TempShop, yay or nay

[Rydian]

I know, but luckly I watch what I buy. And got a lot of luck.

You are not everybody else, though. You can't ask people to reply on your own luck.

They've already said they will be confirming the carts so they're not fake, whereas other sites have shipped out fake carts before, usually on accident because a supplier changed or something like that.

 

[playallday]

Please, show me a place you can buy a AceKardi for $11.50 with free shipping anywhere.

Overall the prices are total win on flashcards!

 

[EyeZ]

I voted yay, i think it's a great idea, the prices are very good too.

If they get their customer support right, and shipping times to a reasonable level then the site would really take off.

 

[omgpwn666]

I have a question, where do I get a "coupon" code?

 

[Gwaith]

Coupons are up here in the stickies: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showforum=193

 

[Sinkhead]

I have a question, where do I get a "coupon" code?

In this forum. Take a look at the stickied posts...

 

[omgpwn666]

Awesome, thanks. I don't look at stickies often, sorry.

 

[playallday]

I have a question, where do I get a "coupon" code?

Right in this forum.

 

[Tac 21]

finally! its about time. I'll probably buy from here now instead of other sites.

 

[Anakir]

Price wise it's a good DX alternative with much more information and better community integration with GBAtemp. Not to mention buying from here is supporting your site. Whether or not it'll be better than having sponsors is still a question (I mean, we do have ads anyway), but I think it's a great site regardless.

I'd like to see how good shipping is eventually. Need to buy something from them eventually.

you'll notice that all ads and other banners are gone

thanks for the positive feedback anyway.

Why did you take them out? I see no harm in gaining a bit of profit from your ads and banners. You guys deserve it for providing us quality stuff.

Not taking advantage of your fans when we even let you is kind of suspicious such as paypal donations and advertisements. Are you plotting something?

Spoiler

I was joking about the suspicious part. But really, I see no harm in gaining profit as long as this site's quality remains.

 

[playallday]

Price wise it's a good DX alternative with much more information and better community integration with GBAtemp. Not to mention buying from here is supporting your site. Whether or not it'll be better than having sponsors is still a question (I mean, we do have ads anyway), but I think it's a great site regardless.

I'd like to see how good shipping is eventually. Need to buy something from them eventually.

you'll notice that all ads and other banners are gone

thanks for the positive feedback anyway.

Why did you take them out? I see no harm in gaining a bit of profit from your ads and banners. You guys deserve it for providing us quality stuff.

Not taking advantage of your fans when we even let you is kind of suspicious such as paypal donations and advertisements. Are you plotting something?

Spoiler

I was joking about the suspicious part. But really, I see no harm in gaining profit as long as this site's quality remains.

This.

Any extras can just go to contests and stuff.

 

[clegion]

well at least this mean i can be sure whenever i buy something including that SD2

 

[Defiance]

I voted yay. Great prices and money to the site is a win.

Enough said.

 

[DarkWay]

I love it

now I can support temp rather than browse the internet for sites that could be dodgey after the few years I've spent here at GBAtemp I trust them

 

[JohnLoco]

Yay!

 

[Agent007]

is it just me ... or does this have DealExtreme written all over it :S like literally

 

[Deleted_171835]

Yay, of course.

10 people people don't like it. Haters gonna hate!

 

[Arwen20]

I can't wait to place my pre-order for a Supercard DSTwo!

 

[KidIce]

I vote; nay.

I mean, the majority of the GBATemp.net Memebers do know sites like Dealextreme.
The same items these you can get a lot cheaper. I mean look at these Hori protectors. 8 Dollar at GBATemp. But just 2 Dollar at Dealextreme. The same product.
Besides, Dealextreme has no sending costs. That makes it even cheaper!

I'm sorry, but I think this is going to fail.

Uhm, FAKE Hori screen protectors on DX are ~$2, REAL Hori screen protectors on DX are ~$8.

Anyway... I'm sort of mixed about this. I mean TempExtreme ... I mean ShopTemp, clearly is on par w/ DX and like sites price wise. If the lead time for when my order ships is better than one typically gets from DX and the like all the better... But I'm sort of used to the DX wait by now. :-) Never returned anything to DX but I've heard it can be a pain, hopefully this isn't the case w/ ShopTemp. Hell even if the lead times and service is just as lax as DX I still see this as a win over all.

So why mixed feelings? Sponsors such as KickGaming have supported this site for a long time. I've bought stuff from several of them and most of them have been absolutely ace. It's kind of a shame to see them go, especially if the lead times are as poor as DX. I've purchased many an item at Kick, Real Hot Stuff, etc despite them being significantly more expensive than DX just to get my stuff in a few days rather then a couple months. It's kind of sad that we won't being seeing any trusted alternative shops on the main page any more.

That being said, I'll likely be buying a SCDS2 from TempShop. :-)

 

[Bridgy84]

All i can say is this is a fantastic idea!! As others have said it just makes me feel a little better knowing there is a site i can absolutely trust with 1 my sensitive information and 2 that the products will be of quality. this takes so much guess work out of the equation. Thank you so much all of you at GBATemp that made this happen. Just another reason i have been here for 7 years.