Sens Mag in the US

[Possum]

Well I contacted Sensmag last nite and got a big attitude from them. I asked if there was a way to avoid the $40 wire fee to their bank, they wrote back and said "your needs are too small, please buy from your US distributor." They said nothing about a bank in New York when I asked about that also. So I asked them who my US distributor is and they refused to answer. They DO have a minimum and refused to ship samples for me to try, so if I want to try any bucker magnets I have to buy 125.
I think you EU guys get a better deal being closer to them.

Has anyone tried their new Alnico5L, which they say is like alnico 4/5, probably the mythical "non-oriented 5 ?" Who else besides #$@&* Allstar sells their products in the US? I guess its a big secret

I did get samples from them previously of their rough cast alnico 2 and 5, its the exact same stuff Allstar had, the alnico 5 was really shrill and they were too thin, under .125" probably the worst I've seen of the rough cast type.

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Well, she's being nice today....women Prices aren't bad if you order 500 or more. Their alnico 5L sounds interesting, trying to find out if its isotropic or not.....

[belwar]

You have to remember, the bank charges them the fee. It's unreasonable to expect them to waive it when you are buying $100 worth of magnets.

I just ordered $1000 worth of magnets from them and still had to pay the fees.

You can buy ANYTHING that sens mag sells through Allstar Magnetics in Washington State.

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Yeah but then you have to deal with Allstar, not a pleasant thought. I'll buy from Sensmag at some point and do a group buy to make it work. Won't be for awhile yet, the lady there was real nice last nite, probably just had a bad day, when I first contacted her she treated me like go away you're too small. The funny thing is they make those rough cast bar magnets because I worked with Rob Paar at Allstar to get them done right, well unfortunately they still aren't right and wouldn't buy them again, many of them showed up partly polished and very thin, like .115" thick, very shrill sounding A5. Magnetic Hold's rough cast mags are the absolute most authentic I got and I worked with them also to get them right, I hate using them because they are too good :-)

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Speaking of Magnetic Hold, has anyone dealt with them recently, I sent Shea an email last nite and no response....

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If you can get anything from Sens at Allstar, has anyone tried the alnico 5L? Sens told me they sold 5,000 of these already....

[David King]

I thought I heard someone here say Magnetic Hold's magnets also came from Sensmag.

[Sock Puppet]

the lady there was real nice last nite, probably just had a bad day, when I first contacted her she treated me like go away you're too small.

I lived with her!

P.M.S. 27 days of the lunar month... Sorted it by just dropping my bag after work, looking at her radiant temperature and going for a few beers.

My tea was in the dog and I got the cold arse when I went to bed.

Only thing I could ask her for was to please leave.

I would use a smiley here but it's true.

Blonde, green eyes.

Rob.

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I heard from Shea at Magnetic Hold, he said Sensmag is not a manufacturer, thats why their prices are on the steep side of things for Chinese product. HIs prices for bucker mags are almost the same as Sensmag's without bank fees and expensive shipping. I love Shea, no attitude and always helpful, their rough cast magnets look like the real thing.....

[SJE]

I heard from Shea at Magnetic Hold, he said Sensmag is not a manufacturer, thats why their prices are on the steep side of things for Chinese product. HIs prices for bucker mags are almost the same as Sensmag's without bank fees and expensive shipping. I love Shea, no attitude and always helpful, their rough cast magnets look like the real thing.....

That will explain why Sensmag is so expensive in comparison to Neomax and also why they don't have a minimum order quantity.

To 'make' some 8 string pickup magnetics they quoted me if I remember rightly $20 a piece! Neomax produced them for between $3 - $5 a piece (depending on the magnet type).

All becomes clear!

[Sam Lee Guy]

when I first contacted her she treated me like go away you're too small.

Ah! Sam have same plobrem. Ladies never see that size no important!

[automan]

Ah! Sam have same plobrem. Ladies never see that size no important!

haha

[Old Tele man]

Ladies never see that size no important!

...perfect answer for the ladies: "...ah, but like good music, it grows on you."

[David King]

Has anyone here bought from Thomas and Skinner?

[automan]

...perfect answer for the ladies: "...ah, but like good music, it grows on you."

A cousin of mine used to use the pickup line: "You want one inch at a time or both inches at once?"

For some reason, it worked quite well for him.