Has anyone ordered from this place before? Are they legit, will I get what I order? they have a plane kit I have been looking for.
Joe
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I donāt know at all.
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I havenāt heard of them (but thatās not surprisingš). A bit of chat here on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelCars/comments/1ht6ksj/plastic_models_republic/
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Dont know about them but steer clear of .Oakridge Hobbies in Lemont,Il. Asked them to verify something on a āusedā kit. Took a week to get snotty answer about not in the area ,will have someone check. 3 months later, Iām still waiting. And their yelp reviews are mostly 1-2sā¦
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Hi Joe. I donāt know it but had a look now youāve asked. There are some online reviews with almost all being positive but noting the company wasnāt well known. It seems to be a grouping of hobby and Japan related entities (gundam, Japanese snacks, trading cards, kawaii products etcā¦) being run out of Cerulean Tower 11 very near Shibuya in Tokyo (I know the tower well as I used to run through that area regularly when I lived there). The prices look ok and the sweetener seems to be free standard shipping (big consideration for those of us in Oz as shipping can often be as much as the model when coming from US or Europe). It seems to have been around for a couple of years at least, so itās odd that itās not better known.
To counter that positive view, āscam-detector.comā gave the āplastic models republicā website a medium low trust value. That doesnāt mean the company is dodgy, just the website raises some flags and caution is advised.
Sorry I canāt be more help.
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Thanks JG I read it and it is weird that they have no contact info but it seems the orders came through on time.
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From going through their websites and staff I think this is a small group of people who do this as a side line and they likely have ādayā jobs. I think the email/web form contact only gives them control over when and how they engage customers. It does seem that customers are getting their orders though.
Their website does raise flags and I can see why. I was doing some searches which returned results that were odd. For example a Tamiya Horch comes up with three different prices that vary by around $ 26. This may be symptomatic of a small group of people that have set up this entity and associated web sites but donāt take time to maintain or update.
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yes i noticed that too. many kits there are listed multiple times for different prices, sometimes much lower than the first listing. i did see others that increased in price as you went. i am a little hesitant though, i donāt want to give out my cc# and risk it being stolen. i donāt see any evidence of that though but how can you tell.
Joe
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thanks for the heads up there tim. i will steer clear of them
Joe
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Also sam, i searched for them on scam detectors and it said their search didnāt find anything. what keyword or web sit name did you use?
Joe
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No mtter who you order from use Paypal āGoods &Sevicesā to pay. If thing turn to 
at least you get your money back. (PP"Friends & Family", youāre on your own.) Iād order and use PP. If you get a good deal,great. If it turns to kimchi, all you are out is aggravation.
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Different listings/ different priceā¦ could be used kits ,one better condition than other. But I smell rodent. Email seller and
ask.
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well i decided to risk it. turns out they accept paypal so i do not have to risk exposing my cc info. They sent me an email that they shipped my order and will arrive in two - three weeks. the kit i ordered said it was used, donāt really know what they mean by that but I will see soon.
Joe
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Thanks Sam.
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Let us know how it goes Joe. If good then I might consider some purchases. Thereās an ok range and prices are competitive. Hereās hoping itās legitimate!
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Helloā¦I am in Florida and ordered several Yamato 2199 kits from them back in October. They shipped quickly, and received them also quicklyā¦the shipping was very reasonable alsoā¦I would say they are ok and safe to order from.
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Thanks Eric! Always good to have validation from someone on site.
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2-3 weeks? talk about āsnail mailā. I get stuff from Ukraine in a week, week and half. And thats with bombs & missiles raining down! (and a good chunk of the time is sitting in
customs in NYC, waiting for USPS to get their excrement together.)
iām in no rush to get it, 2-3 weeks is fine. donāt forget they are not charging shipping, that may be the reason.
Joe
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