Why is everything (ok most of it) always out of stock no matter what website?

[ASP383]

As has been said, the UK isn't as big a market as some other countries (not sure where we would rank), so most retailers wouldn't be able to put in big enough orders with each brand to be a priority for delivery, they want to ship at least a container and a small crate of a dozen by air freight won't really interest them, hence most UK retailers going through official importers and wholesalers, who will be able to put in an order for a container full of stock.

Another issue is, the global chip market, still hasn't fully caught up from both the halt in production due to covid and a large % of stock was destroyed in a warehouse fire a couple of years ago.

Airsoft isn't the only hobby to be suffering these issues though.

 

[Tackle]

As has been said, the UK isn't as big a market as some other countries (not sure where we would rank)

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That's a very good point, that also makes me think about other variables ? 

Yep we're a small country/island compared to the likes of say France or USA, but we are pretty crowded in comparison ? (some would say overcrowded ?) 

But once you satisfy vcra, legally we're fairly lax compared to many countries when you consider some only allow semi, some have stricter fps rules, & some it's just flat out illegal, yet still they have an "underground" Airsoft scene, but with no legitimate Airsoft shops ?. 

 

[Krisz]

As has been said, the UK isn't as big a market as some other countries (not sure where we would rank), so most retailers wouldn't be able to put in big enough orders with each brand to be a priority for delivery, they want to ship at least a container and a small crate of a dozen by air freight won't really interest them, hence most UK retailers going through official importers and wholesalers, who will be able to put in an order for a container full of stock.

Another issue is, the global chip market, still hasn't fully caught up from both the halt in production due to covid and a large % of stock was destroyed in a warehouse fire a couple of years ago.

Airsoft isn't the only hobby to be suffering these issues though.

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Airsoft is a niche in every country but if I recall correctly UK was one of the biggest market for Taiwangun before Brexit.