Long term project 51" mono proposal

[srislash]

As an example here are three listings for the hull that my son likes. Notice the description is word for word and yet three different sellers.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DT-E51-Fiber-Glass-Electric-RC-KIT-Boat-Hull-Only-for-Skilled-Player-W-O-Motor/262774296837?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/51-Fiber-Glass-G30E-KIT-Well-Painted-Boat-Hull-Only-for-Advanced-Player-Model/222661204032?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Spider-E...item23894cdf91

Geez they kinda bounce around on price though. That is a pretty nice hull in my opinion. I think it has small narrow flat ride pads on a dihedral design. Fair decent access for everything. Geez I hope you hear something soon. Be nice to move forward

[Old School]

The original seller has responded stating a replacement hull is now instock although not the paint scheme that my son likes although it suits me. After a discussion with my son he refuses to accept the livery on the replacement hull offered and so I am going to accept a cancellation of the listing and have requested the seller contact me when he knows a hull as initially purchased is available. Almost six weeks of wasted effort and drama. Hopefully some progress will be made in the near future.

[rol243]

why don,t you just demand a full refund and buy from someone that does have boats to sell. this will be a never ending saga if your not carefull.

[Old School]

Seller has provided a full refund this evening. The problem is that all these stores do not actually carry all the items they list on their site. When a purchase is made the seller then obtains a hull from the manufacturer or distributor. If none available then the problem starts. Of the several dozen cat hulls the original seller has listed he admitted that he only had two plug and play models actually instock. Just because a seller states he has items available is no guarantee he has the item. The stores that I contacted requesting info on whether they actually had the hull instock have not responded.

I have found three sellers with this hull and all three use the same item description as I detailed above. In fact there may only be one seller using multiple names.

[rol243]

yes i would say one seller with three names or maybe he has family. i am glad you received a refund atleast you can relax now. how about you contact [r/c boat builder ] these aussie guys import alot of good quality hulls at good prices too, i have purchased a deltaforce 53 mono from them some time ago , top guys and also members of the ampba.

[Old School]

I looked up r/c boat builder and only returned a facebook page. Neither of the two web addresses on the facebook page worked. A mobile phone number was on the page so maybe better luck with that. They do seem to specialise in gas powered boats.

[srislash]

Glad you got refunded, too bad the lad can’t live with the new scheme. Sounds like this may be a sidelined project for a bit. Hate that.

[Old School]

The seller refunded me a small token compensation ($10.00) as he promised that he would and surprise the refund was in the name of one of the other sellers that sell this product on eBay. The eBay stores seem an outlet for the main website who list more than ten of every hull version in various stages of upgrade and yet it was the website that refunded me the money for being unable to supply just one bare hull.

[Old School]

Well, I decided to tempt fate again and proceeded to purchase a hull from the main website (Toucan Hobby). I am not confident of delivery as I believe the website is the same site as the eBay store that could not supply my previous order. The website is also the company that supplied the $10.00 'compensation' as the eBay seller could not supply.

Compound that with the upcoming China shutdown for Chinese New Year and I see trouble brewing, unfortunately. I have too much money invested in motors, ESC, drives, etc., to not take a chance and hope that this time a hull will eventually find its way to me. It seems that all the hulls originate from the same website, no matter which eBay store may list them.

Edit: I just rechecked the eBay listing that I purchased back in December, 2017 and sure enough the images on the eBay listing have the main website (not eBay) copyright watermarks, So I am definitely dealing with the same person as I dealt with on eBay. The website states that unless items are not instock (showing 10 instock) then the item will be dispatched within 12 hours. Fingers crossed.

[rol243]

Hope all goes well for you this time .

[srislash]

It likely will go ok as you have already dealt with them. Still always a chance of delay due to supply but I’ll put my faith out there for you.

Shawn

[Old School]

Shawn,
No response from them in the last 48 hours. I have my fingers crossed all will go well.

[srislash]

Shawn,
No response from them in the last 48 hours. I have my fingers crossed all will go well.

Not sure if it effects this seller but it is Chinese New Year I believe.

[Old School]

Shawn,
I did check the website prior the purchase and there was no indication that the site would be closing down for the New Year. I doubt that they actually have the ten items instock as stated on their website so quite likely I will have to await production to recommence in the next week or two (fingers and toes crossed).

[Old School]

Things maybe a little positive in that the website has requested my phone number for their shipping details. Oddly, the person who sent the email is one of the people whom responded to an eBay message that I sent to her eBay store (supposedly unrelated to the website) about two months ago. As I suspected there are three connected eBay stores that sell this hull and are all related to the main website store. Even the main website has the exact wording description as on each of the three eBay stores' item description on eBay.