Life-Like Scene Master 1699 HO scale yellow taxi cabs (2).
Great addition to your collection!
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I'm
passionate about model trains and I take great pride in accurately
describing the condition of the items I have for sale. I try my best to
inspect them and list any issues I see, and while I wouldn't call myself
a "rivet counter" I am fairly picky about the condition of things. I would
much rather list all the flaws and get less money than get more and end
up disappointing someone when it arrives. I'm a buyer too and there's
nothing more frustrating than receiving something that's in worse shape
than you thought it was. But all that said, I'm not perfect and I may
not always notice everything. Please use the photos as part of the
description and bid/buy accordingly. Also feel free to get in touch with
any questions, I'm always happy to help!
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A Few Notes About Shipping
I'm happy to offer free combined shipping on any of my items unless otherwise noted, just pay the highest priced one and shipping for all the rest are on me!
Kingston
/ Perth / Carleton Place / Smith's Falls / Brockville (Ontario) area
delivery possible as well, please get in touch for more info if you're
in or near these areas.
High shipping prices suck, I totally get
that. But shipping things across the country or continent is expensive
and that's completely out of my control. When you see a $28 shipping
price (if you're in the States) for one locomotive or freight car, in
most cases it really does cost me that much (or more) to ship it to you.
To start with eBay & PayPal fees take $3.64 of that right off the
top (yup there are 10% eBay fees on the shipping portion too, sadly,
most likely because people were trying to game the system with $1 items
and $100 shipping to avoid paying fees), so that $28 is now $24.36. That
might or might not be enough to cover the actual shipping cost I have
to pay (a 16x8x8" box to the States costs $24 and change even with a
modest discount), but even if it is that still doesn't cover the box,
packing materials, tape, paper, ink, and transportation to the post
office (20 mins drive round trip if I don't happen to be out and about
already). For Canada it's even more volatile because the weight and
distance impacts it greatly. If you're in province it'll be less and
you'll probably be mad at me for overcharging, and if you're on the
other side of the country or somewhere remote it'll be a lot more and
I'll be out of pocket the extra, so either way I lose. I do not provide
refunds if the actual price was less, nor do I seek additional money if
it was more, I've come up with a flat rate (finding a specific box for
each item in advance of listing it, then weighing and measuring it and
entering all of that into the listing is not how I wish to spend my
evenings and weekends!) that I hope will average out and that's what I
charge. In many cases (but not always, it depends what I have available
at the moment) I actually buy brand new boxes, and I take great care
packing and shipping things to give them the best chance of arriving in
the same condition they left. My eBay strategy does not include trying
to make money on the shipping portion, only to actually cover my costs
to ship the items. If you do not agree with the price you see for
shipping, kindly do not bid. It really isn't fair (in my opinion
anyways) to be rated poorly for "unreasonable" shipping prices after the
fact when you knew exactly what it was from the start.
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Please
see my other listings, lots of other HO model train stuff for sale and
more listed all the time. You can also find many of my items on Kijiji -
Kingston, Ontario.
Feel free to ask if you're looking to
combine things to save on shipping to see what else I might have
available. I have a fairly large collection and a good chunk of it I'm
willing to part with but haven't necessarily advertised yet.
Thanks for your interest in my items for sale. Any questions/comments/concerns please feel free to get in touch!
Dave