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Category: QSL printers; callsign badge engravers; etc.

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Review Summary For : QSLs by W4MPY
Reviews: 140MSRP:
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QSL cards, "eyeball" cards.
Product is not in production
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001404.8
N8YV Rating: 2002-06-09
Pretty good, but I'll try others Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Wayne is a very honest businessman and does his best to offer outstanding service. Prices are right, the card quality is good (nice stock, good finish)and the "freebies" can't be beat!

My only problems---and they are minor ones---are the font style used in my call letters, the background ink pattern having "skips" and gaps in some areas and the alignment of the letter outline with the color-fill being slightly shifted on some of the cards. The defects are only noticeable with close inspection.

Overall, I give the service A+, the product an A- and the price an A. Pretty good stuff, overall!
I am considering a new order of QSL's, reflecting my awards status and some other information I could not include in these cards. I will give Wayne's business serious consideration for these, too.
K9PO Rating: 2002-06-09
Good Choices Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I looked around for new cards since changing my call. I found artwork on W4MPY that matched the cards I had from when I first licensed 25 years ago.

The card I wanted did not have as many options as I hoped but it was fine and Wayne made one change that I appreciated (ink color). An offer of free eyeball cards was accepted but these were misprinted when I got them. I did not complain as I didn't need them nor did they cost me anything.

The order was promised in 4 weeks, I got it in 4.5 weeks.

I then placed a second order with Wayne for a different style card without any custom changes, the cards are great but the order was promised in 4 weeks and I got them at the 8 week date (4 weeks later than promised) after two emails to Wayne. The firat call said he working on them and 3 weeks later when I had not received them I contacted him again and he said they shipped, I got them 2 days later.

I am happy with his cards and the service is ok. I know he is running this out of his house. A little better feedback would be appreciated when orders do not go out as promised.

I will use W4MPY for my next order.

73
Scott
W4ACW Rating: 2002-05-29
Nice job.... Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Wayne is a great person to deal with.Tries very hard in with keeping the customer happy.First rate job even though it was delivered one week late.Fair priced high quality QSL cards.I will order from him again for the next batch.
KC7MAW Rating: 2002-04-24
Good Service Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
First order was 3 weeks later than promised. I had to send email to get a status vice W4MPY informing me of the delay when it became known.

Second order was on time as promised.

So far he's batting .500

W5WLW Rating: 2002-04-12
Excellent Service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've used W4MPY's services for almost 14 years. I can't say enough good things about every order being filled on time, correctly and at a fair price. Wayne runs a A-1 shop and I enjoy seeing him at Dayton from time-to-time.
W3IYQ Rating: 2002-04-12
Very Slow Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Sorry, guys. If Wayne said up front "Expect 2-3 month delay" I could see it, but I received a message saying, "expect your order in 4 weeks." Don't tell me 4 weeks, and then take a bunch longer without notifying me. I shouldn't have to call Wayne to find out what happened, he has my email on the order form.

W5AAT Rating: 2002-04-06
EXCELLENT Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I cannot believe some of the comments posted here,particularly one that seems to denigrate Wayne's veracity.MY order went through as promised,was delivered in perfect shape and was exactly what had been agreed upon.I,like some others,became a little anxious as time went by and called Wayne to "harass" him about my cards.I ended up having a great landline QSO with him and after I hung up, the XYL pointed out that my cards weren"t due for another week!I will most assuredly continue to do business with Wayne and recommend him highly.
N7XB Rating: 2002-03-20
My Apologies to Wayne Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
My first experience with W4MPY was not particularly good, considering the factors outlined in previous reviews I have posted.

However, one thing about Wayne Carroll consistently appears in these reviews - his personal attention to the customer. I have been in frequent e-mail contact with Wayne regarding my order. I was under a lot of (self-imposed) pressure to get nearly 800 cards out quickly . . . Meanwhile, Wayne's business was hampered by some issues that made it difficult for him to catch up with his backlog of orders.

If eHam.net allowed a review to be deleted by its original poster, I would delete the 1/5 I gave him earlier. Instead, the best I can do to "raise his score" is give him a 5/5 for all the same reasons others have done so before.

I told Wayne he can expect a reorder of another 1000 cards in a few weeks, for which I will gladly wait . . .

Bruce McCain, N7XB

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Earlier 1-star review posted by N7XB on 2002-03-13

I ordered 1000 cards on line on January 29. Here we are March 13 (43 days = 6 weeks) and still no cards. Today I get a call from AC7QG in Sandpoint, Idaho. He called to say he had received some cards from W4MPY with my name, call, address, etc. I live in Portland, Oregon. I guess if you're from South Carolina, it is easy to confuse AG7QG in Idaho with N7XB in Oregon.

I thanked the Idaho ham for his willingness to mail my cards to me. He himself had been waiting nearly 7 weeks for only 250 cards from W4MPY.

Frankly, I don't know how or why W4MPY had an unbroken string of 5/5 ratings on this site. I give him a "1" only based on AC7QC's report that at least the cards look "nice."
K2TF Rating: 2002-03-14
Good Value Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I order cards about 2 years ago. Everything arrived on time and with the quality I would expect for the price I paid. No complaints here.

W1MW Rating: 2002-03-14
Satisfied for 13 years Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have been buying cards from Wayne for 13 years. He has always been attentive and willing to address any problems. The product is good and the personal attention welcome. Sometimes, he does get backed up with orders. I'm willing to wait a few extra weeks when this happens as I am dealing with a human being, not Wal-Mart.