Buying PB’s Online???

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I didn't know where else to put it.

On to my question...have any of you bought paintballs online or mail order?  CountyPaintball has an excellent deal on Draxxus Blaze (my regular paint of choice) and my local shop has none in stock and they sell them for about $15 more bucks a case.  If you have gotten paint through the mail, did you have any broken or bad paint, due to shipping and such?  Or should I just wait for my local shop and spend the extra dough?  Let me know, thanks....

Also, does anyone know where I can get the camo sandana?  Know one seems to have them anymore.

Edited by spudcrazy

Ehh... That's you're choice. You could get a perfect case, or a horrible one. And did you mean Bandana?

Oh, never heard the word "Sandana" before. Check County, they have a "head saver" similiar to those (linkage= http://www.countypaintball.com/product_description.asp?item= 1415 ).

i did buy paint once it was fine. for the sandane type thing check out www.specialopspaintball.com for their digi camo head rap its close to it.

It sometimes depends on the shipper also.

Bruce A. Frank wrote: Monk wrote: It sometimes depends on the shipper also. Both Action Village and 888 ship UPS. Action Village uses all kinds of packing matrial...from bubble wrap between inner and outter boxes to air pillows...both incorrect for very heavy items like boxes of paint. 888 uses noodles between inner and outer boxes...as I said, never a broken ball from 888.

Well there you go folks.

Buy from www.888paintball.com

Sargent Duck wrote: Just curious, what are the shipping costs?

For CountyPaintball, the shipping cost are about $9 for my zipcode.  I went ahead and ordered from them.  Mike emailed me back and said they do double box for protection.  I like to order from County just because their service is second to none and I always get my order at my doorstep within 48 hours.  (That's right 48 hours...my regular mail takes longer than that just to mail a card across the neighborhood.)

We've shipped thousands of cases of paint over the years with only a couple reported cases of breakage. Those that did have trouble were the cheaper brands, like RecSport. If you buy the decent paint like Blaze there shouldn't be a problem. We use the foam peanuts to help keep the paint from shifting around much in transit.

Good paint, delivered to your door. :)

Mike, I didn't know you read these forums.  You guys are the best.  Fast service and outstanding communications.  Like I said, CountyPaintball is second to none, that's why I order from them for all my paintball needs.  (I should have never doubted...)

Edited by spudcrazy

Also check with your local field/pro shop for a box of mixed paintballs. You can get them online too, though I might not because you don't know what you're getting. It's cheap ($30 for 1000) and if it's a decent mix (most are) it's worth it.

That site looks good... I've seen cheaper, but the customer service sounds great.