87 replies to this topic

[FVracer]

Don, it's done - lifetime subscription. Hope it works out. Really Really like the mag, Good luck. keep us updated as frequently as possible. Thanks

[olescratch]

Gregg, I read the lifetime membership offer.  I can only repeat what I've already stated, "It's hard to agree to a new deal, when the conditions of the first haven't been met"!  You have yet to answer my question concerning the subscriptions that have been paid for and have yet to be honored!!!  What is the solution for these people?  Are you in a roundabout way saying that the only option for these people is a refund?  Let me suggest to you that those that have already shown support to the mag receive credit towards a lifetime subscription equal to the amount they have already put out!!!  I know, that will not put any "new" funds in the game, it would lessen the feeling of being taken for a ride, so to speak!! 

[tazman]

Greg,
I know you've put your heart & soul into this. When i first met you at Myrons and saw your reaction to all of the 1/32 action-i knew you were all in! You are one straight up guy-good luck.
Aloha,
Rick


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[Frankie Schaffier]

Greg,

Just sent $100 for the lifetime sub.. Looking forward to the next issue and many more after that.

[ModelCarsMag]

Thanks, Everyone!

Frankie, Thank You!

Rick, mahalo nui loa!

John, if it's $25 you are worried about, wow, sorry about that

I'll refund you $25, if that is what it takes

I guess this is not something you can be behind, support, or want to be a part of.

Failure to honor?

I'm still going, there is no failure

Hurdles?

Yes.

Set backs?

Yes.

Let me say this for the last time.

You want to try this, after SEVEN MAJOR BACK SURGERIES?

There are days I can't get out of bed, still

Yes, I can walk now, and that is something I didn't think I would be able to without a Quickie (some of you will get this)

I can sit up now for a bit longer every time

But I still spend the major of days in bed.

I'm doing the best I can, with what I can.

This is not a major company

No office

Just some haole from Hawai'i with a passion for this hobby he wants to share, because he can, and has, put out PRINTED magazines for over 17 years.

 

Why Print?

Print is forever

People still love to see magazines

That's not going away

Yes, there are some out there who think print is dead

Or think digital is the future

Digital is change

Change is good

It's a tool to help get more out of this great hobby

 

Would you rather see your stuff online, or in a print magazine?
Anyone can do online, ANYONE

 

There are only a few who can do a REAL magazine

 

k den, i pau

[ModelCarsMag]

Another update.

I'm checking on the foreign subs, going through the numbers on the mailings, and I have some new friends overseas who are looking at being somewhat of a distributor for the mag, getting the medium flat rate box of mags shipped right to them, and they send out, see how that would work also.

That way, mags would show in a week or so, not month or so

[Slot Car Mods Magazine]

Anyone can do online, ANYONE

 

There are only a few who can do a REAL magazine

 

Wow, that's a bold statement...

 

All the best...

 

Ron...

[Jairus]

Message from Gregg:
 

****************

 

Fear not.

If you got a cancellation of your automatic payment profile from PayPal for Slot Cars Magazine, no, the magazin is NOT going away, stopping, etc.

Those automatic payments were set up back when the mag was started, and now the subscription price has changed.

So, the best thing to do was to cancel the automatic payments (yearly) and start from scratch.

Fear not!

The mag is fully funded, Issue #4 is on the press, and will be mailed this next week.

Thanks for your support and patience through these tough times.

 

**************

 

Thanks

 

Gregg

 

[olescratch]

Well after reading the message directed at me from Gregg, looks like I'll be reading SCM from now on!!!!!   BTW,  I think that I have dealt with enough people here on this forum that know that $25 isn't something that will break me!  Principal of the situation???????

[C. J. Bupgoo]

Gregg;                                                                                                                                                                             

     Forgot all about "stepping up" (see #2, above) ... PayPal payment just made for the "lifetime subscription"...  Wishing you all the best!

[ModelCarsMag]

Mahalo, Michael!

Just found out that dumb me missed 18, yes, 18 subscribers who signed up from 10/9/15 - 12/3/15.

Yes, even Mr. Wells was a victim of my brain fart/snafu....

I will be sending the copies out as soon as I get them.

Thanks again for the support, and of course, your patience.

[Jairus]

Sheesh, my wagon goes through $25.00 in gas a week! 

[olescratch]

Jairus, you will have to admit the fact that you did get your $25 worth of gas!!!!!!! 

[sportblazer350]

I am a paid subscriber, and I have seen issue#4 out for sale, but I have not received my copy in the mail. Why do subscribers get their magazines mailed well after they are for sale in stores?

[PCH Parts Express]

Issue #4 is now on the website. It can be mailed out today.

 

www.e-slotcar.com

 

http://e-slotcar.com...-issue-4-scm-4/

 

Or type issue into the search box.

[slotbaker]

[MattD]

thanks Scott

[Jairus]

Scott, let Gregg know early if you run short of issues.
And thank you for your support!

[ModelCarsMag]

I got four boxes of mags yesterday. I will be sending out all the ones I missed (see above), and also I will be updating the site.

With this issue out, now it comes down to getting the rest of the year in place.

Still looking for your input, what you want to see more, etc.

Thanks everyone, for your support, patience, and understanding.

 

mahalo nui loa!

[ModelCarsMag]

I am a paid subscriber, and I have seen issue#4 out for sale, but I have not received my copy in the mail. Why do subscribers get their magazines mailed well after they are for sale in stores?

Glen, on this issue (pardon the pun), it's been a subject of many complaints for years, for Model Cars Mag, and now for Slot Cars.

The mags for subs and dealers are all mailed at the same time.

For the post office, to get the periodical rate, I have what is called a theory of "Power Of Six", which is a simplified way of explaining how periodicals/magazines are mailed.

If there are six or more copies sent to a specific drop zone/zip code for the post office, those get to the readers fast, usually a week, or less sometimes.

For the less than six, say a nice guy out in the boonies, with no one else around who is reading this fantastic magazine, his copy gets bundled up with other magazines, not SCM, and they get sent to another, bigger drop zone/post office. Those then get bundled with others, and shipped out. This goes on down the line, until the mag gets sorted at your local post office, and gets delivered.

How do we know this is the way it works?

When I had Plastic Fanatic, back in 1997 or so, we had to go through a mailing class for the permit for the magazine.

This is one thing we learned, and Kelly, my wife, came up with such a simple solution for mailing/bagging the mags, that should be used by all small pubs, but it's too simple for some.

We then did a test, we added five readers who we knew were in the same zip/drop zone, and then we did an issue, and they got the copies in a week.
Before, it would take three weeks for that one guy to get it.

 

It's slow sometimes, but this is how we get the periodical rate.

If not, the mag would cost $3 to mail, a single copy, and that would mean a cover price of over $10, and that's not nice.

Once we get the numbers up, it will get better.

 

Thanks!

Hope this helps, or maybe made it worser....

[sportblazer350]

thanks for the (long) explanation....now I have a second headache....and no, the answer did not help...I know you are doing your best.  I guess I will have to make a purchase through a retailer if I want to ever get this issue. 

 

 

to all who are involved with the publication of this new slot car magazine- keep it coming! 

[Horsepower]

"Would you rather see your stuff online, or in a print magazine? Anyone can do online, ANYONE"

 

You forget that they can't print it on line if it isn't true. That's the law.       

I agree 100% about having the magazine in hand. Nothing is as good.

Also, I sent in my money for a subscription.
 

[ModelCarsMag]

As an alternative, I am trying something new.

I have put up a digital download page on the site http://www.slotcarsm...nloads/issue-4/

This is a direct PDF download, available for $5.

I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes with this.

Also, hopefully, the downloaded file won't be shared between people after it has been read.

Yes, there should be a way to protect the file, and have I been able to do this?

I have not been able to perfect that yet, hopefully everyone will be honest about this, and not share it.

Need to make this magazine work, and every bit helps.

Let me know what you guys think, good or bad.

Let me know if any problems with the checkout, cart, or download.

I did a test, paying for it myself, and it worked, it downloaded pretty fast, but then, it's me to myself, and you know how that is....

 

Thanks for the support, words of encouragement, and kicks in the okole (rear end) every once in a while.

i'm not perfect, I just look it :-)

 

Mahalo nui loa.

 

Gregg (the other Greg....)

[ModelCarsMag]

On the mailing issue, I came up with an even simple explanation.
If there are six guys getting the mag on Kauai (It has only a few zip codes), they would all get mailed straight from Denver.

If there is one or two, those mags would get sent from Denver, to San Fran, then to Honolulu, then over to Kauai.

Simple, yes?

 

k den... :-)

[sportblazer350]

ok so I have 1 simple question- can you tell me if issue #4 was mailed to me, or was I one of the names that got lost in the shuffle?