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Depends on how one defines "worst". My biggest disappointment has been a Master Creations structure kit. I ended up with a decent-looking model, but only after tremendous efforts due to inaccurately cut parts. Overall, simply far from what one should expect from a $150 kit. Another mistake was a Waltthers HO GP9M with chopped nose - no detail to speak of, obviously crummy plastic, terrible performance. I mail-ordered it because Walthers had it on sale for an incredible price, of course now I know why. Finally, my one brass diesel - a Western Maryland BL-2. This is also my only "bad" E-Bay purchase to date (I've had four others with problems, but the sellers made good on them promptly and without argument). Paid $160 plus shipping. When it arrived, the front had been bashed in - I believe that the seller dropped it after taking the photos. Also, the motor was DOA in total contradiction to the seller's description. When I complained, the seller refused to take the unit back and responded that I must have dropped it and was trying to blame him. Yet on the other hand, he also sent me a $50 postal order "as a courtesy"; come to your own conclusions. He had good feedback on about 30 transactions but whatever the case, was no longer a registered user when I checked a couple of months later. I've been able to repair the body damage to almost like new but haven't tackled the re-motoring yet. PS: No doubt some will point out that all my disappointments were with mail-ordered products. Wouldn't have helped me with the MC kit, and as for the other two, they represent less than 1% of my model rail mail orders over the years.
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