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Look what a friend just found for me in a European shop!

Now the million dollar question...do you:
A) break the seal and verify it's all there
B) don't break the seal and possibly own a box of rocks

No...... way. I hope it's legit, would be a great find.

Didn't someone say they took a sealed box to the airport to have it X-rayed? I swear I read that here, but it may just be my imagination.

It is 100% legit, complete and in mint condition - all factory sealed, shrinkwrapped and bought from a hobby shop along with an original Dyna Storm and Schumacher Storm

Not going to break the seal

out of curiosity -
1- which country?
2- Why does it NEVER happen to ME instead??? God knows I've walked into many a crappy old-skook LHS with the hope to find a jewel in the raw.... but nada. never

Niiiiiiiiiice!

Paul

Associated cars have never been shrink wrapped as far as I can remember. Maybe the shop did it? As long as the seal looks clean and not tampered with, but a lot can be done with a heat gun.

Congratulations, once in a RC lifetime find.

Yes it was maybe wrapped by the distributor.....the associated seal sticker on the box to prevent the lid opening is intact too under the shrinkwrap......great they wrapped it as it kept the box nice and clean.

My friend found it in the Canary islands in a small shop.

wydraz wrote:Yes it was maybe wrapped by the distributor.....the associated seal sticker on the box to prevent the lid opening is intact too under the shrinkwrap......great they wrapped it as it kept the box nice and clean.

My friend found it in the Canary islands in a small shop.

Canary islands... I can't believe it... I'm going there in October... it's all been cleaned up now

Lonestar wrote:

wydraz wrote:Yes it was maybe wrapped by the distributor.....the associated seal sticker on the box to prevent the lid opening is intact too under the shrinkwrap......great they wrapped it as it kept the box nice and clean.

My friend found it in the Canary islands in a small shop.

Canary islands... I can't believe it... I'm going there in October... it's all been cleaned up now

Sorry

I took screenshots with my phone and it even captured the popup message "copied to clipboard"

Sooooo just wondering did you pay full retail for it?

If I were you I wouldn't be able to sleep until I broke that seal open... yannow... just to be on the safe side

Wish I had friends like that

Lonestar wrote:

wydraz wrote:Yes it was maybe wrapped by the distributor.....the associated seal sticker on the box to prevent the lid opening is intact too under the shrinkwrap......great they wrapped it as it kept the box nice and clean.

My friend found it in the Canary islands in a small shop.

Canary islands... I can't believe it... I'm going there in October... it's all been cleaned up now

Dammit... i was there a couple years ago... why do i never find these things!!

Very nice find, should go for 2 grand+ on E-Bay, going by the last trends unreal that was sitting in a hobby shop