Just so that you all know.
One of our forum users out there, ‘ukdiecastkid’, seems to think that GT Models gets its models before us.
This isn’t the case; the guy is full of sh*t.
We’ve often checked out the situation when GT Models says they have items in stock before us.
They almost never do.
They invariably take your money up front, then refund it later when it becomes clear that they can’t send the goods out.
Often they say it’s in stock in the hope that a model is going to arrive soon and the customer will never know it wasn’t there at the time of ordering.
The fact is this; nobody in the UK gets models before us.
Remember, GT Models is the company that takes deposits on pre-orders. They don’t hold the prices for customers when the manufacturers increase them. And when they can, they will charge you £100 for a Minichamps Hamilton McLaren 1:43.
Oh, and just in case you wondered, ‘ukdiecastkid’ is actually somebody from GT Models.
We traced their IP address and it was a GT Models address.
So, they’re not all that bright either! Still, good to know they use our site to keep up with developments.
Somebody asked about GPL’s views on the Mattel Canada special.
Have to say we’re not that impressed especially as we had been told that the premium being charged was for the extra tooling costs.
For numerous reasons we can’t really say much more on this subject; suffice it to say that we are de-listing this particular model.
Just for information, the Minichamps version has outsold the Mattel version many times over and it’s not difficult to see why.
