Amazon Kit Deals

[karbuildr]

On 7/5/2023 at 12:36 PM, Dave Van said:

Ordered 4 kits last night.....all at least 50% off...shipped this morning....we'll see. thx

Keep us posted Dave. I'll be curious what condition they arrive in.

[oldcarfan]

On 7/5/2023 at 2:33 PM, redscampi said:

Mr. Bezos could definitely save some money by paying for quality help. You'd think that the shipping department is staffed by poorly trained monkeys. I just don't think they give a flying flip about anything.

It's actually staffed by overworked, underpaid people trying to stay alive as quotas get raised.

[redscampi]

38 minutes ago, oldcarfan said:

It's actually staffed by overworked, underpaid people trying to stay alive as quotas get raised.

Well, that's way too political a topic for this forum. Not touching it.

[BlackSheep214]

3 hours ago, redscampi said:

Well, that's way too political a topic for this forum. Not touching it.

I guess the truth hurts doesn't it....

[redscampi]

1 hour ago, BlackSheep214 said:

I guess the truth hurts doesn't it....

Nuff said. Always some cowboy out there wanting to make something out of nothing.

Edited July 8, 2023 by redscampi

[oldcarfan]

6 hours ago, redscampi said:

Well, that's way too political a topic for this forum. Not touching it.

Probably so, I apologize.

[oldcarfan]

I posted on another topic, but there is an Amazon JP that has really good prices on JDM kits but with high shipping. Does anyone know if they combine shipping to save money if you order several kits? I bought a Nissan Silvia from them for $14 plus shipping.

[OldNYJim]

2 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

I posted on another topic, but there is an Amazon JP that has really good prices on JDM kits but with high shipping. Does anyone know if they combine shipping to save money if you order several kits? I bought a Nissan Silvia from them for $14 plus shipping.

I don’t know which seller that is…but…you can try adding multiple items to your cart and then see if the shipping increases.

I got my $18 ‘30 Coupes today!  Well packaged by Overstock Hobbies…and came way before the estimated delivery date:

 

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

I ordered the AMT 68 GTO from Amazon through a seller named DDK Collectables. No huge discount but with free shipping it was about $5 less than other retailers. Best of all it arrived next day with zero damage. Not mad at Amazon over here.

[Zoom Zoom]

5 minutes ago, Perspective Customs said:

I ordered the AMT 68 GTO from Amazon through a seller named DDK Collectables. No huge discount but with free shipping it was about $5 less than other retailers. Best of all it arrived next day with zero damage. Not mad at Amazon over here.

I ordered the new '65 GTO from the same seller. Quick delivery. But it was a '68 GTO in the package with a seller's barcode for a '65. And wonder upon wonders, at that point the "seller" became the fulfiller (person w/Chinese name from VA), so my not so great review may not have even affected DDK. I like the '68, I've built two of them. I wanted a '65. So I deal with having to physically take it somewhere to get it returned, or just donate the kit for our club meeting raffle. I did read very similar reviews (after the fact) from DDK or whomever fulfills it for Amazon, same story...ordered one kit, got another. A couple buyers tried (and failed) twice to get the kit they ordered. To me that's the same as ordering something from Hobby Lobby online and they just send a random kit. No bueno.

Lesson learned, no more kits from Amazon for me.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

On 7/4/2023 at 8:47 AM, larman said:

Those are good deals, the problem with Amazon, in my experience is, there is a very high chance they will be shipped in a mailer bag and will look like someone jumped up and down on the box when you get them! ?

There is an option at checkout that allows you to select something like "ship in Amazon packaging" or something similar. When you do that it sends it in a box. It may even says something like, ships in original packaging etc. 

[Dave Van]

Got my 4 kits today. Well packed in a box. All good. Best kit was the Hasagawa 50's girls figure set. Very well done with great detail. Their skirts are not molded solid as many are. 

[Calb56]

Revell Jeep Rubicon 12.97. With Prime.

https://a.co/d/aW9tz7c

 

 

Edited July 11, 2023 by Calb56

[OldNYJim]

1 hour ago, Calb56 said:

Revell Jeep Rubicon 12.97. With Prime.

https://a.co/d/aW9tz7c

 

 

GREAT find!

It’s Prime Day (Days) tomorrow and Wednesday, so I’ll be interested to see what all else ends up discounted 

[Bill Eh?]

1 hour ago, Calb56 said:

Revell Jeep Rubicon 12.97. With Prime.

https://a.co/d/aW9tz7c

 

 

Yes, this was a great find. The link worked for me and I got it for the same price. Shipping had to be added but it still ended up being cheaper than LHS pricing.