Frax
New member
Parts being ordered - shipping is to dallas, TX.
6 Fiber pop bumper yokes
6 metal pop bumper yokes
3 555 pop bumper sockets, solid metal tinned leads
3 universal pop bumper caps, 1 red, 1 white, 1 blue
I've separated out the parts, shipping, and expected ship times from the cheapest shipping option available just to see how it breaks down..
Marco - 30.30 + 4.99 shipping = 35.29 (5-10 days)
BAA - 33.65 + 10.71 shipping = 44.36 (3-5 days)
PBL - 27.60 + 6.50 shipping = 34.10 (2-3 days)
So yeah, I'd say Marco has drastically improved on their overall price, while BAA.. I dunno how those guys stay in business frankly, because I've seen several people say their service is completely hit or miss when you have to call them to fix an error. Don't understand why they command a nearly 25% premium over the other two.
I find that PBL's site is also MUCH easier to understand and navigate for me personally. I'd say Marco's redesign is 2nd (Or will be after they fix a few wierd things..), and then BAA's. Between Shuttle and Pinbot there haven't been too many parts any of the above 3 doesn't carry. The only notable one I can think of is that PBL doesn't carry any drop target stickers, and Marco doesn't have the ones for Shuttle, while BAA does...but you can order them direct from Planetary, or off Ebay, or many other places and probably pay less for shipping/handling.
6 Fiber pop bumper yokes
6 metal pop bumper yokes
3 555 pop bumper sockets, solid metal tinned leads
3 universal pop bumper caps, 1 red, 1 white, 1 blue
I've separated out the parts, shipping, and expected ship times from the cheapest shipping option available just to see how it breaks down..
Marco - 30.30 + 4.99 shipping = 35.29 (5-10 days)
BAA - 33.65 + 10.71 shipping = 44.36 (3-5 days)
PBL - 27.60 + 6.50 shipping = 34.10 (2-3 days)
So yeah, I'd say Marco has drastically improved on their overall price, while BAA.. I dunno how those guys stay in business frankly, because I've seen several people say their service is completely hit or miss when you have to call them to fix an error. Don't understand why they command a nearly 25% premium over the other two.
I find that PBL's site is also MUCH easier to understand and navigate for me personally. I'd say Marco's redesign is 2nd (Or will be after they fix a few wierd things..), and then BAA's. Between Shuttle and Pinbot there haven't been too many parts any of the above 3 doesn't carry. The only notable one I can think of is that PBL doesn't carry any drop target stickers, and Marco doesn't have the ones for Shuttle, while BAA does...but you can order them direct from Planetary, or off Ebay, or many other places and probably pay less for shipping/handling.
