Recent content by Jazajia

Every time I get a JC Wings shipment I get the jitters.

I have some at home, I just haven’t had a chance to list them. I’m out flying but the secretary (AKA my wife), sent me this:

You are correct. When I was saying that I had a hard time returning things, I was thinking about returning used things that were not defective. But I agree, in the world of e-commerce, one has to be able to return damaged or defective items. In the case of Asian shops, most also operate...

Touché 😏... MTS also doesn't have permanent discount codes and doesn't offer any type of free shipping. They are also not shy at all about pricing many of their items above MSRP. Do I fault them for that? Not at all, they price models correctly from a business standpoint. Many collectors...

Since 2009, I have returned 3 models and gotten credit for another 2 that I kept. I also got sent the wrong model once, and I got to keep it. Stores involved have been: Waffle (2x) Airplane Replicas Jet Collector Aeroclassics Direct West Coast Diecast All but one of the experiences were very...

It is not because they are "teeny-tiny," most Asian shops are huge. It is cultural. Generally speaking, outside the U.S., returns are not seen as a good practice for shops. I grew up in South America, and I can tell you that if we had the U.S. return culture down there, the scams would be...

https://www.fra-aviationfair.com/conventions-shows-fairs In the link above are the contacts for the majority of show organizers. Get in touch to ask and register. As @boeing737sjcboy said, tables are currently going for 45-65.

Even Waffle has Herpa 1:500 more expensive than equivalent 1:400 models. I tried to retail Herpa, since to me they are the father of the hobby as we know it today (I firmly believe Herpa 1:500 models are the closest ancestors of current-day 1:400 models), but unfortunately, it is almost...

I had that TAP 727-200 (unless AC has done more than one). Bought it on a whim when new, and sold it at cost less than a month later. Good memories. I have since built a smaller TAP collection subjects that are more relevant to me.

https://yankeevictor400.shop/so/bdPhVqoK9?languageTag=en

For those of you who collect Aeroclassics and are familiar with the wait for the monthly announcement, you probably know that there are a few retailers known for "leaking" the releases and jumping the gun just a bit every now and then. It is great when it happens, ins't it? The suspense is over...

More like, who is this airline? 😅

Extended the use of Flaps15 for Cyber Monday. Also added a few models to the Cyber Monday Glitch sale. Some models on sale have up to a 28% discount of MSRP/market price (not inflated prices). With Flaps15, the discount can increase to up to 43%. A bit of insight from "the other side." It is...

The market for North American - and European, to some extent - contemporary classics is getting very competitive. Still, AK's vision for global diversity has not found its match yet. As for me, he can charge whatever he wants (within reason) for its Latin Classics series.