Komplett shuts down UK services - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 25th Jun 2008, 09:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...-uk-services/1

Komplett has announced that it has shut-up-shop in the UK, Germany, France and Austria.

sotu1 · 25th Jun 2008, 09:56

whaaaa? i've never ordered from them but they did some stock good stuff. that's a shame.

liratheal · 25th Jun 2008, 10:43

I ordered once from them.

They weren't bad, all things considered. Ahwell. Could be worse :B

Cobalt · 25th Jun 2008, 10:43

One wonders how the UK and Germany were less profitable than those places where they did stay. They are probably the two biggest markets in Europe.

The Infamous Mr D · 25th Jun 2008, 10:47

Depends how much of a slice of those big markets they had.

I'm sorry to hear they've closed their UK sales office, I used to hold Komplett in very high regard - their customer services were always fantastic.

badgerz · 25th Jun 2008, 10:58

Used them a good few times, no problems at all. A shame.

Steelez · 25th Jun 2008, 11:30

They were one of the better online retailers but it seems not so well known about.

Darkedge · 25th Jun 2008, 11:39

they were great, good value and always prompt. Real shame.

Xir · 25th Jun 2008, 12:20

...never heard of them, they didn't occur in the usual price comparison sites, so much for market share in Germany. ;-)

Timmy_the_tortoise · 25th Jun 2008, 12:26

Shame. Komplett stocked some good products with very nice prices.

Ah well.. As long as I have Ebuyer and Overclockers.

johnnyboy700 · 25th Jun 2008, 12:27

I used them a few times, nothing but good things to say about their customer service and whilst they were not alweays the cheapest on the market you could still get a few bargins. They were the cheapest for my Samsung monitor a few months ago, only by a few quid but still worth it.

Sad to see them go.

bowman · 25th Jun 2008, 13:33

I used their Norwegian store until I realised that ten other shops were less expensive and had less cheeky customer service.

If yours was any similar I wouldn't call it a loss.

RTT · 25th Jun 2008, 13:37

I've never used them despite knowing about them since they opened up

Dreaming · 25th Jun 2008, 13:52

I'd argue it's probably a sign of the times. If you look at many etailers they're cutting their margins, I think the retail market just isn't booming at the moment like it was a few years ago. It's a shame, I don't think I ever used them (I might have once, actually) but they did stock good stuff.

I haven't had the money myself to buy PC bits for ages!

and I guess if others are in the same boat....

roadie · 25th Jun 2008, 14:42

What a shame. I used Komplett a fair amount in the past, but haven't bought anything from them in a couple of years. I never had any problems with them in both sales and returns.

crayfish · 25th Jun 2008, 17:50

Can't believe it. The PC I'm typing this mesage on was bought 18 months ago using their system where you can spec it out yourself. It's never skipped a beat since I got it and I would have definitely used it again for my next PC.

FIBRE+ · 25th Jun 2008, 18:16

I've never used them before, I think they could have put a bit more effort into making themselves known. TBH they never stood out amoung the usual crowd for being any better than anyone else, and i've not had any issues with Scan\Ebuyer\Micro Direct in terms of customer service\price\products.

It's a shame to loose a reputable E-Tailer but there are plenty of others.

Mr T · 25th Jun 2008, 19:33

Its a shame. They were always one of the cheapest in the UK for intel cpu's

It was also the first place in the uk to get my samsung monitor in stock.

Shadowed_fury · 26th Jun 2008, 00:08

Just seen this, such a shame. Ordered several parts, and some big orders to comps to be made up for people I know.
Always had good pricing, clearly labelled, good fast website too. Real shame

bahgger · 26th Jun 2008, 01:30

I haven't heard of these guys ever! I'm a Scan man, and used to be a KustomPCs man too.

25th Jun 2008, 09:53	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,994	Komplett shuts down UK services http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...-uk-services/1 Komplett has announced that it has shut-up-shop in the UK, Germany, France and Austria. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

25th Jun 2008, 09:56	#2
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25th Jun 2008, 10:43	#3
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25th Jun 2008, 12:20	#9
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25th Jun 2008, 12:26	#10
Timmy_the_tortoise International Man of Awesome Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: County Durham, UK Posts: 964	Shame. Komplett stocked some good products with very nice prices. Ah well.. As long as I have Ebuyer and Overclockers. __________________ Q6600 @ 2.40GHz w/G0\|Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R\|4GB OCZ Gold PC-6400 800MHz\|Powercolor Radeon HD4850\|Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB\|Scythe Ninja Mini\|LG Blu-ray/HD DVD/DVD-RW Combo Drive\|Corsair TX650W\|Antec NSK2480 Pioneer VSX-417\|2x Gale 3010\|2x Yamaha NSP110\| MS304W Centre \| MS308 Subwoofer

25th Jun 2008, 10:43	#4
Cobalt Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 248	One wonders how the UK and Germany were less profitable than those places where they did stay. They are probably the two biggest markets in Europe.

25th Jun 2008, 10:47	#5
The Infamous Mr D Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 80	Depends how much of a slice of those big markets they had. I'm sorry to hear they've closed their UK sales office, I used to hold Komplett in very high regard - their customer services were always fantastic.

25th Jun 2008, 10:58	#6
badgerz Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 33	Used them a good few times, no problems at all. A shame.

25th Jun 2008, 11:30	#7
Steelez Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK Posts: 149	They were one of the better online retailers but it seems not so well known about.

25th Jun 2008, 11:39	#8
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	they were great, good value and always prompt. Real shame.

25th Jun 2008, 12:27	#11
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 788	I used them a few times, nothing but good things to say about their customer service and whilst they were not alweays the cheapest on the market you could still get a few bargins. They were the cheapest for my Samsung monitor a few months ago, only by a few quid but still worth it. Sad to see them go.

25th Jun 2008, 13:33	#12
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	I used their Norwegian store until I realised that ten other shops were less expensive and had less cheeky customer service. If yours was any similar I wouldn't call it a loss.

25th Jun 2008, 13:37	#13
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25th Jun 2008, 13:52	#14
Dreaming Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The University of York Posts: 502	I'd argue it's probably a sign of the times. If you look at many etailers they're cutting their margins, I think the retail market just isn't booming at the moment like it was a few years ago. It's a shame, I don't think I ever used them (I might have once, actually) but they did stock good stuff. I haven't had the money myself to buy PC bits for ages! and I guess if others are in the same boat.... __________________ Dreaming C2D E6300 @ 2.8 \| \| Abit IP35 Pro \| \| 4GB Corsair XMS2 800 \| \| BFG 8800GTS OC2 320MB \| \| 500GB Western Digital for OS + 1500GB Seagate for Storage \| \| Antec NeoHE 550 \| \| Lian Li PC A05B \| \| Samsung 226BW 22"

25th Jun 2008, 14:42	#15
roadie Minimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	What a shame. I used Komplett a fair amount in the past, but haven't bought anything from them in a couple of years. I never had any problems with them in both sales and returns.

25th Jun 2008, 17:50	#16
crayfish Amazing scenes! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 597	Can't believe it. The PC I'm typing this mesage on was bought 18 months ago using their system where you can spec it out yourself. It's never skipped a beat since I got it and I would have definitely used it again for my next PC.

25th Jun 2008, 18:16	#17
FIBRE+ Ultramodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 1,306	I've never used them before, I think they could have put a bit more effort into making themselves known. TBH they never stood out amoung the usual crowd for being any better than anyone else, and i've not had any issues with Scan\Ebuyer\Micro Direct in terms of customer service\price\products. It's a shame to loose a reputable E-Tailer but there are plenty of others. __________________ ++ASUS SLI Premium \| X2 3800 @ 2.6ghz \| XP-120 \| 2GB Mushkin \| 8800 GT \| XFI Music \| Seagate 320GB \ Samsung F1 1TB \| 520W Corsair HX \| 23" Dell S2309W ++ ++Zotac 9300 Mini ITX \| Intel E5200 \| Scythe Shuriken \| 2GB Corsair \| 8600 GTS (Passive) \| WD Black 2.5" 320GB \ Samsung F2 Eco 1TB \| Corsair VX 450W \| 42" Panasonic Viera++ ++Canon 400D \| Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 \| Canon 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 \| Sandisk Extreme III 4GB++My Ebay++

25th Jun 2008, 19:33	#18
Mr T 4 Left Into Long 3 Right Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bradford Posts: 1,710	Its a shame. They were always one of the cheapest in the UK for intel cpu's It was also the first place in the uk to get my samsung monitor in stock. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.4Ghz - 4Gb Corsair 6400C4 - Abit IP35 - 256mb nVidia 7900GS Corsair HX 520w PSU - Pioneer DVR-212 DVD-RW - 74Gb Western Digital Raptor - 320Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.10

26th Jun 2008, 00:08	#19
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,135	Just seen this, such a shame. Ordered several parts, and some big orders to comps to be made up for people I know. Always had good pricing, clearly labelled, good fast website too. Real shame __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

26th Jun 2008, 01:30	#20
bahgger Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 585	I haven't heard of these guys ever! I'm a Scan man, and used to be a KustomPCs man too.