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Review Summary For : Ocean State Electronics
Reviews: 59MSRP:
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Product is in production
More Info: http://www.oselectronics.com
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SEISMOBOB Rating: 2004-01-06
Reliable and great service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have been buying parts from OSE for several years. I have purchased air variable, electrolytic, polystyrene, and mica capacitors. Recently bought a slew of coilforms, sockets and variable caps for a regenerative sw rcvr. Received parts in a timely manner in spite of the holiday season. Parts are first class in quality. The fill ratio is close to 100%. Also, I spend a dime and call the local phone number. I always get through. I use about a half-dozen companies to get my parts. OSE is one of the best.
N4DEK Rating: 2004-01-02
This Company is a Joke! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I placed an online order over two weeks ago and have yet to hear a peep out of these idiots. I did receive a computer generated email that the order had been received and that was it. I have since emailed them about the order and have received no replys. The last email I sent them was to inform them that I wanted to cancel the order but that email probably went ignored just like the rest. If people can't run a business like it should be run they need to shut the doors. This kind of crap is totally ridiculous.
W8FZZ Rating: 2004-01-02
Poor Service,Bad Attitude Time Owned: N.A.
Found Ocean on the Internet looking for capacitors,my first order went smooth no problems.I liked their catalog and ordered some addtional parts.This order was not received and after busy signals for 2 days I was told my order was shipping that day.Waited for 5 days still no parts.Next phone call informed me some parts back ordered,they had no idea when new stock would be received.I told them to ship the balance of my order,it was going out that day.Waited another five days no parts,new phone call.This time a guy who claimed to be the owner said my credit card was rejected and if I could not handle my credit any better than that he did not want my business and hung up.Needless to say I will not order anything from these guys again.
K4CMD Rating: 2003-08-05
What I needed in a jiffy! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Made my first order ever from these guys last Thursday, late afternoon. I ordered two 2-inch vernier dials, using their toll-free ordering line. The guy I spoke with was very polite. Anyway, I came here as an afterthought and got scared reading the reviews! I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and waited a couple of days. Sure enough, my package arrived on Monday morning with everything packed well and a very interesting copy of their catalog! Well done Ocean State; I'll be back!
N1URB Rating: 2003-05-16
Great! Lots of hard to find stuff!! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I needed some components to fix an old Lunar 2 Meter RF Amplifier. They had everything I needed and the shipment was prompt. Have dealt with them several times without dissapointment.
WQ8Q Rating: 2003-04-13
Happy Camper Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After reading the reviews of Ocean State here on eham I was a little nervous about my first time order with them. But I wasn't in a hurry and just needed some goodies including some power transistors to get the old Heathkit HW9 going again. Well, I ordered on Tuesday on the internet; got the stuff on Saturday. Complete order; no surprises! I suspect, seeing that OCE is a family owned and operated company, that we're talking a small staff which does its best. It seems, in this day of the internet and instant gratification, we forget that sometimes it actually takes humans time to accomplish certain tasks. I'd order from them again.
W2XS Rating: 2002-10-28
Great Service Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Placed an order on Sunday night and the parts were mailed out on Monday morning. Plenty of things in the catalog to drool over, and many specials on their web page too. Very reasonable prices for many hard-to-get items. I would highly recommend these folks.
KB0KOQ Rating: 2002-07-16
Knowledgeable & helpful Time Owned: N.A.
They had the silver mica capacitors that nobody else had, and knew their catalog like the back of their hand.

They are also the source of some quality variable air capacitors I needed. These folks have a good catalog.
TRANKA Rating: 2002-02-21
Quick and flawless... Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I stumbled upon Ocean State Electronics by change while looking for tuning capacitors on the web. Their catalog was pretty extensive and they had the caps I was looking for (14-400pF variable capacitors) for a very decent price. I placed my order on Sunday night and I got my merchandise USPS Priority Mail on Wednesday. I live a couple of states away from Ocean State Electronics, so your merchandise's mailing time could be a little longer. I will definitely peruse their online catalog more often and certainly buy from them again.