Alright, as mentioned above I’ve been in contact over the last day with the guy who’s selling jps on eBay right now. Turns out he’s the guy who sold me the jp a while back. He informed me at the time I bought my jp the bodies were being made by another person and he didn‘t inspect the jp kit that was sent to me before it went out. After emailing him with questions about the jp body he recently had on auction, he replied with an email stating he’d provide me with a jp body if I still needed one and informed me there would be no charge due to the mix-up with my first jp. Needless to say I was totally impressed by his gesture of kindness and graciously accepted his offer. For me that kind of gesture speaks heaps about him and I’m in awe of his efforts to make things right.
I thought about asking for a partial refund, but thought it a good idea to take him up on his offer so that I could inspect his new jps and report their quality to everyone here. He said he’d have it out within the next couple of days and as soon as I get it I’m going to report my findings to everyone and post detailed pics so we can know the quality of these jps. I thought this best because they could very well be a great purchase for the price he’s offering them on eBay right now.
FYI, I did speak to him about the weight of the jps and he said he was currently working on trying to bring it down and that most of it is from the thickness of the resin and added weight by the solid resin pieces. I know that my jp from him weighs in at a little over 8 lbs. I also mentioned to him the warping in the rocket piece as well and hope he can take steps to fix that too.
Give me a couple of days to receive the jp and I’ll start a new thread with pics and findings and if I get it in time I’ll even bring it to L.A. this Sunday when we meet so people can get a first hand look at it.
I’m really glad I contacted this guy and am still blown away by his unexpected kindness and understanding. I’ll keep you updated.
Icedevil, didn’t mean to hijack your thread, just wanted to share with you and everyone else what I discovered
Cruzer