Are the mail order houses still shipping? Dispite the Coronavirus shutdown?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I am thinking of ordering some stuff. Will it get shipped? Any one know? I just received my new Micro Mark catalog. Doesn’t saw they are, doesn’t say they aren’t.

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David:

I got a Micro-Mark digital flyer two days ago. Hopefully they don’t send those if they are not shipping. Paper ones are always a couple of weeks from being ordered to arriving in a customer’s mailbox.

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I made two orders recently, Factory Direct Trains and Overland Hobbies. Both delivered in normal time frame.

I understand HobbylinC and MB Klein are also shipping but possibly at a slower pace.

Good Luck, Ed

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David,

I think some are and some aren’t. It depends on what state they are in. I emailed Litchfield Station last week and have yet to receive a reply. (And Debbie is usually very good at replying in <24 hours.)

So, it’s probably best to contact the vendor - either by phone or email - and confirm with them whether they are open for business or not. If you aren’t rushed to receive your item then go ahead and place the order and it will arrive if and when they are back up and running again.

Tom

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Since your title is not specific, I will say that I am on the Mainline Hobby’s email list and they are shipping.

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I don’t know about shipping but questions to tech support have been unanswered at a few places that usually reply in a day or two… Hmmm, tech support is easy to do from home, but maybe they’re getting too many requests… (shrug)

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Yes, but rather get second hand info, why not call directly who you want to order from? [;)]

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Yep, there are no bans on delivery services.

Rich

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We just got two cases of wine delivered. Shhhhh. They’re not supposed to ship to my state under normal circumstances, but they may not know that.

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+1. [Y] I received my order from CMR Products, but I did talk to them before hand, just to make sure.

Mike.

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I ordered some parts from M.B. Klein and they arrived in a timely fashion. I ordered some other parts from Hobbylinc and a tool from MicroMark, so I’ll keep you up to date.

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It depends on the state and the individual company. In Pennsylvania, Bowser says on their website that they do have people working from home, so orders can still be taken, but they will not be shipped until they are allowed to re-open the warehouse.

John

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Same with Trainworld.

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I got an order update from Hobbylinc and it says that the order will ship on 4/13.

Update: I received my order from Hobbylinc, but my order from MB Klein is still in “Pending fulfillment” status, as of 4/15.

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I know Amazon is placing a top priority on shipping medical-related material, so MR related stuff is probably getting shipped, but a bit slower than normal.

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I first noticed this when I started a thread on Delays in eBay Shipments. Not outright stoppages or bans, but delays. Apparently, this is now true for not only eBay but other vendors as well. Thank goodness that patience is a virtue.

Rich

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David:

An update of sorts, I got an E-flyer from Micro Mark today, with prices in effect until midnite on April 13. They must be shipping.

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I talked with M.B. Klein yesterday. The gentlemen there told me that they are averaging around 8 days from receipt of order to shipment of said order.

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That was true before the pandemic. [(-D]

Rich

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MB Klein is shipping, just a tad longer on getting your stuff and I noticed their inventory dropping on certain items that are normally higher in numbers. Amazon about the same, just a longer wait.