The RAM Shop

Fulvio · November 03, 2016, 09:31:29 PM

Nah, can't even use that excuse. They were under a blanket on the front seat. Fact is, I just didn't turn the wheel quite far enough. Shit happens. :/

trout · November 06, 2016, 10:31:31 PM

From the tracking results my Gold plated Round 50c should arrive tomorrow :yahoo:
It will be interesting to see if the 2017 Mint sets will be available on the RAM site tomorrow, Considering that Downies have been selling them already .

trout · November 07, 2016, 03:28:35 PM

My Gold plated round 50c coins arrived today along with these.
The Dirk Hartog 20c coins are rather nice :good:

kchan1111 · November 07, 2016, 07:10:21 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='101108' dateline='1478494715'My Gold plated round 50c coins arrived today along with these.
The Dirk Hartog 20c coins are rather nice :good:

It would be impossible for PCGS to spot the scratches. Should grade well.

trout · November 07, 2016, 08:07:47 PM

The reverse proof finish is nice on these as well :good:

JeffH · November 08, 2016, 07:07:44 AM

"Be sure to get your orders in by 12 December to ensure delivery prior to the holiday season. "

I wouldn't count on that!
Perhaps they mean the Chinese New Year which is January 28, 2017.

Enlilninlil · November 08, 2016, 07:40:12 AM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='101144' dateline='1478551064'"Be sure to get your orders in by 12 December to ensure delivery prior to the holiday season. "

I wouldn't count on that!
Perhaps they mean the Chinese New Year which is January 28, 2017.

No they meant the Muslim New Year 22 September 2017.

trout · November 08, 2016, 11:47:22 AM

My orders for the Dirk Hartog 20c and the Gold plated round 50c were placed on 5/10/16.
I received them yesterday 10/11/16, That's a 5 week turnaround.

If I buy something from PP or most other dealers I have the product "In Hand" in about 7-10 days.
With the exception of Downies which is just as slow as RAM every other dealer I have done business with gets the product to me within the 7-10 day period :good:

gabby · November 08, 2016, 12:51:49 PM

I just got an order form with the 2017 Unc/Proof sets on it.
Going to order them now and see how long that takes.
From my experience with dealing with them before it's a 5 to 6 weeks turnaround

Fulvio · November 08, 2016, 02:15:26 PM

Having worked in stores in a former life, I can safely say that anything other than same-day shipping is BS.

We didn't have computers back then, and even with everything handwritten or typed, and with some 50,000 product lines, up to and including complete diesel engines, we seldom failed to get orders shipped by 4pm. What happened to them after that was out of our hands, of course, but that's another story.

The typical order takes seconds to invoice, minutes to pick, 5 minutes to pack, and another couple of minutes to do the shipping paperwork if it wasn't already done by the computer. And the RAM doesn't have tens of thousands of stock lines. Nor does it have loose items that need to be picked, assembled and boxed (like nut, bolt, washer sets for example) before being added to an order.

Sorry, I have zero sympathy for the crap service they provide. They could, and should, do much, much better. :dodgy:

trout · November 08, 2016, 11:05:02 PM

I just had a squiz at the RAM Shop and noticed that the $1 changeover baggies are now OFF the Menu.

runway · November 08, 2016, 11:26:55 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='101172' dateline='1478576726'Having worked in stores in a former life, I can safely say that anything other than same-day shipping is BS.

We didn't have computers back then, and even with everything handwritten or typed, and with some 50,000 product lines, up to and including complete diesel engines, we seldom failed to get orders shipped by 4pm. What happened to them after that was out of our hands, of course, but that's another story.

The typical order takes seconds to invoice, minutes to pick, 5 minutes to pack, and another couple of minutes to do the shipping paperwork if it wasn't already done by the computer. And the RAM doesn't have tens of thousands of stock lines. Nor does it have loose items that need to be picked, assembled and boxed (like nut, bolt, washer sets for example) before being added to an order.

Sorry, I have zero sympathy for the crap service they provide. They could, and should, do much, much better. :dodgy:

What did Ross have to say about it ?

trout · November 09, 2016, 08:55:03 PM

I put an order for some coins from the RAM shop the same day I ordered some saflips from PP.
My saflips are here and I haven't even got the "We have sent it" email from RAM yet :angel:

trout · November 12, 2016, 01:44:25 AM

The 2016 Fine Silver proof set sold out a while back and yet they are still available on the RAM shop site

These are either returns or they have minted more of them above the 1966 mintage figure .

JeffH · November 12, 2016, 04:54:15 AM

Did they get Fulvio as a consultant to review their procedures?
Three orders on 4 November arrived yesterday -that is exactly one week!
Of course three packages because they had some items limited to one per order. I never did get a reply to my email suggesting they should combine postage in such circumstances. All three dispatch notifications were sent within a span of a few minutes so chances are one person packed all mine but "the system is the system".