Level42 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Anyone ever bought something from eBay seller Atarifreakz in the UK ? Edited October 17, 2016 by Level42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdoi Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Yes I bought some lynx 1's screen. It s a good seller in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) OK, thanks ! Mmmm, i ordered a Lynx 1 plexi a month ago and got nothing... Edited October 17, 2016 by Level42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdoi Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Ouch ! Don't remember how long did it take but one month seems to be bit long. And by screen I mean plexi too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trew Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Yup, I've ordered a few of those two from this seller and never had any problems. Did they not respond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 He did, but he thinks it's "normal" that it takes over a month for something to travel the distance from the UK to The Netherlands (75 minutes flight time.....). I've ordered loads of stuff from the UK and it takes 3-7 days for stuff to arrive....it's not the other end of the world... Good to hear you guys have good experiences with him though, let's see if we can settle this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I got some packages from Germany to France that took one month to arrive. But it's rare. One postal card I sent took over two motnh to arrive tho, so you can never exclude a hiccup from a postal service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Germany to France.....mmmmm......France.....yeah....that explains it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 One postal card I sent took over two motnh to arrive tho, so you can never exclude a hiccup from a postal service. Postcards are regarded (rightfully) as low-priority by almost every national postal services. Record for me is a card I sent from Greece to Germany, which arrived after 4 months - i.e. 3 3/4 months after I returned :-). If I want my postcards to arrive quickly, I put them in an envelope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxman Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I send a postcard from Italy to Germany 1985 and still not arrived. But in March 2016 1 week from Japan to Germany. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 What always surprise me is that I sent 3 postcards in the same box, and one arrived quickly, one was adressed in Slovenia and arrived ine one week too, and the third one... nope, took that long. Germany to France.....mmmmm......France.....yeah....that explains it What are you trying to imply? Overall I had less issues with the national French post service than with private ones, UPS and DHL. One DHL guy didn't cared, wrote that I refused the shipping (yeah, cool bro, I was at work, and my boss could prove it) and so it was shipped back. and of course "oh, sure we can ship it back again. But you have to pay". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I've had quite a few packages delayed in the last few weeks both within the EU and worldwide, so I would say the postal service is not to be relied on. I've bought quite a few things from Atarifreakz over the years and have had no issues what-so-ever. I would consider him a trusted seller. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Good to hear that Saint. OK going to try and negotiate with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Well....to dig up An old thread. The Lynx I plexi I bought from this guy never arrived. I asked him to send another at no cost but he kept blaiming the post ....but that is really not my responsibility is it ? Anyway he was not exactly friendly or customer focused in his communication so I gave a negative feedback and following that he banned me from ever buying stuff from his store. But then there is this thing called carma Former Atari Benelux employee Wilfred Kilwinger was selling some of his Atari stuff and wel. There also was a brand new, still in protective films Lynx I plexi. Bought it and received it within a day..... Yeaaaaaaahhhhhh..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Does he have more of them? I have one Lynx I without the top screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Sorry no, he had two but already sold the other else I would have gotten both of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I've used Atarifreakz many times without issue! Maybe it got lost in the post or something =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+af0l Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I had a couple of things from him, he's also active and responsive on amibay. Never had an issue. Honest guy IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_shred Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I too have bought from Atarifreakz on eBay in the past. Always very helpful and reliable in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 I'm glad you guys had difference experiences with him. I have no clue why he freaked out on me. I only asked for a reasonable solution for the issue but he just blamed the post and that was it, he wouldn't do anything about it.....like 50/50 or so.....too bad. The stupid thing is that blocking me from his sales doesn't work of course........there are ways around such things........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bratwurst Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Anytime I've ever sent something to the Netherlands (which surprisingly has been more than a few instances) and the buyer complained about their item not arriving, I just issue a full refund without hesitation. It has always wound up being late, sometimes as long as two months, and everyone eventually resends the payment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Good to hear your positive experiences with the Dutch Bratwurst. It's so rare for the post to screw up between countries like the US, Germany, the UK and The Netherlands. I've had many many items shipped between these countries and until that Lynx glass the failure rate was ZERO. It never ended up here, not even after 2 months. I would have done exactly the same as you did.....it's a matter of trust of your buyer.....sadly he chose for another way. But I can still get stuff from him....just needs a small detour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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