Australian picks?

[haroldsmoketoomuch]

I am in Australia and trying to buy a set of lock picks and jigglers. I can find a whole bunch of suppliers overseas (US mainly), but havent been able to find any in australia. Ill import them if I have to, but I would prefer not to. Does anybody know if I can get them here?

[lunchb0x]

the 2 places i know of here in aus are locksmith suppy co. and lock and key, for both of them though you will need to be a locksmith, maybe try new zealand, but im not sure if they sell to non locksmiths

[greyman]

If you're not a locksmith or security professional then you may be in trouble. Why not order from OS (eg US)? You can make your own picks and tensioners really easily, have a look around this forum. Jigglers might be a bit harder but there are photos around. It can be a lot of fun experimenting with different shapes, just get a dremel or grinder and some spring steel (eg feeler gauges).

[therealmuffinman]

what i used to do to pay for the game i used to play online (my parents did not like the whole credit card over internet thing) was to buy a visa gift card and use it like a credit card but with no threat of fraud. if you are scared of identity theft then that is a good option because you can use it like a normal credit card on most sites.

[Dragunov-21]

I bought my set from lockpickshop.com, their shipping price is decent, ditto shipping time, and as they declare the picks as simply "tool", you don't have trouble with customs.

[Timtam]

Getting my pick gun and padlock shims soon. So far, seems to be no trouble with customs, as they label them as Hand tools aswell.

[Icevovo]

Im from australia and orded the G3 peterson pickset from www.lockpicks.com and it arrived in 4 bussiness days i think it was. They did make me fax them a photo id though before they shipped my oder. i was impressed with the time it took to get here though, it wasnt even express post.

[lunchb0x]

thats quicker than it takes to get something from anyother state in australia to darwin

[haroldsmoketoomuch]

Well it looks pretty simple to ship them in after all doesnt it. Thanks for your help.

[elbarto]

Hi mate,
I know you have had a lot of helpful posts already but i thought I would just add that I have never had any problems with ordering picks from the US. I have used lockpicktools.com and lockpicks.com. Both exelent service.

Icevovo, did you only order the peterson pick set from lockpicks.com? I haven't been asked for a photo ID yet and I have delt with them on 3 ocasions? I too was very impressed with the postal time from them.