I'm currently restoring my Scramble upright cab and have been looking for a bezel for a while, since the paint on the original one is flaking off like crazy. Last month I found a nice original glass bezel on eBay. I asked the seller for a shipping quote to Canada, and he said he'd "take it to the post office to find out how much it will cost". He wrote back later saying it would be $40. Not bad for international shipping, so I bid and won the auction for $11.
A few days later I get a tracking number for UPS, not USPS.
I assumed when the seller wrote "post office" he meant USPS. Oh well, my fault, I should have confirmed the shipping method, and even if I have to pay UPS's stupid brokerage fees, at least I'll finally have the last part I need for my restoration.
Here's how the bezel showed up:
UPS discovered the damage themselves during shipping and started the claims process automatically, so at least I didn't have to return the package or send pictures, etc. I finally did get a full refund from the seller, but only after multiple failed PayPal refund transactions and lots of emails. I'll probably still get a bill in the mail from UPS for the brokerage fees.
So the search continues for a bezel. At this point, I'm also open to getting a repro. classicarcadegrafix.com is the only place I've found that sells a Scramble repro. Can anyone comment on the quality of these, or is there anywhere else I might have missed that sells them?
A few days later I get a tracking number for UPS, not USPS.
I assumed when the seller wrote "post office" he meant USPS. Oh well, my fault, I should have confirmed the shipping method, and even if I have to pay UPS's stupid brokerage fees, at least I'll finally have the last part I need for my restoration.Here's how the bezel showed up:
UPS discovered the damage themselves during shipping and started the claims process automatically, so at least I didn't have to return the package or send pictures, etc. I finally did get a full refund from the seller, but only after multiple failed PayPal refund transactions and lots of emails. I'll probably still get a bill in the mail from UPS for the brokerage fees.
So the search continues for a bezel. At this point, I'm also open to getting a repro. classicarcadegrafix.com is the only place I've found that sells a Scramble repro. Can anyone comment on the quality of these, or is there anywhere else I might have missed that sells them?


