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Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« on: September 04, 2014, 11:07:58 am »
Today i received the following

Ultimate i/o ipac interface
Spinner with chrome knob
Pearl u-trak trakball
20 classic rgb light up buttons
4 way magic stik

and a few other goodies.. His shipping methods will always mystify me.. its like he just has hercules throw the package across the ocean. 2 days from london to new york. I will be updating with reviews on each product, as well as progress on the control panel. Hope i did not post this in the wrong place, and general discussion like this is ok.. Now lets see how it all works :)

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2014, 11:09:01 am »
Right off the bat, i was very surprised by the size of the Ultimate I/O.. I guess it couldnt of been that big, but good lord is this baby small for the bang it provides.

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 02:15:48 pm »
you both said it so well!!!! i was amazed that it took 4 days from london to chicago!! and when i opened up the ipac ultimate i/o, i was expecting a board that was much bigger! this thing is super small for all that it does.

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 04:47:28 pm »
Same here.  VERY quick!

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014, 06:08:09 pm »
you both said it so well!!!! i was amazed that it took 4 days from london to chicago!! and when i opened up the ipac ultimate i/o, i was expecting a board that was much bigger! this thing is super small for all that it does.

Andy's superfast. TWO DAYS from London to Phoenix, Arizona.
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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2014, 08:37:41 am »
I have to agree.  I've dealt with a lot of vendors in this hobby, and Andy is by far the best.  I don't know HOW he can manage to get me packages (via DHL of all people) in 2 days from the UK, and huge, established companies with complicated shipping logistics can't manage 10 day delivery from the UK.

I think he lives inside a DHL office, or pays off employees to sneak stuff onto trucks ahead of everyone else. 

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014, 10:38:14 am »
On my first order of arcade parts, I ordered from Andy and from 2 vendors in the U.S.  I live in Montana, and this is about the last place in the continental U.S. to get packages from just about anywhere.  I got my stuff from Ultimarc in 3 days, the rest took 4-7 days to get. 

I have to laugh though, my last order still arrived in time, but the box looked like a giant had crumpled it into a ball and used it to play soccer..  AND it was soaking wet.  Good thing he put a lot of it in plastic bags, because otherwise it would have been waterlogged.  If it hadn't gotten here so fast I would have thought that they just threw it in the ocean and let it float over here.. 

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014, 10:53:22 am »
Dammit..... must...resist...urge... to... make...a ....purchase....
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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2014, 10:54:37 am »
It's a nice perk but he has no control over transit times.   :cheers:

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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2014, 10:56:16 am »
It's a nice perk but he has no control over transit times.   :cheers:

He controls how long it takes to package and get posted. Having received video cards wrapped in paper and stuffed into an oatmeal box almost two weeks after ---smurfing--- ordering, I appreciate Andy's prompt turnaround times.  :cheers:
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Re: Well this is gonna be fun :) RE: Got my package from ultimarc
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2014, 11:14:23 pm »
Let us also not forget, if you are having a problem with any Ultimarc product, Andy is quick to respond with help and equally as quick to replace any defective item.
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