Clytn Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi,I ordered a MZ-NH900 from B&D Electronics before christmas. They said it was shipped on the 30th of Dec, and now it's the 5th of March and still no sign of the MD . I live in Sweden, so it was an international shipping from the US to here. I asked B&D to send me a copy of the USPS (united states postal service) reciept, so that I could see for sure that they had sent it. They faxed me the reciept, and it looks legite. I guess it's $267 down the drain. But hey, now I got a good reason to buy one of the new units with mp3 playback .Anyways.. I would like to hear if anyone else has had problems with B&D Electronics, anything at all. I actually only have good experiences, because they answered all my support e-mails (about 20 of them) in the same day, and they had no problem with sending me the USPS reciept. As far as I know, the problems started when it was out of their hands.//Clytn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Your issue is with the USPS, not B&D. Chances are your shipment was insured, and the USPS should replace the item or repay you at least the insurance amount.I have dealt with Minidisc Canada in the past and have found them to be good at their business. I cannot attest personally to their record re: international shipments, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clytn Posted March 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Yeah, my problems are probably because of USPS, or maybe even the Swedish postal service or customs. The package was not insured, since it's total value was under $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Wow. I insure packages for as little as $75. Most places here basically require that you ensure parcels over a certain value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clytn Posted March 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 As far as I know, insurance isn't available as an extra feature. They buy insurance for every order worth more than $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 My girlfriend ordered a NH900JE for me from Audiocubes one week before Christmas '04 as a surprise gift. Great. So, three days later, Audiocubes e-mails her and tells her the color she selected, black, was not in stock - AFTER taking out $400 for the unit. For more than nine months Audiocubes had listed this color in stock. The only color available was silver, and that is easily obtainable here in the States. The only reason the NH900JE was desireable was it hypothetically came in BLACK and with a RM-MC40ELK.So, my girlfriend e-mails them back and asks if they can locate a black model in Japan. Day 4, they e-mail us back with a firm "No." By this point she informs me and the surprise is over. I guide her correspondence from this point; she then e-mails them back to see if it even comes with a RM-MC40ELK. They say no.For nine months Audiocubes listed the unit having the RM-MC40ELK. I bounce to Sony Japan ecat product listings and confirm that it does come with such. My girlfriend then e-mails them back and they change their minds and now say it does.End of day 4, three days left until Christmas. My girlfriend, even with her little knowledge of the format, knew that obtaining a NH900 with RM-MC40ELK that close to Christmas would be impossible. Pricing a black NH900 @ teamdigital [$320] and a RM-MC40ELK would be about $375. Getting a silver NH900 and a RM-MC40ELK would be about $320 in the US.Obtaining back $400 from Audiocubes probably would've taken a week.My girlfriend goes ahead and lets Audiocubes ship the silver NH900JE. This was a very bad experience, and if I wasn't knowledgeable I imagine it would've been hell.Hence why they're not really advertised much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bland10000 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I have never had a bad experience with any etailer concerning audio or visual products. My three favorites are Crutchfield, Minidisco, and B&H photo. Always an easy transaction and quick delivery.It's when I purchase books or cd's that I have the occasional hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiesto Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 (edited) I've had good experiences with: Etronics, PlanetMinidisc, ToysRUs and Amazon. Btw, if I would think of buying a 2nd generation HiMD it will a blue RH10 and I will order from Audiocubes, but now I will have to think it twice... Edited March 6, 2005 by Tiesto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 for md stuff i like www.bluetin.com & www.minidsic.com.auor of course ebay. i buy clothes, shoes, specialty food, books, records, my last two laptops, two md players & probably some other crap online over the last few years.that said i'd step away from audiocubes if they play games like that, debiting the acct without having stock is a loser move in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I've only used Audiocubes for my EX71's, worked out fine. That said, not sure if I'd order anything else from them on reading Kurisu's story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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