ordering from Michael Percy Audio


I am a little unsure what to do here. Percy Audio stocks a product I would like to buy. I did e-mail him a question about it, but he has not responded in a couple of days. I am actually fine with ordering the product without the response to my question, but does one just go ahead and send in the Paypal amount and then he ships it? I know that it is a well regarded source of hard to find audio components, I guess I'm a little unsure about Paypaling some money to a site when it's not clear if there is "anybody home."

Thanks for any insights
dgaylin
I have ordered from Percy Audio several times. I don't bother contacting him each time. I simply type up a list of parts, calculate the total order with shipping and mail this with a USPS Money Order. If you pay this way, you can deduct 3% from the total. Considering that it takes 3-4 days for him to receive the order, I always get my order 4-5 days after that. Now that's good service! PartsConnexion is good too but Percy has a much more extensive inventory.
My experience with Michael:

Michael's one of the 'good guys' in our hobby. I've worked with Michael Percy for at least 15-16 years. Great guy with excellent integrity. Little slow sometimes but over the years he's simply gotten busier and busier. I imagine a full time staff is prohibitive if he wants to keep his pricing competitive and make a living in CA. Last time we talked he does have a part-time person helping with shipping which, believe me, can eat up a lot of time so it's good he has that. Beyond that, he's always been very helpful, has an excellent product line and all in all, Michael's a good egg.

I wouldn't hesitate ordering from him - just be prepared to be a little patient sometimes.

Cheers!

Robert
RSAD