Re: Online miniature ordering

Ludo Toen wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Been checking out some URLs I found left and right and one of the led
me
> to http://riders.com/
 
> They have an impressive online ordering catalogue including Star Trek
> miniatures from Star Fleet Games. I've seen these on another site,
> painted and all. WOW! They beat the living hell out of Irregular Trek
> like ships. Retail price is $5.95 but online they're 4.17.

A GREAT (not just good) site to see Star Trek Miniatures is:
http://durendal.cit.cornell.edu/sfb/miniatures.html

Which is, I suspect, the one you're referring to.
 
> Problem is post and packing: surface mail costs 15.00 for orders up to
> 50.00 so to keep cost down I have to order more (now that's an excuse
to
> buy some lead;). But before I send in a $49.99 order, I'd like to know
> if anybody has had any dealings with these guys, and if so what is
your
> experience.

I've ordered stuff from them in the past. The only downside is that not
everything listed in the current catalogue is available. For example, I
ordered a B-10, D5/F5 and Romulan Firehawk along with some $50 worth of
others. A very polite e-mail from Riders apologised for not shipping
them - they were "out of print" and permanently unavailable.
The other $50 worth of stuff came through on time (to Australia yet) and
only cost $25 for air delivery. So I'd RECOMMEND THEM HIGHLY as a
reliable firm. If your order is not completed, then just e-mail them,
and they will reply. Unbelievable.
They also display an html of exactly what you've ordered, and recommend
you print it out, so you can check against what they ship you. I've
never come across any mistakes, and with this type of attitude and
fail-safe, I can see why.

Regards, AEB, feel free to privately e-mail me.
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