youpey Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 its happened twice to me now this month. Last night i bought the AMT 1950 chevy pickup 3100. Today, i went into my model closet to look for something and found that i already had that kit, unopened in the corner. has anyone else done this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I have not. I have purchased kits I have but it was on purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRWDRVR Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I have bought a different release of a kit not realizing it was the same as one I had but never bought one I already had... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 ? I did. But just once. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 It's happened more than once... I bought two builtup Johan '66 Cadillac hardtops on eBay a few years apart because I forgot I had one already (I had the earlier purchase in my spreadsheet as a '65). More recently, in 2017 after moving cross country, I thought I had a Revell of Germany Mercedes AMG GT... I remember thinking I had it, but didn't find it after unpacking all the models I'd moved, so I bought one. About a year later, I was unpacking some random boxes in my basement and found an unopened package from Model Roundup---had a RoG Mercedes GT and two Moebius '69 Ford pickups in it. Had to think about it, and what I think happened is that order came right as I was finishing up the packing for the move and never opened it, just put it in the moving Pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 It used to happen on occasion. Once I inventoried all my stash on Scalemates.com it ended. When I am at HL or my LHS, I can quickly log in to Scalemates and check my stash. Since they have a very high percentage of all the boxart for reissues it helps me limit or expand my choices on ebay too. I have obtained 95% of the kits I want so now my hobby budget has switched to support items such as paint booth, airbrushes and recently a mini-lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Happens all the time, I really should have put my stash onto a computer database, as I've got 2/3rds of my stash here in Solihull, and the rest down in London, I haven't a clue what I have down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Impala Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Yup, I have seven 29 Ford roadsters. Thought I only had 2. ? Edited January 5, 2021 by 58 Impala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Nope, I really dont have 6 of the hasegawa/revell t1 buses, honest or 3 69 chargers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Too many times to count . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerpm Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Never with a model kit, but I have done it with books (twice) and CDs (once). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I have a couple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Far to often I'm afraid. There are kits that I see and think of the different ways I would build them so I'll buy it. Get home and go to put it in the "to do" area and find I already have one. Pretty soon I need to make room in that area so I start to put the kits in one of my larger storage boxes. I open the box and put the kits in there with the same ones I already have of the same subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Never. I have a modest stash of 80 kits or so and peruse them often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Oh many times times. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell48098 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 If the price was right, I've done it. Just like I've purchased multiples of the same kit at the same time. And years later, I'll end up selling some duplicates when I need cash for the latest project. A.J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, maxwell48098 said: If the price was right, I've done it. Just like I've purchased multiples of the same kit at the same time. And years later, I'll end up selling some duplicates when I need cash for the latest project. A.J. Same deal for me, if the price is right I do not care. The AMT 62 impala, I have that over and over again but if I see one for $5.00 I'll gladly add one to the pile. same thing for the lindberg color me gone/series of dodges and Plymouths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Just now, wrenchr said: Same deal for me, if the price is right I do not care. The AMT 62 impala, I have that over and over again but if I see one for $5.00 I'll gladly add one to the pile. same thing for the lindberg color me gone/series of dodges and Plymouths. Revell Dart, hemi dart...........I have a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Oh yeah, more than once...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpey Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, tbill said: Oh yeah, more than once...... Honestly, this is me. I have filled my model closet and i moved into another room to stack. Granted my model closet is not huge, if i were to stack all of my models on a table, this would be how it would look. I dont think i could finish every model i have if i started building each one and didn't have breaks in between. Plus i dont toss incomplete kits in case i need a part later on Edited January 6, 2021 by youpey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 All of the above! There’s not a lot I want (notice I didn’t use the word “need” since nobody actually needs a model kit), which comes down to me buying new kit issues, and a lot of old favorites that I have ideas for or are great parts kits. As mentioned I will always buy one of the favorites / good parts kits when I see them at shows in the $5 to $10 range. I do have my kits stored in original 12 kit cases by make, type of vehicle and era. Depending on how many kits, there is a case marked “Chevy 1960s” and separate ones for “Chevy 1960s trucks”. As I sorted these I became aware of how many times I bought that $5-10 kit.. I had more than a dozen 1955-57 Chevy pickups, all bought cheap one at a time! Same with 1950 Ford pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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