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[stitchdup]

On 7/13/2023 at 6:00 PM, Mr mopar said:

I've been noticing that all the Packages are going through Chicago and not New York   and this has made it slower to get them to Canada , when they were going through New York it was much faster .

my packages seem to evaporate when they go through chicago, but only going into the usa, the ones leaving just get held up for 6 weeks

[stitchdup]

For those of you interested in vintage lemans cars there is currently a pair of jaguar race cars cast in metal. Not cheap but these dont show up very often even on this side of the pond

Edited August 8 by stitchdup
spelling, always spelling, lol

[Mr mopar]

On 8/8/2023 at 6:46 AM, stitchdup said:

my packages seem to evaporate when they go through chicago, but only going into the usa, the ones leaving just get held up for 6 weeks

Just found out the E bayer now ships out of the New shipping center in Chicago ,and shipping is much slow now !

[Dr Crapologist]

Hope I'm in the right forum. Here's an ebay horror:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225777930412

Nice box and plenty of parts; no instructions! But a full Franklin? I'll bet it doesn't get paid and the seller  relists.

Sheesh!,

Doc

[atomicholiday]

has anyone ever tried decals from this seller?  Are they any good?
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123598535625?_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&_trkparms=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F123598535625%3F_trkparms%3Damclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230719113457%26meid%3D9b6a318f6df141ba89360b0144bbcbeb%26pid%3D101732%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26b%3D1%26sd%3D305210609522%26itm%3D123598535625%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D1%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecall%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m5053.l9430&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=7566c14e52824cdfa1569d1a9337ec98&bu=43158602588&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20231018014632&segname=11021

[ranma]

This may not be a new scam on ebay But watch out for some models being listed as Original promo model's They include 1961 Ford, 1964 Ford Galaxie 500, 1969 Ford Galaxie, 1963 Nova Wagon, AMT's new 68 GTO... There maybe other's as well. My Brother got took on buying a "promo" of the 64 Ford Galaxie 500 Painted a light blue inside and out but they only painted the chassis bottom. He found the inside of the chassis was white, when he opened the chassis to fix the driver side fender Ord.

[Can-Con]

On 10/18/2023 at 8:37 AM, atomicholiday said:

has anyone ever tried decals from this seller?  Are they any good?
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123598535625?_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&_trkparms=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F123598535625%3F_trkparms%3Damclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230719113457%26meid%3D9b6a318f6df141ba89360b0144bbcbeb%26pid%3D101732%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26b%3D1%26sd%3D305210609522%26itm%3D123598535625%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D1%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecall%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m5053.l9430&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=7566c14e52824cdfa1569d1a9337ec98&bu=43158602588&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20231018014632&segname=11021

When I see decals printed with the car color around them as a lot of his has, it screams "cheap home printer ". 

I've never used any but I'd keep looking myself.

[hedotwo]

18 hours ago, ranma said:

This may not be a new scam on ebay But watch out for some models being listed as Original promo model's They include 1961 Ford, 1964 Ford Galaxie 500, 1969 Ford Galaxie, 1963 Nova Wagon, AMT's new 68 GTO... There maybe other's as well. My Brother got took on buying a "promo" of the 64 Ford Galaxie 500 Painted a light blue inside and out but they only painted the chassis bottom. He found the inside of the chassis was white, when he opened the chassis to fix the driver side fender Ord.

This may not be what happened in your brother's case and the seller really was trying to deceive, but I've found that lots of sellers on Ebay maybe just don't understand the difference between a promo and a kit build.  I think most, if not all of us here know the difference.  I've seen obvious listing mistakes both ways.  Promos called original kit builds and kit builds being promos.  Buyer beware I guess.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I don't like the mandatory registration of a "way to pay" that feepay has instituted for "make offer" sales under BIN.

I've never welched (PC police take note of the spelling) on a deal in my life, but I feel I'm being penalized for the bozos who make offers and omit the actual paying part.

Probably a good thing I have dangity near every model I could ever want, 'cause the more they tinker with feepay, the more I'm getting to hate it.

Edited November 20 by Ace-Garageguy

[Khils]

I'm with ya Ace!! ...'cept I don't have near everything!   I could ever want 😳  "yet" ...but I'm getting there.