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    Great Traders List

    in Trading Post

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    IMSANUT (Jim)

    Jim was very patient in my delays and was a very generous trader. Highly recommended.



    Doobie (Dave)

    Dave is in England, but my parts got here very quickly. Great communication and very easy to work with. Highly recommended.

    iBorg. Just received my package with bonus parts. Very good communication, great trade. I am extremely pleased, thank you.

    Pro Touring Wheels (Long)

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    I'm having a hard time with my own vehicle. I'm a fan of smaller wheels with some meat on them, but there is no denying bigger wheels/thinner tires (to a point) provide better handling and a more stable platform. I may end up putting 20" wheels on my truck instead of the 17's I had planned, simply for the handling, not to mention the 20's are lighter than the 17's I have. As long as a balance is achieved, it looks good. Anything larger than 20" wheels is purely for looks IMO

    Just 5 cars

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    Here is my 5. It's hard to pick only 5 and every day it might change except the first 2... I will say that with the upcoming Mustang Notch back release and the Fujimi Pantera that filled (2) of my wished from what would have been last years list.

    1). 1967 Ford Galaxie. We soooo need this in scale.

    2). Jaguar XKE. An all new tool...coupe or convertible (though if I had to pick it;d be the coupe).

    Now for me, from here on the list is subject to change :) LOL

    3). 32 Ford Tudor chopped and Zframed.

    You know I think Revell has a real winner with the 1949 Merc...for all of us who wanted a chopped coupe but could never do one, that was perfect. I'm thinking the same idea with a chopped and lowered 32 ford. Could release several body versions on the same frame and engine...

    4). 1968 Mustang California Special.

    Amy I right ? I mean who doesn't want that right ? hahaha

    5). A corrected Revell 1969 Mustang

    Here is the thing...that's already a good kit. Actually a great building kit but the nose is just WRONG. The key to this is they really only have to redo the nose since that's all a separate piece. Since the 69 fake side scoops are already a separate piece, they could cast another piece that would make it flat like the Boss 302. So from that tool all they have most of the parts to make a Boss 302 version. New 302 engine new non Mach 1 dash and interior...and you have a 302. Yeah I know you'd have to fill in the gaps on the body to make the 302. but most of today's market is an adult builder right ? Anyway...that's #5. For today anyway :).

    I think you're supposed to pick real cars.

    Hope all of our Texas builders are ok

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    This is a picture of the blast area. Notice the playground across the street. This is insane. Nothing graphic

    http://i.imgur.com/nZaXjZ8.jpg

    Also, here is an article about the plant. 400lbs or more of ammonium nitrate needs to be reported, they had 270 TONS, and haven't had an OSHA inspection in 27 years

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/20/us-usa-explosion-regulation-idUSBRE93J09N20130420

    These guys are in serious trouble

    slow shippers

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    well I have had on-line and brick N mortar stores and I never posted anything for sale unless it was in stock..posting things for sale with out having it in stock is just bad business. when I was selling on line ( I did pressed steel toys ) and when it got to the point of it was taking a couple days to fill orders.. I would email the customer telling them there would be a delay.. and I would enlist help to get things done.. if it's a stock item there is no excuse to take longer than 3 days to process the order ( well exuding weekend ).. now when you talking about 1 off type things ( witch I did sell ) there was always a clause telling people that there will be X time before shipping.

    I guess maybe I am too old school to think that customers was first! but yea I have noticed this growing trend of taking longer.. I ordered some electronic parts from a company and they never processed the order till 2 weeks later and then it took 8 days to get to me... needless to say I will never buy from them again!

    I have seen small and big business process orders fast... and yes computers do make processing orders faster.. ( it took me longer in the days of pen and pencil ( I even lost orders that way ))

    just my worthless $.02

    I agree with you. The higher dollar equipment we sell is listed as special order, as it comes from italy and there are just too many variations to to feasibly stock anything. But we're up front about it.

    A problem for me is we get cluster orders. It's really weird. for no apparent reason, we'll sell 2 of one thing across two weeks, then 8 in a matter of 2-3 days. I have been slowly increasing my inventory, but it still happens.

    slow shippers

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

    Posted · Edited by Quick GMC

    I own an online store in another industry. We're a small company. We do okay and we're growing, but it costs MONEY to stock everything. A lot of the stuff we sell we keep in stock, others we don't because it doesn't sell often and it ties up capital to have it sitting on the shelf.

    I wouldn't automatically assume they're lazy. It doesn't make sense for someone to spend money to keep something on the shelf that doesn't sell often. If you order an odd part that you might think is normal, they probably won't have it. They'll order it when you order it, and probably order and extra to keep on the shelf for the next time.

    I have two businesses, and the one I mentioned I take no money from. My partner and I take all our profit and invest it into inventory. This allows us to grow and expand, but slowly. Retailers have to spend their money wisely, ESPECIALLY when you're in a very small, niche market like model cars

    It's hard to earn a living off items that are priced sow low. Sure, resin stuff is expensive, but there are a lot of materials involved that cost money, and time to cast the parts. Unless you have a smooth operation and a huge percentage of the marketshare, say like one of the bigger name resin body guys, it's hard to get out there and let people know.

    THEN, there's that threshold of getting orders out on time and getting flooded with orders. Someone comes on here and says "hey, these guys are awesome". Well that 2-order week just turned into a 10-order week and they have to buy (and wait for) more casting materials, spend more time, customers get tired of waiting etc.

    there's a point where you can maintain your output, and a point where you have to cross that line and get help. Help costs money, which means less capital invested in inventory.

    It's a battle, every day, for small business, especially when you have a ton of competition.

    With THAT being said, We have a number that goes to both our phones, both of our personal cell phones are listed, both our personal emails are listed and our company email is listed, as well as our facebook page and we are constantly on a number of industry forums. We are ALWAYS available.

    lack of communication and ignored emails is unacceptable.

    Done for a while

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    I have a temper too, but modelling helps a lot. If I get stuck or break something, I move on to something else until I have a plan to fix it. I don't have to finish, no deadline, I can do whatever I want. Modelling after work helps me stay calm throughout the week.

    As someone who has lost a fortune in the RC car world from selling off everything twice, don't get rid of your stuff. Just put it away until you want to build again. I dumped off thousands of dollars worth of stuff for hundreds and it cost me thousands to get back in again. It's the worst thing you can do.

    computer question

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

    Posted

    in that price range you're looking at a netbook, which does not have a cd drive in it. You'll either want to look for used, or up your budget to $350 or so, where you can get exactly what you're looking for. Best Buy has some around $350. You can go check them out.

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