!
And I believe the A1200s are refurbished ones (but in good shape), I could be wrong though.
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They are located in cardiff in the UK, I`ve purchased a few items from them recently and have found the service to be quick and emails to of been answered swiftly and politely. As for new old stock A1200s I`ve noted some users from here who have made purchases and been happy with them.
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They are fast and friendly. Out of all the companies Amiga Kit is the one I check out first when looking for things :-)
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highly recommended.
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Awesome. Thanks for the feedback!
About refurbished: on their A1200 ordering page, they let you choose between new or refurbished, so I'm led to believe they have new ones. Or, they have the choice there *in case* they have new ones, but will substitute with refurbished if necessary.
Either way, I'm going to try.
Are any of you from the USA? If so, how long did it take between ordering and receipt of package?
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I had a problem with a recent purchase - not Amigakits fault - but they soon sorted it out and I was a happy boy again and could play with my new toy 8-)
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I've bought from Amigakit several times and had the items shipped here to the US. I have never bought something as big as a computer though. Mostly magazines, batteries, etc. It has always come in a timely manner. I would say under 2 weeks. A couple of times around a week or just over. Not really much difference from ordering from here in the US and going Parcel Post. Hope this helped.
Dan
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It does help Dan, thank you for sharing.
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Order with "closed" eyes. They are perfect. As for the "New Old" stock of A1200s, I think that they are brand new Amigas, because they took them from the stock of Eyetech (before close down), if I am right. They have also very reasonable P&P (well, to my country, Greece)!
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Never had a problem with them fast delivery in fact.
And good comms.
Mike.
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Phantom wrote:
Order with "closed" eyes
Cool :) But I don"t think English have that expression. It must be a aegean/mediterrenean thing.
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I've just put in my 5th order in within the last 30 minutes :-) :-D
Now im off to post the cheque ;-)
Hodgkinson.
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countzero wrote:
Phantom wrote:
Order with "closed" eyes
Cool :) But I don't think English have that expression. It must be a aegean/mediterrenean thing.
Nah, here in Holland we know the expression as well. If the Britains don't know it - well, they're pretty much isolated anyway :lol:
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Ordered from them a couple of times. Always helpful and quick with replies to questions. Both things ordered turned up the next day. Well I do live close to Cardiff :-D
Packaging is spot on. Do not hesitate to order from AmigaKit, one of the best small business I have ever dealt with and i'm including non-amiga businesss here. A lot of companies could learn a lot lot from them in how to offer a brilliant service.
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Another solid rec here. Quick, convenient, and very helpful - as much support as you need.
Cheers
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I've bought quite a lot of stuff from Amigakit. No problems at all. They are very helpful and go out of their way to solve any problems you may have getting your new gear set up.
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moto
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A++
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I've bought a shed load of gear from them over the years.
Packing is probably the best I've seen from any company.
They are very helpful with any queries as well.
Would recommend them to everyone.
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@ Countzero
That's right, you guessed correctly! :-)
@ McVenco
Hehehe ;-) 8-)
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I bought a few parts from them. Fast service, good quality and good P&P prices.
And Phantom is right, as i have read in the past that they have bought Eyetech's stock. Recommended! :-)
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In England we say "Blind faith" rather then "closed eyes", it means much the same thing.
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They are great, I have bought a fair bit of stuff from them.
Excellent people to deal with.
:-)
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Wow, I didn't expect this much feedback! Thanks guys!
Friday I place an order and will finally end my 8 year long "got no Amiga to speak of" hell.
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AmigaKit are great, no question.
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McVenco wrote:
countzero wrote:
Phantom wrote:
Order with "closed" eyes
Cool :) But I don't think English have that expression. It must be a aegean/mediterrenean thing.
Nah, here in Holland we know the expression as well. If the Britains don't know it - well, they're pretty much isolated anyway :lol:
That's because all you foreigners learn to speak english from watchimg "star trek" :lol: I remember an episode where an alien race used the expression "with eyes closed".
In Britain we are learned to talk proper like. :-P
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Yeah, but the difference is that I've never seen an episode of Star Trek. :-o :lol:
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darcyb wrote:
Hi! I'm thinking of ordering an A1200 from amigakit.com. Does anyone have any prior shopping experience with them? Where are they located? Is it true what they claim that they have brand new unused A1200s? (I've written them to ask as well.)
Thanks!
I live in the US and ordered a buffered controller from them. It came in about a weeks time. I just ordered a longer 2.5" cable for it from them as well.
They seemed really good. The only thing I thought was funny was their tracking system calls something delivered when it's just been shipped. Maybe it's a difference in thinking from the UK to here. We only say delivered when it's actually arrived to the customer and shipped when it's gone out the door.
Other than that minor semantic difference I was really pleased.
-Nyle
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They can call it "on your way to home" or "Post Office mood" :-D :-D
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I think I've placed three separate orders from them. Shipping took about a week to San Diego, which is really fast for international. They were also very responsive and helpful with my questions.
I got one of the new old stock A1200s. I'm not sure the machine was 100% new (the "breaking this sticker voids warranty" sticker on the bottom was broken) but otherwise it is cosmetically perfect. It's possible that they had to break that sticker to get me an NTSC model, maybe by doing some modification to the motherboard. If that's the case, it's a service I am grateful for :).
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Merax, I'm aiming for an NTSC model too. I don't mind if they've been inside the machine. As long as by new they mean hasn't been in use in someone's home for several years, then returned or sold etc.
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Shoot, I went home for lunch today and discovered my 26" Samsung CRT TV is emitting high pitched squeal noises. It's unbearable to hear. I may have to delay the Amiga purchase and address that issue first. :( Yeah, nostalgia will have to wait. *sigh*
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Glad to hear all this positive feedback, I look forward to placing my first order with them in the near future. :pint:
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Wow, that is an amazing amount of positive feedback, and yet here I am, about to add another!
i've ordered from them a few times, always very fast delivery, reasonable prices and Matthew goes out of his way to help. Something I wanted wasn't on the website, he asked me to check back a day later and there it was! Ordered and delivered all within a few days.
Highly recommended!
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amigakit does an excellent service 5*
i have bought a few things from mathew and i have been to his place in cardiff, and seen the stack of new boxed amiga`s :-D
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amigakit? simple the best :-)
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twizzle wrote:
amigakit does an excellent service 5*
i have bought a few things from mathew and i have been to his place in cardiff, and seen the stack of new boxed amiga`s :-D
On the slight chance that there are any left, my wife is goin to buy me one for xmas this year :D
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Has anyone bought anything from amigakit.com before?
Many times!
Highly recomended :-)
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The TV is behaving enough again for me to chance an Amiga expense. Game on.
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I think we should all be on commission ;-)
Dave G 8-)
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Or at least become eligible for a discount. :)