Straightliner59 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 13 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Everybody wants to be Amazon. Even Walmart. Do a search for stuff like Vevor hobby machine stuff, and one of the sellers will be Walmart. some things were a lot better, when everybody wasn't trying to be everything to everybody! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I agree Daniel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I'm in an endless loop they seem to be incapable of dealing with. Weeks ago I requested a combined-shipping invoice from a seller, following the seller's instructions on the auction pages. No response after repeated requests, and his feedback starting going negative as paid-for items were never shipped. Apparently he's dead or incapacitated, but I'm still getting pinged every day about "AWAITING PAYMENT" Tried every online way to contact the feePay minions, unsuccessfully. Either I get bounced out, get an error message, or some equally frustrating response. The "sale" doesn't show up in the list of options, and if I manually enter the "order numbers" (which can still be found by going from the "purchases" page), I get "no results found". But I'm STILL getting the "AWAITING PAYMENT" messages. I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 That would drive me insane Bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Some sellers are high as kites! 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 What a price, someone may buy it… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, slusher said: What a price, someone may buy it… Somebody just paid $8 million for a bunch of old sneakers, so you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 There are always several Feeling43 resin kits listed on eBay for over $1000. with no takers. Granted (just like Scalekraft) Feelign43 is gone, and their kits are really well details, but those prices see a bit unrealistic too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 422 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 This is a model I'd love to have but not nearly this much... https://www.ebay.com/itm/145249763024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) On 2/11/2024 at 9:40 PM, Chris 422 said: This is a model I'd love to have but not nearly this much... https://www.ebay.com/itm/145249763024 I didn't even know that existed. Pretty cool, I'd love to have it too, but it's way beyond anything I'd pay. Edited February 15 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Nice..that's a pretty minty '58 annual. The only '58 annual I've got in my stash as painted '58 Edsel I found maybe 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Here's a fun one- Small wire ties sold as "1/6 scale" flex cuffs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Sellers do get creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 They rely on villages being short of an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) Having a run of bad luck with idiot sellers who can't seem to get to the PO for more than a week after the sale, or who don't keep their PO receipts until something is delivered, or who just don't seem to have a clue as to how the PO and tracking work, some who forget to issue promised refunds, and just now...the USPS site is down, so I can't get ANYTHING on several MIA shipments. I sure like doing other people's jobs, or having to follow-up to make sure THEY do them. EDIT: I don't CARE if something is late, or if the dog ate your car keys and you can't get to the PO in the blizzard/hurricane/mutant-alligator-attack/invasion-from-Uranus. It's OK. JUST SEND ME A MESSAGE. IT'S EASY. Edited March 2 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I knew that prices were going into the stratosphere for some old annual kits, especially the Johans, but I just happened across this today on eBay and almost choked to death! I suppose that I should be happy that I already have one of these! https://www.ebay.com/itm/166361056716?itmmeta=01HRJKQVTPGYCHR5ZPWGC7K92G&hash=item26bbe445cc:g:4cQAAOSwWvNlEvzr&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8AvQGYtUENPIYgxs6alM5DEojotfeCnjgssjX2XQvGWLOthDJj81EbDC%2F9LpQlZ4DRzhsGAmji7B%2FM1ScO1HLeB4vHnFkfCYygqDav5QNWItPyZFGWELOV1DjtMatCoOGKjG%2Fj%2F3u2V%2Fxgqgwr26MNnxfprgBFRtsu%2FbHI0aluXWBiGCB%2BVYMd9nd8Atjzc3vLwrpPgZHMwfSk0Lnj66UsHY%2BtYUjD3QxyymeqBePSGd03oEqIElKVI%2BkUWqQdAr1b4pcCEhaftOcL8U1djUPTNqqHDkuM%2FHKYW61sMg0v37Esw90ljI7lTvZgzZgH91EA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7q939PEYw Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 2/21/2024 at 7:50 AM, Beans said: Here's a fun one- Small wire ties sold as "1/6 scale" flex cuffs. One of the companies that sold detail parts for model cars used to sell resistors as scale fuel filters 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 20 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said: One of the companies that sold detail parts for model cars used to sell resistors as scale fuel filters I believe they were diodes, not resistors. Diodes have glass envelope while resistors are not see-through. The small diodes actually do make good fuel filters. But yes, the point is that electronic components can be used in our hobby. Just like some use wire wrapping wire for scale ignition wires. Here is a 1N914 diode, They can be had for few cents a piece from electronic parts distributors like Digikey or Mouser electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, peteski said: I believe they were diodes, not resistors. Diodes have glass envelope while resistors are not see-through. The small diodes actually do make good fuel filters. But yes, the point is that electronic components can be used in our hobby. Just like some use wire wrapping wire for scale ignition wires. Here is a 1N914 diode, They can be had for few cents a piece from electronic parts distributors like Digikey or Mouser electronics. And resold for $10 for a pack of three as "scale fuel filters". PS: Not all diodes have a "glass envelope". PPS: Resistors have been used to represent fuel filters on model cars for decades too. Small carbon composition resistors (once very common and cheap) painted silver or another color, look close enough to aluminum-can or translucent-plastic fuel filters to pass quite nicely. Edited March 10 by Ace-Garageguy CLARITY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 20 minutes ago, peteski said: I believe they were diodes, not resistors. Diodes have glass envelope while resistors are not see-through. The small diodes actually do make good fuel filters. But yes, the point is that electronic components can be used in our hobby. Just like some use wire wrapping wire for scale ignition wires. Here is a 1N914 diode, They can be had for few cents a piece from electronic parts distributors like Digikey or Mouser electronics. I stand corrected, but you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 The truth is that, except for finished, dedicated products, all those aftermarket products come from some other industry. Once you've found a source for the bulk materials, you're gonna save a ton of money! Like Bill said, ten bucks for three resistors isn't reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: And resold for $10 for a pack of three as "scale fuel filters". PS: Not all diodes have a "glass envelope". PPS: Resistors have been used to represent fuel filters on model cars for decades too. Small carbon composition resistors (once very common and cheap) painted silver or another color, look close enough to aluminum-can or translucent-plastic fuel filters to pass quite nicely. Thanks. I am well aware that not all diodes have glass envelopes - that is why I specifically selected 1N914. 1N4148 is a similar diode. I've been involved in electronics for over 45 years (both professionally as an electronics technician, and as a hobby). And I also agree that all sorts of items unrelated to plastic model car kits are used for detailing. Just recently we had a thread about this (and I also use non-modeling items for detailing my models). Many aftermarket parts companies repackage various non-model-related items for use in modeling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Like those 'scale' braided hoses being just very small diameter screened cable with the outer plastic insulation stripped off ! Likewise 'scale' ignition wiring that is just very thin insulated wire for electronics. Both obtainable in coils as cheap as chips from electronics suppliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Prices and shipping are going up and I can't play any more how sad is that . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Shipping is the killer for me. Shipping to Canada from the US is minimum $30-40 for a kit. This puts a serious pinch on buying kits. The initial buy-in has to be stupid cheap in order to make a purchase worth while. For me, this makes any currently available kit purchase untenable. In the last five years I have bought maybe five or six kits on ebay, all vintage, all much wanted and searched-for kits, all snagged for unusually low prices. Curiously, all other countries are much cheaper to ship from, with the possible exception of Australia. It is almost always cheaper to order from, say, UK, Poland, Germany, Ukraine, or Japan, etc. than from the dozens on offer on this continent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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