Early Refurbished Tula

Justin Hell · April 28, 2019, 09:41:08 AM

Awesome!

You did very well didn't ya!! I bet that laminate looks incredible in person...they photograph so shyly more often than not...given a little sunlight and they blossom with color and 'pop'. Getting a photo to capture it is like trying to take a polaroid of a lenticular trading card though...usually. Yet yours manages to look fantastic even in pictures.

Since the Prince jokes have already been covered I will leave that alone. As poorly listed as it was I am surprised they didn't say it was a 1999 Norinco.

What's the word on your magazine...is it a USA stamped one? Have you played around with it yet....found a victim to wear it? You'd be surprised how difficult it is to count to thirty when you are used to a base 10 magazine.

Phosphorus32 · April 28, 2019, 10:34:30 AM

Quote from: carls sks on April 27, 2019, 07:14:57 PM
congrats! doesn't get any better. i would be a happy camper too.

Thanks Carl!

Phosphorus32 · April 28, 2019, 10:45:46 AM

Thanks Justin! Yes, the sun makes it really glow.

The finish has very few and very small dings. I contemplated selling it since I already have an as-issued 1951, but it's too darn good looking to let go of it

The dingbats packaging my lot failed to include the magazine. They printed a separate USPS shipping label for the magazine (why?) and charged me for it but they affixed both shipping labels to the box for the carbine.

Email to be sent.

scottyB · April 28, 2019, 04:17:18 PM

Thats nice, congrats!

Phosphorus32 · April 28, 2019, 05:45:45 PM

Quote from: scottyB on April 28, 2019, 04:17:18 PM
Thats nice, congrats!

Thanks!

Justin Hell · April 29, 2019, 10:37:15 AM

If they managed to lose the mag, tell 'em it was a valuable mag you had ready to sell to me for fifty bucks...between that and the shipping for it...(what a joke btw)....you can even sweeten the deal more!

I also suggest you have fun with her for a spell, and pass her on to me in a couple years...I'll start a piggy bank now.

Phosphorus32 · April 29, 2019, 03:22:56 PM

Quote from: Justin Hell on April 29, 2019, 10:37:15 AM
If they managed to lose the mag, tell 'em it was a valuable mag you had ready to sell to me for fifty bucks...between that and the shipping for it...(what a joke btw)....you can even sweeten the deal more!

good plan. I asked for the mag shipped free and a refund on the ~$3 shipping for the mag...that didn't get shipped

Hopefully they'll do the right thing.

Quote from: Justin Hell on April 29, 2019, 10:37:15 AM
I also suggest you have fun with her for a spell, and pass her on to me in a couple years...I'll start a piggy bank now.

Also a good plan (or not). I think that bar frequented by the Pony Express riders that always lose GM's shipments is near you. Maybe you'll have better luck getting my shipments

Phosphorus32 · April 30, 2019, 11:44:09 AM

Quote from: Boris Badinov on April 13, 2019, 09:02:24 PM
Could it be from the Albanian imports, with a "M56 MADE IN CHINA" import stamp?

Re your earlier question:

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