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Undis
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Location: Riga, Latvia & Sydney, Australia
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 12:28 am Post subject: Re: VW82 1/12 model from Victor Ma |
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On the strength of the above recommendation, I went on to their website, and bought a Kubel, or so I thought. I wrote to them and said that I realise that there would be extra cost to send to the UK, although it accepted a UK adddess, and could they let me know what the cost difference was. So far I've not received anything, or heard anything back from them, or any of the usual e-mail invoices etc, and how and when it is to be dispatched. I'll now have to chase up Visa to get my money returned it seems, if that hasn't already been done. What a let down!
I've just tried to send them a message to ask what is going on, using their web-site Contact messaging section, and always get the reply:
There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later.
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Hi Martin. I'm devastated that this has happened. When I posted this, I was still in regular email contact with the vendor and there was no indication that anything was wrong. It really seemed this was the fault of the contractor courier here in Australia and they were on it trying to resolve the issue. Now, for the last couple of weeks it's been total silence and as you indicate, even the online contact form comes up with an error. I'm wondering now that even the tracking info that I was checking all along, may have been bogus. It certainly seems that way. The only thing that seems to indicate otherwise is why would they keep corresponding quite diligently for several weeks if it was an all-out scam?
In the light of the above, I must say that buyer beware!
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Martin Southwell
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 1:18 am Post subject: Re: VW82 1/12 model from Victor Ma |
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| Worse things have happened in life, and we're not talking huge sums of money, but why do people resort to this sort of practice? Greed, or maybe the business going down the tubes. The information re this product was posted in good faith by Undis, so nobody blames him, as they themselves seem to have been caught up in the situation. Visa are now investigating, so let's see! |
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MrGoodtunes
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Martin Southwell
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 6:38 am Post subject: Re: VW82 1/12 model from Victor Ma |
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I'm pleased to say that I received a letter yesterday, stating that the money spent on 'buying' the phantom Kubel model is being returned to me by the bank, with them having submitted the evidence to Visa. A good result.
What is annoying, is the fact the web-site is still up and running, and advertising items in their 'SALE'. It's a shame that people like this can't be brought to justice. |
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borninabus 
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Joined: May 18, 2006
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Location: Arizona Highways
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: VW82 1/12 model from Victor Ma |
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i would like to chime in that i also bought a model from the above link and it never arrived. when i contacted their customer service, the replies were obvious scam tactics. i opened a dispute on paypal and they refunded me instantly.
i have since purchased one from amazon and it arrived quickly and was only $89.
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