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Hi all,
hope you are all well this morning?

An interesting article at the BBC today, worth reading.

Brexit parcel price shock: 'I had to pay £30 for a gift' - BBC News

Regards

Andy

 

I don’t think you’ll be able to buy as many Oric’s from France if you’re going to be slapped with VAT on items under £135 Andy.

 

Thank you for going into some detail Jakub. Is there any chance you will expand the store to offer options that aren't available directy in the UK, like FujiNet or AVG?

I remember hearing a little while back that this isn't just Brexit related and that from the middle of the year all European countries will be adopting the same collection method. Anyone know about this?

It certainly seems like a sever step back in a modern 'connected' world. I just had to pay over £20 in charges for a Christmas present that arrived from the USA as well.

 

I know tmp on AtariAge was looking at various options for AVG in the future so might be well worth you speaking to him.

All the best with your venture, it's nice to have a UK based supplier that we'll be able to order from for quicker delivery.

 

I sent you a message about that mate.

 

Hi guys,
I just wanted to let you know that we have just started to sell AVGCART at Retro Lemon. Have a look: https://retrolemon.co.uk/8-bit-mass-storage-devices/125-avgcart.html

We also have SIO cables for it, if you need one.

 

Yes, sorry. Initially I haven't added the stock to the website and it was showing as "in stock soon". 1 was sold already! SIO cables are also in and ready to dispatch.

 

Don't get your hopes up, he's been approached re selling his gear but he's a stubborn git. I read on AA that one guy turned up at the warehouse because he wanted to see the place and buy stuff but apart from the place being a mess with boxes all over the place Bradley just told him to go away..

When I spoke to Brad in person at one of the trade shows he was as nice as could be, brought some badges and then presumed I could take one of the catalogues he had piled up..Uh oh, no can do, he wanted hard cash which was odd as at trade shows catalogues are usually free or given to you when you get to the stand. He had his oddities even then

Was a spitting image of Pat Morita / Mr Miagi (Karate Kid), just he was, they could have been brothers.

When I last spoke to him, about a month back he was very pleasant, replied to the email way quicker than I expected and had it not been for the minimum order thing I'd have purchased, no funny business re how many I could buy.

 

And that minimum purchase deal of his, coupled with not allowing more than 3-4 items in an order, most times puts people between a rock and a hard place anyway in trying to come up with the minimum sale vs. limited order. The guy is as looney as Daffy Duck!

 

I placed an order for AVG Cart with RetroLemon on Sunday and it arrived first thing this morning (Tuesday)

There were plenty of updates on the order tracking and the process couldn't have been any smoother.
I know it's a bit more expensive than (if) you could buy direct from Europe but to me it's worth paying the extra knowing that there will be no hidden import charges or courier fees. 48 hour delivery is included in all prices as well so you really do have no more to pay.

Excellent service and I will certainly be using RetroLemon in future for any purchases when possible. Well done Jakub

 

Exactly Paul. I'm really impresssed with the cart so far, by far the best I've used on the Atari so far.
I got the SIO mod with it and having everything running from the one cart is so convenient.
Next step is to try out the Side2 emulation, even though I don't have a clue about it yet

 

Basically with the cart and a decent size SD means you don't need a disk drive, hard drive or cassette or even another cart...It all runs from there.

Bit freaky loading a cassette from a cart

The only thing needed is a tape counter for the cas files but that is pretty impossible as it stands and if there's a multi load tape then there will be a disk version..

 

Hi Jakub. I saw your post about Retrohax on AtariAge. Some serious 800XL restoration work there!

Hope the store is finding it's feet, nice to see new products getting added as well.

 

Thanks. I am still looking for new supplies and I am talking to few people. So there is more new stuff to show up.

 

Hi guys,
I think some of you could see the below photo posted by Gavin Haubelt some time go. He was mentioning that these FujiNet units are going to a reseller in UK. Yes, that's us! The parcel has just left US and should arrive at some point this week.

Just before we will put our hands on it, we will open pre-order sales of them. But! There is trick: our newsletter subscribers will receive links to put their order 24 hours before the "public" sales will go live.

If you were hunting for FujiNet unit, do not hesitate to sign up to our newsletter to be first to know when they will become available. There are 10 units only in this delivery! Oh, and we send newsletters only when important things like that are happening. And of course you can unsubscribe anytime.

To sign up, just go to https://retrolemon.co.uk/ and scroll to the bottom of the home page. You will find "Sign Up For Newsletters" section above the footer. If you are already registered customer, you can go to Customer panel -> My Account -> Information and tick the box next to "Sign up for our newsletter".

 

NIce, thanks for posting

 

Talking about new retro shopping sites, this is quite new and it features the best SD drive solution for Atari 8-bit, according to my friend Filippo (@PhilSan on AA): the AVG Cart.

https://miscretro.com

 

This aint good, Mr V.

It could spell the end/severely reduce the amount of many retro deals and purchases methinks.

When times are tight (although some folks are clearly spending, spending, spending whilst in lockdown leisure mode - our kitchen extension springs to mind) every penny counts.

Any other views/comments?

 

C'est fini, mon ami!

I'm thinking the deal I got through for Graham pre-Chrimbo will be the end of it, Rich.

 

Great news Jakub

 

Hi Jakub

Great to know, do you actually have them in stock along with the SIO cable?

 

Here Here re best.. gave up on him in the end