Maplin is back - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2019, 06:08:13 pm
content: I had a look at pricing but stopped after only one item, a keyboard that I have been watching on Amazon (£125). Maplin will sell you one for £150

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2019, 07:28:12 pm
content: I remembered at one time in the local Maplins when they were selling Sound blaster Live Value sound cards for £69 and they were going for £19 at the computer fairs.There was a branch in Thurrock and sometimes during the sales there in the back they reduced quite a lot things cheaper than I can find anywhere else.I thought they were having a big clear out. I got a couple of Profigold 5m vga cable for £2 each but that was over 10 years ago, in 2012 some Enermax sfx power supplies for £10 buy one and get one free, Akasa Evo heatsink fan £10, Thermaltake Smart Fan 2 (.40 amp) £5 all buy one get one free and I brought the lot but when I came back there were more.

author: chris_leyson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2019, 07:44:37 pm
content: Thanks for the heads up, had a look at the Maplin Online website and thought "I'm never going to buy any of this stuff".

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2019, 04:10:02 pm
content: Razer Huntsman Elite Opto-Mechanical Keyboard:Craplins£199.99https://www.maplin.co.uk/razer-huntsman-elite-opto-mechanical-keyboard-8886419342854Amazon£158.72https://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-RZ04-01590100-R3G1-Thresher-Retractable-Microphone/dp/B07D21BX4C/So they are back to their old ways.Seeing that they don't trade out of high street shops anymore that 's no excuse.

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2019, 05:00:20 pm
content: People will usually pay a bit more for the speed and convenience of a local store but this isn't it.

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2019, 05:09:07 pm
content: "We will not be accepting refunds or exchanges for goods purchased prior to 1st October 2018 (either in store or online purchases). Maplin Online Ltd is a new trading company. "So, Maplin isn't "back", just someone else has bought the name. No surprise there, I guess.

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2019, 06:34:43 pm
content: Quote from: AndyC_772 on March 01, 2019, 05:09:07 pmYes. I thought that was common knowledge.

author: perdrix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2019, 11:34:36 am
content: The name my have been re-cycled, but they don't sell a single component AFAICT. That's rather a shame as I really liked their 1W metal film 1% resistors that were the size of most 0.5W resistors and also low TC. The 2W versions were pretty good too!Does anyone know who made those?Dave

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2019, 02:18:54 pm
content: If you're going to sell gadgets on-line, Maplin would be the last name to choose.I'll give them 2 months before they have a closing down sale.

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2019, 12:07:27 pm
content: I noticed a distinct lack of components too. I wondered if hobby-type components might be viable for them in an online store, but obviously not.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2019, 01:50:02 pm
content: This doesn't surprise me. Someone simply bought the name.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maplin_(retailer)I thought it was odd how the company was shut down, especially closing the website, before most of their stores, which was just stupid.

author: tsman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2019, 03:11:10 pm
content: The new Maplin looks to be a dropshipper. Registered company address is a coworking space in London. Doesn't look to be related to any existing gadget company so they're not just piggybacking off somebody else.Quote from: Zero999 on March 04, 2019, 01:50:02 pmThey got rid of their backend staff so nobody was left to look after the site or process online orders. Once the warehouse stock was pushed out to the stores, they closed the warehouses.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2019, 11:17:20 am
content: Quote from: steve30 on March 04, 2019, 12:07:27 pmThey are selling some higher value maker products though. I'm not surprised they're not selling resistors, capacitors, transistors, ICs etc. because it's just not worth the effort.In a way I miss the old Maplin (I mean mid-90s era). It was nice to have a walk in shop to buy common components, even at grossly inflated prices. Run out of 10k resistors? Just drive a few miles and but some. Obviously that model wasn't profitable, since components is a niche market, they're low value and a large fairly inventory is required to be useful.