Re: "untested" PCBs... and vector projects...

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This thread has probably gone on long enough, but I needed to add one item
after seeing the so-called problem with the post office at the end of this
message. We have been shipping via the Post Office to the US and overseas
for about twenty years now. In all that time I can't recall more than one
package being lost and I suspect the labelling on it was poor (a number of
years ago). We have always found the post office to be quite reliable and
fairly fast considering the inexpensive charge they make for their service.
A game board from Texas to Vancouver (distance ~ 2,000 miles) for about
$12US in a week or so, seems quite reasonable to me! In fact the only real
delay we run across is with customs, THEY can take weeks to clear
something, but normally it is a few days to process as far as I can tell.
Most of our shipments to the US arrive within ten business days. I don't
work for the post office by the way...
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Now back to the vector stuff...anyone want a couple of clone 13" c/t Star
Castles? Make a reasonable offer and pick them up! Working...bullet proof
monitors, they use audio amplifier modules that are open and short proof to
drive the yoke, very reliable!

I have also got a couple of winter projects for some lucky(?) person that I
need to clear out: (need the space)

Rockola "Star Castle" cabinet (u/r) in good condition: BUT the guts were
removed, however the control panel, header and side art are all still
original, included with the cabinet will be the previously removed game
boards and monitor chassis. Needs some retro-wiring...make offer. Can send
pictures.

Atari "Tempest" c/t: converted to some colour game, BUT have original
complete wiring harness with transformer pack, spinners, etc, and the
control panels still have their original artwork, the cabinet glass artwork
plate is missing,...make offer, can send pictures...(I have a spare
boardset, and monitor (untested, probably dead) for this project but if
wanted make separate offer.)

Atari "Tempest" full size u/r: Converted to something else. Control panel
and header are not original, side art is good...offers? More info can be
added, haven't looked at this one for a while...

Best offer within one week takes any or all of the above...hope this isn't
too commercial, but, heck, they are ALL vector games...

John :-#)#

PS, I am not going to talk about my latest Vectorbeam "Space Wars" in this
message...

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At 12:42 AM 11/29/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Ok , I guess it is time my story is told. The comments put forth by Al and Roy
>were from my story of horror that I told them on Saturday. For those wanting
>the Readers Digest version of this story; Assume anything that Krazykatt1 is
>selling to be DOA and bid accordingly .
>
>How I got kicked off of Ebay.. Chapter one
>
>I too was interested in Krazykatt1's auctions and won 8 of them. The bill came
>to $407 and change and the money order was in the mail the day after the last
>auction ended. A missile command, one space duel, crystal castle, 2 domino
>man boards, 2 wacko boards and a Tron.
>A few weeks went by and I know that Jan had received my payment since he left
>Email and positive feedback on Ebay but still no package. The same week I
>received an Email from another winner of Jan's auctions. He had won a missile
>command board too but had not received it and was wondering if I was having
>better luck. I told him that I had received nothing but would be Emailing Jan
>for a status report.
>Jan responded with an apology and promised the boards would get out within
>the week.
> The following week I received another Email from the guy waiting for the
>Missile command.
>He said :
>"Just to let you know I finally received my missile command
>board from krazykat yesterday and sent it back 1 hour later, it had
>most of the electrolytic caps with one leg cut , it was missing all
>the -5 volt and +12 volts filter bypasscaps, the ones that stand tall
>on the board like C 25 threw C42 , just the broken leads where there.
>Also had the usual pin 1 burnt badly at the edge connector and not much
>material was there left. seems his first reaction was ,"hay, its
>insured."
>
>I received nothing in the mail that week ether so I Emailed Jan again asking
>for my boards or my Money back The response was:
>
>Hi Mark,
>
>You should have received your package by now. It's a quite large box. I
>don't see how they
>could lose this one, but it figures. In lieu of filing any paperwork with the
>post office, I
>can replace some (but not all) of the boards you won. I can send them out
>immediately and
>refund on the ones I cannot replace. In the meantime, we can wait another
>week or so to see
>if the first package turns up. If it does, let me know and we can arrange
>send-back, etc. If
>it does not, let me know so I can file with the USPS. They always make me
>wait a few extra
>weeks anyhow to see if packages turn up. Priority mail is great exepct that
>they do not
>guarantee delivery on time. I once had a priority delivery turn up at my
>address about 1-1/2
>months late. That is simply ridiculous. Anyhow, I'm sorry about this mixup,
>but I have no
>control over the post office and their practices.
...

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Received on Mon Nov 29 00:32:03 1999