MAD ANDY

i totally agree, the thundershot is massively under estimated. it is brilliant as a basher.........shame about the weak chassis tho andy

hi again i am sorry i dont carry any alloy props at the moment mate. sorry. andy

hey again sorry for the delayed response, no work today so i got roaring drunk last night...lol if all u require is 8 1150's then no problem but, i do think u will require 4 more than that, dont u need need 4 for the prop too?????? i can delivery 8 of those to the uk for the princely sum of 4.75 gbp if that all ok, email me for payment options mate andy

i can supply u a ball race kit mate, for just about any tamiya infact on the grating noise, i often find the cause is a knackered motor. replace it with ya other motor to find out for sure. andy

lol how much did it cost ya then mate?? hope not too much andy

hi there, it depends on what colour the o ring r. the red are silicone, the blacks are the same as the ones u get in nib kits for the axles and inner drives. if u need any i think i have some put away, please note tho, i cant give u enough to rebuild 4 shockers tho..... andy

HI RETRO. YEP i now totally agree, i turned my hobby into something, i shouldnt of done. a earner. i have now returned to basics, and just running rc stuff and selling the odd parts off as i go along, i am now in part time employment, looking for full time work. i have given up on the ebay scene, or rather, turned it down a bit. unfortuality, i still have over 2000 GBP worthof stock, so i have to offload some parts as i go, but most can be used in my own builds etc(or stored). i did get dis hearted with tc and ebay and all the rc scene for a while, BUT now i have dumped to idea of selling to support my family.........i have found a fresh breathe of air for the rc scene and the tc club. god luck to all andy

thanks guys. this has been the best thread i have read on tc. absolutly brilliant. i will be back to check progress andy

hi terry, yes mate i am self employed and declare all earnings, which to be frank, due to a forced holiday, anit up to much...lol i am now considering takling up full time employment, and leaving the rc scene just as a hobby, with the odd side sale. MANY THX TO EVERYONE FOR THE LINKS. andy

hi there, although i dont carry alloy parts i have many hop ups available to trade / part ex againest the super sabre.....let me know what it is u are looking for exactly, and i will search my boxes of stuff, for what u want, and then we can talk money after that andy

there is a set nib rothmans decal kit on the bay @ 75 gbp, i do have ot say tho, it is over priced, as they are really only making 50 -55 gbp if looking for a cheaper replacement try modelbuild as they do tend to have or can get repo stickers, for the kamtech tech.......cheapo and nasty andy

i have 4 sheets of black and white trf decals i set of the 415 decals and one set of the red blue trf decals andy

i have the red wheel drives if u require 2. free if i ship to the uk....also i can provide a complete front end for the ht1 if needed andy

ebay are geared for the newbies. the main stay of their market are getting dissillunsioned with them and their marketing ploys. therefore thay have to draw fresh blood from newbies, as the die hard although still there on ebay are looking fo rways to leave the site, without losing sales. eventually ebay knows we will find a way out. so they need to keep re hashing them selves to get new buyers in new buyers means some will become new sellers.... PLEASE SHOW ME A LINK TO ANOTHER AUCTION SITE andy .

u lost me @ the how do i part andy

fair do's no apoligy is needed, damage was done b4 u steped up mate. yes i use ebay as a earner, as a means to provide for my family without claiming benefits from the uk gov. i have now given up that idea of a living, and given, my competitors in the market a way of takeing more money from ppl in this market. let me say. when, i joined the tamiya market, a company in the usa was offering tl01 ball race kits for 12.50 gbp i know this because i brought a kit.....but then i found a source of proper tamiya spec stuff....and i could offer you those bearings @ 9.35 gbp....... guess what. that very same seller now offers the same kits @ my price..........infact he is cheaper than me, but then he has to ship from the usa. these sales supported my hobby and my family, so very very sorry for that. andy

oh and OCD. i did notice ya comments about myself in another thread. do me the curtisy of declareing ya ebay name, instead of showing no ebay link in ya showroom. i am sure many ppl have wondered why u are going on about ebay, when it seems u dont have the courage to show ya face. BUT I STILL OFFER U SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE andy

<~~~~~~~~~~ex store holder....and i am backing u up. i know the way ebay behaves, they soak u up into believieing the 5 gbp - 300 gbp shops are worth every penny. so what do u do? well u buy buy buy all the stuff that is not a high seller, but has a margin to it, knowing one day someone will see it and buy it. chances are u have brought this item off ebay......(yep ebays gets paid) then u list in ya shop for 8 p a month or 20p for 90 days.... u rely on ya high sale items to bring in the customers to ya shop, because ebay had promoted this sales pitch yes they said buy a shop and we will support u and offer u display and increased views of ya shop. YEP it did work. ...... but now u got over 100 items listed and u will recieve no back up or links to ya shop....what do u do.... 1 u could throw everything into the ebay listings @ about 50p each item or just sit and wait for a well noticed item, that ppl may want to see, then try and convince them to look @ ya other items in the shop. which normally items in shops are cheaper to buy than the ones listed on the main site ebay are just stretching their arm, and showing u that u dont matter andy

christ the manta ray is getting a bashing, but i have to say that my first ebay buy was a manta ray too.....i brought it 36 + shipping no radios, looked ok in the picture, (one picture..) lol. but when it arrived the other side u couldnt see, was held together with duck tape and tie wraps, both the other side wheels were hanging off...lol the motor and plastic mount had been glues to the rear gear box......ouch the msc was melted i did get alloy front and rear shock mount tho...... bad bad buy andy

surprise surprise, ebay are s*****g with ebay sellers again..... ok heres the ebay shop options....... 5 gbp a month buys u a ebay shop basic stuff, no keyword cross referencing. but if u pay 30 gbp a month, like i did, u get keyword cross refuerencing, meaning that if u typed tamiya escort, every item in a shop might come up in either the main listing or in a small box detailing other shop owners with those items. the 300 gbp a month shop, i cant comment on, as i never paid that much. ebay are greedy. always have been and always will be, until there are enough strong enough competion to them. QUESTION. does anybody have a link for the other auction sites? i will join up. more ppl that do so, will strengthen the other sites, meaning ebay, may have to buck up there ideas., ok i know i am anti ebay @ the mo........but as of today i am allowed to rejoin, if i reply to an email stateing that will agree to there draconian rulez and regs/ i m undecided, but most likely, i will not grace those pages again. andy

tamiya do have branded servos and radio gear. just produced by acoms.

yeah u are right no names opps i just figured as the buyer had already mentioned his actions, then it wouldnt matter, name is removed andy

ALSO CAN I POINT OUT WHAT THE KEY SPAMMING VIOLATION WAS... ok heres what my listings said ACOMS AS 12 SERVO. tamiya hpi kyosho there u go thats key word spamming. so to all of u that have said i got what i deserved, why not look at ebay and see what many of you do too. for instance many ppl will write sand scorcher when they are selling xr 311 parts or maybe you will write ' not sand scorcher ' u get away with it because u didnt get reported. ebay will not act uness they receive many complaints about a particular listing.. so there u go ppl if u want to destroy a ebayer who has offended u in some way.....report his listings. andy

umm sorry to ask this qusetion so is it policy, that, u can not sell your items in your showroom from your showroom? sorry to ask this dumb question, i am new to the tc club politics......but i am involved now... andy

lol......thanks for that little story, it really woke me up, and put a massive smile on my face...(it nearly cracked as i havent smiled for a long time)..lol hope u got another jumper mate lol best regards andy