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Has anyone ever dealt with this guy?
6/3/2012 3:11:28 PM
He seems to have a bunch of Soviet surplus stuff. I went ahead and ordered one of the plum grips. What do you think the chances are I'll receive it, and it is exactly as pictured? I emailed the seller, and he said it was actual military surplus.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soviet-AK-Grip-Airsoft-NEW-/130644426126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6b03bd8e#ht_500wt_1054
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soviet-AK-Grip-Airsoft-NEW-/130644426126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6b03bd8e#ht_500wt_1054
6/3/2012 3:32:46 PM
I think it's the same Vladimir who operates soviet-military.com. I've bought from him before and he's a good guy. As with anything coming from the Ukraine, you have to assume the risk of not getting your stuff due to customs. You're at least protected with eBay so I'd say go for it.
6/3/2012 5:15:27 PM
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
6/3/2012 5:29:11 PM
Originally Posted By osprey21:
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
What reason would Customs have to reject this?
6/3/2012 5:40:21 PM
Originally Posted By haydendavid380:
What reason would Customs have to reject this?
Originally Posted By osprey21:
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
What reason would Customs have to reject this?
It's a gun part and a piece of military equipment. Most countries gun laws are way more strict than ours, so you really never know what their customs people will freak out about. Vlad got in some shit for some of the stuff he sells recently.. supposedly magazines even though he was selling them disassembled and packed in different boxes.
6/3/2012 7:11:28 PM
Description wording above picture states as "airsoft."Is it a real soviet military issue surplus part?
Or,is it his wording to pacify customs?
Or,is it his wording to pacify customs?
6/3/2012 8:27:38 PM
Originally Posted By 762x39nut:
Description wording above picture states as "airsoft."Is it a real soviet military issue surplus part?
Or,is it his wording to pacify customs?
Description wording above picture states as "airsoft."Is it a real soviet military issue surplus part?
Or,is it his wording to pacify customs?
"airsoft" gets him around the ebay prohibition on "AK" parts.
6/4/2012 12:50:14 AM
bought some things from his website back in January. Mostly stocks and hand guards and a few soviet militia .
Well the badges and lower hand guards arrived fairly quickly like in early febuary. However it is now June and i have yet to receive any of the two stocks and any of the three upper hand guards that was in the order.
I contacted him 2 or 3 times, and he swore up and down that he shipped them and sent out another set... in April. Still haven't received anything except for the lower hand guards. Eventually gave up and bought a stock set here on Ar15.
Be wary, he got back to me quickly, but its a long haul from Ukraine to the states... I am hoping that it got stuck in customs and that some day soon i will receive the stuff i purchased.
So be careful.
Well the badges and lower hand guards arrived fairly quickly like in early febuary. However it is now June and i have yet to receive any of the two stocks and any of the three upper hand guards that was in the order.
I contacted him 2 or 3 times, and he swore up and down that he shipped them and sent out another set... in April. Still haven't received anything except for the lower hand guards. Eventually gave up and bought a stock set here on Ar15.
Be wary, he got back to me quickly, but its a long haul from Ukraine to the states... I am hoping that it got stuck in customs and that some day soon i will receive the stuff i purchased.
So be careful.
6/4/2012 5:26:55 AM
Originally Posted By DogtownTom:
"airsoft" gets him around the ebay prohibition on "AK" parts.
Originally Posted By 762x39nut:
Description wording above picture states as "airsoft."Is it a real soviet military issue surplus part?
Or,is it his wording to pacify customs?
Description wording above picture states as "airsoft."Is it a real soviet military issue surplus part?
Or,is it his wording to pacify customs?
"airsoft" gets him around the ebay prohibition on "AK" parts.
Yep.
6/4/2012 9:40:01 AM
I can vouch for him. It takes a couple weeks for the items to show up, but they usually do, and if there's a problem they will resend it.
6/4/2012 9:43:48 AM
Originally Posted By haydendavid380:
What reason would Customs have to reject this?
Originally Posted By osprey21:
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
I've bought a couple of things from him thru his website and had no problems but, as CGP2 stated, anything coming from over there is subject to the whims of customs.
What reason would Customs have to reject this?
It's contraband.
6/5/2012 12:22:38 AM
Originally Posted By Spaxspore:
bought some things from his website back in January. Mostly stocks and hand guards and a few soviet militia .
Well the badges and lower hand guards arrived fairly quickly like in early febuary. However it is now June and i have yet to receive any of the two stocks and any of the three upper hand guards that was in the order.
I contacted him 2 or 3 times, and he swore up and down that he shipped them and sent out another set... in April. Still haven't received anything except for the lower hand guards. Eventually gave up and bought a stock set here on Ar15.
Be wary, he got back to me quickly, but its a long haul from Ukraine to the states... I am hoping that it got stuck in customs and that some day soon i will receive the stuff i purchased.
So be careful.
bought some things from his website back in January. Mostly stocks and hand guards and a few soviet militia .
Well the badges and lower hand guards arrived fairly quickly like in early febuary. However it is now June and i have yet to receive any of the two stocks and any of the three upper hand guards that was in the order.
I contacted him 2 or 3 times, and he swore up and down that he shipped them and sent out another set... in April. Still haven't received anything except for the lower hand guards. Eventually gave up and bought a stock set here on Ar15.
Be wary, he got back to me quickly, but its a long haul from Ukraine to the states... I am hoping that it got stuck in customs and that some day soon i will receive the stuff i purchased.
So be careful.
this mirrors my second and last transaction
