Evil Appetite Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 jeez... http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PRO-BUILT-TROUBLE-MAKER-8283-8300-FUNNY-CAR-DRAGSTER-/230723201116?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b82ca85c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Some of these sellers think if they put pro in the title of the build it gives them a reason to sell for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 To Ebay Users, Pro Built means built with a full tube of glue and either paint bombed or unpainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well... $30 plus shipping, not too shabby for something 'pro built', I'd say. Could you even find this kit for that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) I like the two tone paint job...NOT Edited January 17, 2012 by SuperStockAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sometimes, when getting my car back from the shop, I have asked "Is this what passes for Pro Repaired?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 built by a Professional 8yr old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) This seller thinks EVERYTHING is pro built. He had a build listed a couple months ago that was obviously brush painted with minor visible glue marks that he listed as pro built. Edited January 17, 2012 by JamesW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That has to be the world's most laziest "Pro"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwit Pushin Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 As they say, "Caveat Emptor!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Ehem, the seller is the "Kingofmodelcars". I have seen a few sellers which claimed "pro built" and I agreed with them (the CHrysler C-body models come to mind), but I know definitions of "pro built" vary wildly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have bought a few unbuilt kits from this seller, didnt have any problems with him, his shipping was a little high but with two kits it made up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 To each their own madness, my mother would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) He does not state if he built it or not, so my guess would be he buys collections and sells them Edited January 17, 2012 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Man I wonder how many hard hours and dollars went into that paint job?Oh wait,none.So it's not like anything here that we work our buns off and win shows with,is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 An error in the New York Registry of Deeds has given me title to the Brooklyn Bridge if anyone is interested. .. sell or trade .. send a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Appetite Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 An error in the New York Registry of Deeds has given me title to the Brooklyn Bridge if anyone is interested. .. sell or trade .. send a PM Was it Pro Built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Gotta love that 'no-tone' paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 An error in the New York Registry of Deeds has given me title to the Brooklyn Bridge if anyone is interested. .. sell or trade .. send a PM I have some ocean front real estate near Phoenix, if you don't need a bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polandmob Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleb Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Pro could mean almost anything beginning with Pro. PROsy built. PROzac built. PROfit built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 "Pro Built" is a meaningless phrase, because anyone can say it. Who's to say what "Pro Built" means? What standard does a builder have to meet in order to claim that he's a "pro?" Who can prove that any given model was actually built by a "pro," and who says the builder was a "pro?" If someone pays little snotnosed Billy down the block 5 bucks to build a model, does that make little snotnosed Billy a "pro builder?" It's just a meaningless come-on meant to fool the gullible into spending more than they really should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I'm sure this seller is a legend in his own mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Like Harry said, its a selling term used to try and get more money, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalenut Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) "Pro Built" is a meaningless phrase, because anyone can say it. Who's to say what "Pro Built" means? What standard does a builder have to meet in order to claim that he's a "pro?" Who can prove that any given model was actually built by a "pro," and who says the builder was a "pro?" If someone pays little snotnosed Billy down the block 5 bucks to build a model, does that make little snotnosed Billy a "pro builder?" It's just a meaningless come-on meant to fool the gullible into spending more than they really should. pro is short for professional .. or a persons profession ,, aka job... if your job is building model cars .. your models are "pro built" and if your "thekingofmodelcars " well ...don't know what to say about that Edited January 17, 2012 by scalenut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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