Did you see any photos of the package previous to it being opened? I know hindsight is always perfect vision, but the condition they are in would indicate some signs of abuse would have to have been apparent.

Being a prolific mail ordering sort myself any deliveries that show abuse to the packaging I will photograph before opening. It has paid off, too.

I don't know the buyer, but I can reason that having second thoughts about a purchase for whatever reason, said purchase being insured, destruction of the contents is a fairly sure way to get a refund. And if the item travels a good distance to arrive and many hands have been put on it, who's to say where the wounds occurred?

Again, I am stunned by the magnitude of destruction. I don't think you could put a well built model in a paint shaker and get that level of damage.

I'm sorry to hear of this happening . It does look like someone took their anger out on them , with all that damage . Hopefull you will get some answers for this soon .

It uls be nice if someone could make a Hot-To video on how to pack models for overseas delivery...hint hint...

Sorry to hear about your kits Charles, I have enjoyed over the years looking at your builds and marveling in your ability to produce some very unique items.

I have to agree with the consensus of the people on here, the kits look like they were deliberately smashed and taken apart......I don't care what anyone says, but you are not going to have every part from a truck frame come off, unless it is deliberately smashed over and over until all the parts come off, I mean come on, it is a clean frame, there is no way that would happen by just rough handling during shipping.

I sell kits on Ebay to all over the world (unbuilt kits in the box) and I know all about waiting for the kits to arrive in the person's hand. Someone mentioned 30days, some of my shipping to places like Australia, Europe and South America can take as much as 8-10-12 weeks for delivery. If the customer chooses surface shipping, it literally takes the "Slow Boat" which takes forever to get there.

Amen to that! And some parts look like they were snapped into smaller pieces.

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Amen to that! And some parts look like they were snapped into smaller pieces.

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Obviously you have never shipped a model that was not properly packed. I doubt there was any maliciousness at all here. Place a model in a box with a chunk of wood and shake it around. Try it yourself and see what happens. You will get the exact results you see in the pics here. Like I said, i had the same happen w/an improperly packed model as well. Why would anyone destroy the models for the hell of it anyways?